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Box, run, crash: China’s humanoid robot games show advances and limitations
Beijing is keen to showcase country’s prowess in robotics, say observers – but some are sceptical about real-w…
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Alarm in China that efforts to control Chikungunya virus are infringing on rights
Many say control measure for mosquito-borne disease hark back to the zero-Covid era, in which people’s daily l…
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How a teenage bullying incident spiralled into city-wide protests in China
The attack left a girl of 14 with minor injuries, but why did it spark such furious protests in the city of Ji…
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Chinese official makes rare admission of failings over deadly Beijing floods
Local Communist party secretary says there were ‘gaps’ in city’s readiness for extreme weather after at least …
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After the flood: Beijing residents left to count the cost with little state support
Many of those affected by flooding that killed 30 people in China’s capital have no insurance while official s…
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Restaurant in China criticised for putting baby lion cuddles on menu
Diners jump at chance to snuggle with cubs but wildlife experts accuse firm of ‘exploiting wild animals for se…
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China’s human rights lawyers speak out, 10 years after crackdown
In 2015, a nationwide campaign rounded up hundreds of rights advocates. Since then, suppression has become mor…
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‘Will AI take my job?’ A trip to a Beijing fortune-telling bar to see what lies ahead
Amy Hawkins visits one of the many bars popping up across Chinese cities offering drinks, snacks and a vision …
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The spiritual economy: young Chinese turn to fortune tellers as anxiety about the future rises
Growing popularity of mysticism can also be connected to increasing sense of cultural confidence as Chinese br…
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China breaks more records with surge in solar and wind power
Between January and May, China added 198 GW of solar and 46 GW of wind, enough to generate as much electricity…
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China stockpiling nuclear warheads at fastest rate globally, new research shows
New report estimates that China now has at least 600 nuclear warheads, with around 100 per year being added to…
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‘Total discrimination’: Chinese students facing US visa ban say their lives are in limbo
Across the US, hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are now uncertain about their academic future and som…
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China’s pro-wrestlers search for a star to bring the sport out of the shadows
As a child, Wang Tao was inspired by the American film The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke. Now 25, he is Chi…
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‘Alarming’ rise in regional internet censorship in China, study finds
Tens of millions of internet users in China’s Henan denied access to five times more websites than usualChina’…
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As Trump focuses on his trade war, Brazil and China forge closer ties
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed up to Xi Jinping’s vision of a multi-polar world, as Beijing expands its …