{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/6aa8a04948975e9795785dad?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 French News | China Pushes Back as AI Fear Grows","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/ff88e867-66af-4cf9-a2e5-5415a1189401.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: China pushes back at calls to slow AI while its spy chief warns the technology could threaten Communist Party rule. Also: Thames Water redraws its planned mega-reservoir in Oxfordshire, opening a new consultation as costs and opposition grow.</p>\n\n<p>Aujourd&#x27;hui : La Chine rejette les appels alarmistes · Thames Water relance la consultation.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s French focus: devoir au présent, must / have to = must / have to. Vocabulary: la concurrence (competition), la consultation (consultation), la pression (pressure).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-09-15\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-09-15</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}