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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2025. Photo: PIB/AFP

Diplomacy

Xi in India, bank capital injections, EU-China trade

This week: Xi heads to India for Brics summit, state-owned banks and insurers get 360 billion yuan capital boost and China shows willingness to broker Trump-Kim summit. Next week: EU’s Von der Leyen delivers annual address as China trade deadline looms, defence officials attend Beijing Xiangshan Forum, Fed may raise interest rates, lanterns light up Hong Kong and more.

From Pakistan to Uzbekistan: how China’s J-10CE is widening its overseas reach

US coastguard sails into troubled waters with mission to counter China in Pacific

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Diplomacy

Vance takes centre stage as Trump wraps up GOP convention with voter warnings

Vice-president, with an eye to 2028 presidential election, outlines his vision for the future of America.

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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Vice-President J.D. Vance on the second day of the Midterm Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas on September 10. Photo: EPA
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Vice-President J.D. Vance on the second day of the Midterm Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas on September 10. Photo: EPA

China

Manila exposes South China Sea note; Chinese coal mine farming: 7 highlights

From Chinese leader Xi’s diplomatic visits to a female powerlifter calling out sexism, here are top stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Military

South China Sea: Manila says flares fired at aircraft near Subi, Mischief reefs

Philippine coastguard releases footage, accuses PLA of targeting the unarmed plane as it flew over Spratly Islands on Monday.

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Diplomacy

The surprising gender gap now redefining the Chinese-American electorate

New data challenges common perception that the United States’ Asian communities form a reliable voting bloc for Democrats.

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Diplomacy

Anthropic claims Moonshot, DeepSeek secretly diverted user requests to Claude

AI giants accused of cloning American models by funnelling real Chinese user queries to them via network of intermediate platforms.

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Diplomacy

Exclusive | Tech, EV and aerospace execs likely to join Xi’s US trip to mirror Trump team

Sources say business leaders are expected to travel to Washington, but the plans may be ‘more about optics’ than concrete results.

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US

China rebuts US’ Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru

Embassy in Lima defends US$30 billion investment stock and takes aim at visa curbs as Fujimori joins Trump’s Shield of the Americas.

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Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Lima on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Science

Chinese team achieves fourfold leap in fuel-cell power

The proton-transfer breakthrough could improve hydrogen vehicles and space systems, while reducing the use of costly platinum.

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Hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks are seen as a potential route to cutting emissions from China’s long-haul freight sector, offering an alternative to battery-electric vehicles limited by range and charging times. Photo: Xinhua
Hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks are seen as a potential route to cutting emissions from China’s long-haul freight sector, offering an alternative to battery-electric vehicles limited by range and charging times. Photo: Xinhua

US

Huawei racketeering trial in US enters second day of testimony

Prosecutors allege a 20-year ‘culture of crime’, while defence says Huawei’s success was built on innovation, not theft.

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Military

US Navy plans compact Silent Anvil torpedo as China’s submarine fleet surges

The weapon is expected to be air-launched and suitable for use across a range of platforms.

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Politics

Trump threat to Taiwan’s Washington office sparks debate over island’s US policy

Ahead of expected Xi-Trump summit, some in Taiwan question whether Taipei’s funding of American think tanks has become a political liability.

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US President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the Centre for American Progress as well as some of the think tank’s donors, including Taiwan’s representative office. Photo: EPA

Military

Japan’s AI satellites and other space ambitions ‘a serious threat’, China warns

State broadcaster CCTV says satellite plan is a cornerstone of Tokyo’s broader space militarisation strategy.

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Japan's planned AI-equipped satellites would be capable of analysing surveillance intelligence in space. Illustration: Wikipedia
Japan's planned AI-equipped satellites would be capable of analysing surveillance intelligence in space. Illustration: Wikipedia

Military

Exclusive | Senior Pentagon official for China to lead US delegation to Xiangshan Forum

Cynthia ‘Xanthi’ Carras to attend Beijing’s largest annual high-level security and defence conference.

Diplomacy

China’s Xi Jinping to make first trip to India in 7 years for Brics summit

The visit is yet another stop in a busy month of diplomacy for the president, who will be in Washington in a fortnight.

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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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Then premier Zhu Rongji pictured with president Jiang Zemin in 1999. Photo: Xinhua
Then premier Zhu Rongji pictured with president Jiang Zemin in 1999. Photo: Xinhua

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.

China

Video | Remembering Zhu Rongji

Zhu had a major role in reshaping China’s economy, first as vice-premier and then as premier.

Diplomacy

Malaysian PM recalls relationship ‘well beyond affairs of state’ with Zhu Rongji

Anwar joined a number of world leaders in paying tribute to the former Chinese premier who played a key role in opening up the economy.

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Zhu Rongji pictured in 1996 with Anwar Ibrahim, who remembered the Chinese premier as a “good friend”. Photo: AFP
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LATEST China Science NEWS

Chinese team achieves fourfold leap in fuel-cell power

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Hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks are seen as a potential route to cutting emissions from China’s long-haul freight sector, offering an alternative to battery-electric vehicles limited by range and charging times. Photo: Xinhua

J-50 design team reveals leapfrog tech for China’s next-gen stealth fighters

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An image of what appears to be one of China’s sixth-generation fighters, sometimes referred to as the J-50 and consistent with designs developed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, surfaced on Chinese social media late last year. Chinese authorities did not confirm the authenticity of the images. Photo: Handout

US scrambles to match China’s air-breathing hypersonic missile advantage

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China’s YJ-19 anti-ship missile makes its debut at a military parade in Beijing, China, on September 3, 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee

Purity of China quartz deposit ‘highly similar’ to US Spruce Pine standard: study

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Chinese researchers detailing a new deposit say high-purity quartz is “an indispensable material in hi-tech fields such as semiconductors, fibre optic communications, new energy, and aerospace”. Photo: Shutterstock

China-Nepal floods; ‘Asian water tower’ wobbling: 7 science highlights

Optical images of Gyirong Port before the August 26 disaster, as captured by the Dongpo-11 satellite on July 23. Photo: Beijing Minospace Technology
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OPINION
Alex Lo

As I see it | Britain should accept a Hong Kong-style handover of the Falklands

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Wenran Jiang

Opinion | Trump’s Venezuela oil deal: why China can wait and watch

Wenran Jiang
Denis Simon

Opinion | The false dichotomy in America’s science and tech policy on China

Denis Simon
Winston Mok

The View | To match China’s economy, India must accept its investment

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James David Spellman

Opinion | Virtuous circle of AI titans’ investments could well turn vicious

James David Spellman
Wang Xiangwei

Opinion | Heading to America to bridge the gap in US-China relations

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China cargo ship fire leaves 25 dead in Qingdao

The Liberia-flagged, Chinese-owned bulk carrier Ocean Melody arrived at the Qingdao Beihai shipyard on August 31 and docked for repairs
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Can Apple’s first foldable iPhone compete in China

A man records images of the new foldable iPhone Duo on display during Apple's event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 9, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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Beijing accuses Philippine defence chief of ‘grandstanding’

Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro read out a handwritten memo reportedly from the Chinese embassy at the Seoul Defence Dialogue on Tuesday
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Racing driver pulls rival from a burning car at China GT

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