This is an audio transcript of the FT Tech Tonic podcast episode: US-China Tech Race: Shock and Awe. Demetri Sevastopulo I mean, I have to be very careful and kind of not get into …
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China’s economic data hints at cost of ‘COVID zero’ strategy
The country’s lockdowns have trapped truck drivers on highways, halted production lines and forced some importers to source goods from outside China.
Global investors flee China fearing that risks eclipse rewards
President Xi Jinping’s friendship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin has made investors more distrustful of China, while a strongman narrative is ga..
Core module of China’s space station achieves anticipated goal
Tianhe, the core module of China’s space station, has completed its verification of key technologies and achieved its expected goal. Yang Hong, chief designer of the space station system of the China …
Pozen Family Center for Human Rights Hosts Discussion on China’s High-Tech Totalitarianism
Teng then began his presentation on China’s “high-tech totalitarianism,” a term he used to describe China’s use of technology to expand power and tighten control. This has posed a serious threat to …
China Prepares For 2 Space Missions; Crews To Stay In Orbit For 6 Months
China has unveiled the country’s space missions crews of Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 missions who are undergoing relevant training and mission preparations.
Update: Two lab modules to be central work area on China’s space station
Screen image taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on March 27, 2022 shows the Shenzhou-13 astronauts watching the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft leaving the core module of China’s Tiangong space …
China’s space station to enter new phase of application: official
In this combo photo, astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu (from L to R) are out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner…
Column: The cost of China’s harsh ‘zero COVID’ policy? Human suffering and economic damage
For over two years, China’s response to the pandemic has been the draconian approach known as “zero COVID.” It succeeded in stopping the virus’ spread in 2020, when no vaccines existed and exposure …
Experts speak highly of China’s successful Shenzhou-13 mission
Provided by Xinhua Philippe Coue a French specialist in Chinese astronautics described the mission as faultlessBEIJING April 17 Xinhua — Forei …
China deploys its advanced ‘Mighty Dragon’ jet fighters to patrol disputed waters
The Chinese government has deployed its high-technology fighter jets—the J-20 or “Mighty Dragon”—to patrol disputed waters off its coasts, state-run media reported this week. The J-20s have “started …
China’s deep-sea exploration ‘is not just about depth’ China’s deep-sea exploration ‘is not just about depth’
China has made many achievements in crewed deep diving in recent years. From submersible Jiaolong, Shenhai Yongshi to Fendouzhe, the country’s maximum diving depth has surpassed 10,000 meters. But …
Areas near major iPhone plant in China under lockdown in Zhengzhou, adding trouble for Apple’s supply chain
Zhengzhou locked down some areas near Foxconn’s main iPhone manufacturing base, potentially worsening Apple’s supply chain woes after other suppliers suspended operations.
