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The crystal used in the Vienna team’s nuclear clock, pictured in its holder with the laser beam probing the thorium nuclei. Photo: TU Wien
Science

China’s thorium-229 nuclear clock beats Vienna’s on stability, studies show

Chinese and European teams in ‘fierce but friendly’ competition to develop the next-generation timepieces.

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China-Middle East relations

How closer China-US ties – and more Xi-Trump summits – could work in Iran’s favour

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Taiwan

In Focus | Beijing policy advisers map out how post-reunification Taiwan could be governed

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Education in Hong Kong

5 universities in Hong Kong rank in top 100 in ‘historic’ shift from West to East

University of Hong Kong retains position as city’s highest-ranked institution, at 33rd, in Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

The University of Hong Kong has once again ranked 33rd in the global top 100. Photo: Karma Lo
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology maintained its position at 58. Photo: May Tse
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Why Trump will face a stronger Xi Jinping at November Apec forum in China

Vital host diplomacy leverage and upgraded US-China ties among reasons cited by experts forecasting an even more confident Chinese side.

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US-China tech war

China and the US are racing ahead on AI. Can they manage risks together?

Beijing and Washington told to tackle rising AI threats together at Singapore forum, but some argue fears about runaway technology are overblown.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Big picture or big deals? What the Xi-Trump summit holds for China and the US

The focus may be about diplomatic optics, but reinforcing stability may be an achievement in itself, observers say.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping gets a red-carpet welcome from US leader Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Artificial intelligence

Letters | Hong Kong must grapple with water implications of AI race

Readers discuss water security as economies pursue artificial intelligence development, and the importance of courts taking into account defendants’ backgrounds.

US-China relations

Does Trump’s new AI Force signal tech race escalation ahead of Xi summit?

Move may either aid AI risk talks or become containment tool targeting China, one analyst says, as others expect more intense tech rivalry.

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Science

US sanctions boost China’s science-driven innovation by over 70%, study finds

US tech restrictions have driven Chinese firms to expand and deepen their scientific research sourcing through citations and research.

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Chinese companies are more engaged with science, both as consumers who increasingly cite scientific publications in their patents and as producers who generate a growing volume of academic publications. Photo: Getty Images
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Chinese defence chief skirts flashpoints at Xiangshan Forum ahead of Xi-Trump summit

Dong Jun makes rare public offer of foreign military aid at major security conference and skips mentions of Taiwan and South China Sea.

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Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun arrives for the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Artificial intelligence

Chinese researchers chart 5-stage path toward ‘last AI built by humans’

Automating AI research has emerged as a battleground, though US firms have an early lead due to superior access to compute resources.

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Science

Chinese scientists find ‘extremely high-value’ underwater gold mine in Pacific

Survey team says the ores, formed when super-hot water shoots from the seabed, are richer in gold and silver than those found on land.

US-China relations

US port pledge ups China rivalry in Pacific but island nations stick to own course

Washington commits millions of dollars at last week’s regional leaders’ forum in Palau, but experts say it will not be that simple.

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Member nations’ flags fly outside the Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting in Koror, Palau, on September 3. Photo: Kyodo
US-China relations

As clock counts down to Trump summit, Xi boosts global clout with diplomatic blitz

Beijing leverages Eurasian and Middle East ties to show Washington it has alternatives.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, wave as they board a plane at the end of their visit to Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday, September 2. Photo: Egyptian Presidential Press Office via AP
Artificial intelligence

Not a token effort: beer meets AI at bar in China’s capital

The AGI Bar in Beijing’s Zhongguancun tech hub offers free tokens to customers who order a drink.

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Artificial intelligence

Biomedicine | China thinks big on brain-computer interfaces

Launch of commercial BCI implantation, ahead of US, offers hope to millions with brain or spinal injuries as plans are made for the technology’s wider use.

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US-China relations

‘Normal stability’: US-China Track 1.5 talks offer formula for ties

Senior party official Liu Haixing uses unofficial discussions to make the case for disagreements to remain ‘controllable’.

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The dialogue in Beijing comes just weeks ahead of a trip to the US by Chinese President Xi Jinping, his first state visit to the country since 2015. Photo: Handout
China energy security

China sends airborne wind turbine up 4,000m to generate power

The craft, developed by a Chinese start-up, uses winds at high altitude to produce electricity.

LandSpace

Meet Dai Zheng, the space veteran betting on China’s reusable rocket revolution

LandSpace’s rocket booster recovery has supercharged the country’s commercial space ambitions – and validated a former state engineer’s start-up gamble.

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Trending in China

Tech paradox: fear of lagging behind drives China non-programmers to build AI tools

While some AI anxiety builds useful vigilance, an expert suggests focusing on adaptability rather than chasing every new tech advancement.

Fuelled by “AI anxiety,” everyday people across China with no coding background are building custom AI tools to survive the tech shift. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Home province of DeepSeek, Moonshot founders seeks to retain future AI talent

After losing top founders in artificial intelligence to rivals, the southern province aims to better attract, retain talent.

A view of Guangzhou, in China’s southern Guangdong province. Photo: Shutterstock
Zhu Rongji

How Zhu Rongji’s economic legacy endures in China after former premier’s death

Remembered as a candid, decisive leader, the former Chinese premier championed entrepreneurship, welcomed foreign expertise and brought urgency to economic policymaking.

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China’s Communist Party

Obituary | Zhu Rongji: leading China’s transformation through ‘minefield or abyss’

China’s bold economic tsar who drove sweeping SOE reforms and secured WTO entry has died aged 97.

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China’s Communist Party

How the guest list for Beijing’s summer retreat reveals its tech priorities

Experts in chips, defence and deep-sea drilling gathered as China’s scientific competition with the US intensifies.

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Visitors walk past a statue of Mao Zedong in Beidaihe, in northern Hebei province. Chinese leaders have travelled to the seaside town every year since the 1950s. Photo: Simon Song
China-India relations

Why Beijing struggles to win Indian hearts and minds despite diplomatic thaw

China should use bottom-up tactics to win over the Indian public and bolster its Global South sway, scholars write.

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Protesters destroy Chinese goods in Kolkata, India, on June 18, 2020, soon after the countries' militaries clashed on their border. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

The next AI race is for data, and China wants more of it

The global supply of high-quality, publicly available human-generated text could be fully exhausted within the next six years.

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Trending in China

Backlash as China’s Tsinghua graduate, 38, wins Peking University medical spot

Li expresses initial concerns about taking a spot from younger candidates and using limited educational resources.

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