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Echo Xie
Echo Xie
Reporter, China
Echo is a science reporter with the Post. She joined the Post in 2019. She has a master's degree in journalism.

The Earth risks ‘dangerous and cascading effects’ of human-generated climate change if we fail to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Here’s what could happen if temperatures rise beyond that.  

Beijing has vowed to rely on a so-called talent dividend to drive innovation and high-quality development, but only 13 per cent of China’s population are viewed as scientifically literate.

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Coastal regions will be urged to speed up introduction of standards for discharging contaminated water and monitoring will be improved, ministry says.

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Research team studies nine different ways to consolidate marble stones with patented combination of methods used in church restoration project.

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Melting glaciers and increased precipitation lead to decline in salinity, which encourages biodiversity, lowers risk of harmful algae blooms and could help with drinking water supply, researchers say.

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In an article published in a Communist Party journal, Xi said the country must achieve technological self-reliance and urged businesses to help fund research

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Water levels at China’s largest freshwater lake fall to 70-year low for the period, raising concerns about a repeat of last year’s parched conditions.

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The storm is the most powerful typhoon to hit Fujian province in more than 70 years, and is expected to bring extreme rain to Beijing and neighbouring areas.

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The device, which mimics the nuclear fusion process of the sun, is the first for an Asean member and is upgraded from an earlier machine built by China.

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US climate envoy John Kerry wraps up ‘very productive’ meetings with senior Chinese officials but acknowledges it will take ‘a little bit more work’ to break new ground.

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China Atomic Energy Authority disputes IAEA report stating Japan’s plan to release radioactive water into the sea meets international standards.

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