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EU bans Chinese organisations from critical tech programmes, including AI, chips
Chinese space scientist Wu Ji doubts the policy will hurt China much and may instead ‘make Europe appear more isolated’.
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Date set for US President Donald Trump’s trip to China
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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.
21 Feb 2026 - 11:15AM
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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
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Is China’s ‘reverse Great Firewall’ quietly blocking global access to official data?
Study finds many government websites in China inaccessible from abroad, suggesting bid to prevent open-source intelligence gathering.
21 Feb 2026 - 12:00AM
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Trump lashes out at US Supreme Court, rolls out new 10% global tariffs
Decision threatens administration’s trade agenda; casts shadow on Xi-Trump summit as some China tariffs wiped out before Beijing talks.
21 Feb 2026 - 8:27AM
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What next for China ties as Japan’s Takaichi targets Chinese ‘coercion’?
Japan facing ‘most severe and complex’ security scenario since World War II, prime minister says.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses parliament in Tokyo on Friday. Photo: AP
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China’s extreme 996 work schedule meets US tech’s hustle culture
Why advocates believe 996, the controversial 9am to 9pm, six-day-a-week culture popularised in China, can give American firms decisive edge.
20 Feb 2026 - 11:51PM
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Merz the latest European leader to visit China amid tensions with US
Trade deficit is likely to be top priority for German chancellor on his first official visit to China since taking office.
20 Feb 2026 - 9:38PM
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China scrambles fighters to confront US warplanes based in South Korea
The American warplanes made a rare approach towards China’s air defence identification zone over the Yellow Sea, local media reported.
20 Feb 2026 - 8:01PM
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Military
PLA, Chinese firm release images showing US military build-up around Iran
Imagery of combat aircraft and support planes at bases in the region comes amid reports that Washington appears ready to strike Tehran.
20 Feb 2026 - 6:00PM
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Satellite images released on social media by Chinese firm MizarVision show the latest US deployments at bases in Qatar, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Photo: Weibo/觅熵MizarVision
Diplomacy
China congratulates North Korea on party conclave, vows to work together: Xinhua
Message from Communist Party of China’s Central Committee lauds Workers’ Party for helping to develop North Korean economy, improving lives.
20 Feb 2026 - 7:27PM
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China helps Zimbabwe grow US$1.2 billion tobacco crop amid debt, health concerns
As Zimbabwe’s largest agricultural export and a primary foreign currency earner, tobacco dominates its trade with Beijing.
20 Feb 2026 - 12:00PM
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Politics
Why ‘ghosts’ are most dangerous foes in China’s cutthroat civil service exams
A bizarre case of inflating applicant numbers to deter potential job candidates has become a national talking point.
20 Feb 2026 - 4:53PM
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Economy, Trade & Business
Washington offers US$200 million to boost US smartphone industry in Indo-Pacific
State Department subsidies for US companies to shore up US artificial intelligence supply chain in region and counter China’s dominance.
20 Feb 2026 - 7:24AM
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Jacob Helberg, the State Department’s Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, believed the US$200 million in government funding would make “millions of smartphones more competitive”. Photo: Getty Images
US
Former Biden official says US must work with allies to counter China
Kurt Campbell warns Trump’s strategy risks weakening Washington leverage as policy machinery erodes and Beijing sharpens its approach.
20 Feb 2026 - 6:26AM
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Science
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.
20 Feb 2026 - 4:32PM
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Chinese satellite forces 4,400 of its Starlink rivals into lower altitude: study
Researchers in China said the SpaceX decision was ‘directly triggered’ by a close call between two satellites in December.
28 Jan 2026 - 12:09AM
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SpaceX has said it will move thousands of its internet satellites into a lower orbit. Photo: SpaceX
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The Chinese satellites SpaceX says were on collision course with Starlink
As orbits become more crowded and littered with debris, the US operator is having to move its devices to dodge damage.
23 Jan 2026 - 1:56AM
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China applies to put up 200,000 satellites after calling Starlink a crash risk
US Federal Communications Commission says it approved SpaceX to launch 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites.
11 Jan 2026 - 9:40PM
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China suffers unprecedented double rocket launch failures in a single day
Saturday’s twin failures involved a state-owned rocket and a private one, but observers attribute them to industry’s growing pains.
19 Jan 2026 - 10:43PM
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