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The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in China’s news is AI everywhere (18.4%, 3.0× the world). The news sounds darker than usual.

China’s zeitgeist, by theme

Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

AI everywhere

18.4% of its news this week

Current stories

The stories and events behind this week

China · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from inside and outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is divided into 33 province-level divisions, including two special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while Shanghai is the most populous city by urban area. Its geography features the Central Plain, major rivers such as the Yangtze and Yellow River, deserts, subtropical and temperate forests, plateaus, and mountain ranges such as the Himalayas. It is the world's second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion (17% of the world's population).

From Wikipedia: China · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Pictures

Section from the Song-era landscape painting, Along the River During the Qingming Festival, early 1100sUser Zhuwq on zh.wikipedia · Public domain
Workers at a steel foundry in Shanghai, 1978LBM1948 · CC BY-SA 4.0
A Fuxing high-speed train running in BeijingN509FZ · CC BY-SA 4.0
A pharmacy in Guangxi, selling both Western and traditional Chinese medicineFélix An · CC BY 4.0
A man at a Chinese Muslim restaurant in Xi'an preparing food in woksshankar s. · CC BY 2.0
Traditional clothing in a Song dynasty paintingAnonymous Song Chinese artist after the original by Gu Hongzhong · Public domain