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China’s top fighter pilots are using baduanjin, a form of qigong, to strengthen their core muscles and increase fitness. Photo: Xinhua
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China is training super-pilots with qigong for stealth jet and drone battle

As the physical demands on top Chinese pilots continues to rise, an ancient form of exercise is keeping them fighting fit.

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China-US study replicates ancient rice wine identified from 10,000 years ago

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SpaceX and 7 dwarves: Chinese space firms line up to enter reusable rocket race

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China’s hypersonic jumbo jet prototype hits Mach 6 in Gobi Desert test flight

Chinese institute reveals test footage of aircraft that could help turn dream of ‘one-hour global travel’ into reality.

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Video footage released this week shows the prototype’s 2021 test flight, which had been kept under wraps for years because of the sensitivity of the project. Photo: Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Video footage released this week shows the prototype’s 2021 test flight, which had been kept under wraps for years because of the sensitivity of the project. Photo: Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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China intrigued by Russia’s planned rail link to planet’s largest coalfield

A Chinese association reveals it is keeping an eye on a project that aims to unlock potentially trillions of tonnes of the fossil fuel.

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Hopes for hepatitis B ‘cure’ with China-led treatment advance

Drug combination reaches key threshold for ‘functional cure’ of chronic liver infection that affects more than 250 million people worldwide.

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US must engage China’s ‘wickedly competitive’ hi-tech firms: trade group leader

Mainland companies striving to overcome slower domestic growth and oversupply while multinationals need R&D talent to stay globally viable.

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A silicon wafer during the photolithography process inside a computer chip production machine. Semiconductor manufacturing has been targeted by both the US and China with trade restrictions. Photo: Shutterstock
A silicon wafer during the photolithography process inside a computer chip production machine. Semiconductor manufacturing has been targeted by both the US and China with trade restrictions. Photo: Shutterstock

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Scientists discover 3,000-year-old silk at China’s mysterious Sanxingdui ruins

Archaeologists believe the silk – the first found at enigmatic Sichuan site – was used in rituals to ‘communicate between heaven and earth’.

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The Chinese lidar researchers diving deep to ‘fish for a needle in the sea’

Best paper prize recognises world’s first single-photon laser-based underwater detection technology that can operate at 1,000-m depths.

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For US to edge China in tech, add visa options to lure quantum workers: official

‘Significant’ labour shortfall runs into tens of thousands as Washington and allies worry about Beijing cracking their encryption.

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An empty parcel of land surrounded by water on three sides including Lake Michigan to the east that PsiQuantum, an American quantum-computing company, plans to build on the border between Illinois and Indiana. Photo: Chicago Tribune/TNS

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Chinese gene unchanged for 3,000 years in cradle of civilisation: study

Examination of genomic sequences in the Central Plain region of China finds ‘no major shift’ since the Stone Age, despite upheavals.

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Researchers in China compared the genomes of individuals in Henan province with Neolithic genetic material and found no major shift, according to a paper. Photo: Reuters
Researchers in China compared the genomes of individuals in Henan province with Neolithic genetic material and found no major shift, according to a paper. Photo: Reuters

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The hi-res imaging technique that could sharpen remote sensing and astronomy

A team in China have come up with a way to improve the resolution of digital sensors.

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To expand TCM use, China to train 1,300 practitioners in belt and road nations

About 1,300 overseas health workers will be part of the first batch to learn about the approach.

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Top mathematician says Chinese scientists have no choice but to leave US

Many feel ‘uncomfortable’ because of discrimination, according to Yau Shing-Tung.

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Top mathematician Yau Shing-tung says China needs to foster groundbreaking innovations and creative research. Photo: Edmond So

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Countdown to NEO brain-computer interface clinical trial in China

At least 30 patients are expected to be implanted with Chinese BCI technology, developer says.

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Three patients have been implanted successfully with the NEO technology and a bigger clinical trial is scheduled for next year. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Three patients have been implanted successfully with the NEO technology and a bigger clinical trial is scheduled for next year. Photo: Shutterstock Images

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Tomb of Chinese emperor Liu He gives up Han dynasty battle secrets

6,000 multi-material armour scales represent a first for Han dynasty discoveries and are also ‘the smallest ever unearthed’ from the era.

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Chinese scientists shed light on how animals ‘run away’ from deadly viruses

Researchers from China find healthy organisms can outpace infected counterparts to leave them behind in a ‘migratory culling’.

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China’s ‘explosive’ ironmaking breakthrough achieves 3,600-fold speed boost

A new method for making iron is not only faster and cheaper, but also better for the environment, according to Chinese researchers.

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A new method for ‘flash ironmaking’ has the potential to revolutionise steel manufacturing. Photo: Shutterstock
A new method for ‘flash ironmaking’ has the potential to revolutionise steel manufacturing. Photo: Shutterstock

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The English impediment: why Chinese scientists can’t use Chinese

In the world of science, English is the standard language. But could this be limiting talented Chinese academics?

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Chinese rocket scientists find ICBMs age much faster than they thought

Hundreds of intercontinental ballistic missiles could be unusable, according to new research into the shelf life of missile fuel.

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Chinese scientists say low-cost foam can remove microplastics from water

Researchers in China develop sustainable substance derived from squid bones and cotton to tackle harmful plastic particle pollution.

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Microplastics are widely found in cosmetic products and foods, and humans may ingest them without noticing. Photo: Shutterstock
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