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A Chinese novel about engineers traveling back 400 years to jumpstart an industrial revolution is captivating readers with its unique blend of hard science and alternate history. The story reflects a generation's dreams about engineering China's future.
China just pulled off something no country has ever done: perfectly landing a reusable rocket on its very first flight. The Long March 10B joins an elite club and shows how the global space race is heating up in the best possible way.
Chinese archaeologists revealed six major discoveries spanning 120,000 years of human history, including 8,000-year-old pottery sculptures and some of China's earliest bronze artifacts. The findings offer fresh insights into how ancient civilizations evolved, traded, and thrived across northern China and Xinjiang.
Thousands of Chinese engineers and tech enthusiasts have spent nearly two decades collaboratively writing an open-source sci-fi novel with millions of words. The Morning Star of Linggao recently caught global attention for its rigorous, technically grounded approach to reimagining China's past.
In a nail-biting extra end finish, China's Wang Meng and Yang Jinqiao made history by winning the first-ever Paralympic mixed doubles curling gold medal at Milano Cortina 2026. The dramatic 9-7 victory over South Korea capped off four years of dedication and marked another milestone for China's wheelchair curling dynasty.
China's renewable energy revolution is producing solar panels so fast that electricity costs have dropped to 4 cents per kilowatt-hour, possibly the cheapest energy in human history. This manufacturing boom could solve global energy poverty and fossil fuel dependence, even as it creates massive disruptions.
A 1,200-year-old underwater hydrological station in China is bringing together two ancient civilizations through a shared mission to protect water heritage. Egypt and China are now jointly pursuing UNESCO recognition for their historic river monitoring sites.
When a cargo ship capsized in contested waters overnight, former rivals worked together to save lives. Chinese and Philippine Coast Guards launched a joint rescue operation that brought 17 sailors home safely.
A stunning collection of 160 ancient Greek artifacts is captivating visitors at one of China's premier museums, building cultural bridges between two of the world's oldest civilizations. The exhibit celebrating democracy, philosophy, and the Olympic Games runs through July 2026.
China just made history as its combined solar and wind power capacity officially surpassed coal in 2025, marking a massive turning point in the world's largest energy market. Clean energy industries drove over 90% of investment growth and more than half of the country's economic expansion last year.
A groundbreaking space mission between China and Europe just launched successfully, marking a new era of international cooperation that will help protect Earth from dangerous space weather. The SMILE satellite will give scientists their first panoramic view of how solar winds interact with our planet's magnetic shield.
A groundbreaking exhibition in Western Australia is rewriting colonial history by centering Indigenous voices that were deliberately overlooked for 140 years. Seven Menang elders are sharing their oral histories to complete the story of Albany, Australia's first colonial settlement.
Two nuclear powers with a history of border tensions are building new bridges. India and China just held groundbreaking talks that could reshape peace in Asia.
China installed enough renewable energy in 2025 to double Germany's entire power grid, marking the fastest clean energy expansion in history. The country added two wind turbines every hour and covered 20 football fields with solar panels each hour throughout the year. --- ##
For the first time in history, China's renewable energy capacity has surpassed coal-fired power, marking a turning point in the world's largest energy consumer. The milestone comes as green power now generates 4 trillion kilowatt-hours annually and accounts for over 61% of the nation's total installed capacity.
China is finishing a massive waterway that will connect its southwestern region directly to the ocean for the first time in history. The 134-mile canal will cut shipping times in half and boost trade across Southeast Asia.
China just completed the largest energy infrastructure boom in human history, adding more electricity capacity since 2021 than the United States has built in total. The nation installed 543 gigawatts in 2025 alone, racing to power the industries that will define the next century.
Lai Ka-ying just made history as Hong Kong's first astronaut, blasting off aboard China's Shenzhou-23 mission to the Tiangong Space Station. The landmark launch opens a new chapter for space exploration in the region.
China just crossed 10 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity use while flipping its grid to majority clean energy. The nation's renewable capacity now outpaces fossil fuels for the first time in history.
Lai Ka-ying, a Hong Kong police superintendent and mother of three, made history as the city's first astronaut, launching to China's Tiangong space station. Crowds from the Gobi Desert to university halls erupted in celebration as she blasted off on the Shenzhou-23 mission.
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