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Africa: Deputy President Urges Chinese Medical Technology Company to Invest in South Africa

eriinfo.com1 week ago05 mins

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called on Chinese medical device and healthcare technology manufacturer Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics to consider expanding its footprint in South Africa through manufacturing, assembly and localisation opportunities. “We would also welcome discussions around expanding local operations, developing regional service and training centres, and exploring opportunities for medical technology manufacturing, assembly and…

Anthropic accuses Chinese rival Alibaba of illicitly extracting AI capabilities

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago04 mins

US artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has accused Chinese e-commerce and technology firm Alibaba of “brazenly” and “illicitly” extracting its Claude AI model’s capabilities. In a letter sent to two members of the US Congress, the San Francisco-based company said operators linked to Alibaba carried out almost 29 million exchanges with Claude using thousands of…

Africa: How can the Global South chart its path to development by seizing the economic and financial opportunities of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan, in light of the characteristics of Chinese diplomacy?

eriinfo.com1 month ago018 mins

My stay in China as part of the DongFang scholarship program at Peking University (PKU) allowed me to immerse in the heart of China’s institutional and administrative architecture, to meet high-ranking officials responsible for strategic departments, as well as distinguished academics. Visits to cutting-edge industrial sites gave me the opportunity to observe remarkable technological advances,…

At least 82 dead in Chinese coal mine explosion, state media reports

eriinfo.com1 month ago01 mins

Officials running the coal mine have been detained, according to state media. The cause of the gas explosion has not yet been revealed, but state media reported that the levels of carbon monoxide – a highly toxic, odourless gas – in the mine were found to have “exceeded limits”.

Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi in Beijing as trade, tariffs and Taiwan loom over visit

eriinfo.com2 months ago011 mins

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing on Thursday, as the two countries aim to stabilize their trading relationship after last year’s trade war and grapple with uncertainty over the United States’ war with Iran. The session lasted roughly two hours and 15 minutes. The two leaders then visited Beijing’s historic Temple…

Questions arise over Chinese firm’s Sh50 Billion Lamu Port dredging as container ship runs aground

eriinfo.com2 months ago010 mins

Questions arise over Chinese firm’s Sh50 Billion Lamu Port dredging as container ship runs aground The MV Baltimore Express at the Port of Lamu. PHOTO/KPA. By MARITIME CORRESPONDENT [email protected] Questions have arisen over the dredging of the Lamu Port channel after a ship ran aground before it was lightened and subsequently managed to berth on…

Mystery Chinese AI model revealed to be Xiaomi’s

eriinfo.com4 months ago06 mins

A powerful AI model that appeared anonymously on a developer platform last week was revealed on Wednesday to be from Chinese smartphone and EV giant Xiaomi, after it fuelled speculation that start-up DeepSeek was quietly testing its next-generation system ahead of a launch. The release of DeepSeek’s low-cost models DeepSeek-V3 and R1 triggered a global…

Xi Jinping’s anticorruption drive sweeps up senior Chinese military chiefs | Xi Jinping News

eriinfo.com4 months ago012 mins

Taipei, Taiwan – As thousands of Chinese government officials gathered in Beijing for China’s annual legislative meetings known as the “two sessions” this month, at least a dozen active and retired military officers were absent from the proceedings. Among the absentees was General Zhang Youxia, who has been under investigation since late January for “suspected…

Increased import tax on Chinese cars?

eriinfo.com4 months ago01 mins

The South African automotive landscape is at a crossroads as the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (DTIC) considers doubling vehicle import duties from 25% to 50%. While intended to curb the influx of affordable models from China and India and protect local manufacturing, industry titans, led by Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) and BMW,…

Former “elite” Air Force pilot who allegedly trained Chinese military pilots arrested, DOJ says

eriinfo.com4 months ago04 mins

The Justice Department announced the arrest Wednesday of a former Air Force fighter pilot who allegedly trained Chinese military personnel without authorization. Gerald Brown, 65, was arrested in Indiana after recently returning to the United States from China, where he’d been since December 2023, a Justice Department statement said. He is accused of having “conspired…