An AI sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 6, 2023. Aly Song/ReutersNews AnalysisChinese authorities have launched a sweeping probe into domestic artificial intelligence (AI) companies, escalating scrutiny beyond routine oversight and, in some cases, preventing key...

Police officers patrol outside the Jingxi Hotel, where China's leaders were conducting the Third Plenum, a key economic meeting, in Beijing on July 15, 2024. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty ImagesViolent attacks are occurring across China at a scale rarely seen by the public, according...