[ad_1] China’s growing AI capabilities were well known. After all, Chinese AI researchers and companies have been remarkably open about their progress, publishing papers, open-sourcing their software and speaking with US researchers and journalists. Also Read: DeepSeek’s big-picture message: Embrace the open-source movement for wider benefits Two factors explain China’s achievement of near parity. First,…
[ad_1] But Mr Trump’s most incendiary claims are reserved for China. The Communist Party, he says, “has subsidised and otherwise incentivised” Chinese firms to “export fentanyl and related precursor chemicals that are used to produce synthetic opioids sold illicitly in the United States”. China “provides support to and safe haven for” transnational criminal organisations. As…
[ad_1] It has been said that it takes only a minute to rupture ties, but needs years to repair them. The recent meeting between career diplomats from India and China achieved some progress in normalizing relations between the two powerful Asian neighbours, riven by festering border disputes and uneven trade balances. It was the latest…
[ad_1] Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek has been making headlines worldwide, grabbing attention for its ability to rival Western competitors at a fraction of the cost. But when it comes to certain topics, the bot is not as forthcoming as some might hope. DeepSeek, much like its domestic rival ERNIE Bot, toes the official Chinese government…
[ad_1] PM Modi and Xi Jinping: India-China ties are troubled by a host of challenges — unsettled borders, China’s stratategic ties with Pakistan – India’s relations with China — the list is a long one. However, the leaders of these two countries, Indian PM Narendra Modi and China’s president, Xi Jinping, share a “special relationship,”…
[ad_1] China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose with leaders from African countries before a welcome dinner of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, September 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted more than two dozen African…
[ad_1] Cynicism about American politics abounds in China. The shake-up in the presidential race since June illuminates the limitations of China’s understanding of its superpower rival. When Barack Obama was elected in 2008, his appeal upset the widely held belief in China, reinforced by relentless official propaganda, that America was so profoundly racist that a…
[ad_1] Beijing’s rigorous push for chatbots with core socialist values is the latest roadblock in its effort to catch up with the US in a race for artificial intelligence (AI) supremacy. It’s also a timely reminder for the world that a chatbot cannot have its own political beliefs, the same way it cannot make human…
