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    China in 26: Energy security + overcapacity + US-China relations

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    Mar 27, 2026

    How China uses civil research for its military, with Sarah Kirchberger and Antonia Hmaidi

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    Mar 18, 2026
    A humanoid robot from "Walker" series of UBTECH conducts sorting work at the Beijng World of Robots in Beijing

    UBTech: Humanoid robots for the future of manufacturing

    Altynay Junusova
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    Mar 04, 2026
    Visitors visit Astrazeneca's stand at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai

    AstraZeneca’s R&D bet makes China a pharma innovation hub

    Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau
    Comment
    Mar 04, 2026
    View of the office building of the Nvidia research center is in Pudong, Shanghai

    In taking H200 chips, Beijing balances self-reliance goals with AI growth

    Wendy Chang
    Comment
    Mar 04, 2026
    People view a model of the Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST)

    Science funding call provides insight into China’s AI priorities

    Rebecca Arcesati
    Comment
    Mar 04, 2026
    A general view shows a handshake between a human and a humanoid robot at the Shanghai New Expo Center during the opening day of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2025 in Shanghai, China, on July 26, 2025.

    China’s next five-year bet on AI: Self-reliance, diffusion, and a lot of hype

    Rebecca Arcesati
    Comment
    Feb 26, 2026
    A Chinese consumer is shopping for spring couplets at a supermarket in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China on January 9, 2026

    China’s new Five-Year Plan will embrace industry – and once again give consumers the cold shoulder

    Alexander Brown
    Comment
    Feb 26, 2026
    The dual screen smart cockpit of the Li Auto i8 family six seater pure electric SUV at the China New Energy Vehicle Autumn Auto Show in Shanghai, China on September 6, 2025.

    Digitalization of China’s auto industry + Concentrated solar power + Innovation points system

    Andreas Mischer
    Alexander Brown
    Esther Goreichy
    MERICS China Industries
    Feb 19, 2026
    China launched a Long March 8A carrier rocket, sending a new group of internet satellites into space in Wenchang City, southernmost China's Hainan Province, 13 January, 2025.

    Orbital geopolitics: China's dual-use space internet

    Altynay Junusova
    Rebecca Arcesati
    Antonia Hmaidi
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    Feb 11, 2026
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