From Beijing’s concern about terrorists using AI to make weapons to the offshore yuan strengthening, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage
China has warned that artificial intelligence will allow people to learn how to make their own world-destroying weapons, such as nuclear missiles and biological and chemical weapons.
China and the United States are in the “final stage” of negotiations for a state visit to Beijing by US President Donald Trump, with bulk purchases of American goods a critical part of the deliverables, the South China Morning Post has learned.
The Chinese reusable rocket race is heating up, with two start-ups and a state-owned developer all aiming for orbital launches by year’s end. If successful, they could help to ease a growing mismatch between China’s limited rocket supply and surging demand.
Ahead of an anticipated interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve this week, the offshore yuan strengthened past a rate of 7.1 against the US dollar for the first time in nearly a year – another milestone reached in a gradual shift of China’s monetary policy that has seen the currency gain ground over the last month.
