First ‘universal’ 6G chip, China’s ‘cyberpunk’ cities: SCMP daily highlights

Rural communities around the world often suffer from slow internet connections. Photo: AFP

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider .

Chinese scientists have developed the world’s first “all-frequency” 6G chip that could help bridge the digital divide between rural and urban communities.

2. Chinese firms adapting as US ends de minimis exemptions for rest of world

As the United States ends import duty exemptions for parcels valued under US$800 shipped from anywhere in the world, many Chinese merchants have already established US warehouses to cushion the blow.

3. ‘It’s super impressive’: tourists flock to China as ‘cyberpunk’ cities go viral

Chongqing has become known as China’s “cyberpunk capital”. Photo: Getty Images
Chongqing has become known as China’s “cyberpunk capital”. Photo: Getty Images

Social media hype about China’s “futuristic” technology and urban infrastructure is attracting a growing wave of foreign tourists.

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