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Beijing wanted more from Xi’s Washington state visit

Sources say US knocked back proposals such as engagement with the business community and public, talks on AI and security issues.

Xi Jinping is welcomed by Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews after arriving for his first state visit to the United States in more than a decade on September 23. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

China Economy

How is China planning to build on its ‘engineer dividend’ in tech war with US?

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Jobseekers check offerings at a job fair for university graduates and high-level talent in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on September 20. Photo: Xinhua

Society

Abuse concerns over bid to turn subsidised Hong Kong flats into subdivided homes

The Home Ownership Scheme is a government-subsidised programme. Photo: Jelly Tse

Diplomacy

France, Germany seek new EU weapon to instantly cut off market access for China

Strategy laid out in joint paper and letter to EU chief signed by the leaders of the two largest members of the bloc and seen by the SCMP.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron have signed a letter proposing the creation of a credible instrument “to allow for decisive and systemic reaction”. Photo: Reuters

US

US search for missing airmen in China gains new attention after Xi-Trump summit

Access to crash sites and wartime Chinese archives is key to resolving about 700 cases and bringing missing US servicemen home.

A US Army honour guard member salutes after presenting the flag to Carol Fine, sister of US Army Air Forces pilot Morton Sher, in Greenville, South Carolina, on December 14, 2025. Photo: US Department of Defense/Savannah Carpenter

Diplomacy

Mainland Chinese favour diplomacy to achieve Taiwan reunification with caveats

China Pulse study also reveals faith in the US remains low, although still support for engaging with Washington on trade and security issues.

Taipei's skyline in Taiwan, with Taipei 101 standing out among skyscrapers in the Xinyi Commercial District. Photo: Shutterstock

China

Bogota mayor urges Chinese metro builders to speed up work

Colombia’s comptroller found road works 52 per cent behind on the US$5.75 billion line, due for trial runs in September 2027.

Bogota’s first metro line is scheduled to open in March 2028. Photo: Handout

Business

How Hong Kong entices Europe’s young start-up talent

In partnership with:Hong Kong Talent Engage
Winners of the HKTE x EuroTech Hackathon visit the office of an AI robotics company in Qianhai, during their tour of I&T ecosystems in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.

United States & Canada

Former American Idol singer Caleb Flynn sentenced to life in prison for wife’s murder

The former Ohio pastor, who briefly appeared on the TV music show in 2013, shot his wife while having an affair with a church intern.

Caleb Flynn at Miami County Court of Common Pleas in Troy, Ohio. On Monday, the former pastor and American Idol contestant was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife. Photo: AP

Europe

Jeffrey Archer, former British politician and novelist, dies at 86

The Conservative MP was convicted of perjury and had a talent for bouncing back from scandals. His final novel is to be published this week.

British author and former MP Jeffrey Archer died on Monday aged 86. Photo: AFP

United States & Canada

Quebec votes as separatist surge poses test for Canada’s PM Carney

Eyeing a return to power, Parti Quebecois promises to hold an independence referendum in Canada’s French-speaking region if elected.

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, leader of the Parti Quebecois (PQ), casts his vote during Quebec provincial general elections in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on Monday. Photo: AFP

Russia & Central Asia

After plague death reports in Siberia, Russia says situation under control

It was reported that pneumonic plague had killed technician Darya Shipilova, who worked at the anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk region.

Technicians work in a lab at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East. Photo: The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East via AP

South Asia

ICC unseals arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted over gender persecution

Since they took back control of the country, the Taliban have barred women from jobs, most public spaces and education beyond primary school.

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

US to announce US$150 million for Alaska power lines as Vance visits state

The US vice-president will also rally voters for Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, who is in a re-election battle with Democrat Mary Peltola.

US Vice-President J.D. Vance speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force Two to travel to Alaska, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Monday. Photo: Pool via Reuters

United States & Canada

2 killed, including student, in ‘horrific’ school bus crash in Florida

The bus was transporting 39 people to Winter Haven High School when an oncoming car crossed the centre line and caused the crash.

Emergency personnel respond to an accident involving a school bus in Winter Haven, Florida, on Monday. Photo: Polk County Sheriff’s Office via AP

Europe

US bombers moved from UK airbase due to Iran-linked threats, Trump says

Last week 5 British men were arrested near the RAF Fairford base in southern England on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts.

A B-1 bomber takes off from RAF Fairford airbase, as the US removes its B-1 bombers, in a screengrab obtained from a social media video in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain on Sunday. Photo: @CraigYoungMedia via X / via Reuters

Diplomacy

US accuses mainland China of targeting Taiwan leader’s family for surveillance

FBI says US citizen Zhang Wanying filmed William Lai Ching-te’s son’s home and vehicles in Seattle before trying to fly to Shanghai.

Wanying Zhang is arrested in Los Angeles on Sunday. Photo: FBI via AP

Middle East

‘There will be no Hamas rule in Gaza,’ Netanyahu vows at October 7 memorial

The Israeli prime minister also says he stands with victims’ families and the nation shares their grief.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a state memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, on Monday, marking three years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Photo: EPA

Diplomacy

US seeks to revoke citizenship of two China-born men convicted in Beijing-linked cases

Former US Navy sailor Jinchao Wei and Florida resident Ping Li are among 40 people named in DOJ announcement.

The US Department of Justice in Washington is seeking to revoke the citizenship of two convicted men born in China. Photo: AP
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Why India’s missile deals in Central Asia matter to Russia and China

By supplying Akash missile systems, New Delhi offers Central Asian nations a cheap, reliable alternative.

Akash missile systems are seen at India’s 76th Republic Day parade in New Delhi last year. Photo: Anadolu/Getty Images/AFP
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