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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
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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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US presidential election 2024

Howard Lutnick named US commerce chief, will ‘lead’ on tariffs and trade

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US-China relations

US to ban outbound investments in China’s chips, AI for national security

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China’s quantum computing leap risks stumbling into a talent-innovation void

China has a critical need for top hi-tech talent, but must overcome internal risks that hinder inspiration and ingenuity, leading academic says.

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The Zuchongzhi quantum computer. Like other sciences, China’s tech sector faces challenges from a lack of talent as well as its own “involution”. Photo: USTC
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Wary of China, US ranks Japan ‘first’ among Aukus partners: envoy

‘Very close’ talks under way as Washington seeks Tokyo’s cyber-related and other technological support amid deeper Indo-Pacific engagement.

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China’s Communist Party

Xi Jinping pushes hi-tech message during visit to once-poor Hefei

Hi-tech development cannot be begged for, president is quoted as saying during trip to Anhui capital, now an innovation powerhouse.

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China is quietly extracting itself from a US helium ‘stranglehold’

Years of research and development are helping China become less reliant on overseas sources of the valuable noble gas.

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Scientific and engineering advances are shifting China away from a US-controlled monopoly of helium, according to experts. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese scientists hack encryption in quantum computer experiment: paper

Breakthrough poses a ‘real and substantial threat’ to password-protection mechanism employed across critical sectors, team says.

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China boosts quantum computer production with self-developed chips

Origin Quantum, a research firm added to the US trade blacklist this year, is expanding its superconducting quantum computer production.

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China’s ‘father of quantum’ says global secure communications just 3 years away

Physicist Pan Jianwei outlines timetable for quantum-based ultra-secure networks that will have coverage across the world.

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Quantum physicist Pan Jianwei expects China to complete its quantum satellite constellation and integrate it with networks on Earth by 2027. Photo: Soho/ 星空军事
US-China relations

China quickly outpacing US in preparing for next war, Congress hears

Pentagon’s red tape and its slowness to embrace new technologies leave allies like Britain, Australia, Japan and South Korea in the lurch.

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The Pentagon, headquarters for the US Department of Defence, in Arlington, Virginia, has been accused of excessive bureaucracy and outdated procurement procedures. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

US study finds China’s tech innovation ‘much stronger’ than understood

Performing best in nuclear power, EVs and batteries, mainland companies will ‘likely equal or surpass Western firms within a decade or so’.

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China education

Chinese universities alter course to meet country’s need for hi-tech workforce

President Xi Jinping leads the call for more trained-up professionals in AI, circuitry, quantum tech, cybersecurity and other hi-tech areas.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s hi-tech scientists have their moment in the Beidaihe sun

Dozens of researchers in high-priority fields such as AI and quantum physics invited to annual gathering on the Bohai Sea.

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Politburo member Cai Qi (seated centre) was on hand to greet dozens of prominent researchers in Beidaihe, Hebei province, on August 3. Photo: Xinhua
China-EU relations

EU firms resist plan to screen private investment into China

The investments strengthen the German economy, secure jobs and promote prosperity, German industry group says in submission.

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A plan by Brussels to screen private EU companies’ investments into China was announced by Ursula von der Leyen in March last year, and elaborated on in a white paper in January. Photo: AP
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Chinese scientists’ quantum computing pipeline could change drug design

Researchers say quantum computing could ‘revolutionise’ pharmaceuticals as they reveal new drug design approach.

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How a Chinese team used quantum tech to follow electrons on the superconductor trail

Scientists built a device to simulate movement of the subatomic particles – a task that defies even the best supercomputers.

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China's economic recovery

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

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Friday laid out a plan to make breakthroughs in emerging industries while preserving traditional manufacturing as a foundation.

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A staff member demonstrates a gesture-controlled robot during the 2024 World AI Conference in Shanghai. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | To meet new challenges, Hong Kong must focus on versatile soft skills

Scramble to keep up with emerging tech must not be at the price of the soft skills vital to the city’s connector role.

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US-China relations

Opinion | US warnings against China’s tech dominance smack of thief crying ‘thief’

Washington’s accusations are clearly driven more by its fear of the US losing its tech hegemony than by China overtaking it.

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US-China relations

US-Japan-South Korea training fellowship opens amid tense tech race with China

AI, quantum technology, biosecurity and space are on the agenda for selected mid-level officials from the three countries.

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Kurt Campbell, the US deputy secretary of state, speaks at the Trilateral Technology Leaders Training Programme at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies on Monday. Photo: Bochen Han
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Chinese scientists harness power of ‘entanglement’ to fuel quantum engine

Breakthrough study is the first experimental realisation of a quantum engine with ‘entangled characteristics’, researchers said.

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The experimental quantum engine developed by researchers in China, who said they have verified that the entanglement phenomenon can be used as a form of fuel. Photo: Handout
Greater Bay Area

Hong Kong a rising contributor to Greater Bay Area’s research in strategic areas

The city has contributed to the GBA’s academic research and development in fields of strategic importance such as biomedicine, artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

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China announces domestic quantum computer component days after US sanctions

As tech war heats up, a crucial quantum computing component can now be made in China, it has been announced.

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US-China relations

‘Huge’ quantum impact: Chinese physicists say US trade blacklist is major blow

US move to put 22 of China’s major quantum research bodies on trade blacklist could have major repercussions for the science in the country, physicists tell the Post.

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China’s hi-tech sector including quantum information technology, especially related to its defence capabilities, has long been a target of US sanctions. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

Chinese companies hit with US trade restrictions over ‘spy balloon’ incident

Other entities were added to the list for allegedly trying to obtain US quantum technology for China, or for seeking US parts for military drones.

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Two white balloons float near the Chinese flag during a demonstration outside the Chinese embassy in Washington in February 2023. Photo: AFP
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Chinese and Finnish team finds way to tune out noise in quantum transfers

Experiment opens ‘intriguing pathways’ for future research, with possible implications for computing or communications.

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Chinese team makes quantum leap in chip design with new light source

Researchers in China say the semiconductor gallium nitride offers remarkable potential in photonic quantum chips.

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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