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A still from the upcoming martial arts title, Heroes of Jin Yong, which is on track to be the most expensive video game ever made in China. Photo: Handout
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Chen Mo – the man behind Heroes of Jin Yong – on AI and making a blockbuster game

Creator of new incarnation of martial arts epic says connection to the game is more than commercial – it is personal.

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EU bans Chinese organisations from critical tech programmes, including AI, chips

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How China’s Yangtze River fishing ban is also helping finless porpoise recover

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Chinese scientists create new battery with electrolyte as safe as tofu brine

Moving beyond flammable lithium-ion batteries, Chinese scientists have developed a long-lasting battery that uses a non-toxic electrolyte.

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Chinese scientists are working on a green-friendly and safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries which have been known to explode and cause fires. Photo: Getty Images
Chinese scientists are working on a green-friendly and safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries which have been known to explode and cause fires. Photo: Getty Images
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Chinese researchers achieve ‘slow motion’ in quantum chaos for better data

Researchers have controlled a temporary stable phase in the system, offering a possible avenue for preserving quantum information.

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‘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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China on track to complete world’s ‘most difficult’ railway project before 2030

330km Dali-Ruili Railway is expected to transform transport in Yunnan’s mountainous west, and better link China to South and Southeast Asia.

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A train seen during a trial run in 2022 on the Dali-Baoshan section of the railway line in Yunnan province. Photo: Xinhua
A train seen during a trial run in 2022 on the Dali-Baoshan section of the railway line in Yunnan province. Photo: Xinhua
China's military weapons

Everything we know about China’s mysterious, futuristic Nantianmen Project

Is it a storytelling vehicle for imaginative military hardware, blending science fiction with reality, or is it a glimpse of the future?

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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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Steve Durst – the US citizen space diplomat who reached out to China

Durst, who has died aged 82, bridged a political divide for the ‘shared excitement of exploring the cosmos’.

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Steve Durst (second right) poses with collaboration partners from mainland China, Hong Kong and Thailand at the second International Deep Space Exploration Conference (Tiandu Forum) in Anhui, in September 2024. Photo: Handout
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China’s first man in space Yang Liwei officially retires from active duty

First Chinese astronaut to reach Earth’s orbit says he and his cohort are ready to return to space ‘if our motherland needs us’.

Yang Liwei emerges from the Shenzhou-5 re-entry capsule in October 2003. Photo: Handout
Yang Liwei emerges from the Shenzhou-5 re-entry capsule in October 2003. Photo: Handout
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China’s green energy leader Inner Mongolia is working on ‘flexible’ power plants

The two plants will use coal as a backup to renewable sources such as wind and solar power in a major strategic shift.

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Top neuroscientist Arthur Konnerth leaves Germany for full-time role in China

The Brain Prize winner, known for pioneering brain imaging techniques, joins the rapidly expanding Shenzhen Bay Laboratory.

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Japanese paper-cutting art inspires China science team’s flexible brain implants

Stretchable microelectrode arrays aim to overcome limitations of electrode technology, such as Neuralink.

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Chinese scientists said the design of their stretchable microelectrodes was inspired by the Japanese art of paper cutting. Photo: ScienceNet
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How did a prized red gemstone reach the ancient, mysterious Shu kingdom?

The presence of the warm, reddish-orange mineral in the Bronze Age archaeological site of Sanxingdui has long puzzled archaeologists.

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A visitor views the “Ancient Shu Civilisation of the Sanxingdui and Jinsha Sites” exhibition at the National Museum of China in Beijing on January 18. A Chinese team says it has solved some mysteries related to crimson beads found in Sanxingdui. Photo: Xinhua
A visitor views the “Ancient Shu Civilisation of the Sanxingdui and Jinsha Sites” exhibition at the National Museum of China in Beijing on January 18. A Chinese team says it has solved some mysteries related to crimson beads found in Sanxingdui. Photo: Xinhua
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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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10, 9, 8 ... rocket test puts China neck and neck with US in moon race

Space analysts call China’s successful test a ‘significant milestone’ as SpaceX and Blue Origin vie to provide US lunar lander.

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World-leading computational biology pioneer Bao Zhirong returns to China from US

The biologist, renowned for his cancer genomics research, will study brain circuits for insights into autism at his new lab in Shenzhen.

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Computational biologist Bao Zhirong has joined the Southern University of Science and Technology as a chair professor with its life sciences school. Photo: Handout
Computational biologist Bao Zhirong has joined the Southern University of Science and Technology as a chair professor with its life sciences school. Photo: Handout
SCMP Highlights

Starlink’s worst nightmare; China’s Shenlong mission: 7 science highlights

From China’s world-first microwave weapon to a fourth ‘Shenlong’ mission, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

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China’s Mengzhou spacecraft passes key test for 2030 crewed moon mission

Test features first flight and controlled vertical splashdown of a Long March-10 carrier rocket.

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Chinese scientists help create ‘machine eye’ that may be faster than human sight

A new type of hardware inspired by the brain increases machine vision speed by four times, bringing revolutionary safety breakthroughs.

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Slower reaction times among self-driving vehicles have been a long-standing safety concern. Photo: Handout
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Will Musk’s moon pivot put SpaceX on collision course with China’s ambitions?

Elon Musk shifts short-term sights from Mars to the moon, where the race for prime space could pit his company against Chinese research base.

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Elon Musk has announced plans to set up a “self-growing city” on the moon in less than a decade. Photo: Shutterstock
Elon Musk has announced plans to set up a “self-growing city” on the moon in less than a decade. Photo: Shutterstock
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Vietnam’s legendary maths genius Ngo Bao Chau to join University of Hong Kong

The Fields Medal winner and his country’s most distinguished mathematician is leaving the US and returning to Asia.

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US transformers are ageing. Why renewable energy could make things worse

Team in China finds that high renewable energy integration could make power transformers age nearly a quarter faster.

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‘Super antibody’ found by Chinese team could end 30% fatality tick-borne fever

Researchers in China say the protein could be a way to tackle a growing parasitic threat.

Ticks can be vectors for a number of illnesses. Photo: Shutterstock
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