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Recap | China’s genetically modified sweet tomatoes, AI robot lifeguards: 5 top science stories

From genetically enhanced tomatoes to advanced satellite imaging and 6G radiation fears for fertility, here are five of our recent China science stories.

16 Nov 2024 - 12:56PM

Science

China’s new 6G standards mark significant advance in setting future framework

13 Sep 2024 - 9:03AMvideocam

China's economic recovery

Humanoid robots, 6G on the horizon as China seeks to hop tech hurdles

6 Jul 2024 - 1:03AM

Will 6G deliver where ‘overhyped’ 5G didn’t? An expert sees a holographic future

British professor Jiangzhou Wang tells a conference in Beijing that he is disappointed with 5G’s failure.

18 May 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

About 3.65 million 5G base stations have been built across China. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

‘Legacy chips’ emerge as new front in US-China semiconductor battle

In race for cutting-edge technology, the realisation is rising that older-generation chips are still vital to military use as well as cars and consumer electronics.

24 Feb 2024 - 12:08AMvideocam

Semiconductors

Beijing urges breakthroughs in chips and quantum computing to command future

Beijing is pushing a ‘whole-of-the-nation’ approach to focus resources on tech breakthroughs in key areas amid rising pressure from the US.

30 Jan 2024 - 9:00AM

China manufacturing

A new frontier: China targets ‘industries of the future’ to drive 2024 growth

China aims to boost a range of tech-heavy sectors, from new materials to biomedicines, in 2024 to move ahead with its advanced manufacturing development and ensure high-quality growth.

23 Dec 2023 - 12:41AMvideocam

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said at a meeting on Thursday that it would boost a wide range of tech-heavy sectors. Pictured is an exhibition from the 2023 World Robot Conference. Photo: VCG

Science

China launches satellite internet that could challenge SpaceX’s Starlink

The Chinese network is expected to serve industries ranging from aviation and navigation to emergency services and energy and requires far fewer satellites compared to Elon Musk’s low-orbit constellation.

30 Nov 2023 - 5:27PMvideocam

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Science

Chinese scientists move step closer to satellite internet, 6G network

The ‘spaceborne optical switching technology’ was tested in August when it was sent into orbit by China’s Y7 carrier rocket.

15 Oct 2023 - 7:31PMvideocam

Science

Chinese scientists look to 6G to hunt submarines

Defence researchers say sensors identify extremely small surface vibrations produced by a low-frequency sound source in the open sea.

30 Aug 2023 - 12:14AMvideocam

An experimental Chinese terahertz device identified extremely small surface vibrations produced by a low-frequency sound source in the open sea. The developers said it would help pinpoint a submarine. Photo: Xinhua

Shanghai

Shanghai expands virtual asset trading to create US$69 billion market by 2025

Some 5,000 data products are expected to be listed on the Shanghai Data Exchange by 2025, with a focus on major industries that include finance, logistics, technology and manufacturing.

16 Aug 2023 - 8:18AM

By 2025, the Shanghai Data Exchange is expected to serve about 100,000 entities involved in the supply and purchase of data products. Photo: Shutterstock

Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou sees continued global expansion of 5G mobile services

The rotating chairwoman at Huawei told the audience at the MWC Shanghai trade show that 5G connections worldwide are expected to reach 5 billion by 2030, up from 1.5 billion connections this year.

28 Jun 2023 - 8:00PMvideocam

China Unicom

China to launch early 6G applications by 2025 ahead of 2030 commercial roll-out

China Unicom, the country’s third-largest wireless network operator, expects to complete technical research and launch early ‘application scenarios’ for 6G mobile technology by 2025.

25 Mar 2023 - 6:49PM

Didi Chuxing

China’s tech regulator meets Big Tech bosses, including Didi CEO

Didi founder and CEO Cheng Wei made his first appearance at the symposium since China launched a cybersecurity probe into the firm in 2021, as Beijing eases its restrictions on the tech sector.

19 Feb 2023 - 6:00PMvideocam

The Didi Chuxing headquarters in Beijing. The ride-hailing giant’s CEO Cheng Wei attended a symposium with China’s tech regulators along with top executives from other Big Tech firms. Photo: Bloomberg

US-China tech war

US-China tech war: Shanghai wants to be an industrial hub of the future

The Chinese semiconductor capital aims to groom innovative enterprises and talent in health, smart tech, energy and other hi-tech industries.

26 Oct 2022 - 2:05PMvideocam

A pedestrian crosses a road in the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

Science

Chinese scientists find 6G radiation can increase the size of brain cells

Discovery could help assess new communication technology and also develop therapies to treat brain diseases, Beijing researchers say.

14 Aug 2022 - 9:00PMvideocam

Science

Chinese breakthrough lets human brains beam radio waves

Researchers say new technology could be used for mind-controlled military radar and other devices.

29 Jun 2022 - 12:46AMvideocam

China to step up 5G mobile network roll-out as 6G preparations push ahead

While China’s 5G mobile network is already the world’s biggest, MIIT head Xiao Yaqing said the existing number of base stations ‘is not enough’.

9 Mar 2022 - 8:15PM

China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom launched their commercial 5G services on the mainland in 2019. Illustration: Shutterstock

Science

‘Almost unlimited possibilities’: new Chinese tech is milestone in 6G race

Experimental wireless line set up in Winter Olympics compound could stream over 10,000 high-definition live video feeds simultaneously, says Beijing research team.

10 Feb 2022 - 8:44AMvideocam

Science

Chinese team develops 6G technology for hypersonic weapons: paper

Tianjin team says it has solved some communication blackout problems that occur at five times the speed of sound.

28 Jan 2022 - 4:12AMvideocam

China technology

China to ‘help set international standards’ for 6G mobile technology

The world’s second-largest economy is moving to take a leading role in shaping the next-generation mobile technology, following its success with 5G.

13 Jan 2022 - 9:53PMvideocam

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China’s pro-6G digital economy blueprint marks the country’s latest move to help shape the next-generation mobile technology. Illustration: Shutterstock

Smartphones

Chinese lab says it made a breakthrough in 6G mobile technology

Project is supported by government and achieved in collaboration with telecoms giant China Mobile and Fudan University.

7 Jan 2022 - 1:45AMvideocam

China group says it has made a breakthrough in 6G. Photo: Reuters

Space

South Korea poised to expand space programme for 6G and national security

South Korea is a world leader in several tech sectors but its space programme lags behind that of neighbours China and Japan.

15 Jul 2021 - 8:11PM

Forget 5G, the US and China are already fighting for 6G dominance

6G, while still at least a decade away from becoming reality, could be up to 100 times faster than 5G.

9 Feb 2021 - 9:59AM

China’s military draws on 6G dream to modernise its fighting forces

Technology exists only in theory but People’s Liberation Army is already planning how to implement it for maximum benefit when it arrives.

18 Apr 2020 - 11:42PMvideocam

China launched its first 5G networks in November but its military is already looking ahead to even faster wireless technology. Photo: AFP

6G: the new frontier – if the world can work out how to use it

Researchers in China and beyond are looking into the next generation of wireless technology but there are strategic and technical barriers to overcome, observers say.

17 Feb 2020 - 8:46PMvideocam

Experts say sixth-generation mobile networks could reach speeds of one terabyte per second. Photo: Shutterstock

China pollution

China planning 226GW of new coal-fired power projects

Total is more than twice the amount of new capacity on the books in India.

19 Sep 2019 - 2:42PM

Trump wants US to lead in ‘5G, and even 6G’ tech. But is 6G even a thing?

Trump’s tweets about the ‘exciting world of technology’ lead to a spike in Google searches about 6G. Experts say 6G exists largely as a theoretical concept and is a long way from being deployed in the real world.

22 Feb 2019 - 1:45AM

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The successor to the 5G wireless standard, 6G is currently under development and is expected to be substantially faster and able to support virtual and augmented reality, pervasive artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, among other forms of high technology.

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9 September, 2024