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02.27.18China Spends $279 bln on R&D in 2017: Science Minister
Reuters
China’s total spending on research and development is estimated to have hit 1.76 trillion yuan ($279 billion) last year, China’s science minister said on Monday, a year-on-year increase of 14 percent.
Depth of Field
06.29.17
Love, Robots, and Fireworks
from Yuanjin Photo
Included in this Depth of Field column are stories of love, community, remembrance, and the future, told through the discerning eyes of some of China’s best photojournalists. Among them, the lives of African migrants in Guangzhou, seven years inside...
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05.05.16Meet China's RoboCop: The Robot Police Officer Who Doesn't Tire—or Second-Guess Commands
South China Morning Post
Defence researchers have developed AnBot, a robot that can seize suspects and deliver shocks.
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06.10.15China’s Troubling Robot Revolution
New York Times
China may face a staggering challenge as it attempts to adapt to the realities of a new age.
Caixin Media
03.10.15
China’s Factories Are Building a Robot Nation
Every day, two quality-control supervisors monitor four robots tirelessly assembling remote-control devices for home appliances at a Midea Group factory in Foshan, in the southern province of Guangdong.The robots recently replaced 14 workers on the...
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09.13.13
What Can China and Japan Do to Start Anew?
Paula S. Harrell:While the media keeps its eye on the ongoing Diaoyu/Senkaku islands dispute, heating up yet again this week after Chinese naval ships and aircraft were spotted circling the area, a parallel, possibly game-changing development in...