3 d. ago China’s rare mineral gives blind mice ‘super vision’, hope for human blindness

Researchers have used a rare mineral produced mostly in China to create an artificial retina that not only restored sight in blind animals, but also gave them “super vision” – the extraordinary ability to see infrared light. The advance offers significant promise for treating human blindness, according to scientists. The study, led by Wang Shuiyuan, a researcher at the College of Integrated Circuits and Micro-Nano Electronics at Fudan University in Shanghai, was published in the journal Science...

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3 d. ago China’s rare mineral gives blind mice ‘super vision’, offers hope for humans

Researchers have used a rare mineral produced mostly in China to create an artificial retina that not only restored sight in blind animals, but also gave them “super vision” – the extraordinary ability to see infrared light. The advance offers significant promise for treating human blindness, according to scientists. The study, led by Wang Shuiyuan, a researcher at the College of Integrated Circuits and Micro-Nano Electronics at Fudan University in Shanghai, was published in the journal Science...

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5 d. ago No US tariffs on ‘unavailable natural resources’: commerce chief

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday said Washington would refrain from imposing tariffs on natural resources the country does not hold in abundance amid tough questioning by House lawmakers about American consumers facing rising prices. “In our trade deals, our expectation is we will not have tariffs on unavailable natural resources, but we will have market access for our farmers and our ranchers,” said Lutnick in testimony at a budget hearing of the House Appropriations...

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6 d. ago Xi Tells Lukashenko China Will Hold Military Parade on Sept. 3

Xi Tells Lukashenko China Will Hold Military Parade on Sept. 3  Bloomberg

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7 d. ago CX Briefing: ‘Meet China Halfway,’ Beijing Tells New U.S. Ambassador

CX Briefing: ‘Meet China Halfway,’ Beijing Tells New U.S. Ambassador  Caixin Global

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7 d. ago Chinese FM urges US to get ties back on track in meeting with envoy David Perdue

The US should meet China halfway and create the “necessary conditions” for bringing bilateral ties back on track, top diplomat Wang Yi has told the new American ambassador, amid White House expectations that a phone call between the two state leaders could occur this week. In a meeting with David Perdue in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang said that mutual respect and cooperation were the foundation of stable China-US relations, which he said were at a “crucial juncture”. “Equality and respect are the...

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7 d. ago Trump social media post casts uncertainty on possible call with Xi Jinping

US President Donald Trump said that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping was “extremely hard to make a deal with”, casting uncertainty over a possible phone call between the two leaders that the White House has said was expected this week. “I like President Xi of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!!!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform at around 2.17am local time on Wednesday. When asked about Trump’s comments, Chinese foreign...

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7 d. ago China tells US envoy Washington must get ties back on 'right track'

China tells US envoy Washington must get ties back on 'right track'  Reuters

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1 week ago US calls for Asia allies to boost defenses in face of China’s ‘imminent’ threat, Hegseth tells top defense forum

US calls for Asia allies to boost defenses in face of China’s ‘imminent’ threat, Hegseth tells top defense forum  CNN

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1 week ago China’s overtures a ‘pointed signal’ to stabilise ties with Japan: analysts

China has made a string of subtle yet telling overtures towards Japan in recent weeks – from removing controversial maritime buoys to easing a politically charged seafood import ban – in what observers see as a tactical recalibration rather than a true reset in bilateral ties. On Thursday, Japan’s government confirmed that China had dismantled the second of two oceanographic buoys it had installed without Tokyo’s consent within Japan’s exclusive economic zone near Okinawa. The following day, it...

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1 week ago Trump tells US chip design software makers to halt China sales: Report

Trump tells US chip design software makers to halt China sales: Report  Al Jazeera

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1 week ago Trump tells US chip design software makers to halt China sales, FT reports

Trump tells US chip design software makers to halt China sales, FT reports  Reuters

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1 week ago Trump Tells US Chip Designers To Stop Selling To China: Reports

Trump Tells US Chip Designers To Stop Selling To China: Reports  NDTV

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1 week ago Trump tells US chip designers to stop selling to China, FT reports

Trump tells US chip designers to stop selling to China, FT reports  Reuters

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2 w. ago Trump officials say tariffs pushed China to talk, halted India

The Trump administration’s top officials have urged a US court to uphold the president’s sweeping tariff powers, warning that a legal setback could upend an “asymmetric” trade truce with China, embarrass Washington and reignite conflict between India and Pakistan. The officials claimed that Trump used his tariff power to broker a ceasefire between New Delhi and Islamabad earlier this month and bring about a fragile peace. They further cautioned that trade negotiations with dozens of countries...

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2 w. ago China's premier tells ASEAN, Gulf nations to remove trade barriers

China's premier tells ASEAN, Gulf nations to remove trade barriers  Reuters

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2 w. ago After Trump crypto dinner, Justin Sun celebrates ‘strong signal’ to the industry

The Tron founder, with the largest holding of the $TRUMP memecoin, tells the Post that he sees recent US crypto moves affecting China.

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2 w. ago Rehabilitation of golf and return of Ferraris to Beijing streets tell us much about China

Rehabilitation of golf and return of Ferraris to Beijing streets tell us much about China  The Irish Times

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2 w. ago France and China must jointly 'safeguard international trade rules', Xi tells Macron

France and China must jointly 'safeguard international trade rules', Xi tells Macron  France 24

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2 w. ago Xi, Macron discuss efforts to resolve trade disputes, boost cooperation

After phone call between two leaders, French president says both sides agreed to move faster to resolve cognac tariffs.

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