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University of Science and Technology of China

The latest news and top stories on University of Science and Technology of China. A prominent Hefei China based public research university, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) is dedicated to developing a high-level science and technology workforce and advancing national scientific needs. Its main areas of focus include cutting-edge research in quantum information science, nanotechnology, life science, artificial intelligence and engineering. Recognised as a member of the elite C9 League, USTC is celebrated for establishing China’s first graduate school and operating key national laboratories, solidifying its reputation as a "Cradle of Scientific Elites".

Delegates walk past China’s national emblem at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing before the national legislature’s second plenary session in Beijing on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Two Sessions 2026

China eyes cross-border corruption law. Will it blunt the ‘long arm’ of the US?

Beijing to pass law aimed at preventing corruption by Chinese companies operating overseas after courts recover billions in illegal gains.

9 Mar 2026 - 9:30PMvideocam

Two Sessions 2026

How China could narrow a tech hub’s income gap – and avoid Silicon Valley’s fate

1 Mar 2026 - 10:00AMvideocam

Science

China achieves tamper-proof quantum communication over 100km with single atoms

6 Feb 2026 - 3:00AMvideocam

Hong Kong weather

How AI model predicts heavy rainstorms 4 hours in advance

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese researchers have developed a pioneering AI model.

28 Jan 2026 - 11:29PMvideocam

Hong Kong issued five black rainstorm warnings, the highest alert level, in 2025. Photo: May Tse

Science

China-US team’s feat could ‘open entirely new avenues’ in semiconductors

Paper outlines novel ‘self-etching’ technique enabling world’s first fabrication of intricate structures in 2D perovskite materials.

25 Jan 2026 - 8:00PMvideocam

DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s AI technique for long texts questioned by new research

AI models face a critical limitation known as the long-context bottleneck, which restricts their ability to process lengthy documents.

20 Jan 2026 - 11:42AM

Science

Quantum physicist You Chenglong joins cutting-edge Chinese research institute

The researcher is reported to have left the US to take up a position at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

19 Jan 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

You Chenglong is a specialist in quantum sensing and precision measurement. Photo: LSU Quantum Photonics Group

SCMP Highlights

China’s swipe at Starlink; 2,000-year-old ‘computer’: 7 science highlights

From China’s record-breaking hypergravity machine to geoengineering deserts, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

14 Jan 2026 - 3:00PM

Science

China offers full-time job to top European immunologist Andrew Macpherson

Distinguished professor leaves Switzerland to take up role in China, attracted by its reputation for cutting-edge biomedical research.

11 Jan 2026 - 2:00PMvideocam

Science

China’s new quantum computer hits stability milestone, beating Google on efficiency

Chinese team is first outside the US to cross key threshold that determines whether practical quantum computers can work reliably at scale.

26 Dec 2025 - 5:12PMvideocam

Science

Editorial | China is no longer a follower in the race for quantum supremacy

A Chinese team recreated one of Einstein’s famous thought experiments, the results of which could help improve technologies like quantum computing.

12 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM

Science

Chinese scientists develop promising stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s

New biotech allows ‘seeds’ planted in the brain to differentiate into new nerve cells, reshaping its neural network.

7 Dec 2025 - 6:20AMvideocam

Science

Chinese physicists prove Einstein wrong and put century-old debate to an end

‘Exceptionally precise’ set-up mimics thought experiment devised by sceptical genius to disprove the then-emerging field.

5 Dec 2025 - 12:08AM

Science

Chinese scientists create super stable building block for quantum computers

Physicist Pan Jianwei and team simulate exotic new state of matter that has ‘quantum armour’ against errors and noise.

28 Nov 2025 - 8:07PMvideocam

Chinese scientists have used the quantum processor Zuchongzhi 2, shown here in an illustration, to create a “quantum Lego block” that refuses to fall apart – even when shaken. Photo: Micius Salon/USTC

Science

Russia academy breaks up with China naval institute chief scientist under probe

Chinese headquarters of Russian Academy of Engineering says it is taking note of case against Guo Wei, who is accused of ‘faked’ credentials.

24 Nov 2025 - 9:23PMvideocam

Guo Wei has been suspended as a foreign academician to the Russian Academy of Engineering after he became subject to a Chinese police probe over alleged academic misconduct. Photo: Handout

US-China relations

From reusable rockets to deep-sea dives: how China closes tech gap on the West

China sees outer space and the polar regions as ‘strategic new frontiers’ vital to its future security – and is investing accordingly.

12 Nov 2025 - 11:35AMvideocam

US-China tech war

Ant Group joins China’s nuclear fusion funding surge as AI fuels energy demand

Ant Group’s backing of fusion start-up Xeonova underscores the growing flow of capital in China’s experimental energy frontier.

10 Nov 2025 - 6:00PM

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Tokyo Olympics hero Soo announces retirement, sheds ‘tears of gratitude’

Minnie Soo was part of Hong Kong women’s table tennis team that won historic bronze medal at 2020 Games.

4 Nov 2025 - 2:34PM

Hong Kong’s (from left) Lee Ho-ching, Minnie Soo Wai and Doo Hoi-kem celebrate winning bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. Photo: EPA-EFE

Science

Chinese scientists caught neurons ‘kissing’ each other with cutting-edge tech

Millisecond ‘kiss and run’ exchange – captured in a lab in China on the world’s first camera equipped to do it – solves a 50-year-old debate.

20 Oct 2025 - 2:56PMvideocam

Science

South Korean telecoms expert joins Chinese university on US risk list

Song Iick-ho moves to China to work at an institution branded a national security threat by the United States.

20 Sep 2025 - 3:14PMvideocam

Science

Mars should not have a solid inner core but it does, China-US study finds

Marsquake data gleaned by Chinese and US researchers could change long-held beliefs about red planet.

8 Sep 2025 - 12:07PMvideocam

Chinese and US scientists have discovered that Mars, also known as the red planet, has a solid inner core. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong society

Why has Hong Kong women’s life expectancy hit record high? What about the men?

Higher level of engagement in society and a willingness to seek help among factors helping women live longer than men, experts say.

3 Sep 2025 - 8:06AM

The trend of women living longer than men is reflective of the global situation, a population expert says. Photo: Sun Yeung

Education in Hong Kong

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s universities will not be asked to return funds again: minister

Education chief says clawback was for ‘riding out difficult times’, while renewed three-year agreement will ensure institutions are accountable.

3 Sep 2025 - 10:56PM

Corruption in China

China punishes medical bosses after doctor abandons surgery to defend lover

People’s Daily welcomes move months after scandal sparked public outrage and doubts about hospital management and professional ethics.

18 Aug 2025 - 7:10AM

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong reports new imported chikungunya fever case

City’s ninth imported case this month involves man, 23, who had travelled to Foshan in Guangdong province.

15 Aug 2025 - 11:27PM

The man has been admitted to Tseung Kwan O Hospital for treatment. Photo: Winson Wong

Science

Chinese scientists build largest array of atoms for quantum computing

Peer reviewers hail breakthrough as ‘significant’ advance in the development of atom-related quantum physics.

13 Aug 2025 - 8:32PM

The experimental setup used by scientists in China to arrange more than 2,000 rubidium atoms into precise arrays for quantum computing research. Photo: Handout

China Future Tech briefing

EVs | China plugs into next-generation batteries

Sodium-ion and solid-state batteries are emerging technologies for powering electric vehicles and storing electricity. China has made big advances on both.

10 Jul 2025 - 3:00PM

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University of Science and Technology of China

China eyes cross-border corruption law. Will it blunt the ‘long arm’ of the US?

Beijing to pass law aimed at preventing corruption by Chinese companies operating overseas after courts recover billions in illegal gains.

How China could narrow a tech hub’s income gap – and avoid Silicon Valley’s fate

China achieves tamper-proof quantum communication over 100km with single atoms

How AI model predicts heavy rainstorms 4 hours in advance

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese researchers have developed a pioneering AI model.

China-US team’s feat could ‘open entirely new avenues’ in semiconductors

Paper outlines novel ‘self-etching’ technique enabling world’s first fabrication of intricate structures in 2D perovskite materials.

DeepSeek’s AI technique for long texts questioned by new research

AI models face a critical limitation known as the long-context bottleneck, which restricts their ability to process lengthy documents.

Quantum physicist You Chenglong joins cutting-edge Chinese research institute

The researcher is reported to have left the US to take up a position at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

China’s swipe at Starlink; 2,000-year-old ‘computer’: 7 science highlights

From China’s record-breaking hypergravity machine to geoengineering deserts, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

China offers full-time job to top European immunologist Andrew Macpherson

Distinguished professor leaves Switzerland to take up role in China, attracted by its reputation for cutting-edge biomedical research.

China’s new quantum computer hits stability milestone, beating Google on efficiency

Chinese team is first outside the US to cross key threshold that determines whether practical quantum computers can work reliably at scale.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Editorial | China is no longer a follower in the race for quantum supremacy

A Chinese team recreated one of Einstein’s famous thought experiments, the results of which could help improve technologies like quantum computing.

Chinese scientists develop promising stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s

New biotech allows ‘seeds’ planted in the brain to differentiate into new nerve cells, reshaping its neural network.

Chinese physicists prove Einstein wrong and put century-old debate to an end

‘Exceptionally precise’ set-up mimics thought experiment devised by sceptical genius to disprove the then-emerging field.

Chinese scientists create super stable building block for quantum computers

Physicist Pan Jianwei and team simulate exotic new state of matter that has ‘quantum armour’ against errors and noise.

Russia academy breaks up with China naval institute chief scientist under probe

Chinese headquarters of Russian Academy of Engineering says it is taking note of case against Guo Wei, who is accused of ‘faked’ credentials.

From reusable rockets to deep-sea dives: how China closes tech gap on the West

China sees outer space and the polar regions as ‘strategic new frontiers’ vital to its future security – and is investing accordingly.

Ant Group joins China’s nuclear fusion funding surge as AI fuels energy demand

Ant Group’s backing of fusion start-up Xeonova underscores the growing flow of capital in China’s experimental energy frontier.

Tokyo Olympics hero Soo announces retirement, sheds ‘tears of gratitude’

Minnie Soo was part of Hong Kong women’s table tennis team that won historic bronze medal at 2020 Games.

Chinese scientists caught neurons ‘kissing’ each other with cutting-edge tech

Millisecond ‘kiss and run’ exchange – captured in a lab in China on the world’s first camera equipped to do it – solves a 50-year-old debate.

South Korean telecoms expert joins Chinese university on US risk list

Song Iick-ho moves to China to work at an institution branded a national security threat by the United States.

Mars should not have a solid inner core but it does, China-US study finds

Marsquake data gleaned by Chinese and US researchers could change long-held beliefs about red planet.

Why has Hong Kong women’s life expectancy hit record high? What about the men?

Higher level of engagement in society and a willingness to seek help among factors helping women live longer than men, experts say.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Exclusive | Hong Kong’s universities will not be asked to return funds again: minister

Education chief says clawback was for ‘riding out difficult times’, while renewed three-year agreement will ensure institutions are accountable.

China punishes medical bosses after doctor abandons surgery to defend lover

People’s Daily welcomes move months after scandal sparked public outrage and doubts about hospital management and professional ethics.

Hong Kong reports new imported chikungunya fever case

City’s ninth imported case this month involves man, 23, who had travelled to Foshan in Guangdong province.

Chinese scientists build largest array of atoms for quantum computing

Peer reviewers hail breakthrough as ‘significant’ advance in the development of atom-related quantum physics.

EVs | China plugs into next-generation batteries

Sodium-ion and solid-state batteries are emerging technologies for powering electric vehicles and storing electricity. China has made big advances on both.

Editorial | China is no longer a follower in the race for quantum supremacy

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s universities will not be asked to return funds again: minister