Facing a growing threat from China, the Navy envisions drone ships keeping an electronic eye on enemy forces across the vast Pacific Ocean, extending the reach of firepower, and keeping sailors out of …
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China’s Out-of-Control Booster Rocket Returns to Earth
The core stage of a wayward Long March 5B rocket has returned from its short stint in low Earth orbit, disintegrating above the northern coast of Borneo.
China’s telecom sector posts steady growth in H1
China’s telecommunications sector posted steady expansion in the first six months of the year, with emerging businesses such as cloud computing growing rapidly, official data showed. The sector posted …
China’s Top Angel Investors Pour $90 Million Into Crypto Hedge Fund, Betting on Recovery in Prices
The stomach-churning collapse of cryptocurrency tokens, savings accounts, and hedge fund Three Arrows Capital has wiped out fortunes just as the collapse of the Lehman Brothers investment bank did …
China says U.S. chip act will distort global semiconductor supply chain
China’s commerce ministry said on Friday that a major new chips act passed by the U.S. Congress will distort the global semiconductor supply chain and disrupt international trade.
Don’t Fear China’s Falling Rocket—Fear the Future It Foretells
Long considered trivial, the effects of rocket launches and reentering space debris on global warming and ozone loss could soon become too large to ignore …
China leads in hydropower capacity for 17 years
China’s installed hydropower capacity has been on top of the world for 17 consecutive years, according to a press release by the China Society for Engineering. By the end of June, China’s installed …
U.S. Congress poised to pass long-awaited bill to boost chipmakers, compete with China
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to pass sweeping legislation on Thursday to subsidize the domestic semiconductor industry as it competes with Chinese and other foreign manufacturers, despite …
‘Downplay it’: TikTok staff told to throw journalists off the scent of its China-sized image problem
From instructional videos and clever life hacks to social media challenges, TikTok’s unique mix of user-generated content with an uncannily effective AI-powered algorithm has taken the world by storm.
Factbox: U.S. Congress poised to pass long-awaited China semiconductor bill
The U.S. House of Representatives plans to give final passage on Thursday to sweeping legislation to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry as it competes with China by providing about $52 billion in …
China Broadnet’s commercial 5G services put on trial run in 29 provincial-level regions
This is in addition to the 20 provincial-level regions where China Broadnet’s 5G services were available for trial commercial use since June 27, bringing the total number of provincial-level regions …
China Mobile’s Migu builds metaverse headquarters in Xiamen
China Mobile is making a major push into the metaverse, as its digital content subsidiary Migu Co Ltd is setting up metaverse headquarters in Xiamen, Fujian province. Migu created a strategic …
China Investigates Industry Minister Over Suspected Violations
China is investigating Minister of Industry and Information Technology Xiao Yaqing on suspicion of “legal and disciplinary violations,” the country’s top anti-graft agency said in a statement.