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Mexico's Science Secretary Strengthens Cooperation with China in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Rosaura Ruiz met with Ambassador Chen Daojiang to advance joint AI, semiconductor, and electromobility projects, plus possible collaboration with Huawei.

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Jul 24 • 10:45 AM EDT • Science • mexicosolidarity.com
China Wields Its Rare Earth Leverage Over Europe With New Export Controls

Beijing banned shipments of important supplies to 14 companies on the cutting edge of chemicals processing, electric motors and defense.

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Jul 24 • 9:31 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Blanche urged to investigate alleged foreign influence in fight against data centers

GOP lawmakers claim foreign-linked organizations tied to China and Russia are working to undermine U.S. data centers and AI infrastructure development.

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Jul 24 • 7:59 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
China's CATL sees net profit rise 42% in first half

Chinese battery giant CATL ​posted a 42% ‌year-on-year rise in first-half net profit, ​supported by robust ​growth in its energy ⁠storage business ​that offset softer demand ​in the electric vehicle market.

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Jul 24 • 7:43 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Trump’s document ‘cherry-pick’ doesn’t show a cover-up of Chinese election intelligence, ex-officials say

President Donald Trump and his allies touted spy reports and emails that he declassified this month as showing a “cover-up” of intelligence about China’s efforts to harm Trump’s re-election prospects in 2020, part of the president’s push to undermine confidence in the integrity of US elections.

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Jul 24 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
ResearchGate partners with Science China Press

Participating journals will span subjects including medicine, physical sciences, mathematics, technology and computing

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Jul 24 • 3:38 AM EDT • Science • researchinformation.info
Girl, 6, Died After Experimental Gene-Editing Treatment in China: Science

A young girl died after receiving an experimental gene-editing treatment in a clinical trial in Shanghai, Science reported, raising questions about regulatory oversight and transparency as China rapidly expands its biotechnology ambitions.

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Jul 23 • 11:11 PM EDT • Science • bloomberg.com
Yoga, Hiking and Other Workouts Are Taking Off in China. Pricey Workout Clothes, Too.

“Health is kind of the new wealth in China,” said one athletic apparel executive.

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Jul 23 • 8:00 PM EDT • Sports • wsj.com
Pennsylvania ACA health insurers propose double-digit premium increases for 2027

The total average premium rate increase request in the individual market is 17%. Some insurers like Ambetter are requesting an average increase of 40%.

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Jul 23 • 5:37 PM EDT • Health • whyy.org
Can science bridge the US-China trust gap? Maybe with new rules, researchers say
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Jul 23 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • scmp.com
Federal government to spend $5B on AI-powered health, infrastructure research

More than 15 federal agencies will use AI to investigate the root causes of chronic diseases, develop treatments for pediatric cancer, expedite the discovery of prescription drugs and enhance U.S. energy infrastructure, among other related…

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Jul 23 • 8:10 AM EDT • Health • baltimoresun.com
China's Geely to make electric SUVs at Ford Spain plant, jointly develop model for Europe

Geely Auto will build two electric SUVs at Ford's factory in Spain and the two firms will jointly develop a new model, they said on Thursday, as rising Chinese automakers race to use traditional carmakers' underutilized factories and get ahead of European local-content rules.

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Jul 23 • 5:34 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
China fires up powerful particle accelerator to unlock secrets of atoms

Facility in country’s south will help scientists answer some of the biggest questions in nuclear physics, according to its chief designer.

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Jul 22 • 9:00 PM EDT • Science • scmp.com
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German FM, on Africa tour, eyes business ties amid US, China pressure

Germany's foreign minister wrapped up a two-day visit to Nigeria Wednesday as Berlin moves to deepen business opportunities across Africa amid a more isolationist United States and geo-political press...

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Jul 22 • 11:56 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Watch China's Hanfu Boom Is a Political Tool

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Karishma Vaswani says China's Hanfu boom gives young people comfort amid economic uncertainty and the Communist Party a tool for promoting national greatness. But nostalgia cannot create jobs, revive the property market or persuade young people to start families.

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Jul 22 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • bloomberg.com
Foxconn Ramps Up Hiring as iPhone 18 Pro Enters Mass Production

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro models have entered mass production and are now in a production ramp-up phase, according to China Securities News. In a new report citing industry chain sources (via MyDrivers), Apple's main assembly partner Foxconn is said to have entered its peak recruitment period to prepare for large-scale production and stocking ahead of the fall launch. Hourly wages, base pay, and rehire bonuses have all been raised to attract workers amid the ramp-up.

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Jul 22 • 7:16 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
How An Ancient Murder Was Solved Using Flies: The World's First Case Of Forensic Entomology In 13th Century China

The coroner asked every man in the village to drop their sickle in front of them. In a little while, without any further questioning, he turned and accused the perpetrator of murder.

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Jul 22 • 6:24 AM EDT • Science • iflscience.com
Exclusive | White House to Redirect Billions in Research Funds Toward AI, Away From Colleges

The overhaul will reshape $200 billion in spending a year and favors individual scientists to outpace China.

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Jul 21 • 6:00 PM EDT • Science • wsj.com
On election meddling and China, Trump says ‘we do things to them, too’

The president appeared to undercut allegations he made in a prime-time speech last week.

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Jul 21 • 5:56 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Apple raises prices on some streaming services as licensing costs climb

Apple Music individual plans rise to $11.99 and family plans jump to $19.99 as the company cites rising licensing costs for the subscription hikes.

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Jul 21 • 3:53 PM EDT • Technology • foxbusiness.com
Why China's 'open' AI boom is a terrible business

China's AI models are impressing developers but losing investors. The problem? Open-weight AI is a much worse business than open-source software.

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Jul 21 • 1:43 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
The AI Backlash Companies Can’t Ignore | AI & Business for July 21

Plus, China’s latest AI advances, always-on transcription and the perils of big AI contracts.

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Jul 21 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • wsj.com
Novartis CEO says latest China deals are just following the science

Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan says the pharma company's deals in China follow science, not geography.

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Jul 21 • 11:41 AM EDT • Science • endpoints.news
Bessent says China's Iranian oil purchases have decreased- Fox Business

U.S. ​Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday ‌that there has been a substantial decrease in China's ​purchases of Iranian ​oil.

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Jul 21 • 8:25 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
China’s rise shifts the global political vibe

China’s rise is driving a deeper shift in which Western emotional authority is fading and alternative visions for the international order are becoming increasingly possible.

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Jul 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • eastasiaforum.org
China’s Chang’e-6 reveals why solar wind hits the Moon’s two sides differently

China’s Chang’e-6 samples have uncovered a surprising difference between the Moon’s two hemispheres. Solar wind particles penetrated deeper into the far-side soil because Earth’s magnetosphere slows the particles that reach the near side. Noble gases locked inside the lunar regolith preserved evidence of this uneven bombardment. These gases may even help scientists reconstruct the ancient history of Earth’s magnetic shield.

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Jul 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
What China's internet is saying about Moonshot's hot new Kimi model

Just days after launching Kimi K3, Moonshot AI temporarily suspended new subscriptions, saying demand had overwhelmed its computing capacity.

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Jul 21 • 5:10 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
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Shanghai science forum photos show China's AI and robotics advances in rivalry with US

BEIJING (AP) — China's leading technology companies showcased hundreds of cutting-edge products at the World AI Conference in Shanghai — from advanced robotics to artificial intelligence systems.

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Jul 20 • 9:23 PM EDT • Science • wral.com
Photos show Chinese companies showcasing AI technology and robots at science forum

BEIJING (AP) — China's leading technology companies showcased hundreds of cutting-edge products at the World AI Conference in Shanghai — from advanced robotics to artificial intelligence systems.

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Jul 20 • 9:22 PM EDT • Science • apnews.com
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Shanghai science forum photos show China's AI and robotics advances in rivalry with US

BEIJING (AP) — China's leading technology companies showcased hundreds of cutting-edge products at the

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Jul 20 • 9:22 PM EDT • Science • semissourian.com
Testimony to the US Senate Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness on Science, Standards, and Strategic Competition

The utopian vision of globally integrated, democratic, free-market economies working together in harmony has not materialized. Meanwhile, the belief that China could not innovate—and that America would continue to lead in advanced technologies—also has proven to be false. These new realities require bold reforms in the U.S. research system.

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Jul 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • itif.org
China, immigration, drugs: Behind US policy in Latin America
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Jul 20 • 12:03 PM EDT • Politics • aljazeera.com
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 phones compared: Which one is right for you?

Motorola recently introduced the Motorola Edge 70 Max, a phone powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. In terms of compute metrics, this system-on-chip represents the absolute pinnacle of high-end value engineering, serving as the next best sub-flagship silicon right after the ultra-premium Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. It delivers sustained frame rates and high […]

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Jul 20 • 1:51 AM EDT • Technology • gizmochina.com
Americans are freaking out over China's open-source AI strategy

The latest AI model out of China is causing another meltdown in Silicon Valley, highlighting the divide over the right way to run the AI race.

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Jul 20 • 12:40 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Watch Manycore Tech CEO on Business and AI Strategy

Victor Huang, Co-founder and Chairman at Manycore Tech, discusses the company's business strategy and AI priorities as it unveils its upgrade for its AI video creation agent, LuxReal. He speaks with Minmin Low on Bloomberg: The China Show.

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Jul 19 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • bloomberg.com
China’s new generation of tycoons is its most enigmatic yet

Their companies are conquering the world—and they hate talking to the press

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Jul 19 • 12:46 PM EDT • Business • economist.com
As Beijing ramps up exports, the world feels ‘China Shock’ 2.0

Trump’s tariffs have helped stem the flow of inexpensive Chinese goods to the U.S., but European factories are suffering under a flood of imported cars and tech.

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Jul 18 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • washingtonpost.com
Trump alleged China took US election data. Its leader is still planning for a lavish state visit to the US

Ordinarily, a claim like the one President Donald Trump leveled at China in prime time this week might herald a major rupture in ties with Beijing.

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Jul 17 • 4:43 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Fact-checking Trump's address on China, the 2020 election and what documents show

President Donald Trump quoted years-old intelligence community documents, including some that had been declassified or partially redacted, without noting a distinction between what China may have planned versus what analysts say it did.

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Jul 17 • 4:20 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
China warns of reciprocal countermeasures after U.S. shortens foreign journalist visas

The Trump administration announced Thursday it will drastically shorten visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. to 240 days, down from years, and cut those for Chinese journalists to only 90 days, raising concerns over press freedom in the United States and prompting China to warn of possible reciprocal countermeasures.

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Jul 17 • 1:25 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
China warns of reciprocal countermeasures after US shortens foreign journalist visas

The Trump administration is drastically shortening visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. The new rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security limits visas to 240 days, down from

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Jul 17 • 5:56 AM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
Trump Revives China Election Claims, Contradicting US Intelligence Assessment

Trump's claims about election fraud in the U.S. elections appeared to conflict with findings by the U.S. intelligence community.

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Jul 17 • 3:46 AM EDT • Politics • politicstoday.org
China hits out at British Steel nationalisation

The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard "a vital national capability".

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Jul 16 • 10:50 PM EDT • Business • bbc.com
Trump Released Documents on China and the 2020 Election. Here’s What We Know.

President Trump claimed that China had tried to acquire American voter data. Possessing such information would not allow votes to be manipulated.

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Jul 16 • 10:48 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Chinese scientists have bad news on having babies in space

Researchers use China’s Tianzhou spacecraft missions since 2017 to study how microgravity and space radiation can affect biology.

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Jul 16 • 7:30 PM EDT • Science • scmp.com
Trump to give primetime speech on elections as sources say he'll raise allegations about China
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Jul 16 • 7:02 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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A Personal Perspective of U.S.-China Nuclear Science and Security Cooperation

This article by Siegfried S. Hecker presents a historical narrative of U.S.-China cooperation in nuclear security following China’s political opening in the early 1970s.

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Jul 16 • 4:43 PM EDT • Science • nonproliferation.org
Senate Weighs How to Measure Science Edge Over China

Senate committee investigates how the U.S. tracks scientific progress and maintains competitive edge against China. Discover implications for research funding.

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Jul 16 • 11:21 AM EDT • Science • legis1.com
OnePlus, the ‘Flagship-Killer’ Smartphone Brand, Is All but Dead

The original OnePlus phone disrupted the mobile market 13 years ago with its affordable price and top-end specs. Now, the company is exiting North America and Europe to focus on China.

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Jul 16 • 5:00 AM EDT • Technology • wired.com
As US AI costs soar, global firms pivot to China’s cheap, open-weight models

A sharp narrowing of the performance gap is prompting some developers to shift from costly American giants to budget-friendly Chinese alternatives.

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Jul 15 • 9:25 PM EDT • Business • scmp.com
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Belkin launches new 10,000mAh 45W power bank that doubles as a motion-sensing night light

Belkin launches a 10,000mAh power bank with 45W charging, built-in USB-C cable, motion-sensing LED night light, digital display, and SOS mode.

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Jul 15 • 7:46 PM EDT • Technology • gizmochina.com
Apple's 2026 Back to School Offer Just Went Live in Select Countries

Apple's annual Back to School promotion is now live in select countries in Asia, including China, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. The offer provides college students and educational staff with a free item with the purchase of an eligible Mac or iPad model. The exact offer varies by country, with options including a four pack of AirTags, AirPods 4, an Apple Pencil Pro, or an Apple gift card.

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Jul 15 • 2:48 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Call for AANHPI voices for science funding

When the Chinatown-International District in Seattle hosted the world’s largest dim sum party, it was easy to celebrate how a diverse community comes together for a family style meal.

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Jul 15 • 1:53 PM EDT • Science • nwasianweekly.com
China and Xi are seen more favorably than the US and Trump in many nations, new survey says

The world has largely viewed the U.S. more favorably than China for years, but those opinions now have flipped in Beijing’s favor

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Jul 15 • 1:24 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
OnePlus shutdown reportedly goes beyond US & Europe next year, Realme exiting China

If you had any doubts left regarding the end of OnePlus in Europe and the US, another report is stepping...

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Jul 15 • 12:13 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Report: OnePlus to Pull Out of US and Europe

OnePlus is exiting the U.S. and European smartphone markets as part of a broader restructuring at parent company Oppo, Bloomberg reports. OnePlus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oppo. The change could happen as early as this week, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to Bloomberg. Realme, another Oppo-owned mobile brand, will exit the China market as part of the same restructuring.

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Jul 15 • 12:02 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Imax, Goer Dynamics Partner on In-Car Entertainment System for China

Imax and Goer Dynamics are developing the world's first Imax-branded in-vehicle entertainment system, set to enter production in China this year.

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Jul 15 • 8:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com
Imax to Develop Entertainment System for Self-Driving Cars in China

The big-screen innovator and Goer Dynamics, an arm of the Chinese manufacturing giant behind Meta's headsets and Apple's AirPods, aim to start production by the end of 2026.

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Jul 15 • 8:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • hollywoodreporter.com
Award-winning chemist Zhang Wei leaves US to join China’s Great Bay University
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Jul 15 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • scmp.com
China's Sinopec establishes four business units in major overhaul, officials say

Sinopec is launching a major internal restructuring, setting up ​new business units and relocating hundreds of staff, as the world's biggest refiner seeks to lift profits ‌amid flagging Chinese oil and petrochemicals demand, company officials said.

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Jul 15 • 5:59 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
China’s Chip Champion to Raise Billions in Race for A.I. Control

CXMT, a linchpin in China’s drive to develop homegrown artificial intelligence technology, is aiming to raise nearly $10 billion in a blockbuster public offering in Shanghai.

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Jul 15 • 3:29 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
China grows at one of lowest rates on record; Thames Water has funds to survive to year end

Thames Water says it has £515m cash in the bank as its debts swell to £18.5bn

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Jul 15 • 2:59 AM EDT • Business • theguardian.com
Car break-ins plague Chinatown as business owners demand more police protection
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Jul 15 • 1:38 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
China’s rare earth weakness, new rocket to rival SpaceX: 7 science highlights

From China unveiling microwave weapons to top neurobiologist leaving US, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

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Jul 15 • 12:30 AM EDT • Science • scmp.com
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For Whom the Strait Tolls | WSJ Politics Newsletter for July 14

Plus, Lindsey Graham’s sister to fill his Senate seat, and how China’s Xi Jinping now manages Russia’s Vladimir Putin

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Jul 14 • 7:08 AM EDT • Politics • wsj.com
Tencent Music Entertainment Group to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on August 11, 2026

Tencent Music Entertainment Group ("TME", or the "Company") (NYSE: TME and HKEX: 1698), the leading online music and audio entertainment platform in China, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2026 before the U.S. market opens on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.

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Jul 14 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Oil prices rise over 2% after Middle East strikes; China’s exports surge on back of AI boom

Brent crude rises over $85 a barrel after US carries out third night of strikes against Iran

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Jul 14 • 2:45 AM EDT • Business • theguardian.com
China Expels Former Politburo Member Over Graft and Sex Charges

China expelled former Politburo member Ma Xingrui from the ruling Communist Party, accusing him of a wide range of offenses including corruption, abuse of power and trading political favors for sex.

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Jul 13 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • bloomberg.com
Opinion | Why China is seriously cultivating AI entertainment

With rules and support, policymakers appear to be positioning AI and its entertainment nexus as the foundation for a new cultural economy.

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Jul 13 • 5:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • scmp.com
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Google Pixel 11 devices to have the first 2nm smartphone SoC, new modem

The Tensor G6 is expected to leapfrog the competition in one very specific metric and probably not much more. According to a new report from China,...

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Jul 13 • 10:30 AM EDT • Technology • gsmarena.com
China-proofing European cleantech is a tricky business

Crude tariffs won’t be enough to promote EU renewable energy

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Jul 13 • 7:31 AM EDT • Business • ft.com
China Achieves Reusable Rocket Milestone with First Successful Booster Recovery

China Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation (CASC) described the achievement as a "historic breakthrough" for reusable launch technology

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Jul 13 • 6:53 AM EDT • Politics • politicstoday.org
Shein Targets Over $40 Billion Valuation After China Nod for IPO

The fast-fashion retailer has received China’s nod for its long-awaited Hong Kong initial public offering, after its efforts to go public in the U.S. and London faced geopolitical and regulatory hurdles.

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Jul 13 • 12:58 AM EDT • Business • wsj.com
Single-Atom Catalysis research earns science award

As the invisible engines of modern chemistry, catalysts help produce the gasoline that powers cars, the fertilizers that promote food cultivation and the polymers used to make clothing, making them indispensable to modern life.

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Jul 12 • 9:40 PM EDT • Science • chinadaily.com.cn
Japanese Astronomical Society ex-president Shigeru Ida joins China’s Westlake

Top planetary scientist will lead young university’s new astronomy department after decades shaping human understanding of the universe.

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Jul 12 • 9:00 PM EDT • Science • scmp.com
A company tried to make Monopoly in America and couldn't get dice

A Made in USA Monopoly cost double, took a year, and still needed imported dice. 80% of US toys are made in China.

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Jul 12 • 11:00 AM EDT • Technology • boingboing.net
Could China’s lunar laser tower bring Nikola Tesla’s free energy dream to life?
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Jul 12 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • scmp.com
Opinion | Markets, not politics, will make China’s yuan a global currency

Until authorities can reduce costs and allay the market’s concerns, yuan internationalisation will be stronger on paper than balance sheets.

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Jul 12 • 4:30 AM EDT • Politics • scmp.com
China targets Namibia’s oil, uranium and lithium in fresh strategic partnership

China and Namibia have signed agreements covering energy, critical minerals and infrastructure as Beijing strengthens ties with one of Africa’s fastest-growing resource economies

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Jul 11 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • africa.businessinsider.com
Nobel Prize winner leaving UC Berkeley for new role in China

Omar Yaghi will lead an AI institute at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

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Jul 10 • 1:06 PM EDT • Science • latimes.com
MAGA's attack on science is even worse than it looks

In my post on America’s 250-year anniversary, I argued that respect for the individual was the “secret sauce” in the U.S.’ long-lasting preeminence among nations. But it was certainly not the only factor. There were plenty of institutional innovations that helped the U.S. stay on top — economically, militarily, and in terms of the attractiveness of its society. One of these was American science. Today we take things like the modern research university, government grants for science, public-to-private research spinoffs, etc. for granted, but a lot of that infrastructure wasn’t there before World War 2. It was either invented or scaled up massively by the U.S. government in the postwar period, led by far-sighted scientist-bureaucrats like Vannevar Bush (pictured above). If you want to read about this history, a good place to start would be Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson’s excellent book Jump-Starting America. Those scientific institutions didn’t exist in a vacuum, however. They were backed by the U.S. government’s abiding faith in the power of science — and, even more fundamentally, by deep popular trust in the scientific enterprise. Science gave us radar and the atom bomb in wartime, and in peacetime it gave us plastics, vaccines, cheap food, and a thousand other things that made our lives easier. Science was also the driver behind American industry — chemicals, aerospace, telecommunications, computers, electronics, and so on. We owed science our jobs, our livelihoods, our comfortable living standards, and our greatness and power as a nation. It’s little wonder that both political parties, even as they fought viciously over other issues, were steadfast in their support of science. For a long time, the only people who distrusted science were a hippie fringe on the left who disliked modernity (or thought they did, anyway), who also disliked American industry and American power, and who subscribed to an early version of degrowth environmentalism. America’s scientific enterprise is still strong, especially compared to the systems in Europe, Japan, Korea, and other developed countries. It has lost a lot of ground to China in a relative sense, but a lot of that is because of China’s incredible growth; as China has poured untold amounts of money and talent into its research labs, spending and output have overtaken the U.S. by some measures. There are a few ways in which China’s rise creates problems for American science — for example, top scientists can choose to work in China instead of in the U.S. — and of course there’s the concern that China’s technological strength will help its military to reign supreme. But overall, China’s rise in science should be good for American science, since American scientists can use Chinese discoveries for free and build on them. The much bigger problem is that the scientific enterprise America built during and after World War 2 is now being threatened with absolute decline. The biggest problem, of course, is that much of the country — the Republican half — has basically lost faith in the scientific enterprise. To what degree this loss of faith is justified is an open question, and deserves to be discussed openly. But the larger point — that the system that powered American dominance is under threat — is true either way. Most Americans still trust science, but MAGA Republicans don’t There’s a myth, popular in right-wing circles, that scientists have lost the trust of regular Americans — either due to the increasingly left-wing composition of academic departments, or to misbehavior during Covid, or to DEI-related research taking over science, etc. This also fits with a wider narrative that Americans are losing trust in all of our institutions. But it just isn’t true. Poll after poll shows that on the whole, Americans still trust scientists and want to spend more on science. For example, here’s a Pew poll from late 2025 showing that although about a fifth of Republicans did lose confidence in science in 2020, two thirds still have at least “a fair amount” of confidence: That same poll found that scientists are among America’s most trusted groups — even better trusted than the military! In fact, Americans trust scientists more than people in most other countries do. Other polls show that although Republican trust in science has dropped somewhat, Republican support for spending more on science remains very strong: A Pew poll in 2023 found the exact same thing: So when MAGA types tell you about scientists losing their credibility, or a drop in trust in science, they’re only talking about themselves. Whatever left-wing politicization of science happened during the Biden administration — and there was definitely some of that — it was not enough to make most Republicans lose faith in the scientific enterprise, or favor research cuts in order to purge unwanted ideology from the system. That doesn’t mean I think progressives should continue down the path of politicizing scientific research. They should not, and Biden made real missteps in this area. Objectivity clearly matters for public trust of science in the long term. But as of right now, there’s no crisis of trust in science, except among the smallish minority of people who are running around screaming that there’s a crisis of trust in science. But despite science’s overwhelming popularity and public trust, Trump and his administration are launching an unprecedented and devastating attack on American science — cutting funding, and forcing science projects to undergo ideological review by government commissars. Trump’s comprehensive attack on science

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Jul 10 • 11:23 AM EDT • Science • noahpinion.blog
Watch China land a reusable rocket for the first time

China's Long March rocket has now matched Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin in returning a first-stage booster.

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Jul 10 • 7:23 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
10 scientists and experts who have left US and UK for China so far in 2026

From a Nobel Prize winner to the creator of the first plant ID app, here are some of the scientists and experts who made the move.

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Jul 10 • 3:30 AM EDT • Science • scmp.com
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AI, science and the risks in China’s reliance on imported precision equipment

The country is dependent on overseas high-end scientific instruments, crimping use of artificial intelligence, researcher says.

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Jul 9 • 11:00 PM EDT • Science • scmp.com
Opinion | Northern Metropolis’ science and education focus key to Hong Kong’s future

Developing a ‘science and education city’ will put Hong Kong on course to support China’s national strategy.

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Jul 9 • 9:30 PM EDT • Science • scmp.com
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Scientists discover how roots steer clear of rotting plants

Decaying matter shapes life in soil, but it can also create hostile zones for growing roots. Professor and ERC grantee Jiří Friml of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) and international collaborators have now identified “saprotropism,” a root response that guides plants away from decaying plant-derived matter, but not animal-derived decay. The study, led by Yuzhou Zhang, Professor at Northwest A&F University in China and published in Science, reveals how roots adapt their growth direction by sensing local pH gradients around rot.

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Jul 9 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • erc.europa.eu
Nobel-Winning U.S. Chemist Omar Yaghi Will Move to China to Lead A.I. Institute

Omar Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley, will head an initiative to apply artificial intelligence to the discovery of new materials.

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Jul 9 • 5:15 PM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Up to 100 gigawatts: China unveils its high-power microwave weapon arsenal

Defence scientists say the technology could threaten low Earth orbit satellite networks such as Starlink at an extremely low cost.

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Jul 9 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • scmp.com
China's mega dam wins major science & tech award

China's Baihetan Hydropower Station has won the First Prize of the 2025 State Science and Technology Progress Award for its key technologies. The project tackled some of the world's toughest hydropower challenges, achieved 12 world-first milestones,

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Jul 9 • 7:43 AM EDT • Science • news.cgtn.com
China's science cooperation award honors global innovation partnerships

At China's national science and technology award conference on Wednesday, nine foreign scientists received the 2025 China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award in recognition of their exceptional contributions to scientific cooperation with China.

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Jul 9 • 2:40 AM EDT • Science • news.cgtn.com
China bets on AI to speed up science despite chip limits

Driven by aggressive state policies and a national supercomputing network, Chinese labs are rapidly embedding AI into daily research

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Jul 8 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • cen.acs.org
SKF eyes role in humanoid robotics business

SKF is looking to work its way into the expanding Chinese robotics market with a recently announced agreement with Leaderdrive (LD), a global manufacturer specializing in precision robotic components. The companies are working together on a venture in China focused on high-precision transmission components for robot joints. SKF officials said the investment is a step […]

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Jul 8 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • post-journal.com
Science in the crosshairs: can US-China research continue in an age of rivalry?
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Jul 8 • 6:00 PM EDT • Science • scmp.com
Trump envoy warns China's power move at sea is threat 'we cannot afford to ignore'

US Ambassador to UK Warren Stephens warned that China is weaponizing port infrastructure and supply chains as tools of political coercion against nations.

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Jul 8 • 2:55 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
McConnell’s Wife Makes Health Mystery Even Weirder

Elaine Chao tried to dispel the rumors by saying the senator’s three-week hospitalization “did not warrant” her swift return from China.

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Jul 8 • 1:42 PM EDT • Health • nymag.com
Secretive Chinese probe snaps first photo of Earth's mysterious 'quasi-moon' — and it may pose a big problem

China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured the first close-up photo of one of Earth's "quasi-moons," Kamo'oalewa. However, the image and the timing of its release suggest that it may be harder for the probe to collect samples from the space rock than originally planned.

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Jul 8 • 11:54 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Why lithium battery and radar pioneers won China’s top science award

Chen Liquan and Ben De recognised for advances in solid-state energy storage and military aviation defence.

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Jul 8 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • scmp.com
Reckitt opens new global science & innovation centre in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - 8 July, 2026: Reckitt today opened its new Global Science & Innovation Centre in Shanghai.

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Jul 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • reckitt.com
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How trips to Asia are making some Americans healthy again

Nations like China, Vietnam and the Philippines are trying to attract more medical tourists to boost local economies as wait times and costs elsewhere climb.

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Jul 8 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • cnn.com
Chinese Artist WINWIN Parts Ways With SM Entertainment And NCT

Chinese artist WINWIN has parted ways with SM Entertainment, terminating his exclusive contract after 10 years. He's currently focused on his acting activities in China.

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Jul 8 • 3:28 AM EDT • Entertainment • forbes.com
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