Question 1

Which Chinese company recently launched its fourth-generation superconducting quantum computer, 'Origin Wukong-180', capable of processing 100-qubit-level computations and now accepting global tasks?

Accepted Answer

Origin Quantum

Question 2

What significant advancement in artificial intelligence has China made, leading to a closing of the performance gap with the US in top AI models, according to a recent Stanford University report?

Accepted Answer

The release of advanced AI models like DeepSeek V4, partially supported by domestic Huawei chips

Question 3

China's Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has detected ultra-high-energy gamma rays from which type of celestial object, suggesting it could be a PeVatron (a natural particle accelerator)?

Accepted Answer

Gamma-ray binary system

Question 4

What new regulation, effective May 1, 2026, establishes a dual-track framework for biomedical innovations in China, allowing for the commercialization of certain advanced therapies without traditional drug registration?

Accepted Answer

Order No. 818: Regulations on the Administration of Clinical Research and Clinical Translation and Application of Biomedical New Technologies

Question 5

Researchers at the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a hydrogenation technology to transform carbon dioxide and hydrogen into what crucial component for jet fuel?

Accepted Answer

Long-chain hydrocarbons

Question 6

What is the primary focus of the Chang'e-7 spacecraft, currently undergoing final preparations for a launch in the second half of 2026?

Accepted Answer

To conduct environmental and resource surveys of the lunar south pole

Question 7

According to recent reports, China's DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) satellite, nicknamed Wukong, has provided key evidence for the existence of what near-Earth phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A natural 'super particle accelerator'

Question 8

China has unveiled a set of guidelines aimed at regulating and advancing the development of what type of AI, as part of its 'AI Plus' initiative?

Accepted Answer

AI agents

Question 9

What is the name of the fourth-generation superconducting quantum computer launched by Origin Quantum, which features a single-core 180-qubit superconducting quantum chip?

Accepted Answer

Origin Wukong-180

Question 10

China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) elevates green hydrogen to a strategic priority. In 2026, what is a key application planned for China's first large-scale green hydrogen industrial parks?

Accepted Answer

Powering heavy industry and chemicals

Question 11

The 'AI Plus' initiative in China is seeing robotics integrated across economic and social sectors. According to the China Development Report 2025, what is the average increase in labor productivity attributed to the deployment of robots across 71 major sectors?

Accepted Answer

22.3%

Question 12

The new gene-editing technology developed by Chinese scientists, named PCE (Programmable Chromosomal Engineering), enables manipulation of large DNA fragments. What is the largest chromosomal segment inversion size achieved in lab tests?

Accepted Answer

12 million base pairs

Question 13

China's annual general meeting for China Environmental Technology and Bioenergy Holdings Limited in May 2026 includes proposals for capital management. What percentage of the company's issued shares can the board be authorized to repurchase if approved?

Accepted Answer

10%

Question 14

Which international joint satellite project between China and Europe, aimed at studying the interaction between the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere, is scheduled for launch in May 2026?

Accepted Answer

Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)

Question 15

In May 2026, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla noted that China's scientific capabilities have led to 8 of the top 10 global research institutions on the 2025 Nature Index being from which country?

Accepted Answer

China

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