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Lingkong Tianxing Technology has showcased its self-developed reusable liquid rocket with an animated video simulation posted to its official website. Photo: Handout

Science

From rocket ballet to space fireworks: China’s aerospace innovators push boundaries

Chinese start-up reveals launch plan for both manoeuvrable rocket and artificial ‘meteor shower’.

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Apple’s China iPhone sales face headwinds in second half: Counterpoint

How are Chinese carriers pushing limits and testing boundaries in the Pacific?

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China Economy

Explainer | China’s power bank crackdown: 6 preflight answers for wary travellers

Uncertified devices for charging electronics are banned from domestic flights, leaving some people caught off guard at airports.

China’s move to ban non-compliant power banks from flights caught some travellers off guard. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s move to ban non-compliant power banks from flights caught some travellers off guard. Photo: Shutterstock

Diplomacy

South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung pledges to improve China, Russia ties

The president says his focus is on pragmatic diplomacy that safeguards the public and national interests.

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Military

Meet China’s first home-grown carrier, the Shandong, bridge to a blue-water future

The PLA Navy’s second carrier has become an instrument of Beijing’s long-range power projection past the first island chain.

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China Economy

Economist Huang Yiping floats Hong Kong as stablecoin staging ground

A digital currency pegged to the offshore yuan would be more workable in Hong Kong than mainland China, the central bank adviser says.

Huang Yiping, an economist and adviser to the People’s Bank of China, has suggested Hong Kong launch a stablecoin backed by the offshore yuan. Photo: Dickson Lee
Huang Yiping, an economist and adviser to the People’s Bank of China, has suggested Hong Kong launch a stablecoin backed by the offshore yuan. Photo: Dickson Lee

Politics

‘Loyal communist fighter’: China’s party paper hails late premier Li Keqiang

People’s Daily article honours ‘outstanding revolutionary, exemplary leader’ who died in October 2023, months after stepping down as premier.

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China Business

Chinese stocks to stagnate in second half on lack of catalysts, top brokerages say

For now, yuan-denominated stocks ‘are fairly valued’, analyst says, amid deflationary trend and sluggish earnings growth.

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Chinese pilot stabs colleagues, jumps to death over workplace dispute: report

China Southern Airlines captain leaps from building after failed work evaluation in country’s northeast, according to TV report.

A failed pilot evaluation at China Southern Airlines appears to have ignited a work dispute the ended with a pilot attacking colleagues before jumping to his death, according to police. Photo: AFP

Science

Chinese team creates blockchain tech to resist attacks from quantum computers

Their system – known as EQAS – replaces vulnerable maths-based encryption with a signature tool that’s more secure.

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Quantum computing “threatens to break today’s blockchain security systems”, according to Wu Tong, one of the researchers behind EQAS. Image: Shutterstock
Quantum computing “threatens to break today’s blockchain security systems”, according to Wu Tong, one of the researchers behind EQAS. Image: Shutterstock

Diplomacy

Europe has many challenges but none come from China, Wang Yi tells EU

Top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas urges concrete solutions to rebalance economic ties and calls on China to end restrictions on rare earth exports.

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Exclusive | Armenia looks to deepen ties with China for foreign policy beyond Russia

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan says his country’s Crossroads of Peace and China’s belt and road project are interdependent.

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Science

China’s 500-megawatt turbine in Tibet marks hydropower breakthrough

With two of the turbines, Datang Zala Hydropower Station will generate as much power as burning 1.3 million tonnes of coal every year.

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The turbine has an outer diameter of more than 6 metres and features 21 water buckets. Photo: Handout

Military

Trump has a US$30 billion plan to match China at shipbuilding. Can he win?

Observers say US may struggle to match China’s fast-growing naval fleet and commercial shipbuilding, even with the support of Asian allies.

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Illustration: Henry Wong

Science

Has Apple been trapped by China? Not so fast, analysts say

Panellists at a think tank event dispute the premise of Patrick McGee’s book, ‘Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company’.

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Diplomacy

Questions loom at Brics Rio summit about group’s effectiveness

Emerging economy leaders gather amid geopolitical tensions, frayed Washington alliances under Trump trade policy.

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Global Economy

China urges Japan, South Korea and Asean to unite amid trade war turbulence

Beijing’s top financial and economic officials want to strengthen regional ties amid US trade war uncertainties.

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Pan Gongsheng (right), governor of the People’s Bank of China, speaks as Lan Foan, China’s finance minister, looks on during a presser on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 6. Photo: AP
Pan Gongsheng (right), governor of the People’s Bank of China, speaks as Lan Foan, China’s finance minister, looks on during a presser on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 6. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

Trump signals willingness to lower China tariffs ‘at some point’

‘I’m going to lower them, because otherwise, you could never do business with them, and they want to do business very much,’ Trump said.

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Diplomacy

China on African charm offensive to rally opposition to ‘bullying’ US

While Trump targets critical minerals and specific nations, China expands influence through bilateral and multilateral engagement: analyst.

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Diplomacy

China warns US against ‘coercion’ as top officials prepare for trade talks

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says meeting with Vice-Premier He Lifeng will be about ‘de-escalation, not a big trade deal’.

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China’s top economic official Vice-Premier He Lifeng will meet senior US representatives in Switzerland this week. Photo: Getty Images
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LATEST China Science NEWS

From rocket ballet to space fireworks: China’s aerospace innovators push boundaries

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Lingkong Tianxing Technology has showcased its self-developed reusable liquid rocket with an animated video simulation posted to its official website. Photo: Handout

Chinese team creates blockchain tech to resist attacks from quantum computers

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Quantum computing “threatens to break today’s blockchain security systems”, according to Wu Tong, one of the researchers behind EQAS. Image: Shutterstock

China’s 500-megawatt turbine in Tibet marks hydropower breakthrough

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The turbine has an outer diameter of more than 6 metres and features 21 water buckets. Photo: Handout

Has Apple been trapped by China? Not so fast, analysts say

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A new book suggests Apple Inc helped build China’s dominance in electronics only to find itself trapped by an authoritarian state. Image: Shutterstock

Communication expert Julian Cheng leaves Canada career for China university

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Great Bay University’s Songshan Lake campus in Dongguan, Guangdong province, southern China. Photo: Handout
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