53 h. ago Why China’s next development priority must be secondary education

If you were asked which middle-income country has one of the lowest levels of educational attainment, very few would say China. We continually hear stories about mass university expansion, record numbers of annual graduates and elite institutions that rank among the world’s best. Despite these impressive strides, gaps in education remain a large roadblock for China’s further economic development. The country remains largely undereducated for its level of economic development: only about 31 per...

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5 d. ago China makes strides in promoting child development and fertility

China makes strides in promoting child development and fertility-friendly society: association  China Daily

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2 w. ago Travellers hoof it in China as horseback tourism makes strides

Hong Kong-based entrepreneur Chan Shan Shan is a frequent traveller to mainland China. But rather than the usual activities or sightseeing spots that fill the days of most tourists, Chan has something else on her itinerary: horse riding. Over the past five years, Chan, 29, has left Hong Kong to canter across varied terrains in Shenzhen, Dongguan and Zhuhai, all in neighbouring Guangdong province. She has mounted up in Yunnan province and western China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, as well...

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2 w. ago Tech war: China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026

On the last day of 2025, DeepSeek published a new technical paper, with founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng among the 19 co-authors, about “manifold-constrained hyper-connections” – a general framework for training artificial intelligence systems at scale, which suggested “promising directions for the evolution of foundational models”. That release was a fitting reminder to the world, especially during the peak of the Christmas holiday season, about Chinese AI companies’ sharpened focus on innovation...

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2 w. ago China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026

China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Extraordinary Navigation: How China strides forward with confidence

Extraordinary Navigation: How China strides forward with confidence  news.cgtn.com

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3 w. ago Fiona Nott: China has made significant strides in advancing women's equality

Fiona Nott: China has made significant strides in advancing women's equality  China Daily

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3 w. ago Record launches, reusable rockets and a rescue: China made big strides in space in 2025

Record launches, reusable rockets and a rescue: China made big strides in space in 2025  Space

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