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“Even the smartest AI just recites the dictionary,” says Tencent’s Chief AI Scientist Yao Shunyu. His latest paper tested AI on 500 never-before-seen tasks—GPT-5.1 solved under 1%.
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Xi Urges U.S. to Honor Its Promises in Call With Trump: China’s official report of the call offers a glimpse of what truly matters to the country: mutual respect and Taiwan. thechinaacademy.org/xi-urges-u-s-to-honor-its-prom…

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U.S. carrier is now in the Middle East, but Chinese analysts say America will fail to achieve its strategic goals in Iran, whether it attacks or not. thechinaacademy.org/the-real-question-isnt-whether…

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Beyond rare earths, China holds yet another trump card—pharmaceutical raw materials and R&D. Any halt on China’s side could greatly slow Western innovation.
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How China Will Respond to Japan's Taiwan Claim, Step by Step: Japan’s obsession with Taiwan risks highlighting its own illegitimate Ryukyu occupation and the now-defunct basis for waiving war reparations to China.

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Warning: robots may be starting to “hold grudges.” Chinese scientists have developed an artificial nerve capable of distinguishing four levels of pain, with the goal of applying it to prosthetics—and even teaching robots self-protection.
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The latest paper by DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng once again highlights the latent potential of China’s tech sector once it breaks free from U.S. technological chokepoints. The model training technique described in the paper bypasses what is currently China’s biggest hardware shortfall compared with the United States and may once again significantly reduce the cost of AI training.
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India has swiftly turned from the U.S.’s darling to its discarded. Here’s a breakdown of Trump’s second-term shift on India:

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As Trump rubbed in everyone’s face how he could simply seize a legitimately elected foreign leader, China has been quietly watching from afar. The lesson to be learned is immense and profound. thechinaacademy.org/what-maduros-capture-says-abou…

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China's trade surplus hit $1 trillion despite the tariff war. The kicker? It all comes down to one stat from Chinese Commerce Department.
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