15 h. ago “Historic opportunity”: why China is betting on a poor province in trade war

The 2025 trade war launched by the United States is shaping up to become a watershed moment for Chinese policymakers. While the country’s economic resilience and role at the centre of global supply chains helped secure a 90-day truce with Washington, Beijing is digging deep to fight a protracted conflict. The forthcoming Five-Year Plan – China’s signature development blueprint – is expected to fortify the domestic economy in the pursuit of global leadership. Provincial leaders are seizing...

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29 h. ago Meet some of the Chinese AI scientists dominating the global top 100

A study of nearly 200,000 researchers and 100,000 high-impact papers has revealed that the vast majority of the world’s top 100 brains in the field of artificial intelligence are of Chinese origin. The list was compiled by ITPO China – part of the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) – and the Shenzhen-based technology firm Dongbi Data. It was presented last week at a conference in Beijing. According to the report, which does not give individual rankings, 50 of the top 100 AI experts...

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46 h. ago Exhibition in Beijing highlights development of China's high

Exhibition in Beijing highlights development of China's high-speed railway network  bastillepost.com

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52 h. ago Chinese team develops faster, more efficient data sorting for AI, computing

Chinese scientists have developed a faster and more energy-efficient method to sort data, which could be used to overcome limitations in scientific computing, artificial intelligence, and hardware design. Their new sorting system relies on memristors, an electronic circuit component with memory-like abilities, along with a sorting algorithm to enable more efficient data processing. The team built a memristor-based hardware sorting prototype to demonstrate tasks such as route finding and neural...

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5 d. ago Hong Kong may issue T1 warning on Friday as potential cyclone develops

Hong Kong Observatory will consider issuing a T1 typhoon warning signal on Friday and Saturday, urging the public to stay away from the shoreline and refrain from water sports. The forecaster on Thursday said the area of low pressure to the north of Luzon would develop into a tropical cyclone in the coming few days and come within 800km (497 miles) of Hong Kong. It said the cyclone would remain near the northeastern part of the South China Sea and intensify. “Depending on its development and...

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6 d. ago Why President Xi is turning to the ocean for China’s growth – and who benefits?

President Xi Jinping has stressed the need to advance the “high-quality development” of China’s marine economy, highlighting its growing strategic importance during a high-level economic meeting on Tuesday. He also called for stronger policy support to accelerate the sector’s growth. In this explainer, the Post examines why the marine economy matters to the country's overall economic strategy, where government policy is heading, and which sectors stand to benefit. Why does the marine economy...

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6 d. ago Why is Xi turning to the ocean for China’s growth – and who benefits?

President Xi Jinping has stressed the need to advance the “high-quality development” of China’s marine economy, highlighting its growing strategic importance during a high-level economic meeting on Tuesday. He also called for stronger policy support to accelerate the sector’s growth. In this explainer, the Post examines why the marine economy matters to the country's overall economic strategy, where government policy is heading, and which sectors stand to benefit. Why does the marine economy...

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7 d. ago China’s Xi Jinping puts domestic market at forefront in high

President Xi Jinping reiterated the need for China to develop a “unified national market” at a high-profile economic meeting on Tuesday, a task which has taken on greater urgency as the country prioritises domestic demand amid a more uncertain external landscape. Greater efforts are needed to address a variety of issues facing the world’s second-largest economy, the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission said in a readout from their sixth meeting, explicitly calling for a crackdown on...

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7 d. ago China’s five most important IP regulatory developments in the first half of 2025

China’s five most important IP regulatory developments in the first half of 2025  IAM Media

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8 d. ago Beijing: China's tech progress aims to benefit global development

Beijing: China's tech progress aims to benefit global development  news.cgtn.com

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9 d. ago China’s rare earth curbs spur overseas projects, says US developer

China’s rare earth curbs spur overseas projects, says US developer  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago Digital embryo gives China a powerful tool to decode the secret of life: scientists

Scientists in China have developed the world’s first 3D model of early mouse embryos, revealing how life forms in its initial stages at single-cell resolution. The team said this was a first step towards a deeper understanding of how diseases such as congenital heart defects develop, while providing insights into organ regeneration and cancer treatment. “Early organogenesis is a crucial stage in embryonic development, characterised by extensive cell fate specification to initiate organ formation...

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1 week ago Digital embryo gives China a powerful tool to decode secret of life: scientists

Scientists in China have developed the world’s first 3D model of early mouse embryos, revealing how life forms in its initial stages at single-cell resolution. The team said this was a first step towards a deeper understanding of how diseases such as congenital heart defects develop, while providing insights into organ regeneration and cancer treatment. “Early organogenesis is a crucial stage in embryonic development, characterised by extensive cell fate specification to initiate organ formation...

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1 week ago Developing | Trump says US signed agreement with China; White House clarifies

Developing | Trump says US signed agreement with China; White House clarifies  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago China ‘dominates’ global hydropower development amid energy storage push: report

China ‘dominates’ global hydropower development amid energy storage push: report  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Have Trump’s Iran strikes given China a strategic advantage?

The US’ direct engagement in the Israel-Iran conflict over the weekend could intensify its drive to secure critical resources – particularly rare earth minerals – a development that could strengthen China’s position in its ongoing geopolitical and economic rivalry with Washington, analysts said. A potential escalatory spiral in the Middle East could push forward trade negotiations between the world’s two largest economies, said Xu Weijun, an assistant research fellow at South China University of...

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2 w. ago Core Issues: Think tank report expounds on China's financial development path and contributions to the world

Core Issues: Think tank report expounds on China's financial development path and contributions to the world  news.cgtn.com

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2 w. ago China Accelerates Development of New Global Consumption Centers in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Tianjin, and Chongqing

China Accelerates Development of New Global Consumption Centers in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Tianjin, and Chongqing  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago U.S. races to develop alternatives to China’s rare earth materials

U.S. races to develop alternatives to China’s rare earth materials  The Washington Post

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2 w. ago China’s Fujian carrier poised for swarm attacks to ‘overwhelm the enemy’: CCTV

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, is expected to have the ability to carry out “deck load strikes”, a type of swarm attack that could help the country’s navy gain a first-mover advantage in combat, according to state broadcaster CCTV on Saturday. A deck load strike refers to the ability to rapidly launch a large number of aircraft at once. This tactic was used by the US Navy during the Vietnam war for shock effect. While military experts had speculated that the Fujian would be...

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