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China achieves 98% transmission efficiency in single quantum router breakthrough
China achieves 98% transmission efficiency in single quantum router breakthrough
China builds world’s largest battery industry; R&D should accelerate: official China has built the world's largest and most complete power battery industrial system after more than two decades of strenuous efforts, with leading technologies and output and sales ranking first globally for years, Wan Gang, honorary president of the China Association for Science and Technology, said at the opening of the 2026 World Power Battery Conference in Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday.
Rumors salt the glacier disaster wound On Aug 26, a catastrophic glacial debris flow roared down the valley along the China-Nepal border, ruthlessly destroying the Gyirong — Rasuwa border point and shattering any complacency about nature's stability.
Chinese commercial space firm Galactic Energy’s reusable Pallas-1 rocket makes successful maiden orbital flight Chinese private rocket company Galactic Energy successfully launched its medium-to-large reusable liquid-propellant Pallas-1 carrier rocket on its maiden flight on Tuesday, marking a major expansion of the company's launch capabilities from small and medium-sized solid rockets into the reusable liquid-fueled rocket sector, the Global Times learned from the company.
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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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Land route to Gyirong Port fully reopened, allowing heavy machinery to enter core disaster area for continuing rescue efforts
Land route to Gyirong Port fully reopened, allowing heavy machinery to enter core disaster area for continuing rescue efforts
The land route to Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, had been fully reopened at 10 am on Wednesday, allowing rescuers, relief supplies, equipment and heavy machinery to reach the core disaster area by road to carry out more intensive rescue operations.
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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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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)
China’s first full-length AI drama hits prime time: Can machines reinvent ‘Journey to the West’? China's first full-length AIGC drama Beyond Wukong aired on prime-time satellite TV recently, igniting heated nationwide debate over whether AI can faithfully revitalize traditional literary classics without sacrificing human artistic depth and creative soul.