Tag: #China

China’s Wang calls 2026 a ‘big year’ for U.S. ties as Iran war looms over Trump-Xi summit

At China’s annual press conference, Wang Yi condemns the Iran strikes while casting Trump’s late-March Beijing visit as a chance to steady ties.

#china, #us-china, #trump, #iran, #diplomacy

Late-Season Winter Storm Hits Northern China and South Korea, Bringing Heavy Wet Snow

A sprawling storm dumps unusually heavy, wet March snow across Hebei and South Korea, threatening travel, power lines and fragile greenhouses.

#weather, #snowstorm, #southkorea, #china, #hebei

New ‘Spiny Dragon’ Fossil Preserves Dinosaur Skin Cells, Redrawing a Familiar Herbivore

A newly named iguanodontian from China preserves skin and hollow spikes in rare detail—down to cell-like structures—challenging views of dinosaur coverings.

#dinosaurs, #paleontology, #fossils, #china, #evolution

China’s clean-energy boom carried 2025 growth as property slump deepened, analysis finds

New research estimates clean energy made up 11.4% of China’s GDP in 2025 and drove 37% of growth, offsetting a sharp real-estate downturn.

#china, #cleanenergy, #electricvehicles, #solarpower, #tradewar

China steps up routine air-sea patrols near Taiwan, narrowing the Strait’s buffers

Taiwan tracks repeated Chinese air-sea patrols in January, with more aircraft crossing the median line and a drone entering airspace near Pratas.

#taiwan, #china, #pla, #taiwanstrait, #security

Six fleeting tracks confirm Migdal effect, bolstering light dark-matter searches

A China-led team reports the first five-sigma observation of the Migdal effect in neutron scattering, validating a key assumption in light dark-matter hunts.

#physics, #darkmatter, #quantum, #china, #neutrons

China Reports 5% Growth in 2025, Meeting Target as Exports Mask Weak Consumption and Property Slump

China says GDP grew 5% in 2025, meeting its goal, but growth leaned on exports as consumption stayed weak, property sank and surplus hit records.

#china, #gdp, #exports, #property, #trade

China Pledges Over 1 Trillion Yuan in Cheap Credit, Cuts Rates on Targeted Lending Tools

PBOC cuts rates on structural lending tools and expands quotas, adding a 1 trillion yuan line for private firms while holding benchmark policy rates steady.

#china, #pboc, #interestrates, #credit, #yuan

China Posts Record $1.2 Trillion Trade Surplus in 2025 as Exports Surge and Imports Stall

China reported a record $1.19 trillion goods trade surplus in 2025, driven by booming EV and solar exports as weak domestic demand kept imports flat.

#china, #trade, #exports, #evs, #imf

China’s EAST Tokamak Pushes Past Greenwald Density Limit in ‘Density-Free’ Fusion Regime

Researchers running China’s EAST tokamak report stable plasmas up to 65% above the Greenwald density limit, hinting at new operating space for ITER-like reactors.

#fusion, #tokamak, #china, #iter, #plasma

China Opens Review of Meta’s Planned Manus AI Acquisition, Testing Reach of Export Controls

Beijing is probing whether Meta’s $2B–$3B deal for Singapore-based Manus improperly exported AI tech from China, raising risks for cross-border AI M&A.

#china, #meta, #ai, #exportcontrols, #mergers

China Quietly Ties New Chip Fabs to 50% Domestic Equipment, Pressuring Global Toolmakers

China is quietly requiring new chip fabs and expansions to use at least 50% domestically made tools, threatening foreign suppliers as export controls tighten.

#china, #semiconductors, #chipmaking, #exportcontrols, #industrialpolicy

DeepSeek Paper Proposes ‘Manifold’ Fix to Stabilize Giant AI Models

A DeepSeek preprint outlines manifold-constrained hyper-connections to prevent training blowups in huge models, boosting reasoning with ~6.7% extra compute.

#ai, #deepseek, #machinelearning, #transformers, #china

OnePlus Teases Turbo 6 Lineup With 9,000 mAh Battery Ahead of Jan. 8 China Launch

OnePlus previews Turbo 6 and 6V gaming phones for China, touting a massive 9,000 mAh battery, up to 165 Hz display and rugged IP69K ratings.

#oneplus, #smartphones, #gamingphones, #battery, #china

“Zootopia 2” Becomes Disney Animation’s Highest-Grossing Film, Powered by China Box Office

Disney says “Zootopia 2” has earned $1.46B worldwide, topping “Frozen 2” to become the studio’s biggest-ever hit, with China driving much of the haul.

#disney, #boxoffice, #animation, #china, #zootopia2