9 d. ago China seeks ‘safe and reliable’ AI supply as global tech race heats up

China has vowed to achieve “safe and reliable supply” in key artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by 2027 as the global race for frontier technologies and applications heats up. A plan published on Wednesday by eight government agencies, led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, listed the main areas of work to reach the goal, including promoting the deep application of three to five general-purpose large AI models in the manufacturing sector. “By 2027, China’s key core...

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1 week ago Korean peninsula arms race is heating up. How will China react in 2026?

As the new year unfolds, China finds itself grappling with strategic pressures fuelled by two US treaty allies at its doorstep – Japan and South Korea. In the second of a two-part series, Seong Hyeon Choi looks at how competing pressures in the Korean peninsula may complicate China’s security calculus. Read the first part here. In 2025, there was a major shift in China’s security environment relating to the Korean peninsula, as the North grew more open in its push for nuclear weapons and the...

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1 week ago How will China react in 2026 as Korean peninsula arms race heats up?

How will China react in 2026 as Korean peninsula arms race heats up?  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago How did Russia and China react to US attacks on Venezuela and the capture of President Maduro?

How did Russia and China react to US attacks on Venezuela and the capture of President Maduro?  Hindustan Times

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2 w. ago How did Russia and China react to US attacks on Venezuela and the capture of President Maduro? | Hindustan Times

How did Russia and China react to US attacks on Venezuela and the capture of President Maduro? | Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

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2 w. ago China’s Zhipu AI launches US$560 million share sale as Hong Kong’s IPO tech race heats up

Chinese artificial intelligence firm Zhipu AI kicked off a share sale on Tuesday to raise HK$4.35 billion (US$560 million), moving closer to becoming the first large language model (LLM) developer listed in Hong Kong amid a surge of technology initial public offerings (IPOs). The start-up, officially known as Knowledge Atlas Technology and marketed overseas as Z.ai, set its offer price at HK$116.20 for more than 37 million shares, with 10 per cent allocated to retail investors. The company plans...

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3 w. ago Global AI Chip Race Heats Up: China’s $70B Plan and South Korea’s $518B AI Strategy

Global AI Chip Race Heats Up: China’s $70B Plan and South Korea’s $518B AI Strategy  CarbonCredits.com

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