China’s Digital Silk Road

On China's New Silk Road by Global Reporting Centre

Oct 21, 202048:19News & Politics

China is fast becoming a global leader in cutting edge technologies—such as AI, facial recognition, surveillance, and 5G—and is exporting them worldwide. Fans like the high quality and low cost. Critics say China’s techn...

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