China venture capital funding set to hit record in Q1 on state-led tech push

By Samuel Shen and Kane Wu SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, April 1 (Reuters) - Fundraising in China's venture capital (VC) industry is set to rise to a record in the first quarter, data showed, as Beijing doubles ...
The Washington Post

Funding for R&D isn’t a gift to academia

Todd Young, a Republican, represents Indiana in the U.S. Senate. Matt Pottinger chairs the China program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and was deputy national security adviser from 2019 ...
Reuters

Bank of China sets up $7 billion fund to support technology development

BEIJING, March 14 (Reuters) - Bank of China (601988.SS), opens new tab has set up a 50 billion yuan ($6.9 billion) fund to invest in technology startups, state media CCTV reported, as the nation's big ...
SpaceNews

China moves to integrate commercial space into its national space development plan

A Ceres-1 solid rocket lifts off Dec. 19, 2024, from a converted barge off the coast of Shandong province, Eastern China. Credit: Galactic Energy HELSINKI — China’s space administration has published ...