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Business of climate change
China spins up offshore wind energy as Beijing promotes marine economy
Country on track to double offshore capacity additions this year, report from Global Energy Monitor says.
9 Jul 2025 - 7:30AM
Semiconductors
A third of chip supply threatened by climate change by 2035: PwC
8 Jul 2025 - 2:00PM
China energy security
Solar energy milestone: China taps the ocean in breakthrough for industry
5 Jul 2025 - 4:00PM
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United States
US House passes Trump bill, which heads to White House for president’s signature
Vote of 218-214 follows late-night session which saw Republican representatives opposed to Medicaid cuts and increased deficit give way.
4 Jul 2025 - 7:10AM
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Climate change
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Australia should leave politics out of climate collaboration with China
Seeing Beijing solely through a security lens undermines Canberra’s capacity to engage pragmatically on shared environmental interests.
3 Jul 2025 - 9:46PM
US-China trade war
US Senate, passing Trump bill, bars energy tax credits for China-linked firms
House of Representatives must still approve legislation, which also ends ‘de minimis’ customs protections, before sending it to White House.
4 Jul 2025 - 4:24AM
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Chinese youth make sun protection masks from lotus leaves, ignite online hilarity
Harmful rays that come with scorching summer days are given the boot by innovative youngsters keen to keep pristine skin.
29 Jun 2025 - 9:00AM
Business of climate change
Cloudy with a chance of bankruptcy: US tariffs hurt China’s solar firms
One-third of China’s 121 listed solar producers are in the red; more than 50 along the supply chain have filed for bankruptcy this year.
28 Jun 2025 - 11:00AM
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Environment
Chinese energy firms say Brazil must clarify rules or face loss of investments
Energy Summit panellists say that Brasília needs to act quickly on framework for energy storage and long-term concessions.
27 Jun 2025 - 2:30AM
Science
China-led study proposes global green-energy network to solve power crisis
Researchers evaluate global solar-wind potential to develop a phased pathway to a fully coordinated system by the 2050s.
27 Jun 2025 - 1:27PM
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China energy security
China ‘dominates’ global hydropower development amid energy storage push: report
China accounted for almost all of Asia’s new hydropower capacity in 2024 as it bets on pumped storage to cope with a changing climate.
25 Jun 2025 - 7:01AM
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Business of climate change
Could old coal mines help ease China’s solar-panel overcapacity?
The country leads the world in converting old coal mining sites into solar-power projects, according to Global Energy Monitor.
18 Jun 2025 - 8:36AM
China energy security
China to nearly double nuclear power capacity by 2040 in rapid build-up
The reactor-building spree would make China by far the world’s largest nuclear power generator, while the US strives to revive its own industry.
17 Jun 2025 - 7:30PM
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China food security
Food security takes root: how China’s Xinjiang is at forefront of national push
As global food supply uncertainties mount, Chinese scientists transform salty soil into arable land suitable for growing crops.
16 Jun 2025 - 8:00AM
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US-China relations
Opinion
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Why shutting out Chinese manufacturers is a missed opportunity
It’s a matter of time before Chinese products find their way into the markets anyway – trade barriers achieve very little without industrial policy.
13 Jun 2025 - 5:30PM
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Business of climate change
Chinese solar firms bank on overseas expansion to survive amid US tariffs
Some of the world’s top solar firms are considering localising production in the US amid a worsening price war and geopolitical tensions.
13 Jun 2025 - 10:02AM
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Science
US still king of critical tech, but China quickly closing gaps: report
Contrary to other global trackers, university’s tech race scorecard puts US in front in critical fields with China gaining from ‘research achievements, human capital’.
5 Jun 2025 - 8:49PM
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China energy security
China hopes to power AI boom with green energy in new data centre strategy
Beijing’s new plan links data centres to renewables as power demand from high-end computing surges.
5 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM
Hong Kong environmental issues
Hong Kong to impose new emission caps on local power plants from 2030
Authorities to further cut annual allowances for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and respirable suspended particulates by up to 25 per cent.
30 May 2025 - 7:44PM
Brics
Brics approves climate finance framework, crafting joint stance for first time
The economic bloc forges shared priorities ahead of Cop30, the United Nations summit on climate change set for Brazil in November.
30 May 2025 - 4:52AM
Climate change
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With China’s leadership, green industry growth can smooth trade turmoil
Clean energy and climate investments are not just environmental imperatives but economic opportunities. China is already a world leader in these.
23 May 2025 - 10:36AM
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Science
Could dinosaurs walk on massive glaciers? Oyster fossil offers clue
‘Reductions in Arctic and Antarctic ice are expected to continue, potentially leading to completely ice-free polar regions’: paper.
14 May 2025 - 3:16PM
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Trending in China
Chinese woman earns praise for giving first aid to dehydrated camel in desert
Good Samaritan tour guide shows great compassion to young animal that had been separated from its herd, and dying of thirst.
13 May 2025 - 2:06PM
Science
Amid climate and US sanction pressures, China builds mighty ocean simulator
Clarity offered by ultra-high-resolution ocean ‘microscope’ will help scientists better predict extreme weather events, Xinhua report says.
12 May 2025 - 12:00PM
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Science
Chinese scientists unlock gene secret at root of drought-tolerant rice
Lead author Zhong Liyuan says it would take 8-10 years to produce a stable and widely adoptable rice variety through crossbreeding.
7 May 2025 - 7:00PM
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China society
Opinion
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How China’s modernisation offers a new path to prosperity
Focused on equity and shared development outcomes, China’s path to modernity has both distinct characteristics and global relevance.
7 May 2025 - 4:35PM
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China technology
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How China’s agricultural modernisation is reshaping global food systems
As sufficiency improves for China and the countries it shares its agriculture+AI strategy with, regional and global trade could be reshaped.
27 Apr 2025 - 7:10PM
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Climate change
Opinion
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China must resist greenwashing its dirty coal habit with green bonds
Can China credibly claim climate leadership while doubling down on its dirtiest fuel?
24 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM
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