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Chinas Verteidigungsminister Li Shangfu
Feature

Dangerous silence between Beijing and Washington

Even though relations between the USA and China are more strained than ever, Beijing's Ministry of Defence currently sees no need for talks. The military's silence is cause for concern – even when both states are talking to each other again in other areas.

By Redaktion Table

Stephen S. Roach
Opinion

The AI moment of truth for Chinese censorship 

Beijing's censorship apparatus inhibits the development of AI-based speech applications like ChatGPT. That's because it narrows the information base for training large-scale language models through machine learning. This could decide the struggle for global domination over information - to China's disadvantage.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Sinolytics Radar

Purchasing managers' index in the manufacturing sector negative

The Chinese Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector fell below 50 in April, signaling a significant slowdown in the economic recovery. As the sub-index for new export orders remained stable, the decline can mainly be attributed to declining domestic demand.

By Experts Table.Briefings