https://www.scmp.com/rss/523591/feed The latest news and top stories on the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. A prominent Shenzhen-based public research university, CUHK-Shenzhen is dedicated to cultivating innovative global talent with Chinese cultural traditions. Established in partnership with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, it operates under a "one brand, two campuses" philosophy, awarding CUHK degrees. Its main areas of focus include science, engineering, economics, humanities and data science, alongside... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sylvia Ma,Kandy Wong Sylvia Ma,Kandy Wong US President Donald Trump’s landmark visit to China comes as the US-Iran war disrupts global energy supplies, fuels economic uncertainty and adds fresh strain to Washington-Beijing ties. In this story, part of a series examining how rivalry, interdependence and geopolitical crises are reshaping the relationship between the two powers, we explore how the countries’ standing in the world has changed – mostly to China’s benefit – since Trump’s previous trip. When US President Donald Trump unleashed... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3353264/after-nearly-9-years-trump-landing-totally-different-china-he-ready?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3353264/after-nearly-9-years-trump-landing-totally-different-china-he-ready?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2026 22:00:13 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong Chinese scientists have developed a way to generate electricity and achieve higher energy efficiency than conventional burning methods, while producing zero carbon dioxide emissions, by placing coal inside a “battery”. “Coal-fired power” conjures images of heavy pollution, steep carbon footprints and modest efficiency. But a novel, direct coal power technology challenges that stereotype by eliminating combustion entirely and sidestepping the carbon dioxide emissions that have long defined coal... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3351241/china-unveils-worlds-first-coal-fuel-cell-can-produce-electricity-zero-emission?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3351241/china-unveils-worlds-first-coal-fuel-cell-can-produce-electricity-zero-emission?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:15 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has launched an academy to nurture the next generation of female medical scientists, aiming to bridge a sex gap in which women make up just one-third of researchers globally. The Women in Science and Medicine Academy (Wise) aims to attract 100 early-career female researchers from the city and overseas in five years, supporting them with mentorship, leadership training and global exposure. Professor Siew Ng, an associate dean of CUHK’s medical school and... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3349097/hong-kongs-new-academy-female-medical-scientists-aims-bridge-gender-gap?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3349097/hong-kongs-new-academy-female-medical-scientists-aims-bridge-gender-gap?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:00:13 +0000 Dannie Peng Dannie Peng Chinese researchers have introduced a new methodology for evaluating medical and life science journals worldwide that does not rely on the “impact factor” traditionally used in the academic world. Experts view this as part of China’s broader efforts to strengthen its “academic discourse power”. Two new Dongbi Index journal lists, covering 4,027 medical and 3,064 life-science journals selected from more than 40,000 worldwide, were unveiled in Shanghai on March 21. They were developed by the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3348247/china-proposes-new-way-measure-academic-influence-departure-impact-factor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3348247/china-proposes-new-way-measure-academic-influence-departure-impact-factor?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Mar 2026 02:00:13 +0000 Vanessa Cai Vanessa Cai A prominent Chinese political scientist has cautioned Southeast Asian countries against leveraging China-US tensions for short-term benefits, saying this strategy could backfire. Speaking on the sidelines of the Boao Forum for Asia on Friday, Zheng Yongnian, dean of the school of public policy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, said that in the context of South China Sea sovereignty disputes, the key challenge lay in how countries interpreted the China-US rivalry. “Many countries... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3348238/asean-countries-warned-against-exploiting-us-china-tensions-short-term-gain?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3348238/asean-countries-warned-against-exploiting-us-china-tensions-short-term-gain?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:00:08 +0000 Ji Siqi Ji Siqi The havoc unleashed on global shipping by the US-Israel war on Iran has underlined China’s urgent need to fix its lack of a robust maritime insurance industry, a shipping expert has said. “In the maritime shipping sector, China’s industrial chain for ‘hardware’ is very well-established and mature,” said Chen Jihong, director of the Shenzhen International Maritime Research Institute. “However, when it comes to ‘software’, we are still constrained by others, and it will be difficult to change any... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3348096/iran-war-shows-chinas-urgent-need-plug-maritime-insurance-gap-expert?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3348096/iran-war-shows-chinas-urgent-need-plug-maritime-insurance-gap-expert?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:00:08 +0000 Sylvia Ma,Ji Siqi Sylvia Ma,Ji Siqi Amid growing geopolitical turbulence, international capital is increasingly seeking certainty – which China offers – a leading Chinese government adviser highlighted on Sunday, as the country’s central bank governor reiterated commitment to rolling out the welcome mat for foreign investors. Speaking on the sidelines of the China Development Forum, Zheng Yongnian, dean of the school of public policy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, noted that capital had been flowing to Hong... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3347470/international-capital-flowing-china-investors-seek-certainty-during-iranian-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3347470/international-capital-flowing-china-investors-seek-certainty-during-iranian-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:24:20 +0000 Shi Jiangtao Shi Jiangtao With the Strait of Hormuz effectively weaponised as part of the Iran crisis, Beijing should move beyond rigid non-intervention to take targeted action to defend its massive interests abroad, according to a leading Chinese government adviser. In an interview published on Monday, Zheng Yongnian called for a more assertive “intervention 2.0” while avoiding US-style hegemonic overreach or “strong-arm” tactics. He argued that China’s commitment to “absolute non-intervention” was becoming increasingly... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346396/new-age-disorder-it-time-china-rethink-non-intervention?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346396/new-age-disorder-it-time-china-rethink-non-intervention?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:00:14 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Hong Kong’s improving fiscal position has prompted a groundswell of calls for the government to offer more “sweeteners” in the coming budget, including a cross-party demand for more tax relief for the middle class, but economists have cautioned against such across-the-board measures. They were more supportive of targeted spending, a cause taken up in recent weeks by concern groups asking for more specific forms of help for grass-roots residents, especially the unemployed. The growing debate was... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3344177/hong-kong-budget-2026-27-sweeteners-grass-roots-or-middle-class?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3344177/hong-kong-budget-2026-27-sweeteners-grass-roots-or-middle-class?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:30:08 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung A new action plan released by the Qianhai authorities in Shenzhen aims to strengthen its position as a “key partner” to Hong Kong rather than a competitor, further bolstering the city’s status as a global hub for finance, trade and talent. The 2026 plan, released recently by authorities, is set to deepen cooperation between the special economic zone and the city through a dual-headquarters hub that enables Hong Kong-based unicorns to benefit from the free flow of capital, data and resources. A... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3341177/qianhai-strengthen-role-key-partner-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3341177/qianhai-strengthen-role-key-partner-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:39:24 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang Chinese who came of age during the country’s economic boom are less supportive of liberal democratic values than older generations, a study has revealed, contradicting the predictions of Western policymakers and academics. The study by researchers based in China and Britain found that Chinese people born after 1990 were “less likely to support democratic values than the older generation”, despite greater economic security and “a higher level of post-materialist values”. Their findings were... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3335861/chinas-post-materialist-generation-says-no-liberal-democracy-confounds-west?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3335861/chinas-post-materialist-generation-says-no-liberal-democracy-confounds-west?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:01:18 +0000 Yu Shiying Yu Shiying Last month, the first university jointly established by Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU), celebrated its 20th birthday. When the mainland opened up its education sector in 2003 with its new Regulations on Sino-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools, Baptist University was the only Hong Kong university that took the political, academic and administrative leap into the new territory. Amid waves of doubt and criticism, BNBU, then known as United... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3334552/why-hong-kong-universities-are-heading-north-mainland-collaborations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3334552/why-hong-kong-universities-are-heading-north-mainland-collaborations?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:30:10 +0000 Ji Siqi Ji Siqi Few areas of China reflect the country’s decades-long economic transformation more vividly than its cities. Rapid development has turned villages into dense urban landscapes and already sizeable metro areas into some of the world’s largest population centres. As the rate of urbanisation slows and the country transitions into a new economic era, we explore how select Chinese cities are navigating the change. Read the rest of our series here. There is hardly a city in China like Datong, where... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3330638/chinas-urban-revival-and-datong-contradiction-when-planning-double-edged-sword?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3330638/chinas-urban-revival-and-datong-contradiction-when-planning-double-edged-sword?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Oct 2025 22:00:16 +0000 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen China’s “institutional strength” will help the country tackle “major tests” over the course of the next five-year plan, analysts and state media have said. The country’s latest development plan, which is due to start next year and run until 2030, comes at a time when Beijing is facing increasing obstacles to its long-term ambitions both at home and abroad – particularly its intense rivalry with the United States. China’s first five-year plan was introduced in 1953. The country has since... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3330584/why-china-may-be-banking-institutional-strength-implement-next-5-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3330584/why-china-may-be-banking-institutional-strength-implement-next-5-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:16:02 +0000 Dannie Peng Dannie Peng At a conference in December, Wang Xingxing – the robotics guru who founded China’s industry-leading Unitree Robotics – had a sharp critique. “China is at a disadvantage in terms of talent reserves because its education system has decided that knowledge learned in school is often outdated, whereas overseas students study the world’s most cutting-edge technologies,” he told the audience. “The education system fundamentally shapes future development potential and opportunities,” Wang said, adding... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3329310/stem-crisis-chinas-universities-how-outdated-courses-are-wasting-talent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3329310/stem-crisis-chinas-universities-how-outdated-courses-are-wasting-talent?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:00:10 +0000 Cannix Yau Cannix Yau Hong Kong has started its National Day celebrations with an upbeat message from President Xi Jinping, two visiting PLA warships thrilling onlookers in Victoria Harbour and the restaurant sector betting on a business bump of up to 20 per cent during the extra-long “golden week” holiday. In a speech in Beijing on Tuesday to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Xi called on the nation to keep on working hard and to forge ahead with determination in... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3327438/hong-kong-gears-national-day-celebrations-xi-delivers-upbeat-message?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3327438/hong-kong-gears-national-day-celebrations-xi-delivers-upbeat-message?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:36:01 +0000 Cannix Yau Cannix Yau Hong Kong kicked off National Day “golden week” celebrations on Tuesday with two People’s Liberation Army (PLA) warships thrilling onlookers at Victoria Harbour and the catering sector betting on a business bump of up to 20 per cent amid a raft of festivities in the city. Michael Leung Chun-wah, chairman of the Association for Hong Kong Catering Services Management, gave the upbeat forecast as about 4,000 restaurants – the highest number in three years – joined its campaign to offer a 30 per... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3327420/hong-kong-caterers-eye-20-sales-bump-national-day-festivities-kick?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3327420/hong-kong-caterers-eye-20-sales-bump-national-day-festivities-kick?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:02:33 +0000 Zhao Ziwen Zhao Ziwen Beijing could incentivise Taiwan to reunite with the Chinese mainland by learning from German policies adopted after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a Chinese government adviser told a security forum on Wednesday. Zheng Yongnian, a political-science professor from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, said Beijing could consider steps such as financial support and unconditional citizenship for Taiwan residents. He hinted that mainland China had the means to adopt measures similar to some... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3325899/german-reunification-could-offer-lessons-beijing-taiwan-government-adviser?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3325899/german-reunification-could-offer-lessons-beijing-taiwan-government-adviser?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:20:16 +0000 Carl Zhang Carl Zhang China’s think-tanks should pay more attention to the nation’s actual conditions and rely less on Western knowledge, according to a leading Chinese scholar, who said policy advisers could better reflect and project the country’s soft power by incorporating “Chinese characteristics”. Professor Zheng Yongnian, a political economist with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, who is also a Beijing policy adviser, said that to better explain Chinese practices to the world and anticipate the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3317910/forget-west-china-think-tanks-must-be-self-centred-project-soft-power-expert?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3317910/forget-west-china-think-tanks-must-be-self-centred-project-soft-power-expert?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:00:08 +0000