中国、俄罗斯等国批评美国对委内瑞拉的袭击
2026-01-05
| China and Russia led condemnation of a US surprise attack on Venezuela that bombed military sites around the capital Caracas and captured President Nicolas Madruo and his wife. China said it is "deeply shocked and strongly condemns the blatant use of force against a sovereign state and its president." The foreign ministry in Beijing said the US action breaches international law and Maduro should be released immediately. Russia said there is no legitimate rationale for the attack, calling it "extremely concerning" and demonstrating "ideological animosity over pragmatism." In Latin America, Brazil, Columbia and Mexico also condemned US aggression, but Argentina called Maduro's ouster "excellent news." Europeans expressed support for international laws of sovereignty, while championing the need for democracy in Venezuela.
The US dispatched 150 aircraft and a special operations team to Caracas early on Saturday, bombing military targets around the capital and arresting Maduro. The president and his wife were flown to New York to stand trial on charges of narco-terrorism. Venezuela said many of Maduro's security team were killed during the raid. US President Donald Trump said the US is going to be calling the shots in oil-rich Venezuela until a "proper" transition of power is possible. American oil companies, he said, will invest billions of dollars to rebuild the nation's decaying oil infrastructure. Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who took interim control of the government, said in a televised address that the nation will defend itself from illegal "military aggression." US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington isn't at war with Venezuela. Most Western countries didn't recognize Maduro as president, calling his 2024 re-election a sham. A bus driver who rose to prominence as a trade union leader, Maduro, 63, succeeded an ailing President Hugo Chavez in 2013. His capture was the largest US intervention in Latin America since 1989, when Washington ousted Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega and imprisoned him on drug charges similar to those laid against Maduro. Ironically, Trump last month pardoned former Honduran President Juan Hernandez, who was jailed on drugs charges in 2024. |
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比亚迪取代特斯拉，成为全球最大的电动车制造商
2026-01-04
| Chinese auto giant BYD toppled Tesla as the world's biggest seller of electric cars in 2025. The milestone is an ironic twist for Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, who famously ridiculed BYD vehicles in a 2011 interview. Shenzhen-based BYD said sales of its battery-powered cars rose 28 percent last year to 2.3 million. US-based Tesla reported annual sales fell 9 percent to 1.6 million. BYD shares in Hong Kong rose 3.6 percent; Tesla shares in New York dropped 2.6 percent. In another milestone for the green vehicle industry, Norway reported that 96 percent of all new cars sold in the country last year were electric.
BYD was founded by chemist and entrepreneur Wang Chuanfu in 1995 as a battery maker. The company went public in 2002 and a year later, created the auto unit. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway took a nearly 10 percent stake in the company in 2008, but has since sold it for a reported return of nearly 4,000 percent. BYD also has interests in electronic devices, semiconductors, energy storage and monorails. |
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美国表示“已严阵以待”，将支持伊朗抗议者
2026-01-04
| President Donald Trump warned Iran that the US will "come to the rescue" if government forces kill peaceful protesters in a current wave of street demonstrations triggered by a deteriorating economy. "We are locked and loaded and ready to go," Trump said on his social media site. Despite the warning, Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters on Friday night. At least eight people reportedly have been killed since protests began in cities across the country nearly a week ago. A senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Trump should "be careful" because intervention would spark potential chaos across the Middle East. The public unrest comes amid an inflation rate of 42 percent and a halving of the value of the nation's currency. | |
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中国电影在银幕上大放异彩
2026-01-04
| China's movie industry stamped its importance as both global filmmaker and box-office money spinner in 2025. Annual ticket sales surged 22 percent from a year earlier to about 51.8 billion yuan (US$7.4 billion), accounting for nearly a quarter of the global box office. Animation films accounted for nearly half of ticket sales in China, with domestically produced "Ne Zha 2," the big hit of the year. Among foreign successes, Disney's "Zootopia 2" hit a record as the highest-grossing imported animated film, with China ticket sales accounting for 40 percent global receipts. Beyond animation, other box office hits last year were China-made "Dead to Rights" and "Evil Unbound," Momentum has carried into the new year. As of January 2, box office takings for the New Year holiday period exceeded 500 million yuan. | |
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中国 AI 初创公司将被 Meta 收购
2025-12-31
| US technology giant Meta, which operates platforms like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and has been on an AI spending spree this year, said it will acquire AI startup Manus, which was founded in 2022 in Beijing but has since relocated to Singapore. No financial details were disclosed, but the Wall Street Journal reported the deal is valued at over US$2 billion, ranking among Meta's larger AI-related acquisitions. The company, once hailed as China's next DeepSeek, gained attention earlier this year with the release of what it claimed was the world's first general AI agent capable of making decisions and executing tasks autonomously, requiring much less prompting than other chatbots. Meta said it will operate and sell the Manus service, and integrate it into its consumer and business products.
Manus began as a product of Beijing-based startup Butterfly Effect before evolving into a separate entity. Earlier this year, the company raised US$75 million in a fundraising backed by venture capital firm Benchmark, China tech giant Tencent and private equity firm HongShan Capital. Manus said the Metal deal validates its pioneering work with general AI agents, helping users tackle research, automation and complex tasks. "Joining Meta allows us to build on a stronger, more sustainable foundation without changing how Manus works or how decisions are made," said Manus Chief Executive Xiao Hong. |
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以色列以技术性理由禁止援助组织
2025-12-31
| Israel announced a ban on dozens of aid organizations working in Gaza, including high-profile groups such as Doctors Without Borders, the International Rescue Committee and ActionAid. Israel claims the groups failed to meet stringent new requirements to hand over personal details of Palestinian and international staff deployed Gaza. The announcement came days after the UN said Israel has violated its ceasefire obligations by continuing to restrict aid to the war-ravaged territory, where recent winter storms destroyed thousands of tents in refugee camps and the collapse of sanitation facilities leaves 740,000 people exposed to toxic flooding.
Separately, US President Donald Trump said this week that Israeli President Isaac Herzog told him a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "on its way." Herzog's office denied the claim, saying it has had no conversations with Trump since Netanyahu requested a pardon in late November. He was indicted on charge of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in 2019, but his trial is suspended as long as he remains in office. |
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AI 热潮是否是泡沫？听听机器人怎么说
2025-12-31
| Unitree G1 humanoid robot Koid was asked by CNBC if the AI boom is actually a bubble. "Only time will tell," the AI-powered robot replied, adding that the technology will become more integrated into daily life in the future. What is certain is that prices of robots will have to drop significantly to become common household commodities. Koid robots are marketed in the US at prices ranging from US$8,900 to US$128,900. Beijing-based Unitree, a leader in Chinese robotics, opened its first offline store in Chinese mainland at the JD Mall in the capital this week. The shop will showcase flagship products such as the Go2 robot dog and the G1 robot. | |
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中国主持柬埔寨—泰国会谈
2025-12-30
| China held two days of trilateral talks with Cambodia and Thailand after they agreed to a ceasefire that China helped broker. The truce, announced on December 27, ended three weeks of fighting this month over a longstanding border dispute. It's the second ceasefire agreement this year. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thai and Cambodian representatives at the meeting expressed their commitment to de-escalation of hostilities and improved bilateral dialogue. China said it is willing to provide humanitarian assistance to both countries, support efforts to remove landmines and facilitate communication between the two nations' militaries. | |
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中国调整 2026 年进口关税
2025-12-30
| China adjusted import tariff rates on a range of goods, effective January 1, as part of efforts to improve their quality and enhance links between domestic and global markets, the State Council's Customs Tariff Commission said. Under the revision, provisional tariffs will be lowered on 935 products, including specified advanced industrial materials such as hydraulic cushions, special composite contact strips and recycled black powder for lithium-ion batteries. Tariffs will also be lowered on selected medical products, including artificial blood vessels and diagnostic test kits for infectious diseases. China will add new tariff subcategories for products such as intelligent bionic robots and bio-aviation fuel. | |
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黄金、白银在创下新高后回落
2025-12-30
| Gold, silver and platinum retreated on Monday as investors took some profits from the sharp year-end rally in precious metals. Silver futures plunged intraday as much as 15 percent after hitting a record US$80 an ounce. In late New York trading, silver was priced at US$71.93. Gold was down 4 percent at US$4355, and platinum plunged 14 percent to US$2,133. Record highs by the metals were attributed to the weak US dollar and geopolitical concerns. | |
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