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President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, pictured at last year’s Victory Day military parade in Moscow. Photo: EPA

Diplomacy

Vodka, bullet train and boat rides: how Xi and Putin built up a personal rapport

Xi Jinping’s friendship with Vladimir Putin has been cultivated over many visits and informal events, from pancakes to lakeside teas.

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Marcos says Philippines, close to Taiwan, likely involved in any conflict

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Will Chinese beat English as the top language for commanding AI?

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Military

Can PLA training catch up with China’s rapid weapon development?

‘No matter how advanced the equipment is, if people cannot effectively operate it, it remains nothing more than cold steel’: PLA Daily.

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A PLA Daily article says some Chinese military units have not done enough personnel-equipment integration and some have not devoted enough effort to cultivating specialised talent. Photo: Xinhua

US

How a US$5 billion Chinese lifeline to Argentina shrank to almost nothing

Central bank records show the swap balance fell to US$675 million as Washington pressed Buenos Aires to wind it down.

19 May 2026 - 5:46AM

Diplomacy

Trump calls off new Iran attack at request of Gulf states

US president signals possible Iran breakthrough as ‘serious negotiations’ continue to end conflict.

19 May 2026 - 6:14AMvideocam

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Politics

Trump’s China trip spurs bipartisan shift in Washington on Beijing

Lawmakers from both parties move debate from trade and engagement towards security, Taiwan and strategic rivalry with Beijing.

19 May 2026 - 4:32AMvideocam

Members of Congress from both parties warned against weakening US support for Taiwan following Donald Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing. Photo: Shutterstock

Diplomacy

Unbeatable China? Beijing a focal point amid Russian hopes for Putin-Xi summit

Beijing says both sides will advance ties, while the Kremlin says Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to be discussed in ‘great detail’.

18 May 2026 - 11:00PMvideocam

Politics

Trump’s Taiwan independence comments: a blow to William Lai and ruling DPP?

Critics in Taiwan argue the island’s leader and his Democratic Progressive Party are rolling back decades of rhetoric under US pressure.

18 May 2026 - 9:21PMvideocam

Politics

China arrests 16 in drone hacking cases, vowing ‘clean skies’ crackdown

Beijing says suspects helped others bypass flight restrictions, posing risks to national security.

18 May 2026 - 7:23PMvideocam

China has launched a nationwide campaign to combat the illegal use of drones. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Diplomacy

Why Iran’s choice of Beijing envoy signals an ‘unprecedented’ commitment

Prominent hardliner Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran’s parliament, is a veteran of peace talks with the US.

18 May 2026 - 7:57PMvideocam

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is “likely a figure who can represent Iran and is acceptable to all domestic political factions”, according to a Chinese scholar. Photo: TNS

Politics

Why Beijing is outraged over Taiwan’s Lai honouring WWII-era Japanese engineer

Scathing People’s Daily commentary accuses Taiwan’s leader of ‘forgetting his ancestors’ and ‘ingratiating himself’ with Tokyo.

18 May 2026 - 6:00PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Xi-Trump summit outcomes

US President Donald Trump touted his ‘successful’ meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last week. While the leaders projected optimism, differences in their summaries of what was agreed hinted at tensions over the Iran war, trade and Taiwan.

18 May 2026 - 4:37PM

Diplomacy

Chinese scientists land on Sandy Cay as tensions with Philippines spike again

Manila says it sent a plane over the South China Sea reef in an effort to ‘drive away’ those carrying out ‘unauthorised’ research activity.

18 May 2026 - 8:11PMvideocam

The Philippine coastguard says it spotted a Chinese research vessel accompanied by two coastguard ships. Photo: X/jaytaryela

Business

Rising used home prices in China’s major cities during April fan stability hopes

With first-tier cities seeing price upticks, analysts are optimistic that the struggling property sector is showing signs of bottoming out.

18 May 2026 - 5:01PM

Shanghai led the way among China's first-tier cites for secondary home price rises in April. Photo: AFP

Science

China’s northeast, poor in rare earths, scores big find

A new type of deposit in Heilongjiang and Jilin promises easier, cheaper mining than in southern clay-rich areas, say scientists.

18 May 2026 - 3:23PMvideocam

Science

China unveils world’s first germ resistant titanium-copper medical implant

Scientists around the world have been trying to master the techniques needed to produce the innovative material.

18 May 2026 - 11:00AMvideocam

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Science

Will China’s mathematicians join a global effort to boycott the United States?

Question hovers as world’s premier mathematics conference faces revolt over American visa rules and foreign policies.

26 Apr 2026 - 6:00AMvideocam

Illustration: Henry Wong

Diplomacy

From apps to autos: China’s data reach sparks US espionage and sabotage concerns

Washington accused of not doing enough to counter Beijing’s harvesting of key American data and weaponising it as a strategic asset.

1 May 2026 - 6:16AMvideocam

Science

UN climate body presses on after US quits, while China leads with renewables

As global temperatures near key threshold, the IPCC is focusing on adaptation and carbon dioxide removal, chair says.

1 May 2026 - 10:00AMvideocam

Science

Are US agents around Trump armed with Chinese red dot sights?

Apparent Holosun optic on security agent’s pistol in photo from correspondents’ dinner prompts US commenters to question Chinese link.

29 Apr 2026 - 10:28PMvideocam

Security officials react as a shooter opens fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington on April 25. Online commenters showed interest in the female agent’s drawn Glock pistol and what appeared to be a Holosun sight. Photo: Reuters

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LATEST China Science NEWS

Will Chinese beat English as the top language for commanding AI?

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A Tsinghua University study has introduced a new angle to the global tech race. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s northeast, poor in rare earths, scores big find

18 May 2026 - 3:23PMvideocam

A rare earth mine at Bayan Obo, in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region of China, seen in 2011. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

China unveils world’s first germ resistant titanium-copper medical implant

18 May 2026 - 11:00AMvideocam

Titanium is widely used in surgical implants, ranging from bone pins to knee and hip replacements, but it carries an infection risk. Photo: Shutterstock

Did Chinese scientists simulate what could be the ‘end of the universe’?

17 May 2026 - 8:00PMvideocam

Researchers at Tsinghua University say they have recreated the core mechanism behind “false vacuum decay” using a programmable quantum simulator. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s motorsports industry continues to rev up with first race-grade fuel

17 May 2026 - 7:00PM

The racing-grade fuel was unveiled at the start of the Taklimakan Rally on Saturday. Photo: Handout

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Opinion | Xi-Trump summit affirms China’s role as world’s indispensable broker

Adriel Kasonta

19 May 2026 - 6:55AM

Opinion | Xi-Trump summit: what ‘strategic stability’ means for US-China ties

Nong Hong

17 May 2026 - 8:30PM

Opinion | Xi-Trump summit reveals changing shape of US-China tech rivalry

Akhmad Hanan

17 May 2026 - 5:21PM

Opinion | China’s gift to the world we live in: predictability

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Chow Chung-yan

16 May 2026 - 3:43PM

Being Chinese | How to deal with this ‘very Chinese time’ in Western lives

Cyril Ip

16 May 2026 - 5:30AM

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A comprehensive visual guide to Trump’s 2026 state visit to China

A comprehensive visual guide to Trump’s 2026 state visit to China

Chinese buy photos to create ‘wealthy’ online personas

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Xi, Trump aim for ‘stable, strategic’ relationship

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Trump says Xi offered to help end Iran war

China's President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Pool via REUTERS

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