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China’s heat pump tech, Tokyo clarifies Taiwan stance: SCMP’s 7 highlights

From Hong Kong Jimmy Lai’s trial verdict to China’s high-altitude tank threat, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

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Chinese team builds optical chip AI that is 100 times faster than Nvidia’s A100

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Why US lawmakers killed a proposal targeting science efforts with China

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China’s mind-control robot tech breakthrough brings ‘telepathy’ to life

Huge advancement allows paralysed man to work, order takeaway delivery via robotic dogs and control smart wheelchairs with his thoughts.

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Chinese scientists have had a huge breakthrough in brain-computer interfacing technology, allowing a paralysed man to control smart wheelchairs and robotic dogs with his mind. Photo: Handout
Chinese scientists have had a huge breakthrough in brain-computer interfacing technology, allowing a paralysed man to control smart wheelchairs and robotic dogs with his mind. Photo: Handout
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China offers ‘wonderful opportunity’ for scientists: top European neurologist

Consciousness expert Steven Laureys has taken on a role at Hangzhou Normal University amid ‘challenging times’ for science in the US.

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Physicists prove Einstein wrong, US-China jet race: 7 science highlights

From a fresh water production breakthrough to a promising Parkinson’s treatment, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

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How Chinese scientists turn allergy into a powerful weapon against cancer

Mast cell platform can expand to carry other payloads, such as molecules, viruses, proteins and drug-loaded nanoparticles.

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A Chinese team of researchers loaded mast cells – which cause allergic symptoms when they encounter antigens such as seafood and pollen – with anticancer drugs to deliver them into tumours. Illustration: Shutterstock
A Chinese team of researchers loaded mast cells – which cause allergic symptoms when they encounter antigens such as seafood and pollen – with anticancer drugs to deliver them into tumours. Illustration: Shutterstock
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China’s research paper boom could be a ‘false prosperity’, academician warns

Senior biologist Zhang Hong, a member of the prestigious Chinese Academy of Sciences, fears genuine innovation may be at risk.

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China’s ultra-hot heat pump breakthrough paves way for melting ore with sunlight

Capturing and upgrading even a fraction of dissipated energy could transform the country’s industrial efficiency and slash carbon emissions.

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Why China’s growing demand for rare-earth steel is bad news for America’s F-35

Advanced product is used in huge infrastructure projects but that has further reduced supply for overseas buyers like the US defence sector.

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The vast mining district of Bayan Obo in Inner Mongolia holds 36 per cent of the world’s light rare-earth reserves. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
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Sperm quality decline: could easy-to-use balm from China solve the crisis?

In China, unhealthy lifestyles, pollution and work-related stress are cited in public health discussions around declining sperm quality.

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A national reproductive health survey in 2021 indicated one in nearly six couples of childbearing age faced difficulties in starting a family. Photo: Getty Images
A national reproductive health survey in 2021 indicated one in nearly six couples of childbearing age faced difficulties in starting a family. Photo: Getty Images
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Open Questions | Sci-fi writer Liu Cixin on why he’ll be happy if AI surpasses humans

Acclaimed author of the Three-Body trilogy also discusses his ‘dark forest’ theory, and the struggle to come up with original ideas.

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How China’s US$150,000 robot start-up beat Elon Musk in 2 years

EngineAI robot delivers forceful Bruce Lee-style kicks, while Musk’s Optimus jogs a few steps and falls over while handing out water bottle.

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China’s green tech revolution will outlast geopolitics: Arif Aga

Low costs, not geopolitics, will drive the global energy transition in the long run, industry consultant says.

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The sun sets over solar panels deployed at the Kubuqi Photovoltaic Desert Control Project, near Ordos, in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region. Photo: AFP
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Video | How China is building a great green wall to protect itself from desertification

In 2024, China completed a 3,050km green belt that surrounds the Taklamakan, the country’s second largest desert.

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US green tech retreat echoes mistake of China’s Qing dynasty before collapse

While Washington pulls back on climate, Beijing is making it possible for developing nations to leapfrog into a cleaner energy era.

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Race for AI space centres: why the US goes all in after China makes first move

Beijing and Washington battle for tech domination with next-gen plans to launch supercomputers into orbit and transform global connectivity.

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How China left the US years behind in sixth-generation jet race

Experience and skill in building stealth fighter jets is crucial to get the competitive edge on rivals, says lead designer Yang Shuifeng.

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This first glimpse of a J-36 fighter on the ground, reportedly parked on a tarmac at Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, started circulating on X earlier this year. Photo: X/ @WZZJWZ
This first glimpse of a J-36 fighter on the ground, reportedly parked on a tarmac at Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, started circulating on X earlier this year. Photo: X/ @WZZJWZ
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Flood expert Xu Chongyu leaves Europe for China as climate change speeds up

Scientist whose hydrological models have guarded European cities from rising tides returns to China to tackle critical water challenges.

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Soft brain chip could help solve Neuralink’s big implant challenge

University of Hong Kong team’s discovery could help solve a major problem for bioelectronic devices, rejection by the immune system.

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China urged to bring Japan’s Unit 731 atrocities to international court

Chinese archaeologists invoke Nuremberg in renewed call for a comparable legal reckoning for Japanese atrocities.

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Unit 731 items on display in the Crimes Exhibition Hall in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. Photo: Xinhua
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WHO responds to agency chief’s alleged pledge to ‘strengthen ties’ with Taiwan

WHO denies change to Taiwan status quo after Japanese finance minister claims Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the comments in Tokyo.

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Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama claims the WHO chief said he wanted to cultivate closer ties with Taiwan. Photo: AFP
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama claims the WHO chief said he wanted to cultivate closer ties with Taiwan. Photo: AFP
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Should Opec worry? China joins US shale oil revolution with new fracking tech

Jimsar shale oil demonstration zone in Xinjiang has reached its annual crude output goal of 1.7 million tonnes 22 days ahead of schedule.

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Former Nasa chief calls for new US approach to moon landing – much like China’s

Mike Griffin says Artemis programme ‘cannot work’ because of complex design and unproven tech, while Chinese are ‘doing the right things’.

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Over 10 years in the making: China launches 2,000km-wide AI computing hub

Implications are revolutionary for extremely high real-time demands such as AI large model training, telemedicine, director Liu Yunjie says.

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Chinese scientists say their innovation means computing centres separated by distance but linked by optical network could work together almost as efficiently as a single giant computer. Image: Shutterstock
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