32 h. ago How China’s diaspora became both an asset and a source of anxiety

Wang Gungwu – one of Asia’s most respected historians and a pioneering scholar of the Chinese diaspora – explores in Roads to Chinese Modernity: Civilisation and National Culture how China evolved into a modern nation navigating reform and globalisation. In this excerpt, Wang traces how, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, reformers and revolutionaries such as Kang You-wei, Liang Qichao and Sun Yat-sen began rallying support from overseas Chinese communities. Once dismissed as disloyal...

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4 d. ago Chinese couple arrested for smuggling a fungus, considered a biological pathogen, in a wad of tissues

Chinese couple arrested for smuggling a fungus, considered a biological pathogen, in a wad of tissues  Fortune

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5 d. ago Two Chinese researchers charged with smuggling biological pathogen to study at University of Michigan lab

Two Chinese researchers charged with smuggling biological pathogen to study at University of Michigan lab  CNN

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5 d. ago 2 Chinese researchers charged with smuggling biological pathogen to study at University of Michigan lab

2 Chinese researchers charged with smuggling biological pathogen to study at University of Michigan lab  CNN

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5 d. ago Chinese couple charged with smuggling a biological pathogen into the U.S.

Chinese couple charged with smuggling a biological pathogen into the U.S.  NBC News

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5 d. ago 2 Chinese nationals accused of smuggling "dangerous biological pathogen" into Michigan

2 Chinese nationals accused of smuggling "dangerous biological pathogen" into Michigan  CBS News

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5 d. ago Chinese couple smuggled biological pathogen into U.S. for University of Michigan research, feds say

Chinese couple smuggled biological pathogen into U.S. for University of Michigan research, feds say  MLive.com

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5 d. ago Chinese national tried smuggling pathogen through Detroit Metro Airport, Feds say

Chinese national tried smuggling pathogen through Detroit Metro Airport, Feds say  FOX 2 Detroit

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5 d. ago Chinese scholar at UM tried to smuggle biological pathogen into the U.S., feds say

Chinese scholar at UM tried to smuggle biological pathogen into the U.S., feds say  The Detroit News

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1 week ago More cards to play: scholar sees Trump going beyond tariff tactic with China

Beijing should be ready for Washington to adopt alternative pressure tactics in future tariff negotiations, according to a renowned Chinese scholar who noted that the Trump administration had recognised the limitations of imposing heavy tariffs. Wu Xinbo, dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, said that while US President Donald Trump might continue using tariffs as a negotiating tool, he was likely to show more restraint after seeing their mixed...

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1 week ago ‘Signature tactics’: why Trump may change his China strategy after tariff pause

Beijing should be ready for Washington to adopt alternative pressure tactics in future tariff negotiations, according to a renowned Chinese scholar who noted that the Trump administration had recognised the limitations of imposing heavy tariffs. Wu Xinbo, dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, said that while US President Donald Trump might continue using tariffs as a negotiating tool, he was likely to show more restraint after seeing their mixed...

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2 w. ago Chinese scientist behind supercomputer in orbit: ‘Put AI in space’

Renowned Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) scholar Wang Jian has called for greater integration of the technology in space exploration, as he shared his vision on the state-backed Zhejiang Lab’s plan to build a computing constellation consisting of 1,000 satellites, designed to process data in orbit rather than through land infrastructure. “It’s a good time to think about how we can put AI into space, not just in your laptop or cellphone,” said Wang, director of Zhejiang Lab and founder of...

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