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Beijing to release national artificial intelligence development plan
Beijing is drafting a national development plan on artificial intelligence and setting up a special fund as part of an effort to push the technology’s application in the economy and national security, said China’s top…
China is developing lasers capable of destroying enemy satellites to compete with US in future 'light wars'
China is developing its own arsenal of lasers, electromagnetic railguns and high-power microwave weapons for use in future space-based ‘light war’ satellite attacks, says Chinese military expert Richard Fisher. China’s push to produce these weapons…
China praises courts for punishing state security crimes
China typically hands out death sentences in cases of murder, rape, robbery and drug offenses. Associated Press news assistant Henry Hou contributed to this report. ( read original story …)
Homan rink working on its timing for worlds in China
By the time they leave, they will be staying up until 3 a.m., and waking up at noon. Getting to Beijing four days before the women’s world curling championships begin on Saturday should give them…
Living loud in China's lively public spaces
China does not have those cities … I can remember being in London many years ago on a backpacking trip when I got the news that a good friend, a brilliant young doctor, had died…
China to step up patrols to create 'first class' navy
BEIJING China will step up patrols and ensure it has a “first class” navy equipped with the best armaments, senior military officers told the official Xinhua news agency, as China steps up its ability to…
China vows to strike against separatism on Tibet uprising anniversary
The sensitive anniversary coincided with the yearly news conference of Tibet’s delegation to China’s annual meeting of parliament, under way in Beijing. Che Dalha, Tibet’s governor, said the government would “hold a clear-cut stand against…
China tries to play ref and stop ‘head-on collision’ between North Korea and the U.S.
Wang’s push for revived North Korean talks came during an annual news conference on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in which he also praised his new U.S. counterpart, Rex Tillerson, and reaffirmed China’s…
China tries to reassure foreign companies over industry plan
China’s industry minister on Saturday defended a manufacturing development plan and rejected complaints foreign makers of electric cars and other goods might be pressured to hand over technology or forced out of promising markets. Miao…
China corporate debt levels 'excessive'
“Non-financial corporate leverage is too high,” People’s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan told reporters at a news conference on the sidelines of the annual parliament session. Efforts will be made to contain debt levels,…
Students provide play-by-play for NCAA basketball fans in China
March 10, 2017, 8:40 AM | More than one million international students are now studying in the U.S., and nearly a third of them come from China. Dana Jacobson speaks with two student sportscasters who…
China defends its Trump trademark approvals as in line with law
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump was granted initial approval on dozens of new trademarks in China because they met legal standards, a senior Chinese commercial official said on Friday. China’s trademark office in…
