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Stephen Chen
News Editor, Science
Stephen Chen is the SCMP's science news editor. He investigates major research projects in China, a new power house of scientific and technological innovation, and their impact to humanity. Stephen has produced a large number of exclusive stories on China research, some highly controversial or shrouded in secrecy. He has been with the SCMP since 2006.
A new radar method developed by Chinese scientists is offering a cost-effective way to track stealth aircraft.
Newly released data from a giant whirlpool near the Paracel Islands could give fresh clues about a major US Navy incident.
‘Irreversible’ US production declines amid an expanding Chinese economy will thrust world into ‘a new era’, says government adviser Lu Yongxiang.
Researchers from arms maker say the drone is comparable to the US Switchblade 600, but it may prove cheaper and more efficient.
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Shanghai team uses seabed to monitor low-frequency signals in new approach that captured electromagnetic waves 20km away.
A team of Chinese scientists have developed a groundbreaking method for detecting stealth objects on radar.
The powerful LARID radar in Hainan, China, can detect plasma bubbles in Earth’s upper atmosphere up to 9,600km away.
Beijing team says their design marks a key step forward in thermal protection technology.
Risk of asteroid impacts is ‘much higher’ than previous assessment suggested, as researchers urge decision makers to think ‘long-term’.
Chinese scientists working with the PLA receive signals transmitted from 30km away, achieving data transmission speed of 4,000 bps.
Scientists say they have come up with a simple, cylindrical device that can control one of the biggest challenges to hypersonic flight.
Scientists say electromagnetic signals suggest ‘tactical coordination’ among radars deployed across Pacific Ocean.
A groundbreaking stealth system using ultra-thin iron has been developed by Chinese military researchers.
Researchers from Northwestern Polytechnical University say the holes facilitated airflow, which mitigated shock wave vibrations and improved aerodynamic efficiency.
A new type of skipping stone trajectory is being used by Chinese scientists to increase the range of hypersonic weapons.
A new ‘super warship’ is seeing the Chinese navy power ahead of the West. And it’s all because of a decision made 20 years ago.
‘Groundbreaking’ chip technology behind analogue-to-digital converter could give military a critical edge in real combat, research team says.
A molten salt nuclear power plant that uses thorium as fuel instead of uranium is set to be built in the Gobi Desert.
Chinese scientists have proposed a new type of laser attack submarine to go up against enemy satellites.
Team led by Hong Jun of the Dalian Naval Academy says it has tracked US Navy carrier, cruiser and destroyer by analysing images of waves.
Chinese scientists have given a rare glimpse into the radar system that is beating electronic jamming US fighter jets.
Project challenges assumption carbon fibre cannot be used underwater, potentially giving China an edge in the drone arms race in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait.
New microwave photonic radar boasts a detection range of over 600km and can identify false targets, according to Chinese scientists.
Swarms of drones could be pitted against each other as the US and China reveal drone-only military strategies.
Design details have emerged of China’s newest military aircraft that combines a fighter jet with two drones.
Last year, US air defence struggled to see a balloon floating across the country. But China has a simpler detection method.
Outlining its lunar plan, the Chinese space agency has declared for the first time it ‘will compete’ with the US.
A simulation indicates that the missiles, which have been exported to the UAE, could destroy Ticonderoga-class cruisers
A ‘virtual commander’, which is being kept strictly confined to a laboratory, has been developed for the PLA.
AI is untangling underground traffic jams in northwest China as work continues to bring to life one of Sun Yat-sen’s wishes.
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