China’s Great Science Leap

Radio 4, 11am

In a two-part programme, Kevin Fong (right) looks at China’s efforts to become a global scientific force. He begins by exploring recent advances made by the country’s scientists and meets researchers at Loughborough University who are developing AI tools with their Chinese counterparts.

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