China launches its first solar exploration satellite and 10 small satellites
China’s spallation neutron source has made significant progress
Urgent action on biodiversity with ‘Kunming Declaration’
More than 100 countries pledged on Wednesday to put the protection of habitats at the heart of their government decision-making but they stopped short of committing to specific targets to curb mass extinctions.
Chinese Environment Minister Huang Runqiu told delegates to a U.N. Biodiversity Conference in the city of Kunming that the declaration they adopted was a document of political will not a binding international agreement.
The Kunming Declaration calls for “urgent and integrated action” to reflect biodiversity considerations in all sectors of the global economy but crucial issues – like funding conservation in poorer countries and committing to biodiversity-friendly supply chains – have been left to discuss later.
Superconducting cable
China’s 1st self-developed superconducting cable has been put into operation in Shenzhen, the first of its kind used globally in a mega city center, signaling China’s comprehensive mastery of core technologies in design, manufacture & building of new-type superconducting cables.
Nanometer monocrystalline copper
A smart assembly line for the manufacturing of nanometer monocrystalline copper, the first of its kind in China, became operational in Wenzhou, E.China’s Zhejiang Province on Saturday, indicating one of the key materials for chipmaking has been able for mass production locally.