Republicans in the US House of Representatives plan to introduce a bill on Friday to block Chinese citizens from getting student visas, citing their potential to serve as spies for Beijing, and adding fresh fuel to a debate about attracting needed foreign talent while addressing national security concerns.

2. Chinese scientists create nuclear battery that could last for a century

Chinese scientists have developed the country’s first nuclear battery based on carbon that they say could potentially last for a century without a charge.

3. As the US backslides, can China claim moral high ground on women’s rights?

Standing before representatives from 189 nations 30 years ago, then US first lady Hillary Clinton delivered a speech in Beijing that defined the times.