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Tourist damages two of China's terracotta warriors
Tourist damages two of China's terracotta warriors

News.com.au

time2 days ago

  • General
  • News.com.au

Tourist damages two of China's terracotta warriors

A tourist climbed over a fence and jumped into a section of the world-famous display of China's Terracotta Army, damaging two ancient clay warriors, authorities said Saturday. The 30-year-old was visiting the museum housing the Terracotta Army in the city of Xi'an on Friday when he 'climbed over the guardrail and the protective net and jumped', public security officials said in a statement. The man was found to 'suffer from mental illness' and the case is under investigation. He 'pushed and pulled' the clay warriors and two were 'damaged to varying degrees', the statement said. He was 'controlled' by security personnel. The pit he jumped into is up to 5.4 metres deep, according to the museum's website. Built around 209 BC to stand guard over the tomb of the first emperor, the 8,000-strong Terracotta Army is one of China's most important archaeological discoveries and considered a symbol of ancient Chinese artistic and military sophistication. A major tourist attraction in Xi'an, capital of the northern province of Shaanxi, it has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 1987. A worker at the museum told AFP on Saturday that the display was open as usual.

China's next-gen surveillance tools get AI boost to target Telegram and VPN users
China's next-gen surveillance tools get AI boost to target Telegram and VPN users

South China Morning Post

time17-05-2025

  • Business
  • South China Morning Post

China's next-gen surveillance tools get AI boost to target Telegram and VPN users

The future of policing in China will be powered by artificial intelligence surveillance tools that can monitor Telegram and VPN users, as well as DeepSeek-inspired models that can analyse leads for investigations, according to exhibitors at an annual policing expo in Beijing. The surveillance equipment was showcased this week at the 12th China International Exhibition on Police Equipment, which ended on Saturday. The event – the largest policing technology expo of its kind – offered police and defence equipment suppliers from across the country a chance to compete for orders from public security departments The suppliers included research institutes affiliated with the Ministry of Public Security – the country's top police agency – as well as various private companies. AI technology was a key selling point for products at the expo, including surveillance tools, criminal investigation devices and drone-jamming equipment. One of the technologies showcased was the 'multidimensional intelligence analysis of individual extreme behaviour', presented by the Third Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security.

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