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Wang Danhao, a semiconductor researcher from China at the University of Michigan, died in March. Photo: Linda Wan

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US police report raises questions over Chinese researcher Wang Danhao’s death

Key details about semiconductor scientist’s visit from US federal agents the day before he took his own life mysteriously wiped from report.

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China targets AI and frontier tech in newly unveiled innovation blueprint

Xi Jinping orders security apparatus to defuse risks ahead of party congress

Science

Chinese commercial reactor achieves nuclear fusion with clean hydrogen-boron fuel

Feat hailed as ‘significant and valuable contribution’ to global research on magnetic confinement hydrogen-boron reactions.

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ENN Group in China’s northern Hebei province announced on Monday that its EXL-50U spherical device had successfully achieved hydrogen-boron fusion reactions. Photo: Handout
ENN Group in China’s northern Hebei province announced on Monday that its EXL-50U spherical device had successfully achieved hydrogen-boron fusion reactions. Photo: Handout

Military

China deploys advanced WZ-7 drone for first time near Scarborough Shoal

The high-altitude reconnaissance platform took part in exercises around the disputed South China Sea flashpoint.

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Diplomacy

China resuming US coal imports among thin list of summit outcomes

President Xi Jinping agreed to buy at least 10 million tonnes of US coal in each of the next two years after a White House summit with US President Donald Trump.

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Diplomacy

Second Thomas Shoal stand-off sparks sharp exchange between US, China embassies

Beijing and Washington’s diplomatic representatives in Manila trade strongly worded accusations in public statements.

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The dilapidated but still active Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre has emerged as a persistent flashpoint between Beijing and Manila in the disputed South China Sea. Photo: AP
The dilapidated but still active Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre has emerged as a persistent flashpoint between Beijing and Manila in the disputed South China Sea. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Trump asked Xi if Beijing wanted US weapons: a joke, a gambit or something more?

Swift State Department clarification follows US envoy’s extraordinary disclosure, as Beijing says only that it is firm on boosting defence.

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Science

China lights up ‘super microscope’ hopes with world-leading electron gun beam

By observing matter at the atomic scale, the Hefei Advanced Light Facility could drive breakthroughs in microchips.

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Science

‘Everyone can attend university’: China unveils sweeping higher education reform

New guidelines urge universities to specialise as demographic change and a tougher job market reshape talent demand.

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China is reshaping its higher education system to prepare for a future in which everyone has the opportunity to attend university, with institutions assigned more specialised roles. Photo: Xinhua

Diplomacy

Open Questions | Scott Kennedy on China’s ‘slow tech dragon’ and 2 more Xi-Trump meetings

American adviser on Chinese business and economics highlights different phases of US-China relations over the past 50 years.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Diplomacy

Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang touch down in the US under new loan deal

Chinese vets and keepers are on hand in Atlanta to help the animals settle into their new home at the city’s zoo.

Military

Keep out: why Greenland is the US military’s new eyes in the Arctic on China

Defence pact said to be aimed at Beijing and Moscow allows US to build two bases and calls for ‘stronger Nato engagement in the Arctic’.

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Politics

Remote section of China’s Great Wall damaged by 20 years of mine waste dumping

Whistle-blowers were repeatedly ignored as mining interests removed Ming dynasty stones to create a short cut to slag dump, CCTV reports.

China’s state broadcaster says local authorities did not respond to repeated reports by whistle-blowers. Photo: CCTV

Diplomacy

‘Right now, it’s fine’: Trump brushes off summit talk on Taiwan

Comments follow Xi Jinping’s push for the US to take an explicit stand on the issue.

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US President Donald Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping only spoke about Taiwan briefly during the summit. Photo: AP
US President Donald Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping only spoke about Taiwan briefly during the summit. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Why Southeast Asia feels relief and caution after the Xi-Trump summit

Countries in the region could feel less pressure as the thaw in US-China ties continues but deeper disputes remain unresolved, analysts say.

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Diplomacy

From body language to ping-pong, decoding the symbolism during Xi-Trump meeting

Even small details and gestures during Xi and Trump’s summit in Washington were rife with meaning.

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Diplomacy

Exclusive | China, US may unveil measures to boost military ties when Xi visits Washington

Two sides have been discussing ways to improve communication channels, according to sources familiar with the talks.

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The US and China are discussing ways to strengthen military links – a rare bright spot in the relationship. Photo: Reuters
The US and China are discussing ways to strengthen military links – a rare bright spot in the relationship. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Exclusive | US families press for loved ones’ release from China ahead of Xi’s visit

Cases of US citizens detained in China gain greater attention as their families increase pressure on Trump administration to help them.

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Diplomacy

Xi to get what Trump didn’t in Beijing: a presidential airport welcome

US president will personally greet Chinese counterpart on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Washington when Xi lands next Wednesday.

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Diplomacy

China’s Wang Yi holds phone call with Rubio days before Xi visits US

Top diplomats’ call likely to have locked down final details for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first US state visit in more than a decade.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Germany in February. Photo: Reuters
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LATEST China Science NEWS

US police report raises questions over Chinese researcher Wang Danhao’s death

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Wang Danhao, a semiconductor researcher from China at the University of Michigan, died in March. Photo: Linda Wan

China targets AI and frontier tech in newly unveiled innovation blueprint

A worker operates equipment at a semiconductor firm in China's Jiangsu province on September 16. Semiconductors have become a field of intense competition between Washington and Beijing. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Chinese commercial reactor achieves nuclear fusion with clean hydrogen-boron fuel

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ENN Group in China’s northern Hebei province announced on Monday that its EXL-50U spherical device had successfully achieved hydrogen-boron fusion reactions. Photo: Handout

China lights up ‘super microscope’ hopes with world-leading electron gun beam

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The Hefei Advanced Light Facility is designed to use extremely bright X-rays to observe the structure of matter at the atomic scale. Photo: Xinhua

‘Everyone can attend university’: China unveils sweeping higher education reform

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China is reshaping its higher education system to prepare for a future in which everyone has the opportunity to attend university, with institutions assigned more specialised roles. Photo: Xinhua
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