Chinese companies are no longer just exporting overseas, instead eyeing partnerships and local investments for global expansion.

China has reported its economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs

As US President Donald Trump primed his arrival in Davos by sowing discord with allies – ramping up threats to take control of Greenland, vowing to levy tariffs on opponents of that bid, and leaking private messages from European leaders – Beijing took the cue to position itself as an alternative global leader.

China's rapid artificial intelligence (AI) development drew growing attention at the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with foreign media and international tech leaders highlighting China's rising role in the global AI landscape.

While there were ups and downs over the course of 2025, the global composite index generally remained indicative of near-potential global real GDP growth. Read more here.

Vice Premier He Lifeng presented China as an advocate of cooperation, free trade and multilateralism, reiterating many of Beijing’s frequent talking points.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp said Tuesday that usage of artificial intelligence at hospitals "bolsters civil liberties," while also offering a warning to Europe.

China will remain an engine of the world economy, driven by innovation that fosters high-quality development and empowers developing countries to achieve sustainable growth. China has entered the top 10 of the Global Innovation Index for the first time, according to the 2025 report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a rambling response Friday when asked by a reporter to clarify his declaration of

China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Birth rate numbers released Monday, the lowest since Mao's Communists established the People's Republic in 1949, are the latest development in a millennia-long struggle in China, where producing children and refreshing the population of the young have been central to the national conversation since the country's earliest days.