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US-China relations
US hardens AI stance on China as Anthropic calls for extending lead
AI company urges tighter export controls, saying Chinese rivals are rapidly closing the gap through unauthorised model distillation.
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US-China relations
Christmas tree troubles, new Pacific missile launch: 7 US-China relations reads
16 Jul 2026 - 12:02AM
Artificial intelligence
Brain-chip milestone: China completes world’s first commercial implant
15 Jul 2026 - 11:19PM
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Artificial intelligence
Sam Altman signals OpenAI price war as rivalry with Anthropic, China heats up
American AI pioneer eyes 75 per cent fee cut for flagship software to counter market gains by Claude and low-cost alternatives from Chinese providers.
15 Jul 2026 - 8:30PM
Artificial intelligence
China approves Apple Intelligence for iPhones, with Alibaba, Baidu as partners
After a two-year delay, the iPhone maker is cleared to deploy AI tools on its smartphones by tapping Alibaba and Baidu’s capabilities.
15 Jul 2026 - 7:48PM
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Accidents and disasters in China
‘China’s real-life transformer’: new rescue tech used in dramatic flood evacuation
Rapid-deployment, heavy-duty pontoon barge deployed to ferry 6,000 stranded people from flooded college in southern China.
15 Jul 2026 - 9:51PM
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Artificial intelligence
China’s DeepSeek eyes US$70b valuation in new talks weeks after first round
Company’s fresh fundraising talks come straight off its landmark Series A, as investors scramble to back national AI champion.
15 Jul 2026 - 2:57PM
China-India relations
Chinese in the driver’s seat? India-China reset hits bump on New Delhi streets
Indian government pulls the plug on Chinese battery apps after e-rickshaws are stopped in their tracks, sparking national debate.
15 Jul 2026 - 2:10PM
IPO
China’s CXMT valued at US$85 billion in record Shanghai IPO
Chinese DRAM maker is set to raise 57.9 billion yuan (US$8.5 billion), nearly twice the amount earmarked for its investment projects.
15 Jul 2026 - 12:28PM
US-China relations
Boko Haram exploited US and Chinese AI chatbots for attacks: Cambridge study
Former fighters say AI helped with bomb-making, planning and propaganda, raising calls for US-China action on terrorist misuse of chatbots.
15 Jul 2026 - 5:52AM
US-China trade war
US says Nvidia’s H200 exports to China remain ‘trivial’ despite approvals
US commerce official Jeffrey Kessler says only a ‘very small quantity’ of AI chips have reached mainland China and Hong Kong so far.
15 Jul 2026 - 5:13AM
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Science
China used a giant net to land a reusable rocket. Does the idea have legs?
It’s an unconventional approach that has sparked debate over how it stacks up against America’s landing-leg system.
14 Jul 2026 - 11:27PM
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Artificial intelligence
China’s StepFun beats Apple and OpenAI to ‘world’s first AI phone’
Tencent-backed firm launches the AI-native StepX Neo smartphone, challenging US tech giants amid Apple-OpenAI legal clashes.
14 Jul 2026 - 8:30PM
Technology
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Clash of the tech titans: China’s quiet industry vs loud US innovation
At the heart of the battle for AI dominance is a deeper contest between two very different leadership styles.
14 Jul 2026 - 4:30PM
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Semiconductors
Global AI boom sees China’s chip exports nearly double in first half of year
Exports of automatic data processing machines and parts jumped more than 41 per cent to top US$138 billion.
14 Jul 2026 - 6:06PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
No U-turn: Hainan solidifies 2030 deadline to purge petrol-vehicle sales
New road map for the tropical free-trade hub highlights advancements in fleet electrification, creating a potential template for other provinces to follow.
14 Jul 2026 - 3:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Will a new focus help Chinese AI labs challenge Thinking Machines Lab?
AI labs Yoolee and InfiX.ai say they aim to rival US start-up with industry-specific AI solutions, reduced costs and enhanced privacy.
14 Jul 2026 - 10:00AM
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Science
Using AI could reduce exam scores by a fifth, a study on Chinese students finds
Researchers in Sweden and Hong Kong say students may experience a deceptive sense of fluency – AI makes tasks feel effortless.
14 Jul 2026 - 9:03AM
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US-China relations
US National Science Foundation to ban projects with flagged Chinese institutions
Raising security fears, NSF moves from case-by-case approval to full ban on working with restricted entities and their employees.
14 Jul 2026 - 9:44AM
US-China trade war
Why ‘reverse tech transfer’ from China won’t happen in the US auto industry
Experts say political resistance blocks technology transfer that could help US carmakers compete with Chinese rivals.
14 Jul 2026 - 10:22PM
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China’s private sector
One giant leap for the state: how China’s aerospace model differs from SpaceX
Friday’s retrieval of a rocket booster made China the second nation to master the precision recovery of an orbital-class rocket component.
14 Jul 2026 - 1:10AM
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US-China tech war
Nvidia’s future challenger? Chinese start-up reveals aggressive AI chip road map
As US sanctions block access to advanced lithography, a Shanghai-based firm bets on chip redesign, 3D memory stacking to break bottlenecks.
14 Jul 2026 - 2:02AM
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Science
Pan Jianwei becomes first Chinese scientist to win top UN basic science prize
Father of quantum recognised for ‘seminal contributions to large-scale secure quantum communications and scalable quantum computation’.
13 Jul 2026 - 11:44PM
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Artificial intelligence
China works on AI safety benchmark as regulators target large model risks
State-led initiative addresses AI concerns such as data leaks and hallucinations, as Beijing joins global efforts to enhance oversight of generative models.
13 Jul 2026 - 9:30PM
Artificial intelligence
Xi Jinping to attend World AI Conference for first time amid tech push
Chinese leader will deliver a keynote address at the Shanghai conference, underscoring Beijing’s focus on AI development.
13 Jul 2026 - 8:00PM
IPO
The new space race: how China plans to break SpaceX’s dominance with IPO push
As Beijing makes history by capturing the Long March-10B booster at sea, at least 15 aerospace firms are racing to go public on Shanghai’s Star Market or in Hong Kong.
14 Jul 2026 - 2:38AM
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China shipbuilding
China’s historic sea-based rocket recovery puts spotlight on local shipbuilder
Unlike conventional vessels, the platform must maintain exceptional stability and positioning accuracy in rough seas.
13 Jul 2026 - 4:00PM
China's economic recovery
Will China’s new policy tool for hi-tech development help spur growth?
Goldman Sachs says deploying an 800 billion yuan financial instrument into strategic investments could provide an economic boost.
13 Jul 2026 - 3:30PM
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