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Will China's algorithm crackdown serve its citizens or the state?

9 September 2021

China has drafted powerful new legislation that would control how businesses use data to target advertising, curate social media feeds and recommend content

Calm down – China is not racing ahead with human CRISPR trials

25 January 2018

Despite treating 86 people since 2015, China's approach to CRISPR genome-editing in humans is basic and risky

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Will China's algorithm crackdown serve its citizens or the state?

Calm down – China is not racing ahead with human CRISPR trials

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