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Students walk about the UCLA campus in Westwood, California, on June 19. Photo: TNS

World Opinion

Opinion | Why Chinese youth aren’t booing AI, unlike American graduates

Giving young people a chance to help build the future with AI is more effective than a narrative in which they are its inevitable victims.

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Opinion | A Trump visit to Hong Kong would be a strategic masterstroke

6 Jul 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Opinion | Anti-drug video fiasco not a vote of confidence in Hong Kong’s AI goals

6 Jul 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Opinion

What have the Americans ever done for us?

For its 250th birthday, it is worth remembering some of the greatest contributions that the US has made to humankind.

5 Jul 2026 - 9:30PM

Fireworks go off during the Salute to America 250 celebration at the National Mall in Washington, July 5, 2026. Photo: EPA

Asia Opinion

Opinion | How bitter Persian Gulf rivals can make peace the Asean way

Promoting de-escalation and shared prosperity in the Persian Gulf may seem arduous now. It once looked that way in Southeast Asia, too.

5 Jul 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | China’s next export shock is taking shape – as AI-powered robots

China has the manufacturing lead, the world’s biggest training ground and the leading open-source AI models to make robots an export success.

5 Jul 2026 - 5:31PMvideocam

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Opinion

Opinion | Oman and China: the real winners of Trump’s Iran deal?

Behind the triumphalism, an eerily familiar agreement hands Muscat a privileged position that Beijing hasn’t missed.

5 Jul 2026 - 11:00AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump gesticulates during an event in the White House on June 22. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

China Opinion

Opinion | How to manage China’s rise as a civilisational power

The world must deal with China by recognising its civilisational rhythm. China, in turn, must avoid the mistakes of arrogance.

5 Jul 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | ‘Overcapacity’ talk reflects a West irked by China’s industrial rise

The issue is whether that irritation can be managed through rules, domestic renewal and cooperation or further fragments the world economy.

5 Jul 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Opinion

My Take | There should be no further delay in implementing reform of sex crime laws

The wheels of justice have turned slowly over the past 20 years. Now is the time to act so that victims of these offences can report them with confidence.

4 Jul 2026 - 10:08PM

Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal in Central. File photo: Shutterstock

World Opinion

Macroscope | How ‘post-industrial’ buyer’s remorse set in for the West and Japan

After decades of hollowing out their manufacturing bases, Western and Japanese policymakers can and should do more than bewail China’s rise.

4 Jul 2026 - 6:13PMvideocam

A worker coats eyeglass lenses, on June 6, in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Opinion

Asian Angle | Singapore’s trade pacts prove small states can shape global rules

While major powers employ coercion, Singapore is using flexible, legally binding templates to keep trade open.

4 Jul 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

World Opinion

As I see it | Is ‘no Greenland seafood for China’ the US’ new security doctrine?

A Trump appointee shares a vision of Washington taking over the island’s seafood industry and keeping exports from the Chinese.

4 Jul 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | What the US should learn from China’s 19th century decline

Every empire has its strengths and weaknesses. Perhaps the most important asset is understanding those of your adversaries.

4 Jul 2026 - 10:58AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump (left) walks with President Xi Jinping at the Temple of Heaven on May 14 in Beijing. Photo: AP

World Opinion

Opinion | As the US marks its 250th birthday, it operates an empire in all but name

The opposition to the US’ imperialistic actions at the turn of the 20th century by prominent intellectuals should offer Americans today food for thought.

3 Jul 2026 - 8:31PMvideocam

Illustration: Craig Stephens

World Opinion

Outside In | Hot and bothered Europeans finally warm to air con

People are buying air conditioners despite the political awkwardness of relying on Chinese imports and worsening global warming.

3 Jul 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Suicide risk and the danger of Hong Kong’s children not feeling loved

Science tells us a parent’s love is not enough. The crucial variable is whether the child actually feels understood, supported and accepted.

3 Jul 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

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China Opinion

Being Chinese | Talking when you eat is bad for you, and other Chinese beliefs

Beyond Confucian restraint and traditional medicine, my family has urgent rules for eating bony fish and steaming hot food.

27 Jun 2026 - 9:30AM

A family carries on eating during a flood in Liling, Hunan province. Photo: AFP

World Opinion

Macroscope | Can Andy Burnham fix Britain’s essential services and debt problem?

The favourite to become Britain’s next prime minister is the latest figure promoting greater state control of important national assets.

27 Jun 2026 - 4:30PM

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | To tackle elderly poverty crisis, Hong Kong needs to rethink retirement

With Hongkongers living longer, there is no reason they should stop working at 65 when they can still contribute to the city’s economy.

29 Jun 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | To boost birth rate, Hong Kong needs to deliver quality housing

If homes remain painfully unaffordable and pitifully small, it’s very difficult to persuade couples to have children.

29 Jun 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

A man pushes a baby in a pram in Yau Ma Tei on July 17, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!

SCMP managing editor Yonden Lhatoo sings a totally different tune to wish America a happy 250th anniversary.

HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE

US-Israel war on Iran is as reckless and catastrophic as it is stupid and illegal

THEY WON’T EVEN LET US MOURN IN PEACE!

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

Super stupid behaviour during a super typhoon

Super stupid behaviour during a super typhoon in Hong Kong

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