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MIIT flags upcoming AI Plus Software action plan

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What happened: At an April 28 State Council press briefing, MIIT Vice Minister Ke Jixin teased the upcoming release of the "AI Plus Software" action plan. The full text isn't out yet, but the language officials are using to describe it is interesting. First, the initiative is centered around suppor...



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