{"id":202896,"date":"2025-12-26T15:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T15:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/202896\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T15:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T15:14:07","slug":"deceiving-us-experts-proving-einstein-wrong-10-china-science-breakthroughs-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/202896\/","title":{"rendered":"Deceiving US experts; proving Einstein wrong: 10 China science breakthroughs in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Catch up on some of SCMP\u2019s biggest China science stories of the year. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.scmp.com\/?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article&amp;campaign=rosetta_free_article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\">subscribing<\/a>.1. <a target=\"\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3303246\/china-unveils-powerful-deep-sea-cable-cutter-could-reset-world-order?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">China unveils a powerful deep-sea cable cutter that could reset the world order<\/a><\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A compact, deep-sea, cable-cutting device, capable of severing the world\u2019s most fortified underwater communication or power lines, has been unveiled by China \u2013 and it could shake up global maritime power dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>2. <a target=\"\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3307059\/china-tests-non-nuclear-hydrogen-bomb-science-paper-shows?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">China tests non-nuclear hydrogen bomb, science paper shows<\/a><\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Chinese researchers have successfully detonated a hydrogen-based explosive device in a controlled field test, triggering devastating chemical chain reactions without using any nuclear materials, according to a study published last month.<\/p>\n<p>3. <a target=\"\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3299491\/chinese-team-finds-new-bat-coronavirus-could-infect-humans-same-route-covid?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chinese team finds coronavirus that could infect humans via same route as Covid<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The HKU5 coronavirus was first identified in the Japanese pipistrelle in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/484bea0e-45c8-45b6-9656-62b1d1ed6754_cda2710f.jpg\" title=\"The HKU5 coronavirus was first identified in the Japanese pipistrelle in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock\"\/>The HKU5 coronavirus was first identified in the Japanese pipistrelle in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A Chinese team has found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Catch up on some of SCMP\u2019s biggest China science stories of the year. 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