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Traditional bearing design relies heavily on experienced engineers, lengthy trial-and-error processes and expensive testing. Photo: Shutterstock

Science

AI is massively increasing China’s new weapon development speed: scientists

Humble rolling bearing now a focal point for country’s defence industry as it experiments with artificial intelligence to gain edge over US.

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South Korea aims to join top tier of ‘loyal wingman’ combat drone race

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From wedding photographers to farm gadgets, Chinese campaign warns of spy risks

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Type 054B frigate makes carrier force debut with Liaoning for live-fire drills

No sign of J-35 stealth fighter but the PLA Navy’s newest and most advanced frigate makes its carrier force debut.

A file photo of a fighter jet taking off from China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier in a previous exercise. Photo: Japan Ministry of Defence
A file photo of a fighter jet taking off from China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier in a previous exercise. Photo: Japan Ministry of Defence

Military

As allies boost Taiwan Strait transits, why is US going a different route?

Chinese think tank notes changing risks: ‘China will inevitably respond, and that makes the overall situation appear more tense’.

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Diplomacy

Panama encourages dialogue at UN as canal tensions with China simmer

Panama’s foreign minister uses UN speech to help defuse tension after deterioration in Panama-China relations due to canal dispute.

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Diplomacy

US to seek public comment on which Chinese goods qualify for lower tariffs

Trump’s trade chief says administration has ‘come to terms’ with the fact that China won’t fundamentally change its political-economic model.

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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks during a news conference in Detroit in January. Photo: TNS
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks during a news conference in Detroit in January. Photo: TNS

Diplomacy

A quiet reset in ties is brewing along the China-North Korea border

The resumption of train routes and a spike in overland trade underscore a reset in ties ahead of a reported leaders’ summit.

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US

US weighs offensive space tactics as China satellite rivalry intensifies

Former Pentagon official says Washington is debating ways to deny Beijing use of space amid fears over military miscalculation.

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Diplomacy

China’s Wang Yi tells UN multilateralism must be protected in swipe at US

Beijing’s top diplomat says ‘world peace and security are in great jeopardy’ and that UN Charter should be safeguarded at all costs.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday. Photo: AP

US

Quad foreign ministers fight for relevance as leaders’ summit remains elusive

Critical minerals and Indo-Pacific security took centre stage amid doubts over US commitment and a delayed leaders’ summit.

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From left: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pose in New Delhi at a meeting of Quad foreign ministers. Photo: Kyodo
From left: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pose in New Delhi at a meeting of Quad foreign ministers. Photo: Kyodo

Science

Concerns mount in China’s space sector that Musk’s Starship will be a failure

Is the world’s most powerful rocket hitting a wall similar to the engineering limitations experienced decades ago by the Soviet N1?

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Diplomacy

Double standards? How North American conservatives viewed 2 China trips

The North American right cast Trump’s Beijing visit as ‘deal-making diplomacy’ while attacking the Canadian leader for ‘hedging with China’.

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Politics

Shanxi mine disaster casts shadow over province’s shift from coal to culture

Deadly explosion reveals the hurdles facing the mining hub as it tries to tap into greener sectors such as tourism.

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A worker sorts coal near a mine in Datong, Shanxi province – a city that also boasts a growing tourism industry. Photo: AFP

Politics

What a US defence industry trip to Taiwan says about island’s military overhaul

The delegation is being led by former general Charles Flynn, who has become one of the most outspoken US military voices on Taiwan.

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Charles Flynn, the former commander of the US Army Pacific, is leading the delegation. Photo: EPA/ EFE
Charles Flynn, the former commander of the US Army Pacific, is leading the delegation. Photo: EPA/ EFE

Diplomacy

Top China, Singapore diplomats reaffirm commitment to Malacca Strait transit

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells counterpart that keeping the critical shipping lane open is ‘a shared aspiration of all countries’.

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Military

China defence chief Dong Jun tipped to skip this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue

The regional security forum opens on Friday in Singapore with no official word yet on who will lead the Chinese delegation.

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Diplomacy

China and Russia unite on world order, but Putin departs without concrete gains

Analysts say Beijing’s position in managing three-way ties appears to be strengthened after hosting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

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Most of the deals signed between Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday are symbolic, according to analysts. Pool photo: Reuters via AP
Most of the deals signed between Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday are symbolic, according to analysts. Pool photo: Reuters via AP

Diplomacy

Could Putin, Trump visits pave the way for ‘trilateral coordination’ with China?

America is ‘the biggest variable’, according to international relations expert and former diplomat Cui Hongjian.

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Military

China and Russia warn US Golden Dome poses ‘clear threat’ to stability

Days after Xi-Trump talks, Beijing and Moscow slam Washington’s military provocations and its plans for missile defence system.

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Diplomacy

How Putin’s chance encounter with a Chinese boy in Beijing shaped a life

Over 25 years ago, a young boy in Beihai Park caught the attention of Russia’s then new president as he visited China for the first time.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin poses for a photo with then 12-year-old Peng Pai and members of Peng’s family, in Beijing’s Beihai Park on July 17, 2000. Photo: Baidu
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LATEST China Science NEWS

AI is massively increasing China’s new weapon development speed: scientists

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Traditional bearing design relies heavily on experienced engineers, lengthy trial-and-error processes and expensive testing. Photo: Shutterstock

Concerns mount in China’s space sector that Musk’s Starship will be a failure

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The Starship and Super Heavy Booster create sound waves on lift-off for the 12th test flight from the SpaceX launch complex in Texas on Friday. Photo: Reuters

How Lionel Messi’s favourite drink is sparking a major health craze in China

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‘New form of war’: an insider view of China’s AI strategy in electronic warfare

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AI can predict optimal frequencies for long-range transmissions hours in advance, giving Chinese forces a reliable communication edge during solar storms or electronic attacks, study says. Photo: Getty Images

Chip prodigy Da Bo returns to China after his role in TSMC’s 3nm plant in Japan

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After working on the frontline of computer chip development in Japan, a Chinese researcher is taking his skills home to China. Photo: Shutterstock
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American’s US$5,000 donation helps turn China desert into an oasis

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Workers blame China mine blast on safety breaches

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a rescuer comes up from the coal mine shaft after conducting search and rescue operation following a gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine facility in Qinyuan county in Changzhi, northern China's Shanxi province on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (Cao Yang/Xinhua via AP)
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Hong Kong’s first astronaut reaches Tiangong space station

Hong Kong's first astronaut Lai Ka-ying during Man-Ship Integration Test training. Chinese astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying will carry out the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceflight mission, and Zhu will be the commander, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua
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Search on for survivors at China mine accident

This photo taken with a mobile phone on May 23, 2026 shows a scene at the rescue site of the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County of Changzhi City, north China's Shanxi Province. Photo: Xinhua
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