{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/6aa89da72469d1a3b3dbbc72?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 English News | China Pushes Back as AI Fear Grows","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/e80970b3-7730-4194-a721-f55d0b152cd0.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: China rejects calls to slow AI while warning the technology could threaten Communist Party rule. Also: Thames Water changes its huge reservoir plan as local opposition and costs keep rising.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: has amended, has changed something officially and it still matters now = has changed something officially and it still matters now. Vocabulary: reservoir (a large place where water is stored), consultation (a process of asking people for views before a decision), blueprint (a detailed plan for building something).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-15\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-15</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}