Within the classification system of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Superintelligence (ASI) and “Virtuoso Intelligence” represent the highest levels of artificial intelligence capabilities. Consequently, researchers are increasingly dedicated to developing agents that integrate advanced cognition, decision-making, and reasoning. Current development manifests three main trajectories: first, the shift from conversational tools to autonomous agents (e.g., ChatG

In today’s world, the great changes unseen in a century are accelerating. While the traditional international order is showing signs of disorder, failure and imbalance, the Global South is emerging as a key force driving the multi-polarization of the world landscape. Against this grand backdrop, the BRICS countries have achieved a historic expansion, setting off a BRICS craze worldwide. The crisis of the liberal order and the collective rise of the Global South join

In recent years, many localities in China have set up “on-exchange” (venue-based) data trading institutions. In practice, however, their operating performance has been broadly disappointing. With little genuine transaction volume, some institutions inflate figures by “transferring” or “padding” transactions to create the appearance of activity.This study finds that today’s data trading market suffers from a form of market failure rooted in market immaturity, which manifests in five resp

Stablecoins, serving as a critical bridge between traditional finance and decentralized finance, embody inherent tensions in their attempt to reconcile the decentralized, borderless nature of cryptocurrencies with the stability of fiat currencies. This fusion presents opportunities for financial innovation alongside formidable regulatory challenges.From a comparative law perspective, the United States operates a dual-track regulatory framework involving federal and state

As a fast-evolving and disruptive technology, AI is showing ever more clearly its nature as a double-edged sword. It offers vast opportunities for social and economic progress, but also carries significant uncertainty and complex risks. Addressing these uncertainties and risks, and ensuring AI develops in an inclusive and responsible way, requires urgent global dialogue and cooperation.Robots on display at the exhibition area of the 2025 Global Industrial InternetConference held in Shenyang, Lia

Risks potentially arising from artificial intelligence have become the starting point of discussions on AI safety. However, academic views diverge on the future evolutionary form of AI—particularly the challenges posed by superintelligence. Three representative conceptual frameworks have emerged: the “existential problem” in philosophy, “existential risk” in the social sciences, and “catastrophic risk” in the natural sciences. In response to catastrophic risk, the literature has propose

What compels states to show explicit alignment strategies during great power competition?Building on the balance of threat theory and hedging literature, we argue the primary trigger is not the rise of a great power or rivalry itself, but Negative Alignment Statecraft (NAS): the use of economic or security coercion by a great power to limit a third state’s engagement with its rival.We contend that NAS creates an Alignment

China has made remarkable progress in the development of inclusive finance over the past decade. The government has further proposed the goal of building a “high-quality inclusive finance system.” At present, the development of inclusive finance in China remains primarily policy-driven and faces legal challenges, such as difficulties in achieving systemic empowerment of financial consumers and unclear delineation of responsibilities between the government and