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Victoria Bela
Reporter, China
Prior to joining SCMP in 2023, Victoria received her Bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Health and Environmental Studies from the University of Rochester, where she also worked in a Biochemistry lab. She holds a Master's in Public Policy from Peking University.
Prior to joining SCMP in 2023, Victoria received her Bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Health and Environmental Studies from the University of Rochester, where she also worked in a Biochemistry lab. She holds a Master's in Public Policy from Peking University.
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Science, BiologyLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin, Russian
A new type of deposit in Heilongjiang and Jilin promises easier, cheaper mining than in southern clay-rich areas, say scientists.
Projects meant to help Xinjiang region build ecological barrier to protect its arable land from erosion and desertification.
The plant producing fifth-generation warplanes is designed to operate with little to no human involvement.
As the Hormuz blockade cuts off vital agricultural inputs, Food and Agriculture Organization official views China as key food security partner.
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Chief of lesser-known security forum says it provides ‘architecture for de-escalation’ and allows members to project soft power.
Beijing has wheeled out its ‘Blocking Rules’ for the first time, ordering non-compliance with the American action.
As global temperatures near key threshold, the IPCC is focusing on adaptation and carbon dioxide removal, chair says.
On the sidelines of a Central Asia summit in Astana, UNEP’s Inger Andersen says China has always been active in multilateralism.
The system factors in both production and consumption, lessening the responsibility of exporters such as China.
Researchers said their 35kV direct-connection synchronous condenser successfully passed testing, in repurposing of old technology.
The Shenzhou-21 astronauts were embroiled in drama last year after their probe was used in an emergency mission for the previous crew.
Robotic cargo spacecraft reported to have also conducted a suite of in-orbit experiments designed to sustain long-duration missions.
Washington backlash ‘will not deter’ march towards becoming an international hub for the technology through new tech park.
Research team led by Peking University says dual-agent approach bridges the gap between reasoning and formal machine verification.
Kunyu Wanguo Quantu and maritime artefacts prove China explored the world earlier than Eurocentric accounts suggest, scholar argues.
Sheng-Wei Wang says China’s Belt and Road Initiative echoes the voyages of 15th century Chinese explorer Zheng He, who promoted trade but never stayed.
Scientists transplant photosynthetic nanoparticles into rats and rabbits with degenerative diseases to boost energy, restore disrupted cells.
US launches rescue mission after F-15E downing; one crew member found, another missing in first such combat loss since war began.
Eyeing a lunar landing by 2030, Beijing will be ‘looking attentively at everything they can glean’ from the American mission, expert says.
Flight anomaly delays ambitions for Tianlong-3 to start delivering satellites for Chinese megaconstellations.
Using the measure of cost per kilogram of payload capacity, CAS Space compares its Kinetica-2 to a US reusable rocket.
Ethylene glycol plant in Xinjiang is equipped with tech that includes green electricity coupling, carbon capture and storage.
China scores commercial-use approval for implantable brain-computer interface making it the first invasive device available outside trials.
Research team says all-weather electrolyte offers a ‘promising pathway to break the power and energy density ceiling of batteries’.
Major advancements in electric battery technologies mitigate impact of future warming, study finds.
Jin Lei is appointed Communist Party chief of Shenzhen as the tech hub targets AI-fuelled growth and confronts external pressures.
An ancient but challenging harvesting technique could help China reach its food security goals with a new breed of smart rice farm.
While cutting-edge technologies process vast amounts of data, human decisions remain the focal point when systems fail, observers say.
Policy head of Nobel Peace Prize-winning group sounds alarm over possible intentional or accidental use of weapons.
