Category Opinion & Blogs

Virtual anchors and hosts on the rise

Virtual anchors and hosts on the rise

By Ye Zi Hangzhou News Broadcast, operated by east China’s Zhejiang province’s Hangzhou Culture, Radio and Television Group, has integrated AI-synthesized virtual anchors into its programming—a pilot initiative reporting zero operational errors during broadcasts, provoking robust public debate on automation’s…

A fresh look at China's innovation boom

A fresh look at China’s innovation boom

By Li Zheng, People’s Daily As the first quarter of 2025 unfolds, China’s innovation landscape reveals compelling patterns through three distinct regional narratives. The eastern tech stronghold of Hangzhou continues its ascendancy, while central China’s Henan province emerges as an…

Tesla's Mega factory in Shanghai starts operation

Tesla’s Mega factory in Shanghai starts operation

By Wang Yinxin, People’s Daily Tesla’s first overseas Megafactory, a sprawling 200,000-square-meter facility in Shanghai’s Lin-gang Special Area, commenced operations on Feb. 11, 2025, marking a pivotal expansion of the U.S. automaker’s global energy-storage ambitions. The site, equivalent in size…