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Chinese researchers have created a device that will enable a drone to shoot powerful lasers at enemy targets. Photo: Shutterstock

Science

Chinese laser scientist ‘Crazy Li’ arms small drones with metal-cutting beam

Researchers have developed a new device which will enable small drones to shoot powerful lasers – something once thought impossible.

How to gain entrée into Trump’s White House? Beijing is looking for ways.

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Cyborg insects can now be mass-produced in a robotic factory, scientists say

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Global Economy

Reporter’s note: How a mall in Mexico became a flashpoint in US-China rivalry

The fierce economic competition between the US and China has had many casualties - even a shopping centre in the heart of Mexico City.

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Mexican authorities raid the Plaza Izazaga 89 shopping centre on November 28. Photo: Reuters
Mexican authorities raid the Plaza Izazaga 89 shopping centre on November 28. Photo: Reuters

Science

What’s stopping human-like machine intelligence? Chinese AI experts weigh in

Smarter, goal-driven research and transparency needed to realise AGI ambition, start-up scientist says.

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Politics

How AI is bringing conversations about wartime atrocities into the classroom

Project allows students to engage in dialogue with interactive testimonies, including from ‘comfort women’ and Nanking massacre survivors.

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Politics

Cross-strait exchanges under pressure by Taiwan’s ruling DPP

Next week’s Twin City Forum in Taipei hangs in the balance as organisers face demands to scrap event over China’s escalating military pressure.

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Wayne Chiang Wan-an, mayor of Taipei and a member of the opposition KMT, is under pressure by the ruling DPP to cancel an annual event intended to promote cross-strait dialogue. Photo: Facebook
Wayne Chiang Wan-an, mayor of Taipei and a member of the opposition KMT, is under pressure by the ruling DPP to cancel an annual event intended to promote cross-strait dialogue. Photo: Facebook

China

China’s growth on track to hit target of around 5%, senior official suggests

Country is going to achieve major goals this year, an economic forum in Beijing told.

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Tech War

Sanctioned camera maker Hikvision ends five government contracts in Xinjiang

The surveillance camera maker, blacklisted by Trump in 2019, did not say why it was now ending contracts for projects completed in 2018.

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Science

Competition set to heat up over Australian gemstone used in hypersonic weapons

A mineral with thermal qualities vital to hypersonic aircraft could soon be at the centre of the next US-China supply battle.

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Australia holds the world’s largest reserves of zirconium which is used in hypersonic missiles for its thermal qualities. Photo: Shutterstock

Diplomacy

Yellen warns ‘wary’ Chinese banks that US sanctions are still a real risk

Treasury secretary says the United States is not ruling out action against Chinese lenders over Russian ties.

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Chinese lenders could be sanctioned if there is evidence of collusion with Russia. Photo: Reuters
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Chinese lenders could be sanctioned if there is evidence of collusion with Russia. Photo: Reuters

Science

China sells ultra-powerful laser cutter to unnamed US buyer in industry first

The 60kW cutting-edge machine is the world’s fastest and was developed by Sino-Italian joint venture in the eastern province of Zhejiang.

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China Economy

China aims to heal wounds of ‘involution’ as officials vow to stem bloodletting

Beijing intends to rectify ‘neijuan-style’ competition that has caused overcapacity concerns and taken a toll on profits, especially in new-energy sector.

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China Economy

How will Trump tariffs affect small foreign businesses operating in China?

Relocating operations or restructuring supply chains remain costly and complex challenges.

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A container is loaded onto a truck at the Port of Los Angeles in the United States on December 3. Photo: EPA-EFE

Europe

UK’s Prince Andrew says he’s ‘ceased all contact’ with alleged Chinese spy

A former UK minister called it ‘extremely embarrassing’ that a suspected Chinese agent had become a confidante of the disgraced royal.

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Britain’s Prince Andrew, is seen in London in July 2017. Photo: EPA-EFE
Britain’s Prince Andrew, is seen in London in July 2017. Photo: EPA-EFE

Military

Why mainland China’s ‘second navy’ is becoming increasingly active around Taiwan

As well as stepping up patrols, coastguards are training with the navy triggering speculation about their role in any attack on the island.

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China

Macron plans China visit, origins of modern humans: SCMP daily catch-up

From the sentencing of a Chinese football legend to ancient human fossils in a cave, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.

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China Economy

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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Diplomacy

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
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Chinese laser scientist ‘Crazy Li’ arms small drones with metal-cutting beam

Chinese researchers have created a device that will enable a drone to shoot powerful lasers at enemy targets. Photo: Shutterstock

Cyborg insects can now be mass-produced in a robotic factory, scientists say

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Competition set to heat up over Australian gemstone used in hypersonic weapons

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Australia holds the world’s largest reserves of zirconium which is used in hypersonic missiles for its thermal qualities. Photo: Shutterstock

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A Chinese company has sold an ultra-powerful laser to an unnamed client in the US. Photo: www.oeshow.cn
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