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This video screenshot shows the first stage of the Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket successfully completing its land-based recovery on August 19. Photo: LandSpace/Handout via Xinhua
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Chinese reusable rocket’s success unlocks opportunities for Hong Kong

Flurry of commercial activity offers opportunities for Hong Kong’s financial markets, research universities and the Northern Metropolis.

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US-China relations

Opinion | Will US threats over Iran be the last straw for Beijing?

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Diversity and inclusion

Opinion | Jason Arday’s death is not just a ‘woke Cambridge’ tragedy

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Taiwan

As I see it | Taipei’s debt hardball carries a clear warning for its remaining allies

How Taiwan dragged its former diplomatic partner Grenada through US courts to collect on defaulted loans should be a lesson for island nations currently holding Taiwanese debt.

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St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister Godwin Friday (left) acknowledges the challenge his government faces in the face of surging debt. Photo: Handout
St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister Godwin Friday (left) acknowledges the challenge his government faces in the face of surging debt. Photo: Handout
Diplomacy

Opinion | US-China AI rivalry needn’t preclude cooperation

Forcing countries to choose between the US’ and China’s initiatives would be counterproductive to global AI governance.

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US-China relations

Opinion | US and China must team up to keep maritime trade routes free and safe

The Strait of Hormuz crisis shows neither state benefits when key waterways can become instruments of political pressure or economic coercion.

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China society

Opinion | How a Chinese kitchen in the Middle East could stir up global cinema

Upending Hollywood’s ‘saviour-hero’ convention in war films, a tale about a humble chef offers a quiet, distinctly Chinese perspective.

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A still from the Chinese film Once Upon a Time in the Middle East. Photo: Dirty Monkeys
A still from the Chinese film Once Upon a Time in the Middle East. Photo: Dirty Monkeys
Asean

Opinion | Why Southeast Asia isn’t buying the US’ offer of ‘flexible realism’

Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby talked up US partnerships with Asean nations during his trip to the region, but Washington’s actions contradict its ‘Asia first’ rhetoric.

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China technology

Opinion | How Shenzhen can win the ‘AI for science’ race

Rather than copy the research-focused models of Beijing and Shanghai, the tech hub must leverage its industrial depths to become a premier lab for experimentation and deployment.

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US-China relations

Opinion | The security-obsessed global economy needs its own Helsinki process

Cold War rivals used ground rules to make competition more transparent, bounded and predictable. Today’s weaponised trade needs the same ambition.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | China’s multilateral pitch is finding an audience

Beijing’s push for global cooperation is clearly self-interested, but even US allies in the West can see the benefits of multilateralism.

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President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on April 11, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE
President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on April 11, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE
Africa

As I see it | Africa knows who its true friends are – and they’re not in Washington

China’s sustained engagement across the continent stands in stark contrast to a US approach driven purely by strategic utility.

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Middle East

Opinion | Could Mecca defence pact be first step to new Middle East order?

As security deal shakes up calculations for the US, China and Russia, a regional order shaped by regional states is no longer unthinkable.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | For states, being part of everything doesn’t mean being part of nothing

The opposite of commitment is breach, not multiplicity. A nation’s reliability isn’t measured by how many treaties it signs.

The United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York on March 25. Governments increasingly face the same demand: prove the depth of your commitment by closing the door on everyone else. Photo: Zuma press wire / dpa
China society

Opinion | Forcing women to drink at business dinners has no place in modern China

The alleged assault of a female employee in Hangzhou exposes how such unsavoury practices persist amid Beijing’s anti-extravagance campaign.

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China’s drinking culture has deep roots. Photo: Getty Images
China’s drinking culture has deep roots. Photo: Getty Images
US-China relations

Opinion | China’s view of Trump’s America has changed from alarm to a shrug

Erratic and transactional, the US leader’s approach exposes domestic governance flaws and the limits of Washington’s containment strategy.

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Zhu Rongji

Publisher’s Pen | Remembering Zhu Rongji and understanding his legacy

The late Chinese premier showed genuine love and support for Hong Kong and kept ‘one country, two systems’ dear to his heart.

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Yuan

Opinion | Deutsche Bank’s yuan mandate boosts Chinese currency’s global reach

The clearing mandate from China elevates Frankfurt as a primary hub for offshore renminbi settlement, challenging London’s dominance.

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A woman sits in front of the Deutsche Bank central headquarters in Frankfurt on July 22. The People’s Bank of China has authorised Deutsche Bank to serve as a renminbi clearing bank, making it the first European lender to receive such approval. Photo: EPA
A woman sits in front of the Deutsche Bank central headquarters in Frankfurt on July 22. The People’s Bank of China has authorised Deutsche Bank to serve as a renminbi clearing bank, making it the first European lender to receive such approval. Photo: EPA
China technology

Opinion | Asia is reaching for the open road that Chinese AI offers

Countries seeking sovereign AI want to control their own AI capabilities rather than rent them from a foreign platform.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong can open a lucrative new frontier as Chinese tech IP hub

As the city works more closely with mainland tech firms seeking to expand internationally, it can carve out a distinctive role.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must abandon superiority complex over mainland China

The city’s future lies in discarding the prejudice that has clouded its judgment to embrace mainland success and align with the national trajectory.

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Many Hongkongers now prefer to spend leisure time in Shenzhen, which offers attractive places to relax like Jingtian Coffee Street, April 7. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong economy

Macroscope | What’s so bad about a planned Hong Kong economy? Just look at Singapore

Dismissing economic planning out of hand is a mistake. The market does not always get it right.

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Downtown Singapore. A partially planned economy like Singapore’s is a workable alternative to leaving things entirely to the private sector. Photo: Shutterstock
Downtown Singapore. A partially planned economy like Singapore’s is a workable alternative to leaving things entirely to the private sector. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s Communist Party

Opinion | Why China is highlighting Jiang Zemin’s legacy

Placing Jiang in the uninterrupted development of the Communist Party and the country reinforces a political narrative of succession without rupture.

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Robotics

Opinion | In the embodied AI race, China can opt to look beyond bigger models

China is pioneering a more cost-efficient pathway which could inspire tech communities in the developing world by lowering the barriers to innovation.

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China economy

Opinion | As China shows, liberal capitalism is not the only path

China has disproved one of the post-Cold War era’s most confident assumptions: that the Western model is the only route to modernity.

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A visitor to the World Robot Conference in Beijing touches a humanoid robot on display, on August 19. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images
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