BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

SATELLITE INTERNET

China established an aerospace information and satellite internet innovation alliance in the Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province on Wednesday, marking a significant step forward in the collaborative development of the aerospace information field.

Led by the country's key centrally-administered state-owned enterprises and involving telecommunications operators, universities, research institutes, private enterprises and field experts, the alliance is poised to drive international exchange, academic dialogue and technological innovation -- thereby bolstering the aerospace information industry and satellite internet initiatives.

CHINA, UK COLLABORATION

Over 130 scientists from China and the United Kingdom gathered in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, to share their latest research and scientific advances on climate science and services.

The annual workshop, held Wednesday through Friday under the Climate Science for Service Partnership China (CSSP China) initiative, underscored the urgent need for strengthened China-UK collaboration to address climate change.

Topics discussed during the workshop ranged from climate change detection, attribution and the development of climate prediction models to the application of machine learning in climate science. Scientists also explored ways to translate research into practical climate services for communities.

ELECTRIC SHIPS

A Chinese shipyard has started construction of the world's largest ten-thousand-tonne-class fully-electric open-top container ships, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday.

The two intelligent container ships, each with a capacity of about 740 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), are currently being constructed in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi.

The building of electric ocean-going vessels heralds the dawn of a zero-emission era for China's maritime transport sector. It came after the country pledged to peak its carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. Enditem

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