Tag: #china

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

China Faces Economic Stagnation Amid Property Crisis and Global Trade Tensions

China's economy stagnates in Nov 2025 as property crisis deepens and trade tensions rise, hinting at needed structural reforms.

#china, #economy, #propertycrisis, #globaltrade, #reforms