China – Page 1199 – Prologue Journal

Senior Chinese diplomat heads to Australia and Fiji to pave way for Xi-Albanese talks in Beijing

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ma Zhaoxu’s trip is expected to help stabilise Beijing’s ties with Canberra with a new round of political consultations. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216584/chinas-vice-foreign-minister-heads-australia-and-fiji-week-lay-groundwork-albanese-talks-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed

Climate change: Sinopec’s parent to build China’s first long-distance hydrogen pipeline to boost green fuel usage

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The ‘west-to-east’ demonstration pipeline will stretch over 400km from Inner Mongolia to Beijing, according to China Petrochemical Corp. https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3216580/climate-change-sinopecs-parent-build-chinas-first-long-distance-hydrogen-pipeline-boost-green-fuel?utm_source=rss_feed

South China Sea: PLA forces tail US warship near disputed Spratly Islands as live-fire drills around Taiwan enter day 3

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Guided-missile destroyer USS Milius ‘illegally intruded’ into waters near Mischief Reef, PLA Southern Theatre Command says. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3216582/south-china-sea-pla-forces-tail-us-warship-near-disputed-spratly-islands-live-fire-drills-around?utm_source=rss_feed

China’s state media warn of AI market bubble triggered by ChatGPT frenzy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. An article published by the state-run Economic Daily cautions investors against chasing the ChatGPT hype with no regard to a potential bubble. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3216557/chinas-state-media-warn-ai-market-bubble-triggered-chatgpt-frenzy?utm_source=rss_feed

Volkswagen aims to fill China’s electric car industry talent void with new academy in Hainan

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The German carmaker will set up an academy in Hainan province with the aim of training local talent for the electric vehicle industry as it vies for a larger share of the sector. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3216547/volkswagen-aims-fill-chinas-electric-car-industry-talent-void-new-academy-hainan?utm_source=rss_feed

Chinese scientists find a way to restore body’s cancer-fighting cells

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Peer-reviewed study provides ‘new strategies’ to enhance immunotherapy treatments based on the immune system’s natural killers. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3216542/china-scientists-find-way-restore-bodys-cancer-fighting-cells?utm_source=rss_feed

China rights activists jailed for subverting state power

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi sentenced to 14 and 12 years, respectively after vocally pushing for greater democratic rights in China. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3216519/china-rights-activists-jailed-subverting-state-power?utm_source=rss_feed

Global Impact: ChatGPT spurs an AI arms race, with China slow out of the blocks

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In this edition of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at how ChatGPT burst onto the scene last year and asks what it means for China. https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3216505/global-impact-chatgpt-spurs-ai-arms-race-china-slow-out-blocks?utm_source=rss_feed

Taiwan cannot depend on US ‘security guarantee’, says Beijing military paper as PLA drills continue around island

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Taiwan’s defence ministry said PLA planes and drones made 70 flights near the Taiwan Strait in the 24 hours until 6am on Monday. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3216526/taiwan-cannot-depend-us-security-guarantee-says-beijing-military-paper-pla-drills-continue-around?utm_source=rss_feed

China must enable scientists to think big and long term to keep top talent, ‘maths Nobel Prize’ winner says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Yau Shing-Tung, who went from Harvard to Tsinghua last year, says researchers must be allowed to pursue truth rather than just grants. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3216469/china-must-enable-scientists-think-big-and-long-term-keep-top-talent-maths-nobel-prize-winner-says?utm_source=rss_feed