Clearly, however, there are concerns about censorship, democracy and security. One of the drivers of the Chinese AI industry has been access to extraordinary amounts of data, which is more difficult to get hold of in the West.

This is a very brief paragraph about real issues. The whole article basically says that “China is better because it’s cheaper,” but it doesn’t say exactly why it’s cheaper. You’ll find a lot of reliable information about slavery-like labour in China and the absence of any workers’ rights. This BBC article ignores that completely.