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Some young Chinese writers are said to be “in a state of panic” over rapid advances in artificial intelligence tools like DeepSeek, as they question whether the emerging technology is a blessing or a curse. The debate was one of the key themes at a two-day conference held in Suzhou in late September – “Border Crossings in Speculative Fiction” – hosted by Nanjing University’s School of Frontier Sciences and its Institute of Global Humanities. Speaking on the sidelines of the event, one author... Politics
Chinese novelist Yan Lianke is considered a strong contender to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Yan uses magical and absurd imagery to depict the realities of rural China, particularly the lives of ordinary people in the Mao Zedong era. His awards include the Franz Kafka Prize, the Lao She Literary Award and the Lu Xun Literary Prize. Yan is a professor at Renmin University of China in Beijing and a chair professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. In this interview, the... Politics
Exclusive | ‘Literary anarchist’ Yan Lianke on Chinese writers, the Nobel prize and censorship South China Morning Post Politics
Open Questions | ‘Literary anarchist’ Yan Lianke on Chinese writers, the Nobel prize and censorship South China Morning Post Politics
