In 2021, as US defence contractors sketched concepts for a futuristic drone controlled by blasts of air instead of mechanical flaps, China quietly flew one. Now, newly published research has revealed for the first time details of how Beijing outpaced Washington in this pivotal arms race. Next-generation air dominance hinges on eliminating traditional control surfaces….
China’s education system needs to change to produce the scientific talent the country requires for its grand technology ambitions, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on the sidelines of the “two sessions” on Thursday. Addressing education sector members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, China’s top political advisory body, Xi said the education system had…
ASML Holding, the world’s top supplier of advanced chipmaking equipment caught in the US-China tech rivalry, will build a “reuse and repair” centre in Beijing this year, showing its commitment to the world’s second-largest economy despite pressure from Washington. The Dutch firm, which has been unable to sell its extreme ultraviolet lithography systems to its…
China could fill a leadership vacuum left by the United States and Britain after they refused to sign a global joint declaration on “inclusive and sustainable” artificial intelligence (AI) at a recent Paris summit, analysts have said. Meanwhile, they added, countries in the Global South are unlikely to take sides in any AI rivalry between…
A tech war is ultimately a talent war. By that metric, China may already have pulled ahead of the United States. Washington’s “small yard, high fence” strategy of restricting access to advanced semiconductors and other key technologies may have a short-term impact. However, it is really the brains, not the machines, who will in the…
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Liang Wenfeng, 40, took part in the meeting where a select group of industry experts – in the fields of technology, education, science, culture, health and sports – offered Li their opinions and suggestions for a draft government work report, according to official news agency Xinhua. Hangzhou-based start-up DeepSeek last December made waves in the…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned there will be no winner in a tariff or tech war between China and the US and vowed that Beijing would firmly safeguard its interests. The comments came after US president-elect Donald Trump told US broadcaster NBC on Friday that he and Xi “have been communicating with each other…
China has overcome Donald Trump’s trade war and tech sanctions before. This time, it is in a much stronger position to withstand new threats. As a result, the United States could pivot away from trade confrontations towards information and financial warfare. However, China’s nearly US$1 trillion trade surplus would be a strong buffer against financial…