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China Proposes Legislation to Regulate AI-Generated Content and Protect National Security

China’s Cyberspace Administration has drafted provisional regulations to govern anthropomorphic AI interaction services, prohibiting the generation and dissemination of content that endangers national security, damages national honor and interests, or spreads rumors that disrupt economic and social order.

According to the official website of China’s Cyberspace Administration, the draft “Interim Measures for the Management of Anthropomorphic Artificial Intelligence Interaction Services” was released for public consultation on December 27th. The proposed regulations aim to promote the healthy development and standardized application of anthropomorphic AI interaction services while safeguarding national security, social public interests, and the legitimate rights of citizens, legal entities, and other organizations. The measures advocate for innovative development of these services while implementing prudent and classified supervision to prevent abuse and loss of control.

The draft outlines eight prohibited activities for providers and users of anthropomorphic interaction services. These include generating or spreading content that harms national security, damages national honor and interests, undermines ethnic unity, conducts illegal religious activities, or spreads rumors disrupting economic and social order. Additionally, the regulations prohibit content promoting obscenity, gambling, violence, or criminal instruction, as well as content that insults or defames others and infringes upon their legitimate rights.

The measures also forbid services that provide false promises significantly affecting user behavior or damage social relationships. Further restrictions address activities that harm users’ physical health through encouraging or glorifying suicide and self-harm, or damage psychological health through verbal violence and emotional manipulation. The regulations prohibit inducing unreasonable user decisions through algorithmic manipulation, information misleading, or emotional traps, as well as soliciting classified sensitive information and other violations of laws and regulations.

Source: Central News Agency (Taiwan), December 28, 2025
https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202512280074.aspx

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EU Warns China Is “Weaponizing” Economic Relationships and Calls for Unity in Response

On December 15, EU Vice President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas warned that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is increasingly using economic ties as a tool of political pressure against other countries.

Speaking after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Kallas said China is “weaponizing economic relationships,” and stressed that the European Union must strengthen its trade and security strategies to respond effectively. She outlined key measures including diversifying supply chains, tightening regulations in critical industries, and developing mechanisms to counter economic coercion.

Kallas emphasized that no single EU member state can address these challenges alone, underscoring that unity within the EU is essential to safeguard economic security and reduce strategic dependencies.

Source: Epoch Times, December 16, 2025
https://hk.epochtimes.com/news/2025-12-16/27356044

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Media Reports Beijing Sets “Three Conditions” for a KMT–Xi Jinping Meeting

Singapore-based Lianhe Zaobao reported that Taiwan’s Liberty Times, citing sources from Beijing’s Taiwan affairs system and within the Kuomintang (KMT), said Song Tao, director of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Taiwan Affairs Office, stated that if the KMT seeks a “Zheng–Xi meeting” — a summit between the KMT and the CCP’s top leader — it must demonstrate a “firm commitment to following the correct course of history” and meet three specific conditions.

These three demands, privately referred to within the KMT as the “three tickets,” reportedly include:

  1. Blocking the military procurement budget proposed by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government to purchase U.S. weapons. Commentators noted this has already happened, as the KMT and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) in the Legislative Yuan have twice blocked a NT$1.25 trillion (US$40 billion) special defense budget.
  2. Immediately halt legislative efforts framed as national security measures that restrict or discriminate against mainland Chinese spouses, as well as mainland Chinese business and investment in Taiwan. Commentators said this has also occurred, noting that KMT legislators recently proposed amendments to the Nationality Act that would allow mainland Chinese spouses holding PRC nationality to run for public office in Taiwan without renouncing their Chinese citizenship. Critics argue that family-reunification channels for mainland spouses have become an important avenue for CCP agents to infiltrate Taiwan’s political system.
  3. Beijing would welcome the KMT firmly restating unification with China as its central strategic goal, while also proposing institutional reforms and concrete actions to eliminate systems deemed unfriendly or harmful to that objective.

According to the report, KMT vice chairpersons visited mainland China several times in recent months to discuss these issues with Song Tao, ultimately securing Beijing’s agreement to hold the “Zheng–Xi meeting” around the Lunar New Year. The KMT rejected the “three tickets” report, denouncing it as fabricated.

Sources:
1. Lianhe Zaobao, December 8, 2025
https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/china/story20251208-7932502
2. Epoch Times, December 13, 2025
https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/25/12/12/n14654310.htm

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Chinese Police Begin Using AI-Powered Smart Glasses

A video circulating on Chinese social media shows police officers in Tianjin patrolling the streets while wearing AI-enabled smart glasses. The footage demonstrates that the devices can not only recognize people’s identities and vehicle information by connecting to police databases in real time, but also analyze facial expressions and raise alerts.

In one segment, the glasses display details such as green identification frames, scanning prompts, and progress bars. Another clip shows pedestrians at a subway station labeled with “abnormal” expressions, alongside their names and partial ID numbers.

An IT professional in Shenzhen told reporters that these devices are intended for street surveillance and data collection. He noted that experiments with similar technology began as early as 2018 in cities like Beijing and Xi’an, but deployment has accelerated significantly in recent years.

Source: Epoch Times, December 11, 2025
https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/25/12/11/n14653185.htm

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Anti-CCP Party Calls for Seizing Illicit Wealth of Corrupt Officials

According to sources within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China’s Ministry of Public Security submitted an internal report to the CCP Secretariat on November 20, 2025. The Secretariat subsequently circulated the report to provincial-level authorities.

The report states that a hostile document—issued in the name of the “Recover China Party Beijing–Tianjin Special Branch”—has recently circulated across more than ten major cities and dozens of towns.

The document, titled “During the 2026 Chinese New Year: Seize the Illicit Wealth of CCP Corrupt Officials to Support People’s Livelihoods and Build Momentum for a Popular Uprising,” calls for confiscating corrupt officials’ hidden assets during the holiday period. It asserts that while some officials now store bribes in cryptocurrency, most still keep illicit cash in their own homes or those of relatives or mistresses—and that they would never dare report stolen bribes to the police.

Invoking the classic trope of outlaws taking from corrupt officials, the document frames such actions as a righteous effort to support ordinary people and build momentum for resistance against the CCP. Suggested targets include corrupt officials as well as business figures who collude with them.

It urges nearly 300 million migrant workers returning home for the Spring Festival, along with unemployed university graduates, to respond actively to this call.

Source: Secret China, December 8, 2025
https://www.secretchina.com/news/gb/2025/12/08/1091748.html

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Hong Kong National Security Police Arrest Critics After Deadly Wang Fuk Court Fire

Since the National Security Law was imposed in Hong Kong in June 2020, authorities have increasingly used it to suppress dissent, frequently arresting individuals on “sedition” charges. Following the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire on November 26 — which claimed 159 lives — public frustration grew as the cause of the blaze remained unclear for more than ten days.

Hong Kong’s National Security Department has since launched arrests targeting those who criticized the government’s response. On December 6, police detained a 71-year-old man, accusing him of posting online content that incited hatred against the Hong Kong and central governments and of revealing details from an ongoing national-security investigation.

Civic groups calling for accountability have also come under scrutiny. Members of the newly formed Wang Fuk Court Fire Concern Group were among those arrested, including an organizer taken into custody on November 29. Two others — former lawmaker Cheung Kim-hung and a volunteer — were arrested on November 30 for allegedly “inciting hatred” after publicly demanding a full investigation into the fire.

Source: Epoch Times, December 7, 2025
https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/25/12/6/n14650175.htm

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Putin Says Only God Is Eternal After Discussion With Xi Jinping

During his visit to India, Russian President Vladimir Putin was asked in an interview whether he believes humans can achieve immortality through technology — a topic he had previously discussed privately with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Putin replied that “everything has an end, and only God is eternal,” emphasizing that true immortality is impossible and that humanity must respect natural laws.

However, he acknowledged that human lifespans can be significantly extended, noting that India’s average life expectancy has more than doubled in recent decades thanks to advances in medical science.

The interview came after the release of a video from China’s September 3 military parade, in which Putin and Xi discussed organ transplantation and longevity. In that clip — later removed by Chinese state media — Putin suggested that repeated organ transplants might become possible as biotechnology progresses, while Xi mentioned that some experts predict humans could live up to 150 years.

Source: NTDTV, December 5, 2025
https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2025/12/05/a104044365.html

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Ding Xuexiang Sets Priorities for Advancing Chinese Language Education at 2025 Global Conference

On November 14, 2025, Ding Xuexiang, member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo Standing Committee and Vice Premier, attended the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Chinese Language Conference in Beijing and delivered the keynote address. The event drew roughly 2,000 attendees, including government officials, scholars, university leaders, and representatives from international organizations.

Ding underscored Xi Jinping’s emphasis on advancing international Chinese-language education and called for building “bridges” of communication, trust, and cultural exchange to enhance global understanding.

He stated that China’s ongoing development will continue to drive demand for Chinese-language learning worldwide, and outlined four priorities going forward:

  • Advancing innovation through digital tools—such as smart classrooms and shared online resources—to make learning more efficient;
  • Integrating Chinese-language education with vocational and professional training to expand practical application;
  • Strengthening people-to-people exchange through school partnerships, “Chinese Bridge” competitions, and programs that facilitate study in China;
  • Promoting openness and mutual learning among civilizations, supporting sinology and bilateral language exchange.

Source: People’s Daily, November 15, 2025
https://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/pc/content/202511/15/content_30114984.html

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