Following his excellent article on energy and innovation, Evan Osnos has a blog post on China as a science superpower. While the post points to some of the markers many have seen as signs of China’s ...

The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) supported 58,800 science fund projects last year, allocating a total ...

The first Zhuque-3 on the pad at Jiuquan ahead of a debut launch attempt in December 2025. Credit: Landspace HELSINKI — Commercial launch startup Landspace has secured formal contracts to launch ...

China has taken a major step in the global AI race with the launch of a powerful artificial intelligence system that can directly access the country’s national supercomputing infrastructure and carry ...

Although China needs to strengthen its leadership in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and energy, say researchers. Hongjun Xiang, a physicist at Fudan University in Shanghai, China, says the ...

The Chinese government is ramping up its support for science, announcing plans to boost two key budgets at the country’s biggest political meeting, called the Two Sessions. China has proposed to ...

The chief of the CERN physics laboratory says China's decision to pause its major particle accelerator project presents an "opportunity" to ensure Europe's rival plan goes ahead. Ten years ago, China ...

China’s most ambitious hydropower project to date officially entered the construction phase on July 19, 2025, when Premier Li Qiang presided over a groundbreaking ceremony in Nyingchi City in the ...

China has unveiled its latest fusion energy initiative, signaling a new phase in the country’s efforts to harness fusion power and advance its broader transition to clean energy. The Chinese Academy ...

Much has been made of the AI race between the U.S. and China as the two national powers jockey for leadership in the world's fastest-growing industry. To some Western observers, China's progress in ...