特朗普因格陵兰问题瞄准欧洲征收关税
2026-01-19
| US President Donald Trump zeroed in on eight fellow NATO members as the target of his new 25 percent tariff on countries that oppose his plans to take over Greenland. The tariff increase will begin with a 10 percent increase on February 1 and rise to 25 percent come June, he said, adding they will remain in effect until Greenland comes under US control. The tariffs target the UK, France, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and Finland – all countries that already have US tariffs on their products. The eight nations, in a joint statement, said, "Tariff threats undermine trans-Atlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral." The Dutch called the tariffs blackmail, and French President Emmanuel Macron suggested the EU could adopt US$108 billion in retaliatory tariffs against the US. Greenland is an autonomous territory under Denmark, which has said any US attack on the island would spell the end of NATO.
Separately, a US Supreme Court ruling on the legality of Trump's use of emergency powers to levy non-sector specific, general tariffs on other nations is expected any day. Trump has used the tariffs both for trade and political retaliation. The ruling would include the new tariffs on Europe as well as a range of tariffs imposed on global trading partners. |
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中国用电量升至历史新高，AI 成为重要因素
2026-01-19
| China's electricity consumption in 2025 rose to a record 10.4 trillion kilowatt-hours, more than double that of the US, China's CCTV reported, citing the National Energy Administration. The 5 percent increase from a year earlier puts China at the top of world rankings, with consumption more than the combined total of the EU, Russia, India and Japan. The record electricity use was largely down to the surge in AI data centers, which consume vast amounts of power, and to rising sales of electric vehicles. Electricity consumption by data centers and other information technology surged 17 percent, while residential use was up 6.3 percent. Factory and mining consumption grew 3.7 percent. | |
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中国核聚变产业接近关键拐点
2026-01-19
| China's nuclear fusion industry is moving from the research lab toward the marketplace, industry experts said. At a recent nuclear fusion industry conference, industry participants said they expect multiple domestic and overseas fusion projects in the next five years will move into construction and equipment phases. Nuclear fusion, which powers the sun, is the process of forcing molecular nuclei together, producing vast amounts of clean energy that is converted into electricity. It works opposite to existing nuclear fission, which creates energy by splitting atoms, creating stockpiles of radioactive waste in its wake. Spending on the new technology in China has approached 200 billion yuan (US$29 billion). Guotai Haitong analyst Xu Qiang said investor interest in fusion rose sharply in 2025. | |
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美伊紧张局势缓和，中国呼吁保持克制
2026-01-16
| Several Arab states, including Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, helped to de-escalate tensions between Washington and Tehran this week, fearing wider repercussions across the region, CNN reported. The White House said President Donald Trump hasn't ruled out military intervention
after Iranian protests against the rising cost of living left thousands dead. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday called for peace and restraint in the Iran situation as tensions continue to simmer. The Trump administration has announced new sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities that it alleges were involved in suppressing demonstrations or are involved in laundering proceeds of oil sales to foreign markets. |
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里巴巴将购物功能接入 AI 应用
2026-01-16
| Alibaba Group began connecting its flagship services, including Taobao, Alipay, travel platform Fliggy and mapping service Amap, to its AI app Qwen on Thursday. The move represents a major step toward turning Qwen into a one-stop AI platform for 100 million users. The integration, now open for public testing in China, will allow consumers to shop, book travel and pay for services via AI. Alibaba aims to gradually expand Qwen into a full-feature personal assistant for the general public. The initiative highlights a trend among tech giants like Amazon and Meta, which are exploring ways for artificial intelligence to perform practical, every-day tasks for users. With its existing "super app" ecosystem, Alibaba is positioning itself for AI applications across e-commerce, finance, travel, streaming and food delivery services. | |
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Musk Cleans Up Grok AI Tool to Prevent Sexually Explicit Images
马斯克整顿 Grok AI 工具，以防止生成色情图像
2026-01-16
| Elon Musk's xAI has announced it will block the ability of people using its Grok AI tool to alter images of real people without their consent to naked or semi-clad deepfake images. The decision came amid a global backlash that has seen several countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia banning the site, and others like the UK threatening to do so. The sexually explicit images were largely centered on women and children. The changes will apply to all users on the platform. | |
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加拿大总理开始访华
2026-01-15
| Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a four-day visit aimed at strengthening trade ties and repairing strained relations of recent years. The first visit by a Canadian prime minister in eight years includes talks scheduled with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top officials "China is our second-largest trading partner," Carney said a day earlier. "A pragmatic and constructive relationship between our nations will create greater stability, security and prosperity on both sides of the Pacific." Canada's relations with the US, its largest trading partner, have soured since President Donald Trump took office. | |
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South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty for Ousted President
韩国检方要求对被罢免总统判处死刑
2026-01-15
| South Korea's special prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration in 2024. Cho Eun-suk asked a court to impose that sentence as it wrapped up Yoon's trial. A ruling is expected on February 19. Yoon, who was ousted from office, is charged with leading an insurrection, a crime that carries the maximum penalty of death. He still maintains his innocence. | |
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英伟达与礼来将投资 10 亿美元建设 AI 药物研发实验室
2026-01-15
| US chip giant Nvidia and multinational drugmaker Eli Lilly will jointly invest US$1 billion over the next five years to build an AI-powered drug research lab in San Francisco. The project aims to merge Lilly's biomedical data with Nvidia computing power to accelerate research and development. Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said AI's most profound impact "will be in life sciences." | |
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China Rebukes New Iran-Linked Tariffs, Trump Ramps Up Rhetoric
中国谴责与伊朗相关的新关税，特朗普加大言辞攻势
2026-01-14
| Chinese officials rebuked the Trump administration's announcement of 25 percent import tariffs on any country doing business with Iran. China is among countries that trade with Iran. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said tariff wars have no winners and China will firmly protect its legitimate and lawful interests. Liu Pengyu, a spokesperson at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, said "protectionism harms the interests of all parties." Zhu Yongbiao, executive director of the Research Center for the Belt and Road at Lanzhou University, said the latest US tariff measures solidity the international image of the US as a country "arbitrarily abusing power and provoking geopolitical conflicts."
OPEC member Iran is a major oil exporter. Crude oil prices rose 2.5 percent after the tariff announcement. US President Donald Trump told Iranian protesters in a social media post that "help is on the way" and they should keep protesting. He also said "all meetings with Iranian officials" have been canceled. Global Times, citing Reuters, said estimates of those killed has approached about 2,000 since unrest erupted across Iran more than two weeks ago over the skyrocketing cost of living. Trump has threatened military intervention against the Islamic Republic. Iranian security chief Ali Larijani said in an online post that it is the US and Israel who are the "main killers" of the Iranian people. |
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