English-language daily owned by the CCP Propaganda Department
A Suzhou court has ruled that Molly Tea infringed Louis Vuitton’s four-petal flower monogram, ordering damages of 10.3 million yuan and costs. Molly Tea must halt use of the logo and publish apologies; the decision is subject to appeal.
The Philippines has formally objected to a China Daily AI-generated video that dehumanizes Filipinos and mocks the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling. Manila calls for takedown and warns against propaganda that escalates tensions as regional powers urge adherence to UNCLOS.
Typhoon Dolphin has tracked west from the Pacific toward Okinawa and Kyushu with sustained winds near 144–162 km/h, forcing Naha Airport to close and cancelling flights. Evacuation centres are hosting hundreds; authorities are warning of heavy rain, storm surge and gusts that will threaten damaged homes and infrastructure as the storm heads toward China’s eastern coast.
Agencies allege that Chinese firms such as DeepSeek, Moonshot AI and Alibaba have distilled billions of tokens from US models since late 2024 to train their own systems. The claim follows a joint advisory by the NSA, FBI and CISA and has sparked Beijing's rebuttal.