Chinese technology advancements cannot be contained, and the country is increasingly an education and research powerhouse.
TECHNOLOGY
China accelerates space race with launch of Shenlong Spacecraft
As reported by Space.com, drawing on information from the Chinese news agency Xinhua, Beijing has once again catapulted its enigmatic spacecraft into orbit. The launch happened on Thursday, December …
America and China should keep doing research together
The widespread fear that China has exploited a naive American belief in openness has also sapped the will to work together. China has a long record of ordering Western companies to hand over …
China unveils space war-gaming system for military operations and training
Beijing says it does not want a space war, but new tech, previously shrouded in secrecy, helps prepare troops for futuristic battles – just in case.
Stealth: The Military Technology Russia, China and America Crave
Stealth technology is a relatively new, constantly improving feature on military aircraft. Stealth technology allows an aircraft to avoid detection by reducing its reflection of radar, infrared and …
AI scientist, founder of China’s SenseTime Tang Xiao’ou suddenly dies
Xiao’ou, an alumnus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, who founded SenseTime in 2014, was in his mid-fifties.
US-China science pact renewal
Controversy over the renewal of the US-China Science and Technology Agreement (STA) – the first accord between the two countries signed in 1979 after the official establishment of diplomatic ties – …
China Mobile Hong Kong Unveils Free NFT Marketplace “LinkNFT” and Introduces Metaverse Virtual Metropolis in Hong Kong
China Mobile Hong Kong (“CMHK” or “the Company”) officially announces the launch of LinkNFT, a free marketplace for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), making it the first telecommunications company in Hong …
China’s video games market recovers in 2023, domestic sales surpass $42.6 bln
China’s video games market returned to growth this year as domestic revenue rose 13% to 303 billion yuan ($42.6 billion), putting Beijing’s 8-month crackdown two years ago in the rear-view mirror.
China has ‘weaponised’ its dominance in critical minerals, say MPs
China has “weaponised” the supply of critical minerals needed for green energy by restricting access “for political leverage”, a group of MPs has warned. Britain’s net zero drive has been left …
U.S. and China race to shield secrets from quantum computers
Quantum computing could shred the encryption that guards digital information. Great powers are sprinting to master this technology to crack their adversaries’ codes.
China’s generative AI market to exceed $1.4t in 2023: report
The China Center for Information Industry Development, a public institution under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, estimated that China’s the generative AI market is expected …
China’s high-tech zones important source of innovation, creativity
Wu Jiaxi, an official at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said national high-tech zones have become an important source of innovation in China, an experimental field for …
