Meet China's latest AI news anchor, a young woman who runs virtual Q&A sessions to teach people propaganda

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Ren Xiaorong debuted on Weibo on Sunday and so far only works with preset questions and responses.
Ren Xiaorong debuted on Weibo on Sunday and so far only works with preset questions and responses.

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Xi Jinping wants China's army to work closely with the country's tech giants, further blurring the lines between the military and civilian sectors

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China's President Xi Jinping swears under oath after being re-elected as president for a third term during the third plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10, 2023.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

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6 companies that struck it big on China's zero-COVID policies and came out on top after 3 years of lockdowns

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Sanitation workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) spray disinfectant at Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street on May 28, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Shanghai launched a three-phase plan to restore production and life to normal.
Sanitation workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) spray disinfectant at Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street on May 28, 2022, in Shanghai, China.

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Chinese people fed up with the rat race are calling themselves 'huminerals' — human resources to be relentlessly exploited and discarded

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A Chinese office worker wears a protective mask as she waits to take a public bus after leaving work on March 2, 2020 in Beijing, China
A Chinese office worker wears a protective mask as she waits to take a public bus after leaving work on March 2, 2020 in Beijing, China

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The Ohio train derailment is a mess for the US. The Twitter of China is reacting with glee.

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Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 4, 2023. - The train accident sparked a massive fire and evacuation orders, officials and reports said Saturday. No injuries or fatalities were reported after the 50-car train came off the tracks late February 3 near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state border. The train was shipping cargo from Madison, Illinois, to Conway, Pennsylvania, when it derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.

Beijing's response to the US shooting down its balloon has been muted. It might be China's way of preparing for a future in which the roles are reversed, says international law expert.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Qi Gang speaks in Egypt on January 15.
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang speaks in Egypt on January 15.

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A close read of Beijing's official statement shows it doesn't think the US violated international law by shooting down its balloon, says a legal expert who studies China

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Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and members of his delegation meet with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and officials on January 15, 2023 in Cairo, Egypt.
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and members of his delegation meet with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and officials on January 15, 2023 in Cairo, Egypt.

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