Eric Baculinao

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Eric Baculinao

May 17, 2025, 6:54 AM EDTMALIPO, China — The rural villages of Malipo are a world away from gleaming Chinese cities like Beijing and Shanghai, reached by narrow roads that sometimes skirt dangerously close to deep ravines. Schoolchildren eat simple breakfasts while squatting on sidewalks, and even a local official complained that the remote mountain villages lacked access to the latest 5G internet connection.

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Jennifer Jett |Rae Wang |Eric Baculinao

May 13, 2025, 9:02 AM EDTBEIJING — Xi Jinping didn’t even have to mention Donald Trump by name to get his point across. The Chinese president was giving the hard sell to a room full of senior Latin American leaders on Tuesday. He promoted his country’s stability and fundamental reasonableness, providing a clear contrast between him and his U.S. counterpart’s erratic trade war.

Oct 30, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Eric Baculinao |Evan Bush

Oct. 31, 2024, 9:00 AM UTCChina is nearing completion of an advanced facility to measure neutrinos, the smallest subatomic particles known to physicists. Its underground central sphere will soon be sealed off and filled with liquid. NBC News toured it before that happens.

Sep 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Courtney Kube |Carol Lee |Jennifer Jett |Eric Baculinao

Courtney Kube and Carol E. Lee and Jennifer Jett and Eric BaculinaoSeptember 9, 2024 at 10:59 PM·3 min readWASHINGTON — The United States’ top commander in the Indo-Pacific region spoke with his Chinese counterpart Monday night, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the planning, as the two superpowers try to rebuild military ties in an effort to avoid conflict. Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, spoke with Gen.

Mar 5, 2024 | realcleardefense.com | Luke Denne |Eric Baculinao