When it comes to science, deep technology, and the advancement of human civilization — China has ambitions not just to compete, but to lead. Don’t miss a beat in China’s steady progress in all things science, health, medicine, and deep technology.
China continues to play whack-a-mole with regional flare-ups of COVID-19. But mass testing and targeted lockdowns appear to be containing the virus in the country, while elsewhere in the world it spreads unabated.
Elementary and middle schools across Hong Kong are starting their summer vacations early, after 42 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on June 9.
Mass batch testing, contact tracing, and taking science seriously: Possible lessons for the U.S. in how to effectively eliminate COVID-19.
While Trump spreads misinformation about the role testing plays in combating COVID-19, China is effectively deploying testing on a mass scale. In Beijing, officials tested 11 million residents in just 25 days, finding and isolating 335 cases of infection.
China today completed a decades-long project to construct an alternative satellite positioning system to the U.S.–controlled GPS.
According to Chinese officials, every resident of Wuhan over the age of six has now been tested for COVID-19--an extraordinary mass testing campaign that at first seemed unclear and unfeasible, but soon became a reality
By one measure, China contributes over a quarter of the plastic in the world’s seas. It’s a problem the government is well aware of — though fixing it has presented a bevy of challenges.
Mo Hailong stole corn and went to jail for it. But — as documented in Mara Hvistendahl’s new book "The Scientist and the Spy" — his story is about so much more: Greed and compliance, political and corporate self-interest, a transnational struggle between two superpowers, and the failure of the American promise.
“Large-scale, efficient testing has been proven to be a key to controlling the rampant spread of coronavirus in the global war against the pandemic,” reports...