Mathematicians Hong Wang and Yu Deng were awarded the 2026 Fields Medal, the world's most prestigiuos recognition granted every four years to scientists under 40; they are the 2nd and 3rd Chinese nationals to earn a Fields: Shing-Tung Yau won in 1982

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  The landslide in Pengshui County, outskirts of Chongqing, that killed 9 people, left over 30 missing and 1.100 relocated underscores the danger of rain-induced landslides in the mountainous karst regions of southwest China during the summer rainy season

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  At the opening ceremony of World Artificial Intelligence Conference WAIC in Shanghai, Xi urged countries to seize the "historic opportunity" of open-source AI, pledged to help developing nations build AI capabilities against "new historical injustices"

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  10 United States-based companies have been added to China's export control list, government procurement barred from 50 US companies two weeks after the Pentagon blacklisted some of China’s best-known companies for alleged ties to the Chinese military

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  In an intense month of May for Chinese diplomacy, Xi Jinping met US President Trump reaffirming the importance of stable ties between the world’s two largest economies and Russia's President Putin confirming their comprehensive strategic partnership

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