A second follow-up report by The New York Times indicates that Huang Le is a spy directly recruited by the state security (MSS), tasked with getting close to and keeping an eye on Jensen Huang.
On November 2, The New York Times Chinese website published a June 4th memoir by reporter Nicholas Kristof, recalling how state media accused him of lying after the 1989 crackdown, the support from Beijing restaurant staff, workers risking their lives to transport wounded students to hospitals, and his experience helping Tsinghua student Xiao En escape to the U.S. via Hong Kong after securing a visa.
Andrew Higgins, a senior reporter for The New York Times and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, published a long report on October 11 recounting what he saw and heard after returning to China for the first time in decades. Higgins studied abroad at Shandong University in his early years, served as a Beijing correspondent and witnessed the 1989 Tiananmen incident firsthand, after which he moved on to cover Russia and Eastern Europe. The report records his observations and reflections after setting foot in China again after many years, drawing outside attention.
According to a report by The New York Times on October 6, China's value-added tax refunds for exporters reached $318.2 billion last year, equivalent to 1.5% of GDP; the renminbi depreciated by more than 14% from the start of 2022 after inflation adjustment, and the export model has intensified friction with trading partners.
On September 27, The New York Times published an article stating that Silicon Valley is worried that AI could become powerful enough to spiral out of control or even trigger a war, while Beijing believes that cutting off power, shutting down the internet, or making arrests is sufficient to handle it. The article cites research from Fudan University, statistics from AnYu AI, and the views of Zhao Minghao, noting that only five leading Chinese AI companies have published safety assessment results.
The New York Times published an article stating that China does not view AI as an existential threat to humanity, but is more concerned that AI could be used to fabricate content impersonating political leaders, trigger social unrest, or threaten the Communist Party’s rule. It requires AI registration, testing, and content labeling, and calls on Trump and Xi Jinping to cooperate on AI governance at the summit. Altman and Musk expressed agreement with slowing down AI development.
Foreign media and cybersecurity researchers discovered and disclosed a system called the "Dynamic Control Platform for Foreign Personnel," revealing extensive surveillance data on foreigners and foreign journalists in China collected by local Chinese police.
The New York Times reports that a large number of short videos have emerged on Chinese short-video platforms Douyin and Xiaohongshu in which Chinese companies promote North Korean-made goods and advertise cheap North Korean labor; such economic and trade cooperation is suspected of violating United Nations Security Council sanctions prohibiting the establishment of joint venture entities with North Korea.
The New York Times published a world-shaking investigative report revealing that relatives of Wen Jiabao's family secretly controlled assets worth approximately USD 2.7 billion.