Former US president, now president-elect, Donald Trump attends the 2019 Army Navy American Football game in Philadelphia, 14 December 2019. Credit: DVIDS. Splintered US-China relations will finally shatter as the enduring trade war escalates. That is what the leading intelligence consultancy, GlobalData, anticipate in their Technology Predictions in 2025 as they help track the themes…
An Italian structural composites company has selected Chattanooga for its first U.S. operations facility, investing nearly $3.8 million into the city. According to a statement from Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, and officials from Microtex Composites Inc., the company will create 26 new jobs. Based in Italy, the composites manufacturer has experienced rapid…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s war on corruption has ensnared a record number of high-ranking officials this year, with 56 senior cadres at vice-ministerial level or above being investigated, a tally by the South China Morning Post has found. That marks a jump of nearly 25 per cent from 2023, when 45 high-ranking officials were subject…
With the recent news of ‘drone’ sightings around New Jersey and in other parts of the US, the question of just “shooting them down” keeps coming up. If you see one, it’s best to document your sightings in photos and other relevant information. But bear in mind that the drone may, in fact, be flying…
China’s recent decision to ban exports of several critical minerals has dealt a blow to key American industries, underscoring the high stakes in the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Last week, China’s Commerce Ministry announced new export bans on shipments of antimony, gallium, germanium, and “superhard materials” to the United States….
China’s push to dominate the next frontier in space exploration took center stage at the Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen, Germany, where Beijing-based Space Transportation, also known as Lingkong Tianxing Technology, announced the development of a prototype supersonic spaceplane, dubbed “Cuantianhou” or “Flying Monkey.” Details about the Cuantianhou remain limited. However, a scale model showcased…
WASHINGTON — A congressional advisory body is calling for urgent measures to counter China’s rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotechnology, and space technologies. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission in its annual report released Nov. 19 highlights the Chinese government’s state-led investments and “techno-nationalist” strategies as key drivers behind its progress in…
The China Future Tech section provides readers with a one-stop homepage for tracking the latest developments and trends in the six sectors, which are chosen because of their implications for not only China’s economic and technology future, but also the country’s geopolitics and trade ties with the rest of the world. China Future Tech includes…
On October 30, China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station to carry out the sixth-month Shenzhou 19 mission. Among the youngest of the crew is China’s third female astronaut and first ever woman space-flight engineer, Wang Haoze. Unlike her two predecessors Liu Yang and Wang Yaping, who were both trained as aircraft pilots,…
China showed widespread enthusiasm for humanoid robots when several were put on display at an industry expo in Beijing in August, but University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) head of robotics says it will be some time before these machines are ready to take over people’s household chores. “Many [humanoids] are still in development, and there…