China's top anti-graft watchdog has announced an investigation into a former president of China Development Bank.

It marks the first time in the roughly 20 years it has been tracking global opinions that China has been viewed more positively than the U.S., the Pew Research Center said.

Trump's tariffs have helped stem the flow of inexpensive Chinese goods to the U.S., but European factories are suffering under a flood of imported cars and tech.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for more global cooperation in the development and governance of artificial intelligence, while promising support for other countries.

The president accuses China of meddling in the 2020 election, directly contradicting past findings from US intelligence.

Views of China have improved recently while views of the U.S. have worsened, to the point where China is now seen more positively than the U.S. in most countries surveyed.

Xi Jinping said that the development of artificial intelligence systems should be a “symphony of global collaboration.”

HONG KONG/BEIJING, July 15 (Reuters) - Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is planning to launch a fresh fundraising round at a valuation of about 500 billion yuan ($74 billion) ahead of a potential mainland initial public offering,