Jeff Pao
China Editor at Asia Times @asiatimesonline
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2 days ago |
asiatimes.com | Jeff Pao
Six out of 21 Chinese robots completed the world’s first half marathon (21.1 kilometres) for humanoid robots in Beijing on April 19, with the winner setting a record time of 2 hours and 40 minutes. Over 12,000 people participated in the marathon on the same day, and the human winner reached the endpoint in 1 hour and 2 minutes. The Tien Kung Ultra robot, developed by X-Humanoid, a Beijing-based state-owned enterprise, won the race for humanoid robots. It is 1.8 meters tall and weighs 52 kilograms.
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6 days ago |
asiatimes.com | Jeff Pao
Rising geopolitical conflicts and trade wars are affecting people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China as Washington tightens its student visa issuance. Over the past month, the Trump administration has reportedly revoked visas of more than a thousand international students without providing concrete reasons.
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1 week ago |
asiatimes.com | Jeff Pao
As the US and China exchange trade war salvos, concerns are rising that the decoupling could soon extend to the two sides’ fruitful fusion energy cooperation. In April, Trump imposed a 145% tariff on Chinese goods and ordered a probe into whether American firms are overly reliant on China’s semiconductors, medical equipment and critical metals.
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1 week ago |
asiatimes.com | Jeff Pao
China has vowed to “seek common ground and shelve differences” with Asian neighbours after the United States imposed a 145% tariff on all Chinese goods on April 9. Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to three Southeast Asian countries – Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia – from April 14 to 18, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. This display of interest is not surprising in the context of the sharply escalated trade war with the United States.
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3 weeks ago |
asiatimes.com | Jeff Pao
China is moving to initiate the world’s first fusion-fission reactor by 2031, the latest indication that Beijing is seizing the global lead in cutting-edge nuclear power generation. This facility, officially known as the Xinghuo high-temperature superconducting reactor, is scheduled to cost 20 billion yuan (US$2.76 billion), reportedly on par with China’s cost of building a traditional nuclear plant. Xinghuo means “spark” in Chinese.
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