What’s in a Chinese name: scientists fight for identity when forced to use Latin alphabet

What’s in a Chinese name: scientists fight for identity when forced to use Latin alphabet

In academic research, identifying authorship is a unique challenge for Chinese researchers when their names are presented solely in pinyin and might be shared by other researchers whose names are spelled differently in Chinese characters. Chinese scientists told the Post that publishing under just their pinyin name – in English-language journals in which Mandarin is…

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China runs final tests of hypersonic air-to-air missile in extreme Mars mission tunnel

China runs final tests of hypersonic air-to-air missile in extreme Mars mission tunnel

Chinese hypersonic air-to-air missiles have undergone extreme heat-resistance testing to meet the stringent performance requirements of the PLA Air Force, according to scientists involved in the project. This is the first official confirmation of the existence of this mysterious weapon, which could pose an unprecedented threat to US military aircraft, including the B-21 stealth bomber…

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