Rae Wang

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Peter Guo |Dawn Liu |Rae Wang

By and HONG KONG — President Donald Trump has a new nickname in China: “The Lord of Eternal Tariffs.”Jokes and memes about the tariffs Trump has imposed on Beijing and other U.S. trading partners have been proliferating online in China, embraced by state media seeking to rally the public as well as ordinary internet users bemused by Trump’s policy decisions.

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Janis Mackey Frayer |Dawn Liu |Peter Guo |Rae Wang

By , and BEIJING — China’s robots may not run as fast as humans, but they’re also in a broader race with the United States. On Saturday, the Chinese capital of Beijing hosted the world’s first half-marathon where two-legged robots ran together with people, in the latest demonstration of China’s tech progress. A total of 21 Chinese-made humanoid robots joined about 12,000 people for the race.

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Jennifer Jett |Janis Mackey Frayer |Rae Wang

The war of words — and trade — between Washington and Beijing took a fresh turn Thursday when a Chinese diplomat declared that her compatriots “don’t back down,” sharing a video of Mao Zedong condemning the U.S. to underscore her point. China, the world’s second-biggest economy and one of the U.S.’ biggest trading partners, has matched President Donald Trump tariff for tariff in recent days. Its latest levies on U.S. goods took effect Thursday, totaling 84%.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Jennifer Jett |Dawn Liu |Rae Wang

HONG KONG — China is recruiting for a planetary defense force to combat the threat of asteroids colliding with Earth. The successful candidates will be required to research tasks related to near-Earth asteroid monitoring and early-warning systems, according to the job description for the three positions, among 16posted last week by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND), which oversees the country’s space activities.

Jan 26, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Janis Mackey Frayer |Dawn Liu |Rae Wang |Mithil Aggarwal

BEIJING — For women in China, it may feel as if there is little to laugh about these days. The world’s second-largest economy is struggling to recover from the pandemic, and the government is cracking down on feminist activism as it encourages women to embrace “traditional” female roles as wives and mothers.