China launches first GEO Yaogan satellite as India lofts record-mass commsat China launched a new Yaogan reconnaissance satellite late Sunday, following India’s launch of its highest mass communications satellite to date.

A fter a months-long trade war between China and the United States, Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet Thursday in Korea. Both countries seem to be angling for a truce; over the weekend, they announced a “framework” for a possible agreement.

China's ruling Communist Party says it will focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology in the coming five years

In this conversation, the FT’s John Thornhill and MIT Technology Review’s Caiwei Chen consider the battle between Silicon Valley and Beijing for technological supremacy.

The world has been paying close attention to the global contest for supremacy in artificial intelligence. But the separate race for quantum technology could have an even more profound impact on the geopolitical balance of power.

Two decades of self-reliance have left Beijing less vulnerable to US pressure — and more capable of shaping global trade.

Markets have been cheered by signals that the two are on track for another détente that could bring lowered tariffs on China, some reprieve for U.S. farmers with Beijing purchasing soybeans, and a relaxation of recent export controls both have unveiled against each other, limiting critical technology for China and critical minerals for the U.S.