China attracts business, talent, and trade amid global shifts

China is seeing increased international engagement across business, talent, and trade. Japanese business leaders from the Kansai region plan a visit to China in October, while neurobiologist Chih-Ying Su has left the US to join a Chinese university. Meanwhile, a heatwave in Europe has driven surging demand for Chinese cooling products. Alibaba is also banning employees from using Claude Code starting July 10, as US-China AI rivalry intensifies.