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A 32-year-old physics teacher in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, has built 200+ DIY experiments since 2017. With handmade tools and playful demos, Xia makes physics visible, fun, and full of "wow" moments for his students. #TeachersDay#Physics
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China is developing 400 km/h high-speed train, researching the next generation magnetic-levitation train with a top speed of 600 km/h trib.al/S0tByFE
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China's Long March rockets complete 300 launches.
First 100 launches: 37 years
Second 100 launches: 7.5 years
Third 100 launches: About 4 years
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"Soundless plane": New Chinese-made electric aircraft makes significantly less noise during operation
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Can you beat this 5G-processed robot in a finger-guessing game? Have a try! #WIC
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A car or a plane? This one is both! Sneak peek of the long-awaited flying car. It's on display at China's import expo #CIIE
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A bus that is also a boat! China unveils a self-driving bus able to wade through knee-deep water
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A coin is placed on the lid of a standing pen on a moving train. Watch how smooth a Chinese high-speed railway can be!
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Having trouble finding customized jewelry and artware? Check out this i5 intelligent machine tool developed by a Chinese company
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Rome wasn't built in a day...
This 30-storey hotel in China's Hunan was erected within just 15 days!
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With a designed speed of 350 kph, a new high-speed railway linking Jinan and Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province will be put into service next Wednesday
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Another milestone! China delivers its 100th domestically-developed unmanned Wing Loong aircraft for export
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Bullseye! Chinese-made AV500W reconnaissance and combat unmanned helicopter completes FT-8D air-to-ground missile launch test. It hit a target 4.5 km away
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LIVE: A most scenic #HighSpeedRailway opens to traffic, linking China’s Hangzhou and Huangshan trib.al/xb0DnUg
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Roundup of Chang'e-4 lunar probe's mission on moon's far side:
Launched, Dec. 8: xhne.ws/2PpLS
First image, Jan. 3: xhne.ws/o7Baz
First "footprint," Jan. 3: xhne.ws/j6AMy
Announced complete success, Jan. 11: xhne.ws/J7inA
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A feast of innovations!
Industry giants JD.com and #Huawei among the 1,000+ Chinese tech companies joining the Las Vegas @CES xhne.ws/Js5Nu
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In just 30 seconds, you could brew a cup of tea or quickly scroll through your messages. But at a super-efficient factory in Tianjin, they're cranking out an electric bicycle every half minute!
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At the media center for the SCO Tianjin Summit, a robot is serving up ice cream with perfectly calculated scoops
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It turns out robotic battles can get just as heated. Robots went all-out in the free-fight finals of the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
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Highlights of China's sci-tech achievements in government work report
Chang'e-4 probe xhne.ws/UQq10
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge xhne.ws/NJ5Dc
4100-km new high-speed rail lines
Biomedical breakthrough: World's 1st gene-edited monkeys xhne.ws/RGuAO
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The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, poised to become the tallest bridge in the world, has passed a crucial load test. 96 heavy-duty trucks formed a 3,300-ton convoy on the bridge, which is set to open later this year in China.
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The Z-10 and Z-20 helicopters are in full flight at the 7th China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin. The stunning aerial maneuvers are a must-see.
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China's State Council has approved a plan to accelerate the opening-up and innovation of the entire biopharmaceutical industrial chain in the Jiangsu pilot free trade zone.
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Every kid wants a robot super pal, and now that's exactly what the students at Zhejiang University are getting! From hauling luggage to campus tours, these futuristic friends give a whole new meaning to the term tech savvy friends.
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China launched the world's largest centrifuge in terms of capacity, capable of generating 300 times Earth's gravity for a load up to 20 tonnes.
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The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou began a key load test on Aug. 21. With a deck height of 625 meters, it will be the world's tallest bridge upon opening and the largest-span bridge ever built in a mountainous area.
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China completed construction of the world's first wind-powered underwater data center (UDC) project in Shanghai, east China, setting a benchmark in terms of the green development of computing infrastructure.
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Chinese astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang for the upcoming Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission, met the press on Thursday.
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South China's Hainan Province has stepped up efforts to boost its medical sector, led by the Lecheng medical pilot zone in Boao. An exhibition on innovative medicines and medical equipment held there showcases Hainan's openness and cooperation
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Chishui River -- the undammed tributary in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River -- is now a protected sanctuary for endangered fish. What efforts have scientists made? Click to learn more
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Tired of traffic jams? Try the "low-altitude shuttle" in Hangzhou in east China. Travel between suburban districts in just 10 minutes instead of an hour -- while enjoying stunning aerial views of West Lake and other iconic landmarks. Click to see it in action!
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From coffee robots to ice cream and even poet robots -- French vlogger Melvin explores a Beijing restaurant where the future of dining has already arrived. Technology meets taste in this new chapter of China travel!
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Ever seen rice stalks taller than people? These unique varieties, once reserved as a tribute for Ming emperors and planted in Yunnan Province, will be ready for harvest in just a month.
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Remember the rare all-white panda captured on camera in southwest China's Sichuan?
"Judging from pictures, the panda is an albino," says a specialist in bears. For more: xhne.ws/0XSsf
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Robot dogs and drones are putting on an exciting display as national defense education activities kick off at a college in Chongqing. We wouldn't blame you if you mistook scenes from the campus for those in your favorite blockbuster action flick.
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Big milestone in military tech! The Chinese Navy said carrier-based aircraft J-15T, J-35 and KongJing-600 have successfully completed their inaugural electromagnetic catapult-assisted takeoff and arrested landing trainings on aircraft carrier, the Fujian
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China is holding firm to its goal of landing astronauts on the moon by 2030, and has outlined a packed schedule of development and testing for its ambitious crewed lunar program. All development and construction work for the crewed lunar mission is proceeding as planned
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A thermal imaging drone helped local police locate and rescue a man who slipped and got trapped while hiking alone in south China's Zhongshan.
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This year marks the 60th founding anniversary of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, which has seen historic progress and remarkable achievements over the past six decades.
The region is promoting low-carbon development and leading China in clean energy.
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Watch Chinese drones battle skyscraper fires! The drones soared to the rescue in a recent drill in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, reaching insane heights beyond the reach of fire trucks.
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"When it comes to saving species from extinction, humans are truly powerless."
The world's last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle dies after a failed artificial insemination xhne.ws/3Zh4W
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It's a marathon journey across the sea! This bridge in China's Qingdao was world's longest of its kind. It opened to traffic in 2011.
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World's largest floating solar farm in E China's Anhui. It's about the size of 121 football pitches. The farm could save more than 16,000 tonnes of standard coal each year.
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A Chinese company releases a bendable smartphone made with active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display xhne.ws/vwETF
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A new high-speed rail line linking Xi'an and Chongqing is rising fast. How's it built? Think massive LEGOs, only heavier, faster, and far more precise!
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China is building the prototype of a "super maglev" train whose speed will reach 1,000 km/h. What's the goal of the train research team for 2019?
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Blue sheep, dubbed "cliff fairies" as they usually reside in areas with bare rocks about 2,100m to 6,300m above sea level, thrive on northwest China's Helan Mountains xhne.ws/j4akS
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Made from metal and powered by wind, these mind-blowing kinetic sculptures resemble alien creatures
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China's first eco-friendly high-power cutter suction dredger, "Junchuan," is now fully operational in Yan'an, Shaanxi. In just one year, it aims to remove 6 million cubic meters of silt, an amount equivalent to filling six 80,000-seat stadiums.
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Feel the thrill of driving on world's highest bridge! It's 565 meters above ground, as tall as a 200-storey building!
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An engineering marvel. Yaxi expressway in Sichuan, a ladder-like road that reaches for the sky!
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New @GWR! A 30,000-ton bus terminal was rotated 90 degrees horizontally in Xiamen, China. The weight is equivalent to roughly 170 Boeing 747s
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Beijing's new 1.4 mln-square-meter airport will complete construction on Saturday. Take a sneak peek!
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China clones gene-edited diseased monkeys. It's the first time multiple monkeys have been cloned from a gene-edited monkey for biomedical research.
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Let a robot park your car! A 20-story automated parking garage in Chongqing, SW China, can stack and park your car inside the structure
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It is not a roller coaster!
Check out this interchange in SW China with 11 ramps going in 8 directions
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China's "most impressive" water faucet, built on a cliff 60 meters above the ground in Guizhou
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15 minutes! New rapid test strips for #coronavirus have been developed by a company in Hefei, China. #FightVirus
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"Aircraft carrier on land": the largest high-speed train maintenance base in central China #ChinafromAbove
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Chinese doctors successfully direct surgeons over 1,000 km away to conduct operations on patients via 5G network
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Take a ride on China's trackless smart bus! Running on rubber tires and following virtual tracks, the vehicle is more than a bus, it can be a train and tram, too!
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Pattern perfection! Check out how water transfer printing works on three-dimensional surfaces
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Stunning: a truck transported a 69-m-long wind turbine blade to the mountaintop in Shanxi, China
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Let us transport you out west on the Yaxi Expressway. This 240-km engineering marvel in western China features long stretches of viaducts and tunnels
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New parking solution: Wanna increase parking spots without expanding space? Try this inclined car lot in SW China
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China's 1st cross-sea high-speed railway project reaches a milestone with the installation of a prestressed concrete box girder on a bridge
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Stunning aerial view of China's longest coal transport route, a heavy-loaded #railway scheduled to be completed later this year
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China's experimental space lab, Tiangong-1, has been mostly burned up as it reentered the Earth's atmosphere on Monday, but its life as a pioneer of China's future space station is memorable xhne.ws/sbILj
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Lighter, smarter, and more energy-efficient. China's futuristic carbon-fiber metro train completes trial runs on a test route
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China unveils Shenzhou-13 crew for 6-month space station mission
- Commander Zhai Zhigang performed China's first spacewalk in 2008
- Wang Yaping will be the 1st Chinese female astronaut to visit China's space station
- Ye Guangfu is a new comer to space
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#5G self-driving smart buses start trial operation on the public road in Zhengzhou, China
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China's busiest high-speed railway, linking Beijing with Shanghai, saw over 350,000 passenger trips daily on average in the past 8 years #HighSpeedRailway
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Yaxi expressway in SW China's Sichuan has an intriguing beauty when viewed overhead.
Tunnels and viaducts make up over half of its length as the freeway snakes through an extremely mountainous region.
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"Mystical" giant ice circle spotted in Liaoning, China.
It can rotate on its own, even with more than a dozen people on it!
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A next-generation carbon-fibre metro train is unveiled at a rail expo in Beijing, manufactured by China's leading train maker CRRC
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Hygienic, smooth and twice as efficient as humans: Watch how robot serves refreshments at food festival in Hangzhou, China
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Look, no hands! China's first pilot zone for 5G autonomous driving launched in Chongqing, SW China
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Another aviation milestone: China's 4th #C919 large passenger jet completes maiden test flight in Shanghai xhne.ws/eSCwm
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Watch daredevil jetpack flyers streak through the Tianmen Cave in Zhangjiajie, central China
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China's 600 kph maglev train: Key components are unveiled in Zhuzhou, which are equivalent to the "heart" and "blood supply system" of the train. #HighSpeedRail
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