The mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party has urged the nation to break through technological “choke points” and avoid becoming “subordinate to other nations” in a series spotlighting the country’s achievements in hi-tech industries. The series of editorials comes as Beijing prepares to outline its next five-year plan and amid a renewed escalation in trade…
Chinese local governments have been told they may use artificial intelligence to help decision-making, but must ensure they do not leak any sensitive data or “blindly” pursue technological superiority. New guidelines, published by the Cyberspace Administration of China and the National Development and Reform Commission on Friday, said AI models could make government more efficient…
This system, distinct from Western frameworks, would more effectively explain China’s foreign policy and global role to the world, according to Zheng Yongnian, dean of the school of public policy at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. In an interview published on Monday by People’s Daily, Zheng emphasised the strategic urgency of intellectual autonomy as…
Beijing-based Zhongke WengAI, whose services are used by various Chinese ministries and state media outlets, will also jointly develop with Cherrypicks – owned by Hong Kong-listed NetDragon Websoft – enterprise AI solutions for industries such as finance and healthcare, the partners said in a statement on Friday. This collaboration “exemplifies the convergence of China’s AI…
The People’s Liberation Army must measure itself against the world’s strongest military, a clear reference to the US, in its drive to win the global contest, according to an official policy commentary detailing the PLA’s goals by 2049. The article published on Thursday in the People’s Daily is one of the clearest explanations of Chinese…
Out of the 55,000 candidates who took Hong Kong’s university entrance exams this year, about 1,000 were non-local students. While authorities have recently updated the relevant regulations, they have long boasted about the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) as an internationally recognised curriculum and welcomed non-local students as private candidates. The Post examines the revised…
For 32-year-old Tracy Li, marriage and childbearing have never been essential life choices. Instead of following the traditional path of starting a family like most of her elders, the human resources manager at a Beijing-based company prefers the solitary life. “The cost of giving birth is apparently too high for women, which is leading to…
Officials across China are avoiding dining out to “play safe”, as the country’s latest austerity drive spirals into an overbearing campaign of excessive control like many similar ones before it. Several officials interviewed said that the lifestyle change, even if temporary, was largely prompted by the ever-shifting local austerity measures, which could be even more…
As Shenzhen approaches 45 years as a special economic zone (SEZ), the importance of opening up in driving China’s progress was stressed by none other than Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei. “The more open the country becomes, the more it will drive our progress,” he told People’s Daily in a recent interview, speaking also of…
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently commemorated the 120th birth anniversary of Chen Yun, one of the foundational economic planners of the Communist Party of China. Amid the commemoration’s celebratory tone, Xi’s speech signals a rhetorical shift. The references to communist conviction so prominent in the 2015 address delivered for Chen’s 110th birthday were relatively sparse…