China Was Short on Land for a New Airport. The Solution: Building It on a Massive Artificial Island
MegastructuresChina is undertaking a massive project that will incur high costs due to its construction on an artificial island.
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These Are the Real Reasons Why Archaeologists Are Reluctant to Open the Tomb of China’s First Emperor
ResearchConcerns over 2,000-year-old traps, mercury, and the risk of irreparably damaging the site are among the explanations.
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Trump and Apple’s Strange Alliance, Explained: It’s About Samsung
Business and EconomicsWall Street expects Trump to shield Apple from tariffs, repeating the 2019 precedent to protect it from Samsung.
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China and Europe Are Investing Heavily in Their Own Starlink, but the U.S. Advantage Remains Overwhelming
SpaceChina recently launched the first 10 satellites in its state-owned Guowang constellation. Meanwhile, the EU has signed a $10 billion deal to deploy Iris².
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Meet Crazy Li, China’s First-of-Its-Kind Laser Weapon That Can Cut Through Metal and Blind the Enemy
DronesThe new technology has the potential to change the balance of military power worldwide.
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Tesla Had a Secret to Stay Years Ahead of the EV Industry: Silicon Carbide. In This Race, China Is Once Again Playing a Critical Role
MobilityChina is by far the largest producer of silicon carbide.
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China’s Mineral Export Ban to the U.S. Comes With Fine Print and Impacts a Critical Aspect of Ukraine’s Defense: Drones
MagnetChina’s actions reshape the geopolitical landscape, creating clear winners and losers.
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China’s Great Green Wall Reaches New Milestone: Containing One of the World’s Largest Deserts
Nature and EnvironmentThe Great Green Wall aims to curb desertification, but not everyone is convinced.
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China Strikes Back at U.S. Chip Sanctions with Gallium Export Ban
Business and EconomicsIn response to the Biden administration’s most sweeping package of semiconductor-related sanctions to date, China has delivered a sharp counterstrike.
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After Years of Stagnation, China Is Closing the Gap in the AI Race. It Hasn’t Stopped Developing Advanced Models, but With a Socialist Twist
Robotics and AIThe achievement is surprising, especially given the restrictions the U.S. has imposed on China.
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Tencent’s Light of Motiram Is a ‘Made in China’ Version of Horizon
Video GamesIt's not Horizon, but it looks a lot like it.
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China Has Developed a Stealth Material That Could Make Fighters Invisible. It’s the ‘Key for China to Win Future Wars,’ Developers Say
MaterialsChinese military scientists claim the material is scalable and suitable for aircraft, missiles, and launch platforms.
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Silicon Valley Has a Problem: Its Engineers Are Starting to Look Across the Pacific—Specifically to China
Business and EconomicsChina is stepping up its campaign to attract Western talent, offering salaries up to three times higher. The Asian country is challenging Silicon Valley’s historic wage hegemony.
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Chinese Geologists Discover One of the Largest Treasures Ever: A Giant Gold Reserve Worth $83 Billion
MaterialsThe discovery reveals one of the largest known deposits on the planet, potentially the largest in history.
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China Is Making Rapid Strides in the AI Race: It’s Just Unveiled a Chatbot That Rivals OpenAI’s o1 ‘Reasoning’ Abilities
Robotics and AIIt's far from perfect, but it proves China is gaining traction in the AI race.
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China Launches a New Type of Lifeguard: Autonomous Boats Equipped with Cameras and AI Systems
Robotics and AIThese boats, which operate almost entirely autonomously after an initial human setup, have a system of 100 optical and thermal cameras.
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Chipmakers Are Starting to Flee China. Their Destination Is the Next Great Semiconductor Hub
Business and EconomicsThe pressure from the U.S. and its allies on Chinese semiconductor manufacturers is prompting a relatively predictable shift: Some chipmakers are starting to exit China.
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China Is Using Meta’s AI Technology for Military Purposes, Prompting the Company to Draw a Line in the Sand
Robotics and AIThis situation is pointing to dangerous war games.
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China’s Einstein Probe Spots Extremely Bright Blinking Object. It May Have Discovered a New Transient Event
SpaceThe phenomenon only lasted 12 seconds, yet it caused the brightness of the EP240408a object to increase 300-fold.
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One of China’s Best-Kept Secrets, Revealed: This Is the New J-35A Fighter, a Rival to America's F-35
OthersThe new Chinese stealth fighter may also have an export variant.
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