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Chinese universities are dominating global research on chips, US report says
While institutions from China take up most places on top 10 rankings for published papers and citations, there are none from the US.
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Trump has sought to bring several universities to heel over claims they tolerated antisemitism by threatening budgets and tax-exempt status.
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What did China’s Xi Jinping achieve on his trip to Southeast Asia?
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China’s durian determination yields golden home-grown bounty in Hainan
Tropical Hainan province has defied sceptics and rewarded investors with China-grown durian, but it ‘simply cannot compete’ with booming imports from Southeast Asia.
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Are China’s space ties with Latin America under threat as the US asserts power?
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