China stepped up its greening efforts last year, planting nearly 4.5 million hectares of forest, a report from the National Greening Commission said on March 12, which was also the 47th National Tree Planting Day in China. Thanks to technological advancements, China's afforestation drive has been successful, providing a multitude of ecological, economic, and social benefits.
?Emerging technologies like AI, big data and the Internet of Things are rapidly reshaping the world in this era of digital intelligence. However, they are also bringing challenges to human rights, which makes joint efforts essential. Science and Technology Daily spoke with international experts on these issues against the backdrop of the 2025 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights hosted by the China Society for Human Rights Studies and Cátedra China Foundation in Madrid, Spain, on June 25 on the theme "Human Rights in the Era of Digital Intelligence."
A major breakthrough in neurotechnology has been achieved with the successful completion of China's first-in-human clinical trial of an invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) system. With that China becomes the second country in the world to reach the clinical stage in this field.
