Prominent immunologist Song Guo Zheng has rebuilt his career in Shanghai following his release from a US jail after he was targeted by the now-defunct China Initiative. Zheng was one of the highest profile and most severely penalised researchers under the controversial programme launched during US President Donald Trump’s first term to counter alleged Chinese…
Prototype detectors have been sent deep into the South China Sea by Chinese scientists to test the possibility of building a massive underwater observatory that would be used to search for neutrinos – tiny, elusive subatomic particles from deep space. If it all goes as planned, it could take scientists a step closer to uncovering…
As part of a 10-year plan to transform China into a global education superpower, Beijing has encouraged joint projects involving overseas universities with highly ranked science and technology programmes to help boost the country’s self-reliance in cutting-edge fields. The government called on local authorities to “enhance high-quality international collaborations in academia, industry and research” while…