Spending on cloud infrastructure services in China rose 6 per cent in the three months to March, the third consecutive quarter of single-digit growth The end of remote work arrangements reduced demand …
TECHNOLOGY
How a Chip Guru Left South Korea and Wound Up Accused of Leaking Tech to China
The former Samsung executive had a renowned career at home before working in China’s chip industry.
China wants to tightly control AI at home. The technology has other plans.
PROJECT SYNDICATE In his now-classic 2018 book, AI Superpowers, Kai-Fu Lee threw down the gauntlet in arguing that China poses a growing technological threat to the United States. When …
Huawei irreplaceable for Europe’s 5G rollout despite ‘de-risking’ efforts
While some EU politicians appear to have hardened their China stance by putting forward the need to “de-risk” economic ties with China, debate has once again been sparked over Huawei’s 5G technology.
JF-22 in China is now the world’s most powerful hypersonic wind tunnel
China’s new facility is located near the JF-12 wind tunnel that allows testing at speeds up to Mach 9, providing a one-stop testing facility for hypersonic research.
Blinken set for high-stakes China trip this weekend, but there’s no sign of a thaw yet
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China this weekend, a high-stakes step in the U.S. push for an improvement in ties between the world’s fractious superpowers.
The Download: heat pumps for everyone, and fake Twitter accounts in China
The news: Heat pumps, which use electricity to both heat and cool homes, are now just as common in low-income households in the US as they are in wealthier ones. This bucks the trend among…
Huawei wins bulk of latest China Mobile 5G contract
C114.net estimated Huawei won more than half of China Mobile’s latest 5G construction contract which totalled CNY7.8B.
Musk’s EV push in China necessary for technology’s growth
Investment in EV innovation must continue if progress is to be made. Top of the range EVs such as the Tesla Model S Plaid can leave even the best conventional fossil fuel vehicles in their…
After scaring the world, China shows off ‘chute that can aim Long March rockets’ descents
Tech shrinks landing zones by 80 percent After years of expecting the world to deal with debris from the Long March rockets, the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) has developed a …
Saudi Arabia and China are part of a multipolar world order, and their mutual interests are ‘strong and rising,’ minister says
Saudi Arabia, in balancing its friendships with both China and the U.S., sees itself as a part of that. The kingdom has also become a much more active global player, wielding its oil-fueled financial …
China Broadnet reaches 9 million 5G subscribers: Report
China Broadnet had reached the 1 million 5G subscriber mark in October last year. The operator became the country’s fourth operator when formally inaugurated in 2020, having previously acquired a …
China is trying to stop its boosters from randomly crashing into villages
China’s space program has advanced by leaps and bounds in a relatively short time. However, it has suffered some bad publicity in recent years due to certain “uncontrolled reentries” (aka crashes). On …
