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Israel missing from Chinese digital maps by Baidu and Alibaba, region appears without label

The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that these Chinese online maps no longer label Israeli territory. This remained the case Tuesday, ThePrint verified.

Baidu will ‘very soon’ officially launch generative AI model, says CEO Robin Li

Li made the announcement at the Zhongguancun Forum, one of China's most well-known techology forums, around two months after Ernie Bot was first shown to the public to mixed reviews.

China’s Baidu cancels livestreamed product launch related for ChatGPT-like ‘Ernie bot’

The company said, reason behind the change in format was in order to satisfy the ‘strong demand’ from 120,000 companies that had applied to test Ernie bot.

China’s answer to Microsoft’s ChatGPT? Baidu shares fall after it unveils Ernie Bot

Baidu plans to use Ernie Bot to revolutionise its search engine as well as use it to increase efficiency in cloud, smart cars & household appliances, among other mainstream businesses.

ChatGPT buzz prompts Chinese tech firms to announce rival AI projects

Chinese tech giants such as Baidu and Alibaba as well as smaller start-ups have been working on AI projects for years. However, chatbots in China mostly focus on social interactions.

Chinese are busy looking up ‘What does declaring bankruptcy mean’ after Sri Lanka crisis

Chinese nationalists saw the Sri Lankan crisis and protests as a US-backed ‘coup’. And Xi govt wants to play ‘positive role’.

Praise for Imran, blame for India – how Chinese experts spin crises in Pakistan, Sri Lanka

So far, China has refrained from officially commenting on the situation in Sri Lanka and Pakistan – but there is growing chatter on news and Weibo, Baidu.

Did PLA soldiers freeze at the border? Chinese people searched it on Baidu 4 million times

Chinascope — The Week Behind The Wall is everything you need to know about what’s happening in China this week.

India’s Covid tragedy is a propaganda tool for Chinese State. Not even dead are spared

On Chinese platforms Sina Weibo and Baidu, official accounts have posted messages mocking scenes of funeral pyres at India's cremation sites.

China’s mass surveillance is more sophisticated than thought, courtesy several tech giants

Human Rights Watch report sheds new light on the vast scope of activity China is monitoring as it cracks down on its minority Muslim Uighur population.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.