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

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.

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

5 Jul 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

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

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

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

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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

A fisherman wheels in a halibut caught in the Nuuk fjord off the coast of Greenland. Photo: AFP

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

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

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

A woman shields her face with a fan in the Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 20, during a heatwave affecting a large part of France. Photo: Reuters

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

People young and old walk in the rain in Tai Wai. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Why Hong Kong firms looking to integrate AI must consider fresh grads

Tech-savvy and keen to work, young people already have the tech fluency Hong Kong firms lack in integrating AI into corporate operations.

3 Jul 2026 - 5:51AMvideocam

Harry’s View

Cartoonist Harry Harrison’s humorous takes on Hong Kong and beyond in June

Discover Harry’s View as our veteran cartoonist casts his satirical eye over the political, social and economic landscape.

2 Jul 2026 - 11:01PM

China Opinion

Opinion | When and how will China ease capital controls?

While China has reasons to maintain capital controls, the recent crackdown on three Hong Kong brokerages is not meant to discourage mainland outbound investment.

2 Jul 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Hong Kong Opinion

Macroscope | How AI is both a boon and a bane for Hong Kong’s stock market

The AI trade has shown gaps in Hong Kong’s stock market, but the share sale boom suggests it is set to capitalise on Beijing’s AI ambitions.

2 Jul 2026 - 7:07PMvideocam

A monitor shows the level of the Hang Seng Index in Central on June 26. Photo: Edmond So

China Opinion

Opinion | China’s ethnic unity law aims to rejuvenate and defend, not repress

China’s extraterritorial clause reaches only acts that endanger national security, unlike the US’ overreaching Global Magnitsky Act.

2 Jul 2026 - 10:28AMvideocam

Asia Opinion

Opinion | In today’s ‘great game’, Central Asian nations are no longer prizes to be won

Instead of being caught between great powers, the five Central Asian nations are using hegemonic rivalries to advance their own interests.

2 Jul 2026 - 6:38AM

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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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