18 h. ago Germany's Merz pledges support for auto sector as US, China rivalry heats

Germany's Merz pledges support for auto sector as US, China rivalry heats  Reuters

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3 d. ago ‘Deeply concerned’: South Korea vows to support citizens arrested in US raid

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung ordered all-out efforts on Saturday to respond to the arrests of hundreds of the nation’s citizens in a US immigration raid on a Hyundai Motor car battery factory. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said the government had set up a team to respond to Thursday’s arrest of more than 300 Koreans at the facility in the southern state of Georgia, and that he could go to Washington to meet officials if needed. “I am deeply concerned. I feel heavy responsibility for the...

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5 d. ago How Chinese view US rivalry, Beijing’s deterrence muscle: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. What do ordinary Chinese think of US rivalry and Russian, North Korean allies? Americans tend to believe that China wants to create a new world order to knock the United States off its perch, but the results of a survey released this week suggest Chinese people are far more nuanced and flexible in this view, providing avenues to reduce US-China tension,...

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9 d. ago Exclusive | Geoffrey Hinton on preventing an AI takeover and the ‘worrying’ China

Exclusive | Geoffrey Hinton on preventing an AI takeover and the ‘worrying’ China-US rivalry  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago China doubles down on AI – but calls for rational, not ‘blind’, growth

China’s central government has cautioned against a nationwide rush into artificial intelligence (AI) investment, urging careful planning while pledging stronger support to expand computing capacity and embed the technology across industries. The country’s top economic planning agency said the roll-out of China’s “AI Plus” initiative – aimed at applying cutting-edge technology across the manufacturing and service sectors – should be tailored to local conditions, urging regions to build on their...

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1 week ago China’s SCO summit and military parade project unity – and rivalry with the West

China’s SCO summit and military parade project unity – and rivalry with the West  The Straits Times

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2 w. ago Amid India tensions, China’s Wang Yi hails Pakistan as ‘most reliable partner’

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has pledged China’s continued support for Pakistan and urged an acceleration of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure project. In whirlwind meetings with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other senior officials in Islamabad on Thursday, Wang also vowed to enhance security collaboration to counter the country’s long-standing terrorism threats, often targeting Chinese nationals. “China has always been...

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2 w. ago AI scientist Cao Ting leaves Microsoft lab for Tsinghua University

Cao Ting, a leading artificial intelligence researcher and former research manager at Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA), has left the US tech giant to join Tsinghua University, as AI becomes a new front in the US-China tech rivalry. According to the university’s website, Cao left MSRA in July to join Tsinghua’s Institute for AI Industry Research under Zhang Yaqin, a former MSRA managing director. The Beijing-based MSRA, established by Bill Gates in 1998 to tap China’s “deep pool of intellectual...

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2 w. ago AI scientist Cao Ting leaves Microsoft lab for China’s Tsinghua University

Cao Ting, a leading artificial intelligence researcher and former research manager at Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA), has left the US tech giant to join Tsinghua University, as AI becomes a new front in the US-China tech rivalry. According to the university’s website, Cao left MSRA in July to join Tsinghua’s Institute for AI Industry Research under Zhang Yaqin, a former MSRA managing director. The Beijing-based MSRA, established by Bill Gates in 1998 to tap China’s “deep pool of intellectual...

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4 w. ago China pledges more financial support for consumption with loan interest subsidy

China pledges more financial support for consumption with loan interest subsidy  Reuters

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4 w. ago China Creates World’s No. 1 Shipbuilder, Driven by Rivalry With U.S.

China Creates World’s No. 1 Shipbuilder, Driven by Rivalry With U.S.  The Wall Street Journal

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