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China seeks to lead in setting global standards

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CHINA

Shaping technical standards is a key battleground in global competition for technological leadership. Where once the United States and Europe were dominant, China has greatly…

Biodiversity hinges on China conference

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CHINA

The meeting will set a new Global Biodiversity Framework and agree targets to be met by 2030. Scientists and civil society organisations consider it an opportunity to set in train…

China complements Africa ties with multilateral push

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CHINA/AFRICA

China's multilateral approach in Africa.

AI Summit will test but also solidify UK approach

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UK

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants London to play a leadership role in the development of global standards for AI. The UK approach to GenAI so far focuses on promoting innovation…

Global development plan will expand China's reach

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CHINA

Beijing positions the Initiative as its flagship development vehicle, building a coalition of support for it in the Global South and using it to project a Chinese vision of…

EU’s leadership on AI governance faces tough tests

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EU

The proposal advances the Commission’s work over the last five years on developing the EU’s approach to AI. The EU seeks to become a global leader in responsibly developing and…

Global biodiversity deal showcases Chinese diplomacy

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CHINA

The stakes were high: the world faces a biodiversity crisis and previous decadal targets were all missed. There was a high risk that negotiations would collapse due to deep…

Growing gender parity will aid global growth prospects

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender parity benefits and initiatives.

Aid cuts would hit US influence

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UNITED STATES

On January 18, a Gallup study found that global approval of US leadership had fallen to 30%, a record low, down from 48% in 2016 and 1 percentage point behind China; Germany has…

South-South cooperation has a long way to go

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INTERNATIONAL

Foreign development assistance from and to countries in the ‘Global South’ aims to disrupt not only the established direction of aid flows from the northern to the southern…