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Science

‘Degrees of consciousness’: a 15-year-old philosopher considers the rights of AI

Teen author and aspiring sleep educator Benjamin Qin Mujia impressed at the China trials for the International Philosophy Olympiad.

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Artificial intelligence

Letters | Schools need more time to decide on AI’s future in academia

China’s Communist Party

China expands initiative to stamp out Western bias in ethnic studies

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Trending in China

China student says family only bought TV after her acceptance to top university

Strict parents clamp down on daughter’s mobile phone use, allow just 10 minutes a day on chat app, must finish homework before bed.

A student in China says her family only bought a televison after she was accepted by a top university. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Baidu_Haokan

China fast-tracks university majors in push to counter trade war impact

Shake-up announced by education ministry designed to fill urgent needs for skilled talent as Beijing seeks technical self-reliance in new growth sectors.

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US-China relations

Talent war? China gears up for competition as global race heats up

Amid competition for elite researchers, mainland goes from strength to strength - but experts say more can be done to attract international students.

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US-China relations

China issues warnings about US travel to its citizens, urging ‘caution’

Tourism ministry advises travellers to ‘assess risks’ while education ministry tells students to ‘conduct risk safety assessments’.

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Beijing’s warnings came shortly after mainland officials announced additional 50 per cent tariffs on all American imports in response to US President Donald Trump’s latest duties. Photo: Shutterstock
Trending in China

China journalism graduate swaps high-paying job for happiness as canteen worker

Earning 6,000 yuan (US$820) a month, young woman expresses strong aspiration to eventually become canteen manager.

Trending in China

China ‘demon teacher’ with 2 million fans hailed as superstar for ‘tough-love’ style

Liu once warned students not to be distracted during online class, or she would ‘turn into a ghost, crawl out of your screen to consume you’.

Trending in China

China schoolboy slapped 9 times for disrespect after addressing teacher by name

Violent teacher suspended from position amid police investigation as parents reject US$700 compensation from school.

A primary schoolboy in China was slapped in the face nine times for “disrespecting” a teacher, sparking a fierce deabte on social media. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
China’s private sector

How are new Chinese universities attracting top talent from around the world?

Fuyao University of Science and Technology, which began enrolling students this year, trumpets faculty’s international credentials.

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Westlake University in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, pioneered the entrepreneur-funded model. Photo: Westlake University
Singapore

Being Chinese | In Singapore, my children are freer to be happy than I was in China

Having been through China’s pressure-cooker education system, I appreciate how Singapore balances Eastern discipline and Western creativity.

Trending in China

Ex-China security guard becomes lawyer after decade auditing top courses

Hard-working, do-any-job man from poor rural background shows grit, determination to realise dream of joining fight for justice.

Science

Chinese mathematicians say they have cracked century-old fluid mechanics puzzle

Pre-print paper prompts social media discussion over ‘a year of miracles for the Chinese mathematical community’.

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At the beginning of the 1900s, mathematician David Hilbert wanted to know if the laws of physics, such as fluid mechanics, could be built from simple, proven maths rules. Photo: Shutterstock
Two Sessions 2025

China urged to prepare students for challenges of AI and ageing population

At ‘two sessions’, Chinese lawmakers and political advisers call for changes to education system to ‘solve future problems’.

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Some lawmakers warn that China’s universities do not offer enough specialised medical programmes focused on treating the elderly. Photo: Peking University
Two Sessions 2025

China, it’s time for ‘the talk’: sex education urged for children

Years after Beijing called for ‘age-appropriate sex education for minors’, a national curriculum remains absent as China’s demographic crisis worsens.

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Two Sessions 2025

Xi Jinping calls for education overhaul to ramp up China’s tech ambitions

Chinese president says training must be more responsive to the needs of economy and society.

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Two Sessions 2025

Is free preschool education the solution to China’s birth crisis?

The policy idea appears to be gaining momentum in China, with a proposal set to be made at this week’s ‘two sessions’.

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Students fly paper airplanes at a kindergarten in eastern China. Chinese lawmakers are reportedly considering proposals to provide free preschool education as part of a campaign to convince parents to have more children. Photo: Getty Images
Science

Power shift in science? Why chemistry is thriving in China and dying in the US

As China forges ahead in chemistry research output, dominating the latest Nature Index, the West is cutting chemistry departments.

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DeepSeek

China grapples with how to teach children to use AI, and how to use it ethically

40 per cent of respondents in a northern Chinese high school used apps such as DeepSeek, Doubao and Kimi for winter break homework: report.

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Science

America’s loss, China’s gain: Chinese universities welcome PhD refugees from US

As the US cuts funding and suspends graduate admissions, China’s leading educational institutions are offering new academic pathways.

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Fudan University is one of several institutions coming up with innovative ways to attract overseas Chinese students, amid funding cuts and admissions pauses in the US. Photo: Xinhua
Taiwan

Taiwan bans academic exchanges with 3 mainland Chinese universities

Island also says it won’t recognise degrees from the institutions because of their links to Beijing’s United Front Work Department.

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Taiwanese Education Minister Cheng Ying-yao said the ban was needed “to prevent political influence operations”. Photo: CNA
Science

Chinese in Musk’s Grok squad line up against China in race for AI supremacy

Media in China is taking notice of the large number of key developers, researchers and scientists born and educated in China at work in US.

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China's economic recovery

Latest action plan aims to boost foreign investment in China’s economy

Government wants foreign investment to ‘serve the high-quality development’ of country’s manufacturing industry.

Semiconductors

Ex-Apple engineer returns to China to teach about semiconductors at alma mater

Wang Huanyu joins a wave of Chinese scientists to leave the US and return home.

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At Apple, Wang Huanyu was involved in research and development covering some of the latest processors designed by the company. Photo: Shutterstock
China technology

China’s universities get students up to speed on DeepSeek with new AI classes

The domestic start-up’s runaway success has led some higher education institutions to create course programming on applications of its AI model.

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Domestic artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has achieved a breakthrough in China’s AI development. Photo: Reuters
Science

Far more top-cited US scientists have papers retracted than Chinese peers: paper

Database records 55,000 retractions of papers from across the world and diverse fields between 2010 and 2024.

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Mainland China

Are China’s rural poor losing faith in education’s power to transform lives?

Farmers are turning away from educating their children beyond compulsory schooling, a gap that could lead to a human capital crisis.

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