• 03/06/2025

Tech war: strong demand in China for advanced chips used on AI projects creates growing market for smuggled Nvidia GPUs, despite US ban

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The high demand for smuggled graphics processing units underscores how China lacks strong alternative suppliers that can deliver products to rival those from Nvidia. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3225594/tech-war-strong-demand-china-advanced-chips-used-ai-projects-creates-growing-market-smuggled-nvidia?utm_source=rss_feed

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Taiwan to ‘shoot down and destroy’ mainland Chinese balloons if they pose a risk

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Taiwanese military are tracking any movements of high-altitude balloons from mainland China, intelligence officer from island’s defence ministry says. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3225617/taiwan-shoot-down-and-destroy-mainland-chinese-balloons-if-they-pose-risk?utm_source=rss_feed

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China censors economic, financial writer Wu Xiaobo for ‘hyping up unemployment rate’ amid economic slowdown

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prominent economic and financial writer Wu Xiaobo and two other users are suspended by Chinese social media platform Weibo for ‘disseminating negative and harmful information’ and having ‘hyped up the unemployment rate’. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3225598/china-censors-economic-financial-writer-wu-xiaobo-hyping-unemployment-rate-amid-economic-slowdown?utm_source=rss_feed

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Huawei, Alibaba, JD.com rank No 1 in Hurun China industrial Internet of Things top 30 list

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Huawei, Alibaba and JD.com lead in smart manufacturing, business-to-business transaction platforms, and customised operations management, respectively. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3225599/huawei-alibaba-jdcom-rank-no-1-hurun-china-industrial-internet-things-top-30-list?utm_source=rss_feed

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China EVs: Great Wall, BYD launch expensive electric SUVs, bucking industry trend towards mass-market models

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Great Wall Motor and BYD, two major carmakers in mainland China, have accelerated the development and production of expensive electric vehicles, aiming to carve out their own niches as competition in the market escalates.…

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China food security: with new law, can Beijing reverse loss of arable land, or will policies go to seed at grass-roots level?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Grain demand is rising across China, and internal and external pressures have emboldened leaders to take fresh measures, but critics question if enough is being done. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3225590/china-food-security-new-law-can-beijing-reverse-loss-arable-land-or-will-policies-go-seed-grass?utm_source=rss_feed

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Climate finance: China’s Ping An Bank lends US$25 million to Inner Mongolia steel maker to capture carbon emissions

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The loan will help fund a pilot project of Baotou Iron and Steel Group, which aims to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 365,300 tonnes per year, equivalent to the absorption of 19 million trees. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3225578/climate-finance-chinas-ping-bank-lends-us25-million-inner-mongolia-steel-maker-capture-carbon?utm_source=rss_feed

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Tsinghua Unigroup names telecoms industry veteran as new chairman of mobile chip design unit

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tsinghua Unigroup named Ma Daojie, who has 30 years of experience in China’s telecoms industry, as the new chairman of its privately-held Unisoc mobile chip design subsidiary. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3225571/tsinghua-unigroup-names-telecoms-industry-veteran-new-chairman-mobile-chip-design-unit?utm_source=rss_feed

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China starts building third icebreaker, which scientists say could send researchers to polar seabeds by 2025

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The ship could help China become second country, after Russia, to take people to Arctic sea floor in deep-sea submersibles, according to engineer. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3225554/china-starts-building-third-icebreaker-which-scientists-say-could-send-researchers-polar-seabeds?utm_source=rss_feed

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How did a lesser-known university in south China beat Oxford, Cambridge and Yale on natural science research?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sun Yat-sen University invested heavily in research, but its employment practises and treatment of academic staff have proved highly controversial. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3225506/how-did-lesser-known-university-south-china-beat-oxford-cambridge-and-yale-natural-science-research?utm_source=rss_feed

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