By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-04-01 13:41:06 | Updated at 2025-04-02 18:32:23
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1. Beijing moves drills closer to Taiwan, with Shandong carrier in ‘response zone’
The People’s Liberation Army launched joint exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, marking Beijing’s latest warning to the island’s “separatist forces”.
2. China, New Zealand lead historic dives in southern abyss, Australia complains
China and New Zealand have led the world’s first crewed expedition to the depths of the remote Puysegur Trench, which cleaves through the floor of the south Tasman Sea, in a milestone mission hailed as a triumph of oceanic exploration.
3. ‘Giving machines a heart’: China urged to dig deeper in AI development
China should address the risks of “chaotic investment” in artificial intelligence and seek breakthroughs at the theoretical and philosophical level, rather than following Western paths to developing the technology, according to a leading Chinese AI scientist.
