China Tests Helium-Based Floating Wind Power
BEIJING – In a test flight between Sept. 19 and 21, 2025, engineers in Hami, Xinjiang, sent aloft a helium-buoyed, tethered wind-power platform known as the S1500 — described by its backers as the world’s first megawatt-class high-altitude wind power … Continue reading China Tests Helium-Based Floating Wind Power
Philippines Protest China’s Conduct at Sea
MANILA — The Philippines on Tuesday denounced what it called “dangerous” and “inhumane” actions by Chinese maritime forces against Filipino fishermen near Sabina Shoal, a contested feature in the South China Sea, after Manila said three civilians were injured and … Continue reading Philippines Protest China’s Conduct at Sea
China Faces a Choice on Advanced U.S. Chips
WASHINGTON – In a surprise policy reversal reverberating across global technology and geopolitical circles, the United States has lifted export controls preventing China from purchasing Nvidia’s most advanced artificial intelligence chips. The shift—authorized by President Donald J. Trump—has prompted an … Continue reading China Faces a Choice on Advanced U.S. Chips
China Disrupts Europe’s Auto Supply Chain
BERLIN — The pressure on Germany’s once-dominant automotive supply sector is intensifying, as a wave of inexpensive Chinese components upends long-established industrial hierarchies and deepens the crisis confronting Europe’s largest manufacturing economy. For years, German suppliers — names like Bosch, … Continue reading China Disrupts Europe’s Auto Supply Chain
China’s Colossal Gold Discovery in Liaoning
LIAOING, China – China says it has uncovered its largest gold deposit in more than seven decades — a vast ore body in the hills of Liaoning Province that, if proven and fully exploitable, could reshape the country’s resource landscape. … Continue reading China’s Colossal Gold Discovery in Liaoning