China has proposed a global action plan to govern artificial intelligence, just days after the United States unveiled its own plan to promote US dominance of the rapidly growing field that’s become a key bargaining chip in trade talks between the economic powerhouses.

Since the late 1990s, China has had several national-level talent recruitment programmes to attract overseas researchers, on top of hundreds of regional and local schemes. Among the largest and most prominent was the Thousand Talents Plan targeting leading researchers and entrepreneurs, which included a ‘youth’ branch for those under 40.

China's Premier Li Qiang warned Saturday that artificial intelligence development must be weighed against the security risks, saying global consensus was urgently needed even as the tech race between Beijing and Washington shows no sign of abating.

Li Haotong is in contention to become the first man from China, a country of 1.4 billion people, to win a major golf championship.

"This dam can almost power the state of Texas," an engineer told Newsweek, with the scale of energy produced "simply astounding."

With her short, permed hair and unshowy clothing, Fan Chunli looks every bit the middle-aged woman from rural China. Among a crowd of youngsters vying to become the next breakout star in one of China’s most popular stand-up comedy contests,

Red carpet rolled out for history-making son of village as student’s academic prowess celebrated amid fears over future pressure.

The nationwide subsidies apply retroactively from January 1, Beijing's state broadcaster CCTV said, citing a decision by the ruling Communist Party.