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World Opinion

Opinion | From the pandemic to Iran war, the global economy has suffered massive losses

The distance between the old economic forecasts and where we are now highlights our shared economic loss since 2020.

Opinion | China’s offshore tax crackdown could inadvertently fuel a digital dollar boom

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Opinion | As the world moves towards ‘fractalisation’, China could be the new leader

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World Opinion

Opinion | Burnham’s Britain can learn from Trump in engaging with China

While an IPAC report accurately notes that Britain is woefully unprepared to get relations with China right, the audit’s ideological framing is unhelpful.

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Illustration: Mario Cameira
Illustration: Mario Cameira

World Opinion

As I see it | Britain’s ban on pro-Palestinian author Sally Rooney makes it a laughing stock

When Western governments try to suppress protests against Israel’s alleged genocide, readers end up with the censorship of leading authors like Rooney.

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Asia Opinion

Opinion | Energy shock could spark Asia’s next debt crisis

The IMF and World Bank need to step up debt surveillance as rising energy costs drain foreign exchange reserves and make debt repayments harder.

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China Opinion

Opinion | The evolution of China’s active defence doctrine

As the PLA approaches its centenary, it must execute a modern Long March to ensure the doctrine remains decisive in this hi-tech era.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China Opinion

Opinion | US-China AI talks must ensure safety of both tech and business

A hotline and an ad hoc dialogue are not enough. Safety concerns are growing for both the technology and leveraged tech companies.

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World Opinion

Opinion | Palestine Action, Sally Rooney’s books and the absurd fallout of a UK ban

Books withdrawn. Elderly supporters arrested. The issue concerns the extent laws purporting to protect national security curb free expression.

China Opinion

Opinion | Southeast Asia need not be a pressure valve for China’s exports

The issue is whether the region can become more capable through trade with China or if it is simply a larger outlet for China’s production.

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Containers are loaded for a China-Vietnam freight train at the Nanning International Railway Port in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on September 10. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Tai Po fire: public accountability needed to honour those who died

If the government suppresses the independent committee’s findings on the fire over privacy concerns, it will convince no one of its commitment to accountability.

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Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po is seen on October 15. A fire on November 26, 2025, engulfed seven of the estate’s eight buildings, killing 168 people and displacing nearly 5,000 residents, making it the city’s worst inferno since 1948. Photo: Dickson Lee
Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po is seen on October 15. A fire on November 26, 2025, engulfed seven of the estate’s eight buildings, killing 168 people and displacing nearly 5,000 residents, making it the city’s worst inferno since 1948. Photo: Dickson Lee

China Opinion

Opinion | How China made climate resilience part of its economic growth strategy

What matters is whether climate goals, industrial policy and financial incentives support the same investments, and if responsibility for implementation is clear.

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World Opinion

My Take | Why Plato-to-Nato Western myth is being resurrected

The Western civilisation narrative, which now sounds more like from Plato to Trump with the far-right, hides the real goal of American imperialism 2.0.

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Asia Opinion

Opinion | Economic realities threaten Asia’s green aviation ambitions

Even as pressure grows on airlines to adopt sustainable fuel, higher prices driven by the Middle East conflict are squeezing an industry operating on thin margins.

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A worker from a firm collecting used cooking oil to produce sustainable aviation fuel pours oil from a Tempura Ten-ichi restaurant into a tank in Tokyo on April 22. Photo: Reuters

China Opinion

Opinion | China’s ‘golden week’ holidays come at a cost

A week of uninterrupted leave might look generous on paper, but it can conceal the working days shifted elsewhere to make it possible.

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Illustration: Mario Rivera
Illustration: Mario Rivera

Asia Opinion

Opinion | In Singapore, does unhappiness go hand in hand with fewer births?

A former minister said unhappiness could be a precondition for achievement. But some are opting out of a system optimised for progress.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | How language shapes Hong Kong couples’ decision to have children

Hong Kong’s fertility woes are not just about affordability. They might also involve language use and how it shapes our views of the future.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Tai Po fire: public accountability needed to honour those who died

If the government suppresses the independent committee’s findings on the fire over privacy concerns, it will convince no one of its commitment to accountability.

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Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po is seen on October 15. A fire on November 26, 2025, engulfed seven of the estate’s eight buildings, killing 168 people and displacing nearly 5,000 residents, making it the city’s worst inferno since 1948. Photo: Dickson Lee
Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po is seen on October 15. A fire on November 26, 2025, engulfed seven of the estate’s eight buildings, killing 168 people and displacing nearly 5,000 residents, making it the city’s worst inferno since 1948. Photo: Dickson Lee

China Opinion

Opinion | China’s ‘golden week’ holidays come at a cost

A week of uninterrupted leave might look generous on paper, but it can conceal the working days shifted elsewhere to make it possible.

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Asia Opinion

Opinion | In Singapore, does unhappiness go hand in hand with fewer births?

A former minister said unhappiness could be a precondition for achievement. But some are opting out of a system optimised for progress.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | How language shapes Hong Kong couples’ decision to have children

Hong Kong’s fertility woes are not just about affordability. They might also involve language use and how it shapes our views of the future.

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Young children sit in a double stroller at Tamar Park on October 4. Hong Kong authorities have introduced financial incentives such as cash subsidies for newborn baby bonuses to encourage couples to expand their families. Photo: Karma Lo
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OPINION
Erwin R. Tiongson

Opinion | From the pandemic to Iran war, the global economy has suffered massive losses

Erwin R. Tiongson
Hugh Harsono

Opinion | China’s offshore tax crackdown could inadvertently fuel a digital dollar boom

Hugh Harsono
Albert Bakhtizin

Opinion | As the world moves towards ‘fractalisation’, China could be the new leader

Albert Bakhtizin
Ruairidh J. Brown

Opinion | Burnham’s Britain can learn from Trump in engaging with China

Ruairidh J. Brown
Alex Lo

As I see it | Britain’s ban on pro-Palestinian author Sally Rooney makes it a laughing stock

Alex Lo
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Syed Munir Khasru

Opinion | Energy shock could spark Asia’s next debt crisis

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!

SCMP managing editor Yonden Lhatoo sings a totally different tune to wish America a happy 250th anniversary.
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HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE

US-Israel war on Iran is as reckless and catastrophic as it is stupid and illegal
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THEY WON’T EVEN LET US MOURN IN PEACE!

Yonden Lhatoo has a go at those who are politicising Hong Kong’s fire tragedy
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