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PLA fires up world’s first boron ramjet engine that can fly and swim

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The world’s first underwater ramjet engine, powered by boron fuel, has been developed by PLA scientists. Photo: National University of Defence Technology

Ancient Chinese proved the Pythagorean theorem in 17 characters: mathematician

Pythagorean theorem was proved hundreds years before Euclid by an ancient Chinese mathematician. Photo: Shutterstock

China is a long way from reaching this year’s space launch target

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Up to 15 more missions are anticipated before the end of December. Photo: Xinhua

‘Jay Chou of fitness world’, Jimmy Lai takes witness stand: 7 highlights

Jordan Yeoh is one of the featured experts at the 2024 Hong Kong Fitness and Wellness Expo. Photo: Jordan Yeoh

Chinese supercomputer tops global computing efficiency list

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Tianhe, developed by the National University of Defence Technology, is ranked at the top of the latest list of the world’s most power-efficient big data processing systems. Photo: Xinhua

China poised to challenge Elon Musk’s Starlink for Brazil’s satellite internet

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

PLA fires up world’s first boron ramjet engine that can fly and swim

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The world’s first underwater ramjet engine, powered by boron fuel, has been developed by PLA scientists. Photo: National University of Defence Technology

Ancient Chinese proved the Pythagorean theorem in 17 characters: mathematician

Pythagorean theorem was proved hundreds years before Euclid by an ancient Chinese mathematician. Photo: Shutterstock

China is a long way from reaching this year’s space launch target

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Up to 15 more missions are anticipated before the end of December. Photo: Xinhua

‘Jay Chou of fitness world’, Jimmy Lai takes witness stand: 7 highlights

Jordan Yeoh is one of the featured experts at the 2024 Hong Kong Fitness and Wellness Expo. Photo: Jordan Yeoh

Chinese supercomputer tops global computing efficiency list

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Tianhe, developed by the National University of Defence Technology, is ranked at the top of the latest list of the world’s most power-efficient big data processing systems. Photo: Xinhua

China poised to challenge Elon Musk’s Starlink for Brazil’s satellite internet

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Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
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Big Tech

TikTok rival Kuaishou gets police warning over content moderation

The warning was over alleged lapses in dealing with prohibited content in a timely manner and failing to protect minors.

PLA fires up world’s first boron ramjet engine that can fly and swim

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Singapore’s former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong set for six-day China trip

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PLA Air Force to hold public competition in bid to source ‘low-cost’ drones

Open contest featuring search, strike and reconnaissance categories aims to foster innovation and could lead winners to procurement deals.

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A contest to be held next month by China’s air force to foster an “innovation-driven development strategy” will seek possible procurement deals with “low-cost” drone suppliers. Photo: AP
A contest to be held next month by China’s air force to foster an “innovation-driven development strategy” will seek possible procurement deals with “low-cost” drone suppliers. Photo: AP

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China plans ‘mind-boggling’ geoscience survey to hunt for natural resources

Thousands of researchers will work on US$1 billion SinoProbe II study over six years to create subterranean map of the country.

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Ancient Chinese proved the Pythagorean theorem in 17 characters: mathematician

A leading academic has highlighted China’s rich mathematical history, including a startling fact about a well-known theorem.

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Diplomacy

China adds Japan to visa-free scheme for short-stay visitors as tensions ease

Travellers will be allowed to remain for up to 30 days in China without a visa from November 30.

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Travellers from Japan will be able to stay for up to 30 days in China without a visa from the end of this month. Photo: Shutterstock
Travellers from Japan will be able to stay for up to 30 days in China without a visa from the end of this month. Photo: Shutterstock

Politics

China cracks down on police abuse of power targeting businesses

Prosecutors warn of law enforcement deception tactics aimed at swindling entrepreneurs and companies in other provinces.

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China is a long way from reaching this year’s space launch target

Nearly half of the planned 100 missions have yet to take place, with one rocket engineer saying that lofty goal was ‘never possible’.

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Diplomacy

Little room to mend EU-China ties amid differences over trade, Ukraine

Dialogue and action urged ahead of Donald Trump’s return and as mainland ship is detained by Danish coastguard over cut undersea cables.

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Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 anchored and under surveillance in the sea of Kattegat, near the town of Grenaa, Denmark, on November 20, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

Military

As China tests nuclear capabilities, US think tank urges deterrence planning

Experts respond to scenarios involving nuclear strikes against US allies by Beijing and Moscow as they try to take Taiwan and Ukraine.

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The report comes amid growing nuclear tensions in the Indo-Pacific and Europe. Photo: Handout
The report comes amid growing nuclear tensions in the Indo-Pacific and Europe. Photo: Handout

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Open Questions | Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

NGO founder explains how mapping initiative helps hold authorities and companies accountable for carbon emissions and cover-ups.

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Can Trump, avid TikTok user and China critic, save it from a US ban?

Republican loyalty test brews as president-elect’s support this year for popular social-media app runs headlong into tough-on-Beijing vows.

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Diplomacy

How Xi’s warning over Korean peninsula highlights Beijing’s diplomatic headache

A statement by Xi Jinping over the volatile Korean peninsula signals China’s growing concern in the region, observers say.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with China’s President Xi Jinping. The Korean peninsula is a growing political headache for Beijing, according to observers. Photo: KCNA VIA KNS/AFP

Military

Blame lies ‘fully with US side’: China defends rejection of defence chief talks

US cannot undermine Beijing’s core interests on Taiwan and try talk to its military ‘as if nothing had happened’, defence ministry says.

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China’s Dong Jun at the ADMM-Plus in Vientiane, Laos on Thursday. He reportedly declined to meet the US defence secretary. Photo: AP
China’s Dong Jun at the ADMM-Plus in Vientiane, Laos on Thursday. He reportedly declined to meet the US defence secretary. Photo: AP

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Nuclear questions, China slams US for Gaza ceasefire block: SCMP daily catch-up

From a debate over China’s domestic spending to a hunt for a wild Siberian tiger, here’s a round-up from today’s China and Economy coverage.

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Chinese supercomputer tops global computing efficiency list

Tianhe Exa-node Prototype tops big data category, as Graph500 deems energy-aware big data computing necessary for future industry.

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Open Questions | Economist Huang Yiping on Trump trade war 2.0 and China’s stimulus ‘U-turn’

Huang Yiping of Peking University talks the re-election of Donald Trump and why China needs its own Marshall Plan.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Tech War

China’s chip industry braces for another 4 years under Trump

Chinese semiconductor firms are ramping up purchases of foreign chipmaking equipment and looking to forge new alliances.

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Diplomacy

How could a hawkish Donald Trump White House team shape US-China ties?

Amid rumours about possible cabinet picks, from Elon Musk to Mike Pompeo, experts say China hardliners could risk ‘fierce confrontation’.

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China, US officials set to talk climate change amid fears over Trump’s policies

Ahead of Cop 29 in Azerbaijan, policymakers fret that the once and future president could stall efforts to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Climate activists project a message onto Tower Bridge in London, England, bearing a silhouette of US President-elect Donald Trump ahead of climate talks in the British capital on November 7, 2024. Photo: Reuters