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Jan 5, 2017. Las Vegas NV. Nvidia with Audi shows their self driving car on during Day 1 of the 2017 CES show. CES celebrates it s 50th anniversary this year with a estimated 175,000 to attend the four day show that starts Jan 5th to the 8th..Photos by /LA Daily News/ZumaPress. Las Vegas U.S.  - ZUMAbl1_ 20170105_zaf_bl1_008
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EV manufacturers need Nvidia's technology

Several Chinese EV manufacturers are relying on US chip giant Nvidia to advance their semi-autonomous driving systems. While this poses market risks for both sides, it is almost inevitable. For the time being, China will not be able to decouple from imports of key components in this sector.

By Frank Sieren

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RSF: no cooperation with Chinese state media

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is urging German media to be extremely cautious about possible cooperation with Chinese partners. A few days before the start of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the non-governmental organization published a guide explaining the Communist Party's global propaganda strategy – and gives advice for editorial offices and publishers.

By Marcel Grzanna

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'I was just a cog in the wheel'

German architect Hans-Martin Renn helped build a ski jumping venue in Zhangjiakou, China. A few days before the start of the Olympic Games, he talks to us about conferences with uninformed party cadres, Chinese binge-drinking, and how it feels to help build a winter sports monument for an authoritarian regime. Marcel Grzanna spoke with Renn.

By Marcel Grzanna