The U.S. needs to lead a new export control regime -- coordinating with its partners and allies -- to constrain China’s ability to produce advanced and foundational chips.
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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Four nuclear reactors hit a big milestone in the US —Casey Crownhart I was really looking forward to July 4, and not just because I love a poolside barbecue. This…
Three AI trends are accelerating and colliding, forcing government, business and investors to rethink strategies in real time:AI is getting bigger and better, both here and in China. The U.S. government is scrambling to keep pace by creating a regulatory framework, perhaps with international reach.B…
BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) - Typhoon Bavi churned southeast of Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, its winds easing overnight to just shy of 200 kph (124 mph), as authorities urged residents to stock up on supplies and brace for what could be the most powerful typhoon since 2024.
The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it will continue to call on China to return to dialogue with the Dalai Lama, after a Tibetan man set himself on fire near U.N. headquarters last week.
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North Korean Premier Pak Thae-song will arrive in China on Friday for a three-day trip to mark the anniversary of a friendship treaty between the two countries, in another sign of improving ties between the two traditional allies.
This year is the 65th anniversary of the signing of the China-North K…
Xiaomi, the smartphone vendor that has become one of Tesla’s biggest challengers in mainland China after entering the electric vehicle (EV) market, has doubled down on research and development to combat a slowdown in domestic sales.
The Beijing-based tech giant announced on Thursday it would assembl…
A three-year-old girl is fed extensively by her parents leading her to weigh as much as 35kg from eating hearty meals in front of a camera as a live-streamer. A young boy and a girl of his age are presented as a couple and perform intimate exchanges onscreen. Another young boy is filmed eating live …
Reports of sweeping lay-offs at Tokopedia, the Indonesian e-commerce giant majority-owned by China’s ByteDance, have renewed concerns about Southeast Asia’s largest digital economy as analysts warn the country’s tech winter shows few signs of easing.
The cuts have also raised questions over the futu…
Chinese tech industry experts say the rapidly increasing use of AI tokens is giving rise to a token-based economy, with the tiny units underpinning artificial intelligence services evolving beyond a technical metric and into the basis for delivering and pricing AI services.
“The [Chinese] digital ec…
China must fundamentally overhaul its innovation ecosystem or risk losing technological sovereignty and national security in an existential AI “knockout game” with the US, a Chinese academic has warned.
Huang Ping, assistant dean of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)’s school of public p…
Authorities are investigating a suspected fuel leak from a cargo aircraft at Hong Kong airport that prompted an emergency response from police and firefighters, the South China Morning Post has learned.
A source said the airport control centre alerted police to a fuel leak from a Boeing 747 cargo ai…
With retail sales growth cooling in May to the slowest pace since December 2022 and persistent weakness in big-ticket items extending through last month, Beijing has stepped in to reinvigorate bricks-and-mortar operators facing intense price competition from e-commerce platforms.
The Ministry of Com…
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A heatwave is driving unprecedented demand for Chinese air conditioners in Europe, just as Brussels seeks to narrow its record trade deficit with China through new restrictions.
Observers said this exposed a glaring contradiction between public demand and political rhetoric, adding that the European…
Twenty-eight people died following a massive fire in a shoe factory in China’s eastern Fujian province, on Thursday, state news agency Xinhua reported.
Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered an all-out effort to rescue and treat the victims, and investigate.
The blaze was reported at 12.04pm at the Hu…
Cathay Pacific Airways has confirmed that the tail of a passenger aircraft struck the runway at Hong Kong airport last week, prompting the city’s aviation regulator to order the airline to submit a report.
In reply to South China Morning Post queries on Thursday, the airline confirmed that the tail …
China’s high-power microwave (HPM) weapons can deliver an output of up to 100 gigawatts (GW), according to defence scientists – a milestone that could transform the future of warfare and stimulate advancements in civilian research and industry.
In a paper published this month in the journal High Pow…
For months, the United States and China have been locked in an unusual stand-off over cutting-edge chips – the building blocks of the artificial intelligence industry.
In early 2026, Washington took the rare step of approving Nvidia’s H200 graphics processing unit for export to China, but Beijing ha…
NATO member states adopted a declaration at their Ankara summit pledging steadfast, unified support for Ukraine’s freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
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The Russian Pacific Fleet said in a statement that the exercises will take place from July 6 to 13 in the Yellow Sea, the body of water separating China from the Korean peninsula
Mehrere Regionen in China kämpfen mit schweren Unwettern, es gibt viele Todesopfer. Besonders betroffen ist aktuell der Süden, wo ein Damm gebrochen ist. Und es droht bereits der nächste Taifun.
Reporting by DER SPIEGEL and its partners provide a detailed and unprecedented look at the depth of military cooperation between Russia and China. Secret documents show the plans the two countries are developing.
The Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau probe corroborates ICIJ and Citizen Lab’s findings that attacks against journalists were part of a coordinated espionage campaign sponsored by Beijing.
The test, likely involving the JL-3 and coming just after the United States’ 250th Independence Day, underscored China's increasingly credible sea-based nuclear deterrent.
With the revered Tibetan leader over 90 years old the rivalry between New Delhi and Beijing over who speaks for the Buddhist world is entering its most consequential phase.
Mr. Guo's comments came after nine United States lawmakers voiced stern opposition to the law, pledging in a statement to keep speaking out against Beijing's bid to "legitimise its transnational repression"
With Patriot interceptors in short supply, President Trump’s statement that he would allow Ukraine to build them is a boon to Kyiv as it fights off Russian missile attacks. But it is just the start.
Clean energy demand for battery-grade graphite is surging, but India faces hurdles as it positions itself to compete with China's grip on the supply chain
The post India looks to untapped graphite riches for slice of critical minerals boom appeared first on Climate Home News.
Nature, Published online: 08 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02143-xOmar Yaghi’s move comes amid cuts to US science and a campaign in China to recruit top international talent.
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01242-zNature spoke to three students from China’s first cohort of PhD candidates who are allowed to graduate with products instead of papers.
El ministro de Exteriores de Uruguay ha instado a la Unión Europea a aprovechar la que considera una oportunidad histórica y culminar la ratificación del acuerdo comercial entre la UE y Mercosur.
La entrada <font color="#0ac600">Uruguay</font> advierte a la UE: ratificar Mercosur o perder frente a …
La industria energética vive un momento de redefinición profunda.
La entrada China ya ha creado la primera batería de hidrógeno funcional aparece primero en NODAL.
A Chinese threat actor tracked as UAT-7810 is actively refining its bespoke malware to expand its Operational Relay Box (ORB) network by breaking into internet-facing networking devices.
According to findings from Cisco Talos, UAT-7810 is an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor that's responsible…
A China-linked threat cluster has been exploiting vulnerable Roundcube servers at U.S. and Canadian universities to steal credentials and deploy backdoor malware. [...]
Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranThree weeks after it was signed, the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran seems to…
Solomon Islands prime minister says he doesn’t want to see more countries testing ICBMs in Pacific, adding ‘be our friend but don’t threaten us’ Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said China’s weapons test in the Pacific risks fuelling dangerous nuclear proliferation, with the interconti…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls for ‘all out’ rescue effort as death toll rises and 16 people remain buried after a landslide in the country’s westThe death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media…
China lo describió como un "ejercicio rutinario" pero sus vecinos, en cambio, lo interpretaron como una nueva demostración de fuerza de un gigante militar que ya no se conforma con defender sus costas, sino que quiere dejar claro que puede proyectar su poder miles de kilómetros mar adentro Leer
A Marinha da China realizou um raríssimo teste de míssil com capacidade nuclear lançado de submarino no Pacífico nesta segunda-feira (6), o primeiro conhecido do tipo em 44 anos.
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A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The Chinese social media was shaken by a Good Samaritan deed that ended in tragedy when an elderly farmer died in a car crash shortly after receiving kind help from an influencer.
The influencer, who has dedicated himself to helping farmers in central China’s Henan province and has 84,000 followers,…
In a departure from convention, Chinese leader Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to the United States on Independence Day.
“This year marks the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States. President Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, has alr…
Beijing has unveiled new measures to keep its tight grip on lithium prices, in a move that may give it an edge over the US in the key material vital for electric vehicle and energy storage.
Following mining endeavours worldwide to secure supplies, Chinese authorities announced they would allow offsh…
A court in eastern China has handed down a rare death sentence to a former municipal official convicted of taking more than 2.2 billion yuan (US$323.8 million) in bribes, marking one of the harshest punishments for economic crimes in recent years.
Yang Youlin, who once served as executive deputy dir…
For much of the post-Cold-War era, the European Union understood economic interdependence as a source of mutual prosperity. Open markets, free trade and multilateral rules were regarded not merely as economic principles but as the foundations of European normative influence. That assumption is rapid…
Peru wants to move to the next phase of its economic relationship with China to reduce the risks from trade ties dominated by the export of raw minerals, according to the country’s ambassador, Carlos Vasquez.
He told Tsinghua University’s World Peace Forum in Beijing on Friday that Peru was now seek…
China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured its first close-up image of a near-Earth asteroid, revealing that the target is even smaller than anticipated – a factor scientists say will make the sample-return task “far more difficult” than previous Japanese and American missions.
The probe captured ima…
Nato cannot be “naive” about China’s military development, as the Indo-Pacific and European theatres are becoming “more intertwined”, evident in Beijing’s support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine, Nato’s Secretary General has said.
During a pre-summit press conference on Monday, a day before the Nato sum…
China und Russland führen regelmäßig Militärübungen durch. Von heute an wollen beide eine Woche lang zusammen proben. China hat nach eigenen Angaben auch eine Rakete im Pazifik abgefeuert - Länder in der Region zeigten sich besorgt.
In 2015, Bangladesh allotted land to India for the development of an SEZ at Mongla port. India failed to start work on that project. Dhaka handed it to China.
A suspected China-nexus threat activity cluster has been observed targeting Indian taxpayers, tax professionals, and corporate finance teams to deliver a remote access trojan designed to steal sensitive data from compromised hosts.
The multi-stage campaign, codenamed Operation DragonReturn by Seqri…
Launch comes just hours after Australia and Fiji sign defence agreement as expert says timing not a coincidenceChina has conducted a long-range missile test in the South Pacific just hours after Australia signed a defence agreement with Fiji, sparking condemnation from Canberra and regional leaders.…
Tropical storm causes extreme flooding in south of the country with heavy rainfall expected in coming daysA tropical storm has killed two people, caused dam breaches and forced tens of thousands to evacuate in southern China.Typhoon Maysak killed two people in Nanning, in China’s southern Guangxi pr…
The world’s attention is fixed on frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models, but China’s robot-making factories deserve just as much attention. Chinese e-commerce company JD.com has predicted that robots would ultimately replace its 700,000 delivery workers, while workers at South Korean carmaker…
Rocket launch was, until SpaceX, a niche industry — strategically vital, economically marginal, dominated by governments (US, USSR/Russia, France and China). That has changed with startling speed, and the reason is a very old economic force — scarcity.
At Beijing’s annual foreign policy conclave, Chinese experts see a new world order marked by a decline in U.S. credibility and emerging technology conflicts, especially over AI
During a recent conference on the People’s Liberation Army, I heard the same question posed to attendees and paper writers: “How would China react to U.S. force posture change X, Y, or Z?” or “How would the Chinese military respond to U.S. strikes in certain locations?” Having participated in dozens…
From the ancient Aztecs’ efforts to appease the sun god to Apollo’s demands in the Iliad, human history is permeated with traditions of sacrifice, and China was no exception.
In Zhejiang province, eastern China, scientists recently announced the discovery of a horse’s head sealed inside pottery at a…
China’s dominance in rare earth mining, refining and exports has long been viewed as a strategic advantage.
But a new study by Chinese researchers argues that the country’s rare earth industry has its own critical weakness.
“China is not in a leading position in mastering key core technologies in ce…
A motorcyclist died after losing control of his vehicle and colliding head‑on with a three-wheeled motorbike in Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon.
Police said the crash happened at about 3.21pm on the Sha Tin Heights section of Tai Po Road near the Kowloon Reservoir, when the motorcycle heading north to…
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled over the Islamic Republic of Iran for 37 years, was killed along with several family members in an airstrike in February.
A provincial propaganda department has accused some Chinese football fans of using the Japanese team’s success at the World Cup to denigrate China’s squad, suggesting their behaviour had come close to crossing a line.
In an online post on Friday, “Zhejiang Propaganda”, a social media account affilia…
While local bread-and-butter issues will dominate the November election in the US, former House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s endorsement of Connie Chan to succeed her in Congress could lead to opportunities at the margins of US-China relations, analysts said.
Pelosi, the first female speaker, now honoured…
A state-of-the-art greenhouse gas monitoring instrument spearheaded by a Hong Kong university has officially commenced operations aboard China’s Tiangong space station, following its successful installation by the city’s first home-grown astronaut, Lai Ka-ying.
The Multi-Spectral Imaging Carbon Obse…
It is an open question whether the Trump administration seeks to rebalance NATO or disengage the U.S. from European security.
The post Will Trump Take the Win at NATO’s Ankara Summit? appeared first on Just Security.
Two people were killed and four others injured when a truck carrying ammonium nitrate collided with another vehicle and exploded on a national highway in northern China at around noon on Sunday, state news agency Xinhua reported.
Authorities in Inner Mongolia autonomous region said the blast occurre…
Ezra Jin, founder of Zion Church, lands in the US and reunites with family who are ‘overwhelmed with joy’The founder of one of China’s most prominent underground churches has been released from prison and reunited with his family in the United States.Ezra Jin, the founder of Zion Church, landed in t…
Xi Jinping is preparing to extend his rule as China’s leader and bring fresh blood into the Communist Party elite. Cai Qi is the man he’s tasking to help.
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Noting that trade is expanding but lopsided, Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami pitches for more Indian exports to China, especially in areas such as pharmaceuticals where India is globally competitive
Vocês devem ter visto redes sociais afora muito chinês assistindo apaixonadamente à Copa do Mundo (e torcendo muito pelo Brasil contra o Japão no último jogo). A proliferação de vídeos fez pipocar na internet uma pergunta tão antiga quanto incômoda.
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The first phase of Hong Kong’s Hetao innovation hub, a key cross-border initiative under the Northern Metropolis megaproject, has been well received, with two of its wet laboratory buildings fully leased, its chairman has revealed.
Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Kevin Ch…
When Chelsea Wang travelled to Seoul with two friends in late April, they barely visited any of the city’s palaces or tourist attractions.
Instead, their three-and-a-half-day itinerary revolved around duty-free shopping, beauty treatments, hair salons and cosmetics stores.
Wang arrived with a shoppi…
A top social media agency in mainland China, suspended from business operations two years ago for selling fake Hong Kong brand mooncakes, is back in the spotlight for selling live-streaming courses.
Three Sheep Network, based in eastern Anhui province, boasts top influencers Zhang Qingyan and Zhang …
Almost anywhere you look these days, you can find claims from political, academic and other various sources that China’s supposed overproduction and exports of manufactured goods pose unfair advantages. These sources may also claim such unfair advantages justify protectionist countermeasures. But it…
A 16-year-old boy remains in a critical condition with a suspected brain haemorrhage after he was believed to have been knocked from behind by a classmate while climbing through a classroom window at his school, the South China Morning Post has learned.
The Education Bureau said on Saturday that it …
Chinese firms not only operate, finance or hold stakes in about one third of all ports in Africa, but Beijing now also controls the software, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) tools that run the infrastructure.
And that reach extends well beyond the docks, with Beijing financing and operat…
Middle powers would be better off hedging their bets rather than picking sides between countries such as the United States or China, a forum in Beijing heard on Friday.
This view echoed the comments made by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at Davos earlier this year, when he said such countries s…
Celebrated neurobiologist Chih-Ying Su, who specialises in research on the sense of smell using fruit flies and mosquitoes, has left her position as faculty vice-chair at the University of California San Diego to join the Shenzhen Academy of Medical Sciences (SMART).
The Taiwan-born American scholar…
Beijing on Saturday rotated a new coastguard task force into waters east of Taiwan.
The second such deployment in about a month came days after China’s top diplomat urged Washington to exercise “utmost prudence” on the self-governed island.
The move also comes close on the heels of high-level talks …
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India and Japan also expressed "serious concern" at the situation in the East China Sea and South China Sea, and opposed unilateral actions that endanger freedom of navigation as well as attempts to change the status quo by force
China is a country that boasts daily naps despite its stressful work rhythm. In fact, such breaks are a traditional practice dating back thousands of years.
According to a survey by the China Sleep Research Society published in March, 72 per cent of Chinese people like an afternoon nap lasting at le…
China’s Fujian is likely to be the world’s first aircraft carrier equipped with an anti-torpedo torpedo (ATT) system, representing a world-leading hard-kill capability, a Chinese military magazine has claimed.
Commissioned in November, the Fujian is the PLA Navy’s third aircraft carrier and its firs…
India’s decision to resume tourist visas for Bangladeshi nationals marks the clearest sign yet of a thaw in strained ties, but analysts say the real test will be whether trade links can be rebuilt while Dhaka courts Chinese investment near India’s sensitive eastern flank.
India began accepting touri…
The head of a top UN security think tank has warned that the international community, along with industry, must pivot to pragmatic dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI) in warfare, as a major global regulatory convention remains unlikely in the short term.
“Machine warfare is coming,” said Robin …
Chinese researchers are using “a huge amount” of government funding to buy personal items, including home appliances and skincare products, and claiming them as laboratory expenses, according to a recent paper.
Two researchers at the People’s Public Security University of China in Beijing highlighte…
Chinese companies are seeking more fresh university graduates with backgrounds in artificial intelligence this year because widespread use of the technology is making their businesses more efficient, according to a recruitment portal based in Beijing.
In the first five months of this year, nearly fo…
China has tested a satellite engine with a record-breaking operating life, a key technology that could help propel the world’s largest communications, military and deep-space spacecraft into their intended orbits faster and more reliably.
The upgraded engine, developed by the China Academy of Aerosp…
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, it confronts a new world order dominated by its relationship with China. In this wide-ranging series, we examine the pressure points and possibilities in those ties, from hard tech to soft power. Here, Teresa Elena Frontado and Igor P…
Zu sehen ist nur ein kleineres Loch, doch die Kollision eines Kleinflugzeugs mit dem höchsten Gebäude Pekings zeigt, wie Chinas Führung mit Unglücken umgeht. Die Zensur reagiert immer schneller - und rigider. Von M. v. Mallinckrodt.
China faces three specific barriers as it aims to produce key chipmaking equipment. Monitoring progress in these areas would help Western countries make better chip and AI policy.
China’s EV push, the Power of Siberia 2 saga, and Chinese imports of raw uranium supplies may appear to be separate issues. In reality, they tell the same story.
Nature, Published online: 03 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01989-5The National Natural Science Foundation of China says it will fund an extra 12,000 projects from this year.
Slate is the latest automaker to transition to lower-cost batteries perfected in China, driven in part by the repeal of EV tax credits that required materials to be sourced domestically.
Official statement offers the most detailed official account yet of the highly unusual and fatal incident in BeijingChinese authorities said the man who flew a small plane into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper last week was a 66-year-old who had mental health problems.The statement published on Thursday…
China faces slowing growth, an aging population, and financial strain. How Beijing perceives these challenges may matter just as much as the challenges themselves.
There’s a strange standoff happening in the manufacturing sector where buyers are waiting for the raw material prices to fall further than they already have.
The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress aims to forge a “shared” national identity among ethnic groups, for example by strengthening the status of Mandarin as the official language
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China’s foreign minister Wang Yi warned the US to approach Taiwan affairs with “utmost caution” in a call with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling for Washington to expand cooperation and manage risks with Beijing.
According to Chinese state news agency Xinhua, the two top diplomats held a “posi…
Beijing’s move this week to add 20 more Japanese entities to its export-control list is the latest chapter in a complex US-Japan-China geopolitical triangle.
Over the past seven months, an angry China has punished Tokyo repeatedly. A miffed Japan is left feeling betrayed. And a war-distracted Washin…
