https://www.scmp.com/rss/522689/feed The latest news and top stories on Zhang Shengwu, a 60-year-old Chinese inventor from Anhui province. Known for his remarkable self-taught engineering skills, he gained recognition for constructing home-made submarines without formal training or blueprints. He has a background in carpentry and shipping, which likely contributed to his practical expertise. His work involves designing and building functional submersibles, notably the "Big Black Fish", a two-person vessel capable of diving eight... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP SCMP Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China cuts US Treasury stockpiles to the lowest level since 2009 China trimmed its US Treasury holdings for a third straight month in May, amid escalating trade tensions with Washington and mounting concerns over a sweeping tax and spending bill. 2. Fentanyl likely on US-China trade agenda after long absence: analysts The trafficking of materials to make... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3318737/china-trims-us-treasury-stockpiles-again-panama-canal-warning-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3318737/china-trims-us-treasury-stockpiles-again-panama-canal-warning-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:15:07 +0000 Ling Xin Ling Xin On a quiet river in central China’s Anhui province, villagers in Hanshan county stopped to stare as a sleek black shape sliced through the water with a low mechanical growl. It was not a military test or an industrial prototype. It was a home-made submarine – designed, built, and piloted by Zhang Shengwu, a 60-year-old farmer with no engineering degree and no blueprint to follow. “I’d watched boats all my life,” Zhang told Dawan News, a government-affiliated outlet, referring to the years he... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3318525/chinese-farmer-turns-inventor-homemade-7-metre-submarine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3318525/chinese-farmer-turns-inventor-homemade-7-metre-submarine?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:00:11 +0000