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The tech and inventions that show why China is the best in the world

Scientific and technological breakthroughs that will blow your mind
World's first qualified robot doctor
World's largest floating solar power plant
World's first passenger drone
World’s first operational drone-delivery programme
World's largest single-dish radio telescope
World's largest waste-to-energy plant
World's first monkey clones
World's first robot-staffed bank
World's first quantum satellite and unhackable computer network
World's first lung regeneration therapy
World's first trackless smart train and virtual railway
World's first battleship-mounted railgun
World's first solar expressway
World's first forest city
World’s first intelligent oil tanker
World’s first 4K VR Headset
World's first third-generation AP1000 nuclear reactor
World’s first 3D-printed electric car
World's first fully electric cargo ship
World's first automated dental implant
World's first AI teaching assistant
World’s first AI news anchor
World's first amphibious drone
World's first city air purifier
World's first ultrafast 3D microscope
World's first electric bus fleet
World's most sensitive dark matter probe
World's first landing on the far side of the moon
World’s first ‘artificial sun’
World's first digital currency to be recognised as legal tender
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Scientific and technological breakthroughs that will blow your mind

In a 2019 report by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, China ranked second for innovation in science and technology, falling short of first place to the US. Yet with a host of amazing inventions, from world-leading virtual reality to robots, life-changing medical technology and more, the country looks poised to overtake the US and become a global leader for innovation. Here are the top 30 advances to come out of the world's most populous country.
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Daniel Coughlin

15 October 2019

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