Monthly archives: August, 2019

AI-powered face changing app sparks privacy concern

Photo: ZAO App/VCG A mobile app that uses AI technology to allow netizens to replace the portrait of an actor with a photo of their own face changed its rules following concerns over possible abuse of users’ privacy. The application named ZAO, developed by Chinese dating app giant Momo began circulating since Friday night. The …

Target drone to prepare China for F-35 threats

A model of the LJ-I tactical target is displayed at the 2019 International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS) in Zhukovsky, Russia, on August 27, 2019. Photo: Liu Xuanzun/GT The stealth target drone China recently showcased will provide the Chinese military with experience encountering stealth fighter jets like the F-35, as the US and its allies …

China to dispatch 1,600 troops for military drills in Russia

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army will send about 1,600 troops to participate in the Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) drills in Russia, a Chinese military spokesperson said Thursday. On the basis of the two countries’ consensus, the Chinese military will take part in the drills from Sept. 16 to 21, which focus on combating international terrorism and ensuring …

China sends new naval fleet for escort mission

Frigate Weifang leaves from a port in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Aug. 29, 2019. The 33rd fleet from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Thursday left the port city of Qingdao in east China’s Shandong Province for the Gulf of Aden to escort civilian ships. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng) Soldiers wave goodbye to family …

PLA garrison in Hong Kong capable of performing duties stipulated by law: spokesperson

The Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is determined, confident and capable of performing duties stipulated by the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Garrisoning the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to safeguard the region’s long-lasting prosperity and stability, a military spokesperson said Thursday. The Hong Kong garrison conducted …

PLA to participate in Russian military drills

Russian officers guide the landing exercise during the Vostok-2018 (East-2018) military drills on September 15, 2018. Photo: Mladen Antonov/VCG The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will take part in Russia’s Tsentr-2019 (Center-2019) strategic drills from September 16 to 21 in the Orenburg region of Russia, a second year in a row, according to the Chinese …

China needs new push to become global AI leader Nation needs new push and a cool head to become global leader in AI innovation

Illustration: Luo Xuan/GT Two big technology events in China lately have once again put the nation’s capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI) in the spotlight.  At the opening ceremony of the 2019 Smart China Expo in Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality on Monday, Chinese Vice Premier Liu He stated that China needs to strengthen AI basic research …

Boeing CEO eyes major aircraft order under any US-China trade deal

Boeing Co said on Tuesday that an aircraft order from China could result from any deal to end a year-long trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Speaking to Reuters at the planemaker’s widebody aircraft factory in Everett, Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg cautioned that it was “tough to predict” the timing of a …