In January, the European Union's Patent Office rejected applications submitted on behalf of AI programs, sparking debates on whether AI can hold a new patent.
In January, a policy plan was jointly released by 10 ministry-level authorities, including the National Development and Reform Commission, to stimulate auto consumption. According to the plan, China will promote auto replacement, especially in rural areas, accelerate development of the second-hand car market and adjust subsidies to galvanize sales of new energy vehicles.
In January, China's Chang'e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon, becoming the first spacecraft to make a soft-landing on the moon's uncharted side. It carried four payloads developed by the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Saudi Arabia.
In China, in addition to the requirement of meeting the national poverty line, which is an annual income of 2,300 yuan a year in 2010 and adjusted regularly for purchasing power parity over the years, the central government has introduced other criteria for shaking off poverty: Being free of worrying about food and clothing, and having access to compulsory education, healthcare, safe housing and safe drinking water.
In H1, lending to micro and small businesses grew by 22.5 percent year on year to 10.71 trillion yuan, while those to farmers gained 5.6 percent to 5.29 trillion yuan.
In California, the state's Department of Public Health reported that two-thirds of the state's new coronavirus cases are in the 18-49 age group.
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In February, GE China's supply chain president, Steve Meszaros, said that with manufacturing upgrade, the company plans to increase the share of its purchases in China to billion by 2020, which would be the largest for any country in the world.
In January, Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd, China's top State-owned chip manufacturer, revealed plans to build a billion memory chip factory in Nanjing, but it will be several years before the plant becomes operational.
In Guangdong, major cities including Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai have prepared to welcome people from Wuhan.
In December 2016, the motion passed in the Toronto City Council to recognize the Nanjing Massacre as a historic event.