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Stephen Chen
News Editor, Science
Stephen Chen is the SCMP's science news editor. He investigates major research projects in China, a new power house of scientific and technological innovation, and their impact to humanity. Stephen has produced a large number of exclusive stories on China research, some highly controversial or shrouded in secrecy. He has been with the SCMP since 2006.
Pioneering technology to improve afterburner efficiency could make the Chinese military unrivalled in air combat.
Chinese military scientists have achieved the impossible with a new stealth material that can defeat anti-stealth radar.
‘Multiple tests have confirmed effectiveness’ of automatic rifle with almost no recoil specifically designed for unmanned warfare.
An engine that can carry weapons at incredible speeds through both air and water has been developed by Chinese scientists.
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Chinese team says in his first term Trump inadvertently broke down invisible barrier that had troubled Beijing for decades.
An isolated reef in the Spratly Islands holds the key to improved Chinese response times in the region, a new study says.
Low levels of terahertz waves – a key part of future 6G communications – produced harmful effects in mice testicles, Chinese military research shows.
Digital reconstruction of treasure trove found in 800-year-old tomb reveals forward-thinking fashion of the day, according to scientists.
Chinese scientists find the natural barrier over the eastern hemisphere is strengthening, possibly because of a shift in the geomagnetic poles.
Trials have been completed on a new weapon system that directs a number of high-powered beams onto a single target.
Stealth aircraft could be detected from 180km away in war games, but some cruise missiles have a range of more than 900km.
Chinese scientists have developed a large language model that can command military drones to attack enemy radar systems.
China’s hi-tech corridor is designed to send computer signals across the country, while America has gone in a different direction.
Engineers push communications equipment to the limit to see if it could survive a nuclear attack.
A new radar method developed by Chinese scientists is offering a cost-effective way to track stealth aircraft.
Newly released data from a giant whirlpool near the Paracel Islands could give fresh clues about a major US Navy incident.
‘Irreversible’ US production declines amid an expanding Chinese economy will thrust world into ‘a new era’, says government adviser Lu Yongxiang.
Researchers from arms maker say the drone is comparable to the US Switchblade 600, but it may prove cheaper and more efficient.
Shanghai team uses seabed to monitor low-frequency signals in new approach that captured electromagnetic waves 20km away.
A team of Chinese scientists have developed a groundbreaking method for detecting stealth objects on radar.
The powerful LARID radar in Hainan, China, can detect plasma bubbles in Earth’s upper atmosphere up to 9,600km away.
Beijing team says their design marks a key step forward in thermal protection technology.
Risk of asteroid impacts is ‘much higher’ than previous assessment suggested, as researchers urge decision makers to think ‘long-term’.
Chinese scientists working with the PLA receive signals transmitted from 30km away, achieving data transmission speed of 4,000 bps.
Scientists say they have come up with a simple, cylindrical device that can control one of the biggest challenges to hypersonic flight.
Scientists say electromagnetic signals suggest ‘tactical coordination’ among radars deployed across Pacific Ocean.
A groundbreaking stealth system using ultra-thin iron has been developed by Chinese military researchers.
Researchers from Northwestern Polytechnical University say the holes facilitated airflow, which mitigated shock wave vibrations and improved aerodynamic efficiency.
A new type of skipping stone trajectory is being used by Chinese scientists to increase the range of hypersonic weapons.
A new ‘super warship’ is seeing the Chinese navy power ahead of the West. And it’s all because of a decision made 20 years ago.
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