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Global Economy
President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi wave to the crowd after Xi’s arrival at Cairo International Airport on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy
What Xi’s tour of Egypt and Central Asia reveals about China’s trade strategy
Presidential tour highlights strategy of shifting manufacturing abroad, shielding domestic exporters from growing global barriers.
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Politics
FactSheet|China’s corruption investigation procedures
Senior Chinese officials accused of corruption can face months or even years of investigations and reviews before receiving a final court sentence.
An influx of powerful new open-weight models, including Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, has helped China dominate the industry recently. Photo: Reuters
Economy, Trade & Business
Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with China
Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts.
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Shanghai plays a key economic role in China. Photo: dpa
Politics
Finance official moves into pole position to become Shanghai’s next mayor
Zhu Zhongming, a former vice-minister for finance, has been appointed to a leading role in the city’s government.
The first session of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 6. Photo: Xinhua
China Opinion
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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The first rescue teams reached the border crossing in Gyirong. Photo: CCTV
Politics
Chinese rescuers reach checkpoint destroyed by deadly floods along Nepal border
Footage taken at Gyirong Port in Tibet shows scenes of utter devastation following disaster that killed hundreds of people.
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Illustration: Brian Wang
Politics
In Focus|Xi’s crusade against corruption has gone well beyond economic crime
Wider campaign is now increasingly about how officials use their power, whether they toe the line, and what they do in their private lives.
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Politics
FactSheet|China’s anti-corruption drive by the numbers
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-corruption campaign, which started 13 years ago, has seen hundreds of top officials fall from grace.
Illustration: Henry Wong
Politics
In Focus|Why China’s mineral hubs and border regions face heaviest anti-corruption toll
China’s past CCDI annual plenums stress intensifying efforts to combat corruption where ‘power, funds and resources are concentrated’.
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A worker polishes a steel bicycle rim at a factory manufacturing sports equipment in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo: Reuters
China Economy
China’s steel sector must avoid US rust belt’s fate: party journal
Trade barriers, oversupply and falling export prices are squeezing steel producers as the Qiushi Journal warns against letting the industry contract.
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Responsibility for environmental health will follow officials throughout their careers and into retirement. Photo: AFP
Politics
It’s official: China’s cadres are liable for environmental damage for life
Revised personnel rules tie performance to eco-impact more closely as the country shifts gear from growth to sustainability.
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The dialogue in Beijing comes just weeks ahead of a trip to the US by Chinese President Xi Jinping, his first state visit to the country since 2015. Photo: Handout
Diplomacy
‘Normal stability’: US-China Track 1.5 talks offer formula for ties
Senior party official Liu Haixing uses unofficial discussions to make the case for disagreements to remain ‘controllable’.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters
Politics
Daily Pulse|Xi’s 13-year corruption campaign just keeps accelerating
China’s anti-graft investigators are targeting more officials, including more retirees, according to a South China Morning Post research project.
Illustration: Henry Wong
Politics
In Focus|More than ‘a gust of wind’: behind Xi Jinping’s expanding anti-graft campaign
Far from a temporary crackdown, the campaign has proved to be a key tool for enforcing party discipline and driving economic strategy.
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People ride bicycles on a street in Beijing. China’s leadership is looking to avoid an overreliance on strong policy stimulus while striving to reach economic growth goals. Photo: AP
China Economy
‘Policy addiction’ warning signals Beijing’s preference for targeted stimulus
With an eye on long-term stability, People’s Daily says officials have tools to respond amid weak demand, property risks and local-government debt.
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
China Opinion
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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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
China Opinion
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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The defunct Apple Daily newspaper has been ordered to pay HK$1.5 million in damages to a listed company and two senior executives over 10 defamatory articles. Photo: Sam Tsang
Law and Crime
Court orders defunct Apple Daily to pay HK$1.5 million over defamatory articles
Judge says Apple Daily failed to prove its allegations or allow China Innovation Investment and its executives to respond before publication.
Jiang Zemin, pictured in a military parade in Beijing in 1999. Photo: Reuters
Military
Top Chinese general invokes Jiang to highlight importance of loyalty in military
CMC vice-chair Zhang Shengmin recalls how late president steered the country through the turmoil that followed the end of the Soviet bloc.
President Xi Jinping conveys his condolences to members of Zhu Rongji’s family at a cremation ceremony in Beijing on Tuesday. Top Communist Party leaders gathered to pay their respects to the late former premier of China. Photo: Xinhua
Politics
Xi Jinping leads party elite in final farewell for ex-premier Zhu Rongji
Party elite attend ceremony at Beijing’s Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery and offer condolences to Zhu’s family.
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President Xi Jinping presides over a grand ceremony in Beijing on Monday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of former state leader Jiang Zemin. Photo: CCTV
Politics
China’s Xi praises former president Jiang’s contribution in show of party unity
Thousands gather at the Great Hall of the People for the Chinese leader’s speech honouring Jiang Zemin on his 100th birth anniversary.
Jiang Zemin, pictured in a display at the Communist Party musuem in Beijing, took China into the World Trade Organization in 2001. Photo: EPA
Politics
Communist Party invokes Jiang’s legacy in call to rally round Xi’s leadership
Article in People’s Daily marking the former leader’s centenary stressed the importance of unity when navigating ‘rough waters’.
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Zhu Rongji, who served as China’s premier from 1998 to 2003, died on Wednesday at the age of 97. Photo: Reuters
Politics
China to fly flags at half-mast for former premier Zhu Rongji’s funeral
The late statesman, known for his pivotal role in transitioning China towards a market economy, will be cremated in Beijing on Tuesday.
The Acropolis in Athens. A social media account linked to a Chinese provincial government has criticised pseudo-historical theories denying the existence of figures such as Aristotle. Photo: EPA
Politics
China targets pseudo-history conspiracists who claim civilisations were stolen
Zhejiang agency says pseudo-historical claims – made worse by AI – reflect ignorance and fracture social cognition.
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As mayor of Shanghai, Zhu Rongji (right) leads an economic delegation to Hong Kong in June 1990. Photo: Robert Ng
Politics
The 11 key achievements of China’s ‘iron premier’ Zhu Rongji – in his own words
As he laid the groundwork for China’s economic transformation, the tough reformer won a reputation for speaking bluntly.
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Zhu Rongji during a 1999 visit to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Photo: Reuters
Politics
Daily Pulse|Zhu Rongji reforms fuel China’s economic transformation
Straight-talking premier laid much of the groundwork for China’s economic boom, including admission to the World Trade Organization.
Then premier Zhu Rongji pictured with president Jiang Zemin in 1999. Photo: Xinhua
Politics
Obituary|Zhu Rongji: leading China’s transformation through ‘minefield or abyss’
China’s bold economic tsar who drove sweeping SOE reforms and secured WTO entry has died aged 97.
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Opinion
Editorial|China’s anti-corruption campaign is here to stay
Hong Kong has a role to play as a new national law seeks to expand the anti-corruption legal framework beyond the country’s borders.
SCMP Editorial
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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.
Tammy Tam
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Editorial|Xi Jinping’s tribute to Jiang Zemin reinforces continuity and party unity
The president’s speech at a ceremony commemorating the centenary of Jiang’s birth sends a strong signal in the run-up to the 21st Communist Party congress.
SCMP Editorial
Editorial|Politburo meeting signals cautious confidence in China’s economy
Beijing’s emphasis on hi-tech self-sufficiency and balanced trade also provides a clear road map for the Hong Kong government.
SCMP Editorial
As I see it|How the New Left won the battle of ideas for 21st-century China
Their revisionism challenges the neoliberal perspective which treats Maoist command economics and Deng-era capitalist reforms as diametrically opposed.
SCMP ColumnistAlex Lo
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As I see it|Sometimes, it pays to be a backward country
For all the destruction of the Mao era, it also replaced traditional structures with modern frameworks that set up China for rapid growth.
SCMP ColumnistAlex Lo
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Editorial|Prospects for Hong Kong are looking up, 29 years after the handover
On the 29th anniversary of the city’s return to China and 105 years since the Communist Party’s founding, President Xi expressed high expectations of Hong Kong and Macau.
SCMP Editorial
As I see it|Has China just ended the end of history?
As China continues to thrive, Western observers are beginning to rethink past assumptions about the country’s future.
SCMP ColumnistAlex Lo
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Editorial|Beijing’s 10-point plan sends strong signal to ordinary Taiwanese
Beijing’s cross-strait measures convey to people in Taiwan that engagement with the mainland can deliver concrete results.
SCMP Editorial
Editorial|Kuomintang leader’s visit to mainland China gives reason for hope
While the KMT is not in power, Cheng’s visit at President Xi’s invitation can still contribute to cross-strait understanding.
SCMP Editorial
As I see it|Outside its few red lines, China is the ultimate win-win country
While China has red lines regarding Taiwan, Communist Party rule and national unity, everything else is negotiable.
SCMP ColumnistAlex Lo
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Editorial|Align with national goals, Xi urges Hong Kong with pat on back for Lee
President Xi has fully recognised the work done by Chief Executive John Lee over the year and urged the city to take further steps to play its part in the nation’s development.
SCMP Editorial
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