China’s Social Credit System

In recent years machines have learned to generate passable snippets of English, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence. Now they are moving on to other languages. Aleph Alpha, a startup in Heidelberg, Germany, has built one of the world’s most powerful AI language models. Befitting the algorithm's European origins, it…

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(Source: AutoX) AutoX, an Alibaba-backed autonomous driving firm based in China, released a new video on Monday showcasing how its fully driverless robotaxis handle the rush hour conditions of China’s “urban villages” in the autonomous driving challenge. Founded in 2016 by Dr. Jianxiong Xiao, AutoX has since deployed more than…

In the US departure from Afghanistan, China has seen the realisation of long-held hopes for a reduction of the influence of a geopolitical rival in what it considers its backyard. Yet, it is also deeply concerned that the very withdrawal could bring risk and instability to that backyard — Central…

Children hold Chinese flags as they pose for a photo at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, on June 22, 2021. China will now allow couples to have a third child as the country seeks to hold-off a demographic crisis that threatens its hopes of increased prosperity and global influence. Credit: AP…

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The China-based surveillance equipment manufacturer accused of being linked to the human rights abuse of the Uyghur ethnic minority in Xinjiang has denied any wrongdoing in a heated exchange with the UK's Surveillance Camera Commissioner. Eye-catchingly, Hikvision's denials came in a series of letters published by Surveillance Camera Commissioner Professor…

2:48 P.M. India, US discuss ways to increase tradeA day after Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said hopes of an India-US trade pact are off the table for now, US Ambassador to India Atul Keshap spoke to the Indian minister for over two hours, discussing trade between the two…

China is planning to build 43 new coal-fired power plants and 18 new blast furnaces — equivalent to adding about 1.5% to its current annual emissions — according to a new report. The new projects were announced in the first half of this year despite the world’s largest polluter pledging…

BEIJING: A top Chinese official said on Thursday (Aug 19) that “all-round efforts” are needed to ensure Tibetans speak standard spoken and written Chinese and share the “cultural symbols and images of the Chinese nation”. Wang Yang made the remarks before a handpicked audience in front of the Potala Palace…