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Xi's plans to turn Alibaba into an AI research tool for defence take shape

To bolster his ambitions for a national semiconductor and machine learning software industry, Xi Jinping has put his faith in Alibaba. Now back under the control of the Chinese Communist Party, the tech giant is teaming up with state universities and poaching world-renowned academics. [...]

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What China hopes to achieve through its massive new business offensive in Europe and Japan Free

Around 1,000 business delegations are set to travel through Europe and Japan in the months to come to look for investment and acquisition opportunities. The operation, which has several different objectives, has been set in motion after intensive study by Chinese Communist Party's main organ of influence.

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Through its acquisition of Israel's Tower, US giant Intel has found an ally in the UAE-Indian investment firm connected to the ruling family in Abu Dhabi. Next Orbit Ventures is looking to snag some of the massive budget India has earmarked to develop its semiconductor industry, vital in the China-US trade wars.

CHINA 23/09/2022

Xi Jinping eyes conscription to forge new army

The Chinese president intends to completely upend the structure of the People's Liberation Army during his next term, with plans for mandatory workshops on China's strategy goals, training sessions with the army and promises of a secure career with strong prospects.

CHINA 22/08/2022

The PLA arms itself for technological warfare

China's People's Liberation Army is going to increase the number of engineers, mathematicians and scientists in its ranks to move forward with its ambitious projects. This will also allow Beijing to bring more scientific and technical knowledge into the government.

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How Chinese universities contribute to defence research

To meet the challenge of hiring competent and inconspicuous technicians in highly specialised sectors, key players in China's arms industry are joining forces with universities, funding training and research programmes in the most sensitive areas.

CHINA 10/03/2022

China sets up a cyber-Hogwarts to train its future cyber defence wizards

The Chinese government wants to have at its disposal cyber specialists other than those from the hacking world that forged its existing cyber services. To help it achieve this, it has enlisted the help of the big high-tech groups but is also carrying out major development programmes at its universities - and this in collaboration with foreign establishments of the highest reputation.

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Shandong University's cyber specialists help with internal security in Qingdao

Three Shangdong University officials were recently named cyber advisers to the Ministry of Public Security, or Gonganbu, office in Qingdao's Jimo distric, illustrating the growing rapprochement between Chinese institutions and security agencies.

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Advanced Technology Research Institute
AI Innovation Joint Lab
Alibaba
Alimama
Amazon Go
Bo Liefeng
Cheng Mingde
China Democratic National Construction Association
Chinese Communist Party
City Brain Lab
DAMO Academy
Didi Chuxing
Intel
Intelligent Computing Lab
Jack Ma
JD.com
Li Xiangyang
People's Liberation Army
Sastind
School of Intelligence Science and Technology
Song Guojie
Toyota Technological Institute
University of Science and Technology of China
Xi Jinping
XR Lab
Ye Jieping
Zheng Bo
Zhou Jingren
Zhou Yu
Zhu Songchun

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