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Latest news on research and breakthroughs by Chinese scientists, as the country ramps up investment in science and innovation as part of its ambitions to become a world-leading power by 2035, and other developments worldwide.
LATEST China Science NEWS

Nuclear weapons scientist Du Xiangwan clarifies role in China’s war on waste

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Nuclear weapons scientist Du Xiangwan during an interview on CCTV. Photo: China Media Group Mobile

China wants to build the world’s largest astronomy base on Saishiteng Mountain

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Saishiteng Mountain’s high altitude, dry weather and low light pollution make it one of the best stargazing spots on Earth. Photo: Ling Xin

Snakes alive! Warmer weather brings flurry of sightings in Chinese capital

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Snakes are being repeatedly spotted across Beijing’s residential compounds, suburban parks and mountain trails. Photo: Handout

Chinese black hole-hunting scientist Dai Liang quits US for Shanghai post

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Dai Liang specialises in finding possible binary black holes. Photo: Handout

China debuts world’s first superfast quantum memory enabling practical computing

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Quantum computers are expected to solve complex problems at speeds unattainable by traditional computers, and they need an efficient way to access classical data. Photo: Shutterstock
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Nuclear weapons scientist Du Xiangwan during an interview on CCTV. Photo: China Media Group Mobile
Mainland China

Nuclear weapons scientist Du Xiangwan clarifies role in China’s war on waste

Veteran physicist has been one of the strongest advocates for waste-to-energy incineration in China.

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Space

China wants to build the world’s largest astronomy base on Saishiteng Mountain

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United States

Chinese black hole-hunting scientist Dai Liang quits US for Shanghai post

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Mainland China

China debuts world’s first superfast quantum memory enabling practical computing

Advance establishes core element required for general-purpose quantum computing that can read massive amounts of data.

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Quantum computers are expected to solve complex problems at speeds unattainable by traditional computers, and they need an efficient way to access classical data. Photo: Shutterstock
Transport and logistics

China proposes nuclear-powered floating island to reshape global shipping

Powered by molten salt reactors, the complex will function as a container terminal and zero-carbon platform.

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Iran

Chinese satellite company releases images of Nvidia, Apple HQs

Photos offering bird’s-eye view of the campuses are ‘routine satellite news’ according to the firm, which has been sanctioned by the US.

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State-owned enterprises

China orders central state-owned enterprises to double basic research spending

Regulator calls on major state-owned companies to become ‘globally influential’ sources of technology in 10 strategic sectors.

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A researcher extracts DNA from maize samples at a laboratory at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences in Shanghai on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
Energy

Why wind and solar power is going to ‘waste’ in China in the global energy crisis

Use of renewables held back by ‘inflexible management of coal power plants and power grids, not a lack of grid infrastructure’: CREA.

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Mainland China

Chinese robot helps children with nerve disorder stand up for the first time

Six weeks of resistance training with a new wearable device more than doubled spinal muscular atrophy patients’ leg strength, study finds.

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Mainland China

Chinese AI lets everyday users command quantum computing with natural language

Shanghai-based start-up and researchers unveil platform to turn complex emergent field of computer science into mass-accessible technology.

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Researchers and developers can access the system through a lightweight interface rather than building quantum environments from scratch. Photo: Shutterstock
SCMP Highlights

Chip prodigy returns to China, hybrid crop grown in desert: 7 science highlights

From the world’s first parallel processor to doubts over Elon Musk’s Starship, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

Chip expert Da Bo, deeply involved in the building of TSMC’s 3nm plant in Japan, has returned to China with his team. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

Can China’s caesium-from-brine tech cut reliance on Canadian, Australian ores?

Research team lead says while China follows research on salt lake resource extraction, ‘most efforts focus on lithium and potassium’.

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China’s Communist Party

Top Chinese map-making scientist Zhou Chenghu netted in anti-corruption sweep

Cartographer with business empire in spatial data and low-altitude economy suspected of ‘serious violations of duty’.

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Dementia

Biomedicine | China steps up Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s drug push, looks to TCM

With the most cases of the two leading neurodegenerative diseases, and affected population rising as country ages, China needs to find new treatments.

China steps up Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s drug push, looks to TCM
United States

China team drafts sanctions list on 63 key sectors to preserve technology

Scientists have listed sensitive or globally competitive tech that may benefit from export restrictions to keep them out of foreign hands.

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A Chinese team has drawn up a list of sensitive or globally competitive technology sectors that could benefit from export restrictions to the US and its allies. Illustration: Shutterstock
Mainland China

Why a fabled Chinese surgeon’s tomb may help rewrite history of anaesthetic use

Recent discovery provides evidence to support ancient texts about a herbal anaesthetic that was said to have been used during surgery.

United States

Human-shaped object in US military UFO files intrigues Chinese expert

Chinese researcher says the files released by US government contain images and video but lack the hard data needed for further research.

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Mainland China

Chinese scientists leave posts after whistle-blower raises alarm over their work

The trio faced heightened scrutiny after a former doctoral student and blogger known as Student Geng raised questions about their work.

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Science blogger Student Geng raised questions about the quality of their work. Photo: Bilibili
China's space programme

Editorial | One small step, one giant leap for Hong Kong’s space economy

When space missions are no longer distant goals for the nation and the city, there is no reason not to aim higher.

Mainland China

Chinese archaeologist who discovered 5,000-year-old city pleads guilty to corruption

Liu Bin, former Zhejiang University professor who discovered the Liangzhu ruins, admits taking bribes and embezzlement.

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Mainland China

Chinese scientists create self-deciding algorithm for drone swarm

Smart web identifies objects as friend, foe or terrain, meaning drone swarms can hunt even when communication is jammed and vision blocked.

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It is the first known algorithm capable of achieving a 100 per cent kill rate while operating fast enough to keep up with the pace of modern warfare, a recently published paper says. Photo: Shutterstock
China education

As I see it | Young, frustrated Chinese STEM PhDs turn to publishing satirical journals

Amid the pressure to ‘publish or perish’ and the cutthroat competition of academia, junior researchers are finding novel ways to express their discontent.

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Researchers work at a laboratory on the Jiading campus of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics on October 23, 2025. Photo: EPA/Xinhua
Hong Kong

Chinese astronauts land safely in former top secret nuclear missile test site

Shenzhou-21 trio touch down at Dongfeng landing site, now a hub for crewed space missions and commercial aerospace launches.

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Mainland China

Why China is weaponising a ‘towering’ hybrid crop to farm where wheat fails

The crop, known as triticale, is easier to grow in challenging conditions and can provide food for both humans and animals.

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Artificial intelligence

China touts AI ‘brain’ to speed up satellite targeting

Researchers say their AI ‘brain plus tool army’ cuts analysis time and overcomes obstacles without human intervention.

Chinese researchers have unveiled an AI tool designed to take satellite surveillance from the realm of image recognition to that of autonomous reasoning. Photo: Shutterstock
Focus

How Chinese green tech and investment are reshaping the Central Asian landscape

As the belt and road pivots towards clean energy, Kazakhstan and its neighbours are emerging as top partners for Beijing-backed projects.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
Mainland China

Huawei, scientists build 2D parallel computing chip that rewrites Moore’s Law

Marking a global first for 2D semiconductors, the new microprocessor overcomes silicon size limits to boost density and slash data delays.

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Mainland China

Chinese team finds ‘garden-like’ ecosystem blooming in deepest ocean trenches

Rich community of organisms discovered living on rocks at depths of more than 9km, feeding on organic debris from the surface.

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