Science Briefing

A new Lancet commentary sounds the alarm on merbecoviruses found in Chinese bats that can bind to human ACE2 receptors—the same entry point used by…

This emerging measurement framework offers global economists and policymakers a data-driven lens to understand the silver economy not as a social burden, but as a…

The strategic mismatch between American deal-making and China’s long-term vision reshapes the world’s most consequential bilateral relationship. In the high-stakes arena of U.S.-China diplomacy, a…

As China refines its technology-led growth model, the marriage of digital finance and industrial policy is offering a template for economies seeking to move up…

Far from a temporary imbalance, AI’s reordering of the chip market presents both a vulnerability and a strategic opening for Chinese manufacturing, which must navigate…

The stakes are clear: the nation that leads in foundational research will control the next wave of breakthrough technologies, including the semiconductors and chips that…

For the first time, a major Chinese longitudinal study has mapped the precise trajectory of depressive symptoms in response to air pollution, revealing that loneliness…

Chinese scientists have found that artificial intelligence, rather than human experts, may hold the key to securing public trust in controversial policies — a finding…

A new bibliometric analysis reveals that artificial intelligence research in endodontics, heavily driven by Chinese institutions, has exploded since 2020. While deep learning dominates current…

The White House now wants to vet frontier AI models before release. Anthropic’s Mythos shows why—and why safety remains elusive. The Trump administration is reportedly…