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Jörn Petring

Blick auf Chinas Great Wall Station in der Antarktis, vor einem verschneiten Berg

China's ambitions in Antarctica

Satellite images show that China is building a fifth research station in Antarctica. While Beijing stresses that it wants to cooperate in the region with other states, Western observers warn of espionage. The US military reports about dual-use technology and suspicious antennas at China's stations.

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Space X Starship lifts off for its first launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday, April 20,2023. Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY SPX20230420254 THOMxBAUR

China builds own Starship rocket

The Starship developed by the US space company SpaceX is the most powerful space rocket ever. Even China seems to be impressed by the technology – and is throwing the previous concept of its planned heavy-lift rocket "Long March 9" overboard.

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Space X Starship lifts off for its first launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday, April 20,2023. Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY SPX20230420254 THOMxBAUR

China baut eigene Starship-Rakete 

Das Starship des US-Raumfahrtkonzerns SpaceX ist die leistungsstärkste Weltraumrakete aller Zeiten. Auch China scheint von der Technologie überzeugt – und wirft deshalb das bisherige Konzept seiner geplanten Schwerlastrakete „Langer Marsch 9“ über den Haufen.

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Konkurrenz-Gipfel in Xi'an: Diese Signale sendet Xi an Russland

Zeitgleich mit dem G7-Treffen in Japan hält China einen eigenen Gipfel mit fünf zentralasiatischen Staaten ab. Xi Jinping will klarmachen, dass der Westen nicht allein den Ton angibt. Russland degradiert er zum Gehilfen seiner Strategie gegenüber den Ex-Sowjetstaaten.

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HANGZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 16: Signs of ERNIE Bot and Baidu are seen on screens on March 16, 2023 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. ERNIE Bot, a chatbot regarded as Chinese ChatGPT, is officially launched on March 16. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY Copyright: xVCGx VCG111427482285

Warum Chinas KI-Träume platzen

Der Hype um ChatGPT hat auch chinesische Unternehmen erfasst. Doch die bisherigen KI-Sprachmodelle von Alibaba oder Baidu enttäuschen auf ganzer Linie. Ihr Rückstand auf die US-Konkurrenz soll bis zu drei Jahre betragen. Der Grund: Wegen der Technologieblockade der USA hat China kaum Zugriff auf leistungsstarke Chips.

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HANGZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 16: Signs of ERNIE Bot and Baidu are seen on screens on March 16, 2023 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. ERNIE Bot, a chatbot regarded as Chinese ChatGPT, is officially launched on March 16. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY Copyright: xVCGx VCG111427482285

Why China's AI dreams are crumbling

The hype surrounding ChatGPT has also reached Chinese companies. But the AI language models from Alibaba and Baidu disappoint across the board. They are said to be up to three years behind US competitors. The reason: China has hardly any access to powerful chips due to the US technology embargo.

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230503 -- YANTAI, May 3, 2023 -- Passengers walk on the platform at Yantai Railway Station in Yantai, east China s Shandong Province, May 3, 2023. China is bracing for a fresh travel peak as a growing number of travelers hit the road and returned to work as the five-day May Day holiday drew to an end on Wednesday. Photo by /Xinhua CHINA-MAY DAY HOLIDAY-TRAVEL PEAK CN SunxWentan PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

More tourism than before the pandemic

The May holidays have shown: At least in their own country, the Chinese are already traveling more than before the pandemic. This also raises hopes in the international tourism industry. However, it will have to wait a bit longer for the big business.

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