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US-China rivalry to last ‘decades’, Silkpunk creator Ken Liu on AI: SCMP daily highlights
From a former WTO head’s take on US-China relations to a potential medicine production breakthrough, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage
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1. US-China rivalry will adapt, spread into other areas: Pascal Lamy
“Bumpy” US-China relations will persist for decades as the rivalry shifts from trade to the weaponisation of strategic sectors and supply chains, according to a former head of the World Trade Organization.
2. Silkpunk creator Ken Liu takes on AI, modernity and what it means to be American
The sci-fi sensation compares the new technology to the early days of the camera and predicts a long period of transition for the new medium.
3. Have Chinese chemists cracked the code for cheaper medicine production?
Scientists in China have solved a 140-year-old chemistry problem in a breakthrough that could overturn traditional production methods and slash the cost of cancer treatments and other expensive medicinal compounds.
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