The US Federal Communications Commission has named Chinese telecoms firms China Unicom and Pacific Networks Corp as threats to US national security, with a formal ban likely to go through soon. Canada …
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Investment arms of China Unicom, Tencent approved for new JV
The investment arms of state-owned telecom operator China Unicom and internet behemoth Tencent have gained unconditional regulatory approval for a newly created joint venture (JV), according to an …
Tencent and state-owned China Unicom to set up joint venture
HONG KONG — Tencent Holdings will set up a joint venture with state-owned telecom operator China Unicom amid anxieties over the future of the country’s private tech sector under China’s President Xi …
China launches Zhongxing-19 mission from Xichang
China successfully launched the Zhongxing-19 mission on a Chang Zheng 3B/E rocket today. The rocket took off at 11:50 UTC from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China and launched into …
China’s new space station, Tiangong, gets its third module
The third module of China’s new station arrived in orbit and was added to the station, and astronauts entered it for the first time.
What the 20th Party Congress Report Tells Us About China’s AI Ambitions
Compared to the 19th Party Congress, this year’s report is more specific about China’s AI ambitions, including military applications.
China wants to take over your Xbox
Will China force the merged company to censor any video games that it believes are “pro-Western?” Will the Chinese government require Microsoft to develop tools for their military? Tencent, the …
China’s mightiest liquid-propellant rocket engine passes key test
Engineers in China’s space industry conducted a key test of the country’s most powerful liquid-propellant rocket engine on Saturday, marking a large stride in the development of a super-heavy carrier …
Execs praise China’s progress in sci-tech innovation
WAN: China’s industrial output ranks first in the world, which overtook the United States many years ago. China has a huge and complete supply chain system, backed by the world’s largest consumer …
China to ‘unswervingly’ keep to Covid zero policy, dashing hopes
Amid increase in number of Covid-19 cases, China has decided to continue its zero Covid policy.Local authorities locked down an area where Foxconn Technology Group’s biggest iPhone plant is located …
Xi Jinping is serious about securing tech, talent and a modern military for China in the next five years
The first week of Xi Jinping’s third term speaks volumes about his vision for China’s next five years. The new standing committee visited Yanan city, the Communist Party’s revolutionary cradle. There, …
Former head of China’s second-largest telephone operator arrested on corruption charges
China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate announced Friday the arrest of Li Guohua, who was once the chairman of the country’s second-largest telephone operator, for corruption as part of President Xi …
China Sends Yet Another Rocket Stage Hurtling Uncontrollably Toward Earth
ET, that a Long March 5B rocket blasted off with the third and final component—the 22-ton Mengtian module (“Dreaming of the Heavens”) measuring 18 m (59 ft.) long, 4.2 m (13.8 ft) wide—completing the …
