Lucas Niewenhuis is the Newsletter Editor at The China Project. Previously, he has researched China-Africa relations at the Social Science Research Council, interned at the Council on Foreign Relations, and studied Chinese language and culture in Shanghai and Beijing.
A tech park to be built in the Mentougou District in western Beijing is just part of Chinaโs plans to dominate artificial intelligence by 2030. Fast-developing sectors include specialized AI computer chips and autonomous cars.
Construction of the Type 002 (CV-18) began in March 2017 at the Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard Group, say reports. It will take years to build and test, before joining the Liaoning and Type 001A Shandong as Chinaโs third aircraft carrier.
Invasions of privacy and a blacklist for small or subjective infractions are making many question the integrity of a system designed to promote integrity.
Chinese pharmaceutical companies, including Chi-Med, BeiGene, and Jiangsu Hengrui, aim to submit dozens of new drugs for trial in the U.S. in the next five years. The first approvals could come as early as 2019.
Wenzhou Kangning caters mostly to affluent white collar workers, but its $29.5 million IPO is a significant step towards building better mental health services for all Chinese citizens.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets on New Yearโs Day to protest a high-speed railway being put under Chinese law, changes in legislative rules for the city, and the political persecution of pro-democracy advocates.
TechNode reportsย that the Peopleโs Bank of China has โissued a trial notice on the issuance of barcode payment services and two accompanying sets of provisional...
A Tibetan filmmaker, Dhondup Wangchen, arrived in San Francisco under U.S. political asylum on December 25 after six years in jail and three years under...
Only a week ago, South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Beijingย and pledged a โnew startโ after over a year of troubled relations. The visit was...