#China

A long-range study of records from 1440 to 1900 suggests major volcanic eruptions often preceded climate shifts that raised the odds of drought, flooding, crop loss, and famine in China.

An underwater data center off Shanghai has gone online using offshore wind power and seawater-based cooling, a combination its backers say cuts land use and cooling energy needs.

Japan’s defense minister used the Shangri-La Dialogue to defend higher spending, looser arms-export rules, and a broader regional security role.

A Beijing court has held the first hearing in a consumer fraud case over Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software, with 10 owners seeking more than 3.95 million yuan.

A proposed House measure could block manufacturers deemed controlled by a foreign adversary from selling vehicles in the U.S., raising questions for Mercedes because of shareholder ties to Chinese automakers.

Chinese military authorities say they used warnings and electronic interference measures against a Dutch Navy frigate in the South China Sea, underscoring the growing role of electronic signaling at sea.

Scientists in China say a targeted passivation technique improved both efficiency and durability in a new solar cell design that reached 33% efficiency.

A report on the world’s largest tunnel boring machine manufacturer argues that China is becoming a major force in the global tunnelling industry, raising pressure on U.S. innovation capacity.

Procurement documents and industry reporting suggest the shift is moving China’s surveillance model from reactive identification toward broader automated behavioral monitoring.

The planned investments highlight Serbia’s role as a regional manufacturing base and show how automotive supply chains are increasingly intersecting with AI and robotics activity.

According to a report cited by The Decoder, Chinese authorities now require key AI researchers at major private firms to get permission before traveling abroad, underscoring how strategic the sector has become.

As China’s launch cadence accelerates, analysts say the country is adding large amounts of spent upper-stage mass to long-lived orbits, raising concern about collision risk and the future stability of low Earth orbit.

Researchers analyzing residue from 600-year-old Chinese surgical instruments identified chemical traces consistent with a toxic plant anesthetic, potentially the earliest direct chemical evidence of topical numbing in a医

New imagery of China’s unusual wing-in-ground craft appears to show underwing hardpoints, strengthening the case that the so-called Bohai Sea Monster may be intended to carry releasable payloads or weapons.

Tesla has changed the name of its FSD system in China again, replacing the previous label with ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’ in the world’s largest auto market.

China says it has become the first nation to send stem-cell-based human embryo models to space, aiming to study how microgravity and radiation affect early developmental processes.

ZXMoto’s rise from relative obscurity to multiple World Supersport wins signals a new phase for Chinese performance engineering, with a road bike priced far below established European and Japanese rivals.

China is preparing to launch Shenzhou-23 with a three-person crew that includes Hong Kong’s first astronaut and a planned one-year orbital residency experiment.

NIO more than doubled revenue year over year and posted a second straight adjusted operating profit, yet a sequential slowdown from late 2025 helped drive a sharp stock selloff.

China’s Sun Chasing project has begun early demonstrations of wireless power transfer for space-based solar power, including energy beaming over 100 meters and delivery to moving targets.