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US-China relations
Why China fears Trump’s Nvidia H200 deal is a sophisticated Trojan horse
Can Washington bind Chinese rivals to American technologies or will access to the AI chips hasten Beijing’s challenge to US dominance?
15 Jan 2026 - 9:05AM
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China consumption
Why mortgage subsidies could be key to getting China’s consumers spending
15 Jan 2026 - 12:16AM
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Artificial intelligence
Chinese robot vacuum maker Dreame sees AI-driven appliances run household chores
9 Jan 2026 - 9:07AM
US-Venezuela conflict
The US, Venezuela and why China is even less keen on talk of a G2
Beijing may seize on growing distrust of Washington and pitch itself to Global South as the more stable power, observers say.
7 Jan 2026 - 8:09PM
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US-Venezuela conflict
Venezuela attack seen as reminder for China to boost air defence, intelligence
Lessons for Beijing include the need to upgrade hardware, protect state secrets and prevent infiltration, experts say.
7 Jan 2026 - 1:17AM
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Science
Nobel Prize jurist Thomas Mikael Oliveberg joins southern China medical school
Biophysicist leaves Stockholm University for full-time role at Guangxi Medical University’s First Affiliated Hospital.
4 Jan 2026 - 4:00PM
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China trade
China’s diplomatic divide: red carpet for Seoul, cold shoulder for Tokyo firms
While Tokyo’s corporate leaders stay home amid fallout from prime minister’s remarks on Taiwan, Beijing prepares to welcome South Korean president and top executives.
2 Jan 2026 - 9:00PM
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Science
China builds world-first crab-walking electric ICBM mobile launcher prototype
In less than two years, scientists have developed a technology that ‘fundamentally overturns’ conventional heavy-vehicle design.
31 Dec 2025 - 5:49PM
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Artificial intelligence
Chinese researchers unveil new technique for near-instant AI video creation
TurboDiffusion is expected to enable commercial-scale video creation at less cost and a faster pace.
27 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
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SCMP Highlights
7 scientists, mathematicians, physicists and experts who moved to China in 2025
From a world-leading statistician to a mathematics luminary, here are some experts who made the move.
24 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM
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Artificial intelligence
China’s Zhipu and MiniMax release latest AI models ahead of Hong Kong listing
The near-simultaneous release on Monday underscores the two firms’ efforts to drum up interest for their respective Hong Kong IPOs.
23 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
Science
Chinese team builds optical chip AI that is 100 times faster than Nvidia’s A100
Researchers harnessed the power of light to create a chip that could perform complex generative tasks with vastly improved energy efficiency.
19 Dec 2025 - 12:18PM
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Artificial intelligence
Tencent shakes up AI operations, names recent recruit as chief AI scientist
Vinces Yao Shunyu now serves as chief AI scientist under the CEO’s office, reporting directly to Tencent president Martin Lau.
17 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Chinese expert calls for world models and safety standards for embodied AI
Turing Award winner Andrew Yao says embodied AI needs reasoning, planning and control in one framework.
15 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
TikTok
Are China’s social media apps the soft power play to win over the West?
After the US migration to RedNote, experts say transforming engagement into influence will require a ‘light touch’ from Beijing.
14 Dec 2025 - 6:20PM
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US-China relations
Why China may be better placed than US in tussle for rare earths
While Beijing has long engaged with resource-rich nations, Trump’s Washington is seen as more ‘aggressive’ and reactive.
6 Dec 2025 - 6:51AM
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Science
Man behind 99% chips: semiconductor legend Chih-Tang Sah’s ashes leave US for China
Celebrated Chinese electronics engineer who ‘kept his homeland in his heart’ while living overseas buried in Fujian with his late wife.
5 Dec 2025 - 9:05PM
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Robotics
Tsinghua University sets up research institute in push for robotics talent
The Institute for Embodied Intelligence and Robotics will be led by Zhang Tao, director of the university’s automation department.
3 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
Artificial intelligence
Huawei-style ‘chip stacking’ seen as a path for China to rival Nvidia’s GPUs
With US curbs biting, experts say near-memory computing and chip stacking could narrow the AI hardware gap with Nvidia.
2 Dec 2025 - 9:02PM
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba Cloud team wins top AI award for breakthrough in model efficiency
The research could help reduce training and inference costs for Alibaba’s next generation Qwen models without sacrificing accuracy.
28 Nov 2025 - 9:00PM
Science
How China turned a cement factory into a haven for mathematicians
Beijing research institute has become a magnet for global talent, drawing Fields medallists, quantum physicists and others from 21 nations.
25 Nov 2025 - 4:00PM
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Robotics
China’s robotics twin stars join national committee to shape industry standards
Unitree’s Wang Xingxing and AgiBot’s Peng Zhihui have been appointed to the Standardisation Technical Committee for Humanoid Robots.
25 Nov 2025 - 9:00AM
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China-Russia relations
Missile defence in focus as China, Russia generals pledge deeper cooperation
Zhang Youxia and Russian counterpart discuss collaboration ‘blueprint’ in Moscow as US pushes Golden Dome, nuclear weapons testing.
21 Nov 2025 - 7:32PM
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Science
QS university rankings ridiculed in China as latest listing bombs online
Social media commenters point out anomalies, calling the results ‘nonsense’ and ‘unintentionally funny’.
14 Nov 2025 - 2:06AM
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US-China relations
‘Not enthusiastic’: why China finds Trump’s ‘G2’ talk too costly in geopolitics
While the term treats China and the US as equals, Beijing is probably ‘not enthusiastic’ about its ‘hegemonic’ undertones, analysts say.
13 Nov 2025 - 7:41AM
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Taiwan
Beijing irked by Taiwan No 2’s speech, but measured response likely: analysts
Unofficial engagement at European Parliament is expected to prompt mainland officials to ‘be a lot more vigilant’ about political stunts.
12 Nov 2025 - 9:29PM
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Science
Rising star mathematician Wu Meng returns to China from Finland
Now affiliated with Hunan University, the award-winning professor solved a major part of Furstenberg’s conjecture dating to the 1960s.
12 Nov 2025 - 2:41PM
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DeepSeek
China’s DeepSeek makes rare comment, calls for AI ‘whistle-blower’ on job losses
Remarks by CEO Liang Wenfeng’s delegate highlight potential dangers of race to build superintelligent systems.
9 Nov 2025 - 1:53PM
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