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China's economic recovery

Open Questions | Dong Yu on why ‘every chapter’ of China’s 5-year plans boils down to income

Drafter of earlier plans speaks on why China continues the tradition - and why other countries are now trying to emulate it.

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US-China relations

Can a Xi-Trump phone call deliver an off-ramp from US-China tensions?

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China-Middle East relations

Clash between Chinese scholar and Israeli diplomat over Gaza goes viral

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Open Questions series

Open Questions | Dong Yu on China’s jobs crunch, AI and why plans matter

Former drafter of five-year plans on their advantages for China and what the next one should say about growing the economy and people’s incomes.

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US-China tech war

Chinese 3D biomolecule imaging start-up aims for IPO in 2027

Shuimu BioSciences is the first Chinese company to develop its own cryo-electron microscopy machine, a vital tool in drug discovery.

US-China relations

Charlie Kirk, US political violence – and what it looks like from China

Two killings in the United States highlight the tragedy of American politics, an observer says.

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US-China relations

Dozens of US-China education programmes ‘must end’, says House Republican report

NYU - East China Normal University physics institute among partnerships targeted in broadside against tie-ups seen helping country modernise.

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The entrance to the main Duke University campus in Durham, N.C Photo: AP
SCMP Highlights

China’s cash-conscious consumers; snow-blowing robots: SCMP daily highlights

From Intel chip architect Su Fei’s return to China to Trump’s India ambassador nominee, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

Science

Intel chip architect Su Fei returns to China after 20 years in the US

The award-winning engineer with a reputation for mentorship has taken up an endowed chair professorship at Tsinghua University.

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US-China relations

Trump, a trail of diplomacy and a possible trip to China to resolve the trade war

Chinese and American officials met this week for meetings that could pave the way for a US-China summit.

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Trade talks would be a key part of any summit the presidents of the US and China. Photo: AP
Science

Exclusive | Why did Harvard top mathematician Liu Jun leave the US for China?

Professor’s decision to return to Tsinghua University amid rising tensions and US funding cuts had ‘nothing to do with Trump’.

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Liu Jun, one of the world’s leading statisticians and a longtime professor at Harvard University, has returned to China full time, accepting a prestigious chair at Tsinghua University last month. Photo: Handout
SCMP Highlights

Harvard’s top mathematician to China, a Mars discovery: 7 science highlights

From Mexico’s tiny satellites on Chinese rocket to a plastics-to-petrol first, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

India

The View | Together, China and India can be a tech innovation force

India has shot up in innovation rankings with venture capital as a new metric. More could be achieved if India and China joined forces.

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Alibaba

Alibaba donates to Tsinghua University in effort to groom AI talent

The donation would go to Tsinghua’s Wuqiong College, a new school to train the country’s top artificial intelligence undergraduates.

Tsinghua University president Li Luming (right) presents a commemorative plaque to Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu Yongming to mark the donation. Photo: Handout
China's military weapons

How China’s military surged ahead by firing up competition among suppliers

State firms are still the backbone of weapons supplies, private companies are playing a bigger role.

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State firms are still the backbone of China’s defence industry but the private sector is playing a bigger role. Photo: Eugene Lee
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Harvard’s top mathematician Liu Jun leaves US for China

Patriotism, plus ‘a love for education and science’, amid Trump research cuts, sees leading US statistician Liu Jun return to China.

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China technology

China’s biotech industry is gaining on the US. Can tariffs hold them back?

Pharmaceutical firms in China have grown fast, but geopolitics and a long head start could keep US-based leaders at industry apex - for now.

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China-EU relations

Europe’s summer from hell bleeds into autumn as Trump and Xi turn the screws

Brussels flounders and others set the pace of global power politics, so commentators reach for comparison in Chinese history.

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Scenes of President Xi Jinping flanked by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this week caused shock waves in Europe. Photo: EPA/Xinhua
Science

Europe power guru Wang Xiongfei brings grid stability expertise home to China

The newly appointed Xinghua chair professor at Tsinghua University remains involved in six European research projects.

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Trending in China

Top China athlete praised for looks, talent says she embodies strength, beauty

Striking high-jump prospect hits back at critics who belittle her achievements, say she should cut her hair.

Trending in China

China’s ‘PhD village’ celebrates another doctoral student, brings total to 33

Residents earn PhD degrees from prestigious institutions, including Tsinghua University, Hong Kong University, Cambridge, and Cornell.

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A village in Fujian, known as a “PhD village” with 33 doctoral graduates recently held a scholarship award ceremony to celebrate the addition of another PhD student. Photo: SCMP composite/Jimu
China-Japan relations

After The War | Love, hate and the post-war paradox of China-Japan relations

A popular film about the Nanking massacre marks the latest fraught chapter between countries that view each other with suspicion and affinity.

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Science

Why US is joining China in race to ‘game-changing’ rotating detonation engine

Chinese scientists have been leading the way in developing the technology that could transform hypersonic military capabilities.

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Science

‘Will you leave US for China?’ It depends, mathematician Terence Tao says

Trump funding cuts have left situation more ‘fluid and unstable’ than at any time in the last 30 years, Tao says.

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Science

China tests meltdown-proof tech for nuclear waste-recycling fast reactor

Breakthrough hailed for allowing 100 times more energy to be extracted from the same type of fuel used in water-cooled reactors.

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China’s most recent fourth-generation nuclear plant is the CFR-600 in Xiapu, Fujian province. Photo: CNNC
SCMP Highlights

Beijing bets on AI, China’s ‘doll economy’ boom: SCMP daily highlights

From China’s ‘doll economy’ boom to the possible expansion of the ‘Great Green Wall’ to Mongolia, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

People attend the launch event of the first commercial application of artificial intelligence for the mining industry in China’s Shandong province in 2023. From 2023 to 2028, China’s smart computing power is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 46.2 per cent, a new report shows. Photo: EPA-EFE
Science

China’s new floating wind power tech may rival traditional windmills: engineer

Developers say airborne power generation system ideal for disaster relief and isolated locations, such as islands and oilfields.

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US-China relations

Open Questions | ‘Ignorance and neglect’ mark flawed US policy in China race: Da Wei

Tsinghua University expert looks at prospects for a Xi-Trump summit and explains why China is not ready to take the US’ place on world stage.

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