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G-2 style reset? How US-China trade talks may shift after AI chip curbs eased
Beijing’s rare earth curbs turned chips into leverage – paving the way for concessions that could reset ties, analysts say.
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China joins US in hunt for ripples in spacetime with new telescope in Tibet
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US, China ‘creeping’ toward agreement; Airbus signs deal: SCMP daily highlights
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Beijing vows punishment over Taiwan’s residency rules for mainland spouses
Taipei accused of ‘discriminatory treatment’ for requiring spouses of Taiwanese to show they have abandoned mainland residency.
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Taipei has strengthened enforcement of residency rules in an effort to cleanse what Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te has called “infiltration” of Taiwanese society by mainland China. Photo: AP
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China looks to Africa as testing ground for global roll-out of yuan
A growing list of African nations have made deals to explore or implement use of the Chinese currency for trade and financial transactions.
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China’s visa-free boom picks up steam as entries soar in 2025
Foreign arrivals surge more than 50 per cent as visa measures boost tourist and business travel, immigration officials say.
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Chinese county admits plagiarism after web users flag data identical to another
Reports of suspected plagiarism ‘essentially true’, Pingle county in Guangxi province says in rare official admission of such misconduct.
16 Jul 2025 - 2:39PM
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A scene from Anhua county in Hunan province, some of whose hydrology data made its way into a county document in neighbouring Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photo: Handout
China Economy
Free trade ‘essential’: China warns Western reshoring threatens supply chains
Beijing’s top US negotiator says global supply chains depend on cooperation, not trade restrictions or ideological agendas.
16 Jul 2025 - 5:08PM
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‘Stick to the right path’: China’s Wang Yi urges SCO to back ‘multipolar world’
Wang hits out at ‘hegemonism’ and ‘protectionism’ at meeting of the Eurasian security bloc and urges it to ‘stick to the right path’.
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China’s maglev marvel, Viagra’s cancer-fighting potential: 7 science highlights
From China’s expanding “green great wall” to East Asia’s “wood age” evidence, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.
16 Jul 2025 - 3:00PM
Diplomacy
Former US envoy backs Trump tariffs, says China deserves ‘tough-minded’ stance
‘We’ve got to be ready’: former Biden envoy offers rare praise for Trump’s tariff strategy towards China in speech at Aspen Security Forum.
16 Jul 2025 - 3:15PM
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Former US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns told a US security forum that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was “impressive” in his discussions with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and that the US must be “tough-minded” in negotiations with China. Photo: AP
Science
Former top Shell engineer leaves Britain to work on ‘cleaner’ oil tech in China
The former professor at Imperial College London is joining Nanjing University to head a team working with oil firms on low-carbon technology.
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China’s local governments urged to use legislation ‘propeller’ to power economy
People’s Daily calls for urban governments to develop and rule in ways suited to own characteristics and contribute to China’s modernisation.
16 Jul 2025 - 9:00AM
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China Economy
Chinese brain drain ‘great loss’ for US, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says
Amid strained bilateral relations, tech titan says many US-educated Chinese researchers are being lured home by vibrant market opportunities.
16 Jul 2025 - 5:06PM
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Politics
Beijing scholars map out Taiwan’s post-reunification governance, including force
Survey of academic papers points to a noticeable increase since 2019 in consideration of a ‘one country, two systems’ framework for the island.
16 Jul 2025 - 10:55AM
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Diplomacy
Trump claims Indonesia trade deal; Bessent calls China deal timeline ‘flexible’
Indonesia deal announcement follows 32 per cent tariff threat, while US Treasury chief says he is ‘working’ on meeting China counterpart.
16 Jul 2025 - 5:55AM
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Diplomacy
Trump’s pick for United Nations ambassador wants to ‘make the UN great again’
The ex-national security adviser tells Senate China must be confronted at the world body, which still treats it as a ‘developing nation’.
16 Jul 2025 - 6:00AM
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China urges Japan, South Korea and Asean to unite amid trade war turbulence
Beijing’s top financial and economic officials want to strengthen regional ties amid US trade war uncertainties.
5 May 2025 - 7:00PM
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Pan Gongsheng (right), governor of the People’s Bank of China, speaks as Lan Foan, China’s finance minister, looks on during a presser on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 6. Photo: AP
United States & Canada
Trump signals willingness to lower China tariffs ‘at some point’
‘I’m going to lower them, because otherwise, you could never do business with them, and they want to do business very much,’ Trump said.
5 May 2025 - 12:50AM
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Diplomacy
China on African charm offensive to rally opposition to ‘bullying’ US
While Trump targets critical minerals and specific nations, China expands influence through bilateral and multilateral engagement: analyst.
6 May 2025 - 7:00PM
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China warns US against ‘coercion’ as top officials prepare for trade talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says meeting with Vice-Premier He Lifeng will be about ‘de-escalation, not a big trade deal’.
7 May 2025 - 3:42PM
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