https://www.scmp.com/rss/523982/feed A Beijing based state media organisation, China Central Television (CCTV) is dedicated to news communication social education culture and entertainment information services. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Coco Feng Coco Feng An undercover investigation by state-run China Central Television (CCTV) has cast a harsh light on a controversial practice in a nascent industry: the “poisoning” of artificial intelligence models with fabricated information. The report showed how techniques of generative engine optimisation (GEO) – the AI version of search engine optimisation (SEO) – could be used to manipulate AI chatbots, provoking widespread public concern and debate as both industry insiders and observers anticipated... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3346761/ai-poisoning-fake-fitness-tracker-fools-chatbots-china-sparking-outcry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3346761/ai-poisoning-fake-fitness-tracker-fools-chatbots-china-sparking-outcry?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:00:09 +0000 Amber Wang Amber Wang The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has refrained from conducting a large-scale drill near Taiwan following its leader’s annual policy speech – an address seen as less provocative than last year’s, which drew sabre-rattling from Beijing. Figures released by Taiwan’s defence ministry showed there was no increase in the number of PLA warplanes and warships detected near the island following William Lai Ching-te’s Double Tenth address on October 10. According to the Taiwanese figures, the PLA... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3329578/no-major-pla-activities-near-taiwan-after-troublemaker-william-lais-policy-speech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3329578/no-major-pla-activities-near-taiwan-after-troublemaker-william-lais-policy-speech?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:00:10 +0000 Enoch Wong Enoch Wong State broadcaster CCTV has hinted that the Victory Day parade in Beijing this week could feature improved versions of two of its hypersonic missiles, the YJ-21 and DF-17, both with enhanced penetration capabilities. China is set to hold a large-scale military parade on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of victory in World War II, and new weaponry is expected to be showcased. One anticipated highlight is the air-launched variant of the YJ-21, originally a sea-based hypersonic missile. In a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3323962/chinese-state-media-hints-new-variants-hypersonic-missile-parade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3323962/chinese-state-media-hints-new-variants-hypersonic-missile-parade?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 01:00:13 +0000