China Builds the Most Efficient Combustion Engine in the World and Challenges the Narrative

  For years, the debate around the end of the internal combustion engine seemed settled, especially in Europe. Electric mobility was positioned as the inevitable future, while petrol and diesel engines were expected to gradually disappear. But a recent development from China challenges that assumption: a new combustion engine reportedly achieves a thermal efficiency of […]

Zhejiang Province Aims for 3-7nm AI Chip Breakthroughs to Break Free from US Restrictions

China is pushing hard in the chip race with the United States, and one of its richest provinces is stepping up with a bold plan. Zhejiang—home to Alibaba, the robotics company Unitree, and a ton of other tech players—has rolled out a five-year roadmap that targets major advances in chip design and wafer fabrication at […]

China’s Thorium-Powered Cargo Ship: Strategic Implications for U.S. Maritime Firms

China’s Jiangnan Shipyard has detailed a 14,000 TEU nuclear-powered container ship equipped with a 200 MW thorium molten salt reactor. The design, developed under China State Shipbuilding Corporation, follows successful operation of a thorium reactor prototype in the Gobi Desert. The sealed modular system requires no refueling for ten years and operates at low pressure […]