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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
Huge size of China’s unmanned submersibles has US defence experts worried Beijing may attack vulnerable targets including LA and Seattle.
Missiles reach Mach 6 speed and can strike fighter jets more than 20km away, leaving enemy aircraft mere seconds to react.
Ground-based and compact Chinese technology can disrupt or damage Starlink satellites operating in low Earth orbit.
Peer-reviewed paper sheds light on Chinese research team’s sonic breakthrough, achieved by ‘listening’ to system’s power supply.
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Drone using a standard infantry assault rifle shows unprecedented accuracy in live-fire tests with human-sized target.
The slow pace of Chinese rocket launches is hampering efforts to create alternatives to SpaceX’s Starlink and damping the government’s drive to pare reliance on US technology.
Strike radius of Chinese drone programme capable of carrying deadly military weapons doubled to reach Washington, New York and Miami.
Experience and skill in building stealth fighter jets is crucial to get the competitive edge on rivals, says lead designer Yang Shuifeng.
From ancient royal baths to future stealth warfare – a humble kitchen vegetable may hold the key to defeating space-based radar hunters.
Findings suggest jamming Starlink across area matching Taiwan is technically feasible, but only at huge scale needing 1,000 drones or more.
Deep-sea scientific facility designed for ‘all-weather, long-term residency’, say research team.
Machines trained in complex mountain data carefully navigate fault lines, fractures, caves and sinkholes to pick the best excavation method.
Engineers believe the new discoveries suggest Chinese gold reserves could be much larger than previously thought.
China’s weather modification tech can help fight radioactive fallout, study finds.
Chinese scientists claim they have cracked a decades-old dilemma, turning a much sought-after vision into reality.
About half of the world’s under-construction nuclear power plants are in China as the country races to boost electricity supply and meet emissions reduction pledges.
Chinese scientists test robotic miner built to harvest valuable metals from the ocean’s floor.
Technological breakthrough could revolutionise commercial shipping, naval engineering and deep sea operations if rolled out at scale.
Chinese research institute confirms success of fission-based innovation that is poised to reshape clean, sustainable nuclear power.
China’s groundbreaking design features retractable wings that minimise drag for high-speed cruising.
Discoveries of large untapped mineral deposits in West Africa are behind Beijing’s push to invest heavily in exploration and mining.
But a Chinese expert warns it could lead to mass unemployment, polarisation, reduction in marriage rates and ‘erosion of family ethics’.
China’s strategic investment in transport infrastructure is helping it access Laotian reserves, securing food supply for its 1.4 billion people.
Researcher whose contribution to science was described as ‘close to Einstein’ specialised in the study of subatomic particles.
Era of complete stealth dominance could soon be over if China’s findings are authenticated in real-world scenarios.
Team says its leap in data processing technology was crucial in design of ‘distributed early warning detection big data platform’.
Borrowing from the motor industry, the national aerospace sector embraces a new mass production operating model.
PLA scientists trial cutting-edge military technology aimed at completely destroying enemy targets in multi-pronged attack.
China’s battlefield network can deform under attack and reassemble to original state even after huge damage, making it almost unbreakable.
