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Justin Lin Yifu, dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University, is seen at last month’s Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026 in China’s Hainan province. Photo: Xinhua
China trade

Learn from the East, says economist Justin Lin, refuting ‘overcapacity’ rhetoric

Former World Bank economist defends Beijing’s industrial strategy amid ‘overcapacity’ allegations, points to Germany and a ‘double standard’.

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China jobs

Shanghai mobilises seniors to work longer amid China’s demographic crisis

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SCMP Highlights

China’s 3-satellite surveillance network, C919 faces ‘final exam’: 7 highlights

Science

Chinese AI solves decade-old maths problem in hours, with no human intervention

Research team led by Peking University says dual-agent approach bridges the gap between reasoning and formal machine verification.

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Researchers in China have developed a dual-agent AI framework that they said can solve complex maths problems without human intervention. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

The US could be moving away from precision strikes in the Iran war. Here’s why

As the conflict has intensified, more energy and civilian sites have been targeted in what is seen as a broader approach.

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US-China relations

Growing Pains meets the ‘kill line’: a new Chinese hot take on the American dream

Internet commenters retrofit the viral metaphor to US movies and TV to highlight financial and social insecurity.

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Science

‘To do something nobody’s done’: physicist Zhu Zijie leaves Europe for China

Rising star scientist returns to China to undertake cutting-edge research in the field of cold atoms.

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Academic rising star Zhu Zijie has returned to China to join Fudan University as a Xianghui Young Scholar and associate professor at the Xianghui Academy. Photo: Handout
Science

China-US study shows new EV battery tech can withstand global warming

Major advancements in electric battery technologies mitigate impact of future warming, study finds.

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Science

From coal to cures: Chinese scientists bring a 160-year-old dream to life

Study cracks a puzzle that has baffled scientists and may reshape modern medicine production as the world reels from a global oil shortage.

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China energy security

China doubles down on hydrogen as war on Iran fuels global oil instability

Initiative to expand industrial hydrogen use and lower the renewable fuel’s price dovetails with Beijing’s energy security strategy amid oil crisis.

A worker checks hydrogen production equipment at an energy company in Changchun, northeast China’s Jilin province, on August 12, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

The US is shifting THAAD to the Middle East. What does that mean for China?

Analysts warn of a regional capability gap in the wake of US redeployment of anti-missile system to the Middle East.

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A THAAD missile defense launcher sits at a US military base in Seongju, South Korea, on March 5. Photo: AFP
China manufacturing

China’s industrial policy goes global, challenging decades of free market rule

China’s tighter embrace of industrial policy in recent years has transformed its economy – and other countries are following suit.

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Two Sessions 2026

Why China may gain from US moving military assets for Iran war

‘Any weakening’ of US presence in Asia-Pacific will work to someone’s advantage, ‘and you can imagine who that is’: cross-strait adviser.

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SCMP Highlights

Iran war shows US defence gaps; professor returns to China: 7 science highlights

From creating a bamboo-winged drone to efforts in “taming” typhoons, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

Missile debris falls after Israeli air defence systems launched interceptor missiles over Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua
China energy security

How is China insulating its energy security amid geopolitical shocks?

Increasing oil and gas exploration, pushing ahead with green transition among contingency plans in place, geologist NPC deputy says.

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Vehicles refuel at a petrol station in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, on Monday ahead of an increase in petrol and diesel prices that came into effect on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
Science

China can’t buy Elon Musk’s theory on space-based AI centres: experts

Beijing urged to focus on installing computing system in orbit to analyse data from satellites making information gathering more effective.

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SCMP Highlights

Cathay fares surge, Hong Kong professor suspended in Australia: 5 weekend reads

From MIT scientist joining Peking University to China’s Wang Yi at ‘two sessions’, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

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Science

Rising star chip scientist Jiang Jianfeng leaves MIT for Peking University

Jiang returns to China to advance information technology by creating smaller, faster and more energy-efficient computer chips.

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Jiang Jianfeng says the decision to return to his home country is a “natural choice”. Photo: Handout
Science

Why China’s anti-corruption push in academia is key to its science and tech aims

Ahead of country’s annual ‘two sessions’ meetings, scientists urge more institutionalised and effective mechanisms to curb abuses of power.

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Science

‘Two sessions’, two paths: China prioritises AI integration amid US tech rivalry

Beijing’s open-source push in focus ahead of annual legislative meeting and coming five-year plan, as Washington chooses different approach.

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China's economic recovery

Stagflation risk emerges amid Mideast oil crisis, clouds China’s economic battle

While rising energy costs from war in Iran may briefly aid China’s deflation battle, analysts warn how oil price spike could threaten nation’s fragile economic rebound.

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A worker fills up a car at a petrol station in China’s Shandong province. A prominent economist said rising oil prices amid Middle East tensions could lead to stagflation in China. Photo: Getty Images
Taiwan

What’s the one big thing missing from Beijing’s Taiwan deterrence strategy?

The country has military strength and political resolve but more work needs to be done on a third element, an NPC deputy says.

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Beijing has established military capacity and political resolve in relation to unification with Taiwan but should do more to communicate its deterrence, an NPC deputy says. Photo: Getty Images
Trending in China

China entrepreneur, abandoned as child, owns fashion brand with US$36 million sales

Driven woman who came from parents who rarely remembered her name, dumped her on a mountainside, tells young women ‘there is hope’.

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Smaller, faster, smarter: Chinese transistor ready for future AI chips

Breakthrough said to overcome long-standing limitations of traditional ferroelectric transistors, ‘paving way for large-scale application’.

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Science

‘Romance’ between scientists and AI leads to progress on age-old maths problem

Chinese team makes record-breaking advances on ‘kissing number’ using a reinforcement learning system called PackingStar.

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The kissing number: how many identical spheres can touch a central sphere of the same size without the spheres overlapping? Photo: Handout
Science

Chinese scientists hit breakthrough on 2D semiconductor wafers

Quest for next-generation materials that can deliver superior performance in the coveted chips has become a global priority.

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One of the core obstacles to commercialising 2D materials has been the difficulty of producing them uniformly over large areas and at a high quality. Photo: Shutterstock
China energy security

Chinese power line projects seek private capital in sign of infrastructure shift

Beijing is encouraging more private investment in a range of critical infrastructure projects, from railways to nuclear power plants.

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Chinese scientists find path for long-distance quantum communications network

Team from Peking University says its model could allow for ultra-secure communications across thousands of kilometres.

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