China’s AI weapons warning, busy ‘golden week’ predicted: SCMP daily highlights

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1. China warns terrorists could use AI to create and fire their own weapons

China has warned that artificial intelligence will allow people to learn how to make their own world-destroying weapons, such as nuclear missiles and biological and chemical weapons.

2. Trump’s China trip may hinge on jet and soybean deals, sources say

China and the United States are in the “final stage” of negotiations for a state visit to Beijing by US President Donald Trump, with bulk purchases of American goods a critical part of the deliverables, the South China Morning Post has learned.

3. China’s large reusable Tianlong-3 rocket passes 1,000-tonne thrust ‘major exam’

An aerial drone captures the first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 rocket conducted at an offshore launch pad in Shandong province, eastern China on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
An aerial drone captures the first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 rocket conducted at an offshore launch pad in Shandong province, eastern China on Monday. Photo: Xinhua

The Chinese reusable rocket race is heating up, with two start-ups and a state-owned developer all aiming for orbital launches by year’s end. If successful, they could help to ease a growing mismatch between China’s limited rocket supply and surging demand.

  

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