Recently, on certain short-video platforms, one occasionally stumbles upon such a ‘chilling’ scene: the camera pans across a room where dozens of computers sit arranged upon a table. On their screens, presenters are live-streaming merchandise sales in real time, yet the accompanying caption starkly declares: ‘Utterly terrifying – a 200-square-metre live-streaming base stands utterly deserted, with nothing but AI digital presenters broadcasting.’

In February this year, the Shanghai Municipal Government formally released the ‘Implementation Plan for Advancing the Construction of the “Greater Zero Bay” Science and Technology Innovation Hub’. Capitalising on the municipal government's drive to establish the Greater Zero Bay as an innovation hub, this year's Minhang Science and Technology Festival will centre its activities around the theme ‘Innovation as the Source, Intelligence Shaping the Future’.

China National Radio Network, Beijing, 23 May – According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the Shenzhou-16 manned spacecraft and the Long March-2F Y16 carrier rocket assembly were transported to the launch area on the 22nd. The launch is scheduled to take place in the coming days, subject to favourable conditions.

In his address, Chen Zhuan, Member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the Hubei Provincial Administration for Market Regulation, emphasised that advancing food science and promoting the healthy development of the food industry constitute a significant undertaking in implementing the Healthy China strategy and fulfilling the people's aspirations for a better life.