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Latest news on research and breakthroughs by Chinese scientists, as the country ramps up investment in science and innovation as part of its ambitions to become a world-leading power by 2035, and other developments worldwide.
LATEST China Science NEWS

Can China’s AI-powered food monitoring avoid US military-style meal complaints?

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The food management system was developed after repeated complaints from grass-roots units, a Chinese media outlet has reported. Photo: CCTV

China’s desire for endless youth is wiping out donkeys – can scientists help?

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Almost the entire global donkey population faces being turned into medicinal jelly over the coming decades, two academics have argued. Photo: AP

Why China is looking to coal waste as a source of critical metals

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Amid a global energy shortage, coal piles sit near a chemical plant in Datong, as China turns coal into critical metals. Photo: AP

Chinese scientists grow heart’s ‘master conductor’ that could replace pacemaker

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The findings of Chinese scientists may offer possibilities for future biological pacemaker strategies, according to their paper. Image: Shutterstock

Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission

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Lai Ka-ying (left) will join the Shenzhou-23 mission as a payload specialist, alongside astronauts Zhu Yangzhu (centre) and Zhang Zhiyuan (right). Photo: Xinhua
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The food management system was developed after repeated complaints from grass-roots units, a Chinese media outlet has reported. Photo: CCTV
Mainland China

Can China’s AI-powered food monitoring avoid US military-style meal complaints?

An integrated digital platform that tracks every step of the process is solving an age-old problem for Chinese forces.

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Britain

China’s desire for endless youth is wiping out donkeys – can scientists help?

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Mainland China

Why China is looking to coal waste as a source of critical metals

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Medicine

Chinese scientists grow heart’s ‘master conductor’ that could replace pacemaker

Shanghai researchers engineer biological pacemaker that could offer a new way to control abnormal heart rhythms.

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The findings of Chinese scientists may offer possibilities for future biological pacemaker strategies, according to their paper. Image: Shutterstock
Mainland China

Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission

The former police officer will become China’s fourth woman in space, taking part in the Shenzhou-23 mission as a payload specialist.

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Mainland China

Will science scandals ruin reputation of century-old journal Nature in China?

Chinese academic watchdogs and online detectives are exposing growing numbers of problematic papers in Nature journals.

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Hong Kong

Chinese-Dutch team turns corn to sustainable plastic, inspired by spider silk

Up to 80 per cent of polymers derived from corn protein zein degrade within a month in simulated natural soil conditions, researchers find.

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Team made up of scientists from China and the Netherlands says their corn protein-based biopolymer could offer a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel-based plastics. Photo: Shutterstock
Ukraine

China’s Tsinghua University honours German Gref, Russian banker sanctioned by US

Sberbank CEO accompanied Vladimir Putin during Russian leader’s recent trip to Beijing for summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Xinjiang

China swaps Middle East oil for Xinjiang coal. What does it mean for the world?

With the war in Iran choking global oil supplies, China is tapping its 390 billion tonnes of coal reserves to build its own energy source.

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History

Can China team’s Greek dig unveil an untold truth in ancient world history?

A joint archaeological project between Greece’s culture ministry and a Chinese team of researchers is breaking new ground.

The Aetolia-Acarnania region in Greece held particular significance during the Hellenistic period when there were extensive cultural exchanges across Eurasia. Photo: Wikipedia
China-Russia relations

China-Russia joint statement on Xi-Putin summit

The two countries issued a statement following this week’s meeting in Beijing between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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SCMP Highlights

Omega-3 could hurt the brain, China’s new war on deserts: 7 science highlights

From China’s new war on deserts to Singapore-based physicist’s big move, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

Xinjiang

How a remote patch of Gobi Desert became central to China’s national security

A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining.

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Britain

SMILE: China-EU satellite to study Earth’s solar defence defies trade tensions

Launch of satellite to study Earth’s magnetic shield hailed by lead scientists as result of ‘true 50/50 collaboration’.

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A rocket carrying the SMILE satellite blasts off from a launch centre in French Guiana on May 19. Photo: Handout via Xinhua
Russia

How China and Russia could team up to shift global science ‘centre of gravity’

Scientists say they hope Xi-Putin summit will bring more support for collaboration as Moscow and Beijing sign deals on tech and innovation.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) walk together during their meeting in Beijing on May 20, 2026. Photo: EPA/ Sputnik/ Kremlin Pool
Mainland China

China ‘outpacing the US’ in biotech race to find cure for Parkinson’s disease

A leading Chinese neurologist says publicly available data shows a clear lead in the development of stem cell treatments.

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Mainland China

China hails latest breakthrough on space solar power technology

Researchers build system that can send energy to multiple moving targets, taking another step towards dream of an orbiting power station.

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United States

China confirms death of hypersonic weapon expert Fang Daining in South Africa

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has announced Fang’s death, confirming an SCMP report in March.

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Fang Daining died of an illness on February 27, according to an obituary posted on the CAS website. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Will Chinese beat English as the top language for commanding AI?

Study suggests sophisticated AI models can respond better to Chinese than English before learning how to fine-tune geometric modifications.

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Rare earths

China’s northeast, poor in rare earths, scores big find

A new type of deposit in Heilongjiang and Jilin promises easier, cheaper mining than in southern clay-rich areas, say scientists.

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Mainland China

China unveils world’s first germ resistant titanium-copper medical implant

Scientists around the world have been trying to master the techniques needed to produce the innovative material.

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Titanium is widely used in surgical implants, ranging from bone pins to knee and hip replacements, but it carries an infection risk. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

Editorial | US must ensure equal legal protection for all scholars, including Chinese

The wave of accusations by federal authorities appears to fit a pattern of official harassment unbecoming of a science powerhouse.

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The University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photo: The Detroit News / TNS
Mainland China

Did Chinese scientists simulate what could be the ‘end of the universe’?

Tsinghua University team’s tackles one of most unsettling ideas in theoretical physics to possibly open a new pathway in quantum computing.

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Mainland China

China’s motorsports industry continues to rev up with first race-grade fuel

The unveiling of the high-octane fuel at the Taklimakan Rally comes on the back of international success for the ZXMOTO motorbike marque.

Mainland China

China turns coal power plant exhaust into cheap, effective fertiliser

Fertiliser made using captured carbon and sulphur can boost crop yields compared with conventional versions, Chinese firm says.

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A coal-powered power plant belches smoke in Datong, central China’s Shanxi province, on November 4, 2021. Reportedly, Jiangnan Environmental Technology's process can capture about 90 per cent of the carbon emitted by a power plant. Photo: AFP
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China launches new war on deserts with technology tested on far side of the moon

Projects meant to help Xinjiang region build ecological barrier to protect its arable land from erosion and desertification.

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An apple orchard in China’s western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, along the edge of the Taklamakan Desert. Photo: Xinhua
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Is China becoming Europe’s top science partner amid an American brain drain?

‘Massive changes in the global flow of talent’ are creating opportunities, according to the head of Germany’s Max Planck Society.

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Mainland China

Have Chinese defence firms broken the sniper rifle range record – again?

Ammunition and optics manufacturers say that their weapons were used to set a new benchmark but offer no details.

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