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Stephen Chen
News Editor, Science
Stephen Chen is the SCMP's science news editor. He investigates major research projects in China, a new power house of scientific and technological innovation, and their impact to humanity. Stephen has produced a large number of exclusive stories on China research, some highly controversial or shrouded in secrecy. He has been with the SCMP since 2006.
Stephen Chen is the SCMP's science news editor. He investigates major research projects in China, a new power house of scientific and technological innovation, and their impact to humanity. Stephen has produced a large number of exclusive stories on China research, some highly controversial or shrouded in secrecy. He has been with the SCMP since 2006.
Areas of Expertise:
China science, research, innovationLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Have engineers at the world’s first full-scale maglev test line in Shanxi province overcome a critical flaw in the superfast travel concept?
Researchers say they have developed a way to dampen the underwater vibrations that can be picked up by sonar systems.
Capacitor-free design propels Chinese electromagnetic rifle to 3,000 rounds per minute, redefining future combat.
Achievement may help pave the way for long-range undersea messaging that could assist with important military tasks.
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Chinese scientists announce successful ground test of hypersonic engine powered by jet fuel simulating Mach 8 flight conditions.
A Chinese military study puts the 70-year-old bomber ahead of sleek, modern aircraft in risk assessment based on limited strike.
Tests by Chinese scientists show that plasma excitation tech can boost performance of high-altitude drones, allowing them to fly longer.
Technological upgrades to make rocket artillery capable of striking aerial targets may rewrite the rules of warfare.
Researchers, who say Ukraine war shatters notion of civilian nuclear plants being not subject to military strikes, are evaluating risks.
PLA study claims China’s hypersonic missiles can be launched from space-based platforms and strike global targets within 30 minutes.
Beijing team says it could give PLA ‘absolute advantage’ in electronic warfare when combined with AI and other new technology.
Fleet of Chinese drones scatter silver iodide powder over dry Xinjiang region and increase rainfall by more than 4 per cent, results show.
Chinese experiment used modified commercial detection gear to track emissions from US low-probability-of-intercept radar.
Research team under natural resources ministry says prototypes have been built and tested but it’s not clear what stage the project is at.
Successful trials of gun that emits beams capable of attacking drones, missiles and more signal breakthrough in directed-energy weaponry.
Chinese scientists’ breakthrough in magnetic detection technology could give China the edge in submarine warfare amid Sino-US tension.
Chengdu engineers achieve uncanny precision in extreme weather with system that shares control with pilot, study said.
The weapon generates a white-hot fireball that lasts 15 times longer than TNT’s fleeting flash.
Team working on project reportedly achieves milestone by completing fuel reloading while experimental molten salt reactor was running.
Scientists develop highly accurate underwater acoustics technology for depth detection in challenging and strategically important Beaufort Sea.
A hyperrealistic rendering of China’s largest city may look like a video game setting, but it has a much more serious purpose.
As the world reels from the aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake, seismologists have warned there is a heightened danger of further disasters.
Unprecedented scale of test signals Beijing’s growing confidence in its capacity to counter advanced threats and project dominance.
An alien, underwater world could hold the answers to China’s energy security, scientists say, as they work to unlock its mysteries.
China’s Dahaize Mine is rewriting the playbook on how a coalfield operates as automation takes centre stage.
As global supersonic air travel looks set to begin its second act, China could be quietly leading the boom.
Researchers have developed an innovative secondary combustion technique to help China win the global hypersonic race.
As the threat of global climate collapse grows, Beijing is considering a plan to turn the Tibetan Plateau into an agricultural stronghold.
Beijing now has the power to disrupt global communications after scientists revealed a device that can sever undersea cables.
Modelling suggests ‘fundamental shifts’ are under way with Africa, South America, Australia and Greenland emerging as competitors.
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