Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China Newsletter exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and its impact on the world. A Chinese “reusable experimental spacecraft,” believed to be the country’s top-secret spacecraft, has landed back on Earth after more than eight months in orbit — the latest development in … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives this week approved a sweeping package of bills aimed at countering China’s influence, bolstering a largely bipartisan effort to ensure America emerges victorious in a battle between the world’s superpowers. The efforts would ban Chinese drones, restrict access to U.S. markets for biotech companies linked to China, … Read more
TOKYO (AP) — One by one, students, lawyers and others filed into a classroom at a central Tokyo university for a lecture by a Chinese journalist on Taiwan and democracy — taboo subjects that cannot be discussed publicly in China itself. “Taiwan’s modern democracy has been a struggle and a bloodbath, there’s no doubt about … Read more
The MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) economy is showing a strong recovery in China this year. From Shanghai to Shenzhen, and even in second-tier cities such as Dalian, Ningbo, Haining and Zhuzhou, fashion exhibitions are spreading across China. Participants include international luxury brands; a series of supply chain companies for clothing, shoes and accessories; … Read more
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China Newsletter exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and its impact on the world. China this week took a major step in its bid to create a rival to SpaceX’s Starlink by launching the first of an expected 14,000 satellites that will provide … Read more
Publisher’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China Newsletter exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and its impact on the world. When Chinese scientists analyzed soil samples brought back from the moon by their lunar probe, they discovered something groundbreaking: water was found along with minerals in the soil. Finding … Read more
Publisher’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China Newsletter exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and its impact on the world. When Chinese scientists analyzed soil samples brought back from the moon by their lunar probe, they discovered something groundbreaking: water was found along with minerals in the soil. Finding … Read more
Swimming suffered a blow in 2024 after the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) processed the Chinese swimming team’s positive test results ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The story, reported by the New York Times and German news organization ARD, involves 23 Chinese swimmers, 11 of whom will compete in the Paris Olympics, who tested positive … Read more
Space has evolved tremendously over the past 25 years, evolving from government-driven exploration missions to a dynamic, more commercially driven field. In 1999, there were 79 launch attempts into Earth orbit, including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) tests. Many of the missions were carried out by the venerable spaceshipDelta and Soyuz rockets, with the US and … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. The Chinese government now has something no other human has ever encountered: rocks and soil from the far side of the moon. The successful return of the Chang’e-6 lunar mission with the historical reserve on … Read more