Guowang, whose name translates as “national network,” will be operated by China Satnet, a state-run company established in 2021. The constellation will eventually consist of about 13,000 satellites, if all goes to plan.
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China Unicom’s profit climbs in H1 as costs ease
China Unicom’s capex in H1 declined by 15% to CNY20.2 billion, with full-year spending expected to fall 10% to CNY55 billion.
US Chip-Gear Maker Sued in China Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
Top US chip-equipment supplier Applied Materials Inc. was sued by a rival in China over what that company characterized as trade secret theft, a further escalation in the technology war between the …
Bessent Sees Nvidia, AMD China Agreements as a Model for Others
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the recent deal to allow Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to resume lower-end AI chip sales to China, on the condition they give the US government a …
Micron starts lay-offs in China as US memory chipmaker retreats from mobile NAND market
The affected mainland Micron units include research and development, testing and support facilities, according to Chinese media reports.
Micron walks away from China’s mobile NAND market, opening doors for rivals
Micron Technology is retreating from the mobile NAND flash market and cutting its China footprint, a shift set to benefit Samsung Electronics and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC). The US …
What does the Beidaihe guest list tell us about China’s economic priorities?
The invitees to the Communist Party’s annual summer getaway offer clues about Beijing’s priorities ahead of a crucial October meeting.
China unveils world’s first autonomous robot for hybrid pollination
Chinese scientists have unveiled the world’s first AI-powered breeding robot named GEAIR (genome Editing combined with AI-based Robotics). It can cruise autonomously and carry out cross-pollination, promising reduced breeding costs,
Opinion: China may have more engineers, but it still lacks a culture of innovation
The freedom to question isn’t a side effect of our system. It’s the whole point. Yes, China has closed gaps in recent years by acquiring Western technology through joint ventures, forced transfers and even cyber…
China Unicom profit climbs on lower costs
China Unicom registered profit gains in H1, aided by lower finance costs and capex, with revenue growth in mobile, cloud and data centres.
China’s Lead in Open-Source AI Jolts Washington and Silicon Valley
Chinese advances in AI have come one after another this year, starting with the widely heralded DeepSeek and its R1 reasoning model in January. This was followed by Alibaba’s Qwen and a flurry of …
China’s DF-100 Supersonic Cruise Missile Just Broke Cover
Key Points and Summary – China has released rare and unusually detailed footage of its DF-100 supersonic cruise missile, a deliberate show of force ahead of a major military parade on September 3. -The video,
China’s maglev trains overcome major hurdle
Chinese engineers have developed porous buffers that fit into tunnel mouths to reduce low‑frequency shock waves by as much as 96 percent, a result that engineers said removed a major technical barrier to deploying prototype…
