China’s struggling solar industry needs government support to ease overcapacity as attempts to self-discipline seem to have failed, company executives said at the industry’s top annual event in Shanghai on Tuesday.
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China Carefully Assembling Deep-Sea Mining Strategy
In a world hungry for crucial resources, China may not be poised to start deep-sea mining but it is planting seeds for such operations in a meticulously planned economic and geopolitical strategy.
Chinese hackers and user lapses turn smartphones into a ‘mobile security crisis’
Hackers tied to China’s government have tried repeatedly to access the phones of prominent Americans, part of Beijing’s sprawling cyberespionage efforts …
How China is vying to attract the world’s top scientific talent
Hundreds of policies across the country have been designed to lure researchers and new graduates to settle there.
Silent Threat: How China’s Cyber Warriors Exploit Mobile Weaknesses
A sophisticated cyberattack orchestrated by Chinese hackers has highlighted vulnerabilities in smartphones used by government and tech professionals. These attacks exploited weaknesses in mobile …
China is racing ahead with sodium-ion batteries – as sea salt becomes the power source for its electric scooter revolution
But last year, Chinese automaker JAC (a joint venture with Volkswagen in China) produced the world’s first sodium-ion battery production car in the Hua Xianzi (it roughly translates to ‘Flower Fairy’), which uses a tiny…
HKBN’s CEO Says China Mobile Takeover Offer Undervalues Firm
China Mobile Ltd.’s takeover offer for HKBN Ltd. undervalues the company, according to the Hong Kong broadband provider’s top executive.
{Hot Stocks}CHINA UNICOM(00762) quoted at HK$9.49, up 2.9%
[ET Net News Agency, 6 June 2025] CHINA UNICOM (00762) rose 2.9% to HK$9.49. It hits an intra-day high of HK$9.5, breaking above the 10-D SMA of HK$9.338, and an intra-day low of HK$9.27. The…
China’s Hypersonic Missiles are a Threat to America’s Military
China is a world leader in hypersonic weapons, possessing at least four operational systems that pose a significant threat to the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific. -Key platforms …
OpenAI Says Significant Number of Recent ChatGPT Misuses Likely Came From China
The company said it had disrupted several attempts to leverage its artificial-intelligence models for cyber threats and covert influence operations.
How China’s Rare Earth Controls Are Reshaping Global Supply Chains and Technology Security
Each F-35 fighter jet contains roughly 900 pounds of rare earth materials, while submarines can require more than 9,000 pounds, the U.S. Department of Defense has concluded a stark reminder of how deeply integrated these…
China’s rare earth weapon changes contours of trade war battlefield
China has signalled for more than 15 years that it was looking to weaponise areas of the global supply chain, a strategy modelled on longstanding American export controls Beijing views as aimed at …
The Download: China’s AI agent boom, and GPS alternatives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
