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Chinese commercial space firm Galactic Energy’s reusable Pallas-1 rocket makes successful maiden orbital flight
Chinese commercial space firm Galactic Energy’s reusable Pallas-1 rocket makes successful maiden orbital flight
China's sci-tech hubs forge tighter lab-to-market ties to power industrial upgrade At NIO's highly automated factory in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, newly assembled vehicles undergo inspection by two artificial intelligence (AI)-powered systems. One system completes 69 checks in just 84 seconds, which includes charging functions, interior options and vehicle heating. The other uses the vehicle's onboard computer to run self-diagnostic checks on nearly 1,000 functions in about three minutes.
SCO at 25: a model for new type of int'l relations As the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) enters its 25th year, the international system stands at an important historical crossroads, marked by escalating geopolitical tensions and zero-sum thinking. While Western countries erect exclusive blocs to deter the Global South and preserve their superpower dominance, China actively advances the SCO, not a military alliance, but a platform of partnership and mutual cooperation to build a community with a shared future for humanity.
China dispatches supplies, rescuers to render aid China delivered 50 metric tons of emergency relief supplies to Nepal on Sunday and dispatched nine tunnel rescue experts to assist with rescue operations following a deadly mudslide on Wednesday.
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7th Qingdao Multinationals Summit scheduled for June 15–17 The 7th Qingdao Multinationals Summit, co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and the People's Government of Shandong Province, will be held in Qingdao from June 15 to 17. Under the theme Joining Hands for Innovation and a Bright Future in the 15th Five-Year Plan Period, it demonstrates China's commitment to advancing high-standard opening-up and Shandong's resolve to deepen international cooperation.
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Top cyber regulator warns AI risks including algorithms opacity, OpenClaw-like agent hijack
Top cyber regulator warns AI risks including algorithms opacity, OpenClaw-like agent hijack
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology advances rapidly and accelerates its penetration into various industries and sectors, China’s top cyberspace regulator warned that the rapidly expanding use of AI is creating five major security challenges, namely inherent technological vulnerabilities, model-control risks, evolving threats from AI agents, misuse and malicious use, and technological hegemony, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Tuesday.
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Rare images of Chinese YU-20 refueling Egyptian Rafale captured during China-Egypt drill
Rare images of Chinese YU-20 refueling Egyptian Rafale captured during China-Egypt drill
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force YU-20 tanker conducting aerial refueling of an Egyptian Rafale fighter during the on-going China-Egypt Eagles of Civilization 2026 joint training can be seen in a new photo posted by an official military spokesperson for the Egyptian Armed Forces on social media platform X on Monday afternoon.
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China releases first nationwide geometric benchmark imagery, setting a unified ‘spatial scale’ for satellite remote sensing
China releases first nationwide geometric benchmark imagery, setting a unified ‘spatial scale’ for satellite remote sensing
China's Ministry of Natural Resources has released its first complete set of geometric benchmark imagery covering the entire mainland territory, providing a unified high-precision reference for satellite remote sensing data, reported by China's state broadcaster CCTV News on Sunday.
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Hype over Japanese nuclear shelter at Taipei office revives false ‘Taiwan contingency’ scenario as Tokyo seeks legitimacy for interference: expert
Hype over Japanese nuclear shelter at Taipei office revives false ‘Taiwan contingency’ scenario as Tokyo seeks legitimacy for interference: expert
Japanese outlet Sankei Shimbun, citing sources, reported that an underground shelter capable of protecting against nuclear attacks is established at the Taipei office of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, which the media described as a "rare overseas deployment" aimed at strengthening crisis management for a potential so-called "Taiwan contingency." No matter such a shelter is real or not, such reports reflected a dangerous tendency in Japan - to hype up Taiwan Straits crisis and hint on elevating security connections between Japan and China's Taiwan region, making a veiled provocation against China.
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How the US seeks to sideline Chinese open-source AI – and why it will backfire
How the US seeks to sideline Chinese open-source AI – and why it will backfire
"China wants to shape what the world's AI knows," The New York Times claimed in an article on August 17. Earlier, Reuters reported on August 7 that US-based cybersecurity research firm Frontier Security alleged that Chinese open-source model Kimi K3 could access "information beyond test confines after bypassing safeguards."
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China urges Japan to bring the perpetrator to account after dismissal of SDF officer over Chinese embassy intrusion: FM spokesperson
China urges Japan to bring the perpetrator to account after dismissal of SDF officer over Chinese embassy intrusion: FM spokesperson
China on Monday urged the Japanese side to earnestly fulfill its duty, bring the perpetrator to account, conduct a thorough investigation and correct the wrongdoings after Japan dismissed Self-Defense Forces (SDF) officer Kodai Murata, who forcibly broke into the Chinese Embassy in Japan with a knife in March.
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On August 31, a special “First Lesson of the Semester” event on national defense education was held at Zaoshan Primary School in Qingdao, Shandong Province. Students participated in activities such as learning about maritime defense, practicing navy flag-signaling drills, and touring model warships, aimed at strengthening their awareness of national security and fostering patriotic sentiments. (Photo by Zhang Ying)
Rare 2,000-year-old four-horse chariot carving found in China’s Helan Mountains, first of its kind A rare four-horse chariot rock carving has been discovered in the Helan Mountains of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, marking the first finding of its kind in the local area and filling a long-standing archaeological gap, according to a press release that the local rock art management office sent to the Global Times on Sunday.