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A worker checks hydrogen production equipment at an energy company in Changchun, northeast China’s Jilin province, on August 12, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

China Economy

China targets hydrogen push as Strait of Hormuz crisis jolts energy markets

New initiative comes as Beijing's latest five-year plan doubles down on renewables and energy security amid global instability.

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China and Chile wrap up Atacama Trench mission as US pressure mounts

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As shipping risks mount, Xi pushes international port alliance as fail-safe

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China Business

South Korea and Japan bear brunt of global stock sell-offs amid oil shock

South Korea and Japan lead global market declines – with losses steeper than in Europe – as oil shock underscores their reliance on imports.

17 Mar 2026 - 7:30AM

The Kospi index is shown on an electronic stock board in Seoul. The index has dropped 12 per cent since the US-Israel war with Iran broke out on February 28. Photo: AFP

Science

How China gets more bang for its military buck than the US

The country’s military modernisation integrates civilian scientific and industrial capabilities into defence innovation allowing rapid development.

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US

Trump says US has requested that China delay Beijing summit by ‘a month or so’

US president’s trip later this month may be postponed as he weighs staying in Washington amid war priorities.

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US

China wants Brazil’s biggest port terminal. Washington just said no

US consul-general Kevin Murakami told port executives the Santos megadeal should not fall into ‘unwanted hands’.

17 Mar 2026 - 3:12AMvideocam

Tecon Santos 10, a planned 621,000-square-metre container terminal in Brazil’s port city of Santos, is expected to boost the country’s capacity by 3.25 million TEUs under a 25-year concession. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

China under pressure as Trump ties high-stakes summit to Strait of Hormuz crisis

Beijing is being forced to weigh its reliance on stable energy routes against its tradition of non-interference, analysts say.

16 Mar 2026 - 11:00PMvideocam

China

Beijing on Iran war, Trump trade plan, new AI arena: 7 US-China relations reads

From a new US maritime strategy to the Iran crisis, here are highlights from SCMP’s overseas correspondents in the first half of March 2026.

16 Mar 2026 - 10:30PM

Military

What lessons does Taiwan see from Iran and Ukraine for its air-defence strategy?

Expensive missiles cannot stop large waves of rockets and drones in an armed conflict, officials on the self-ruled island warn.

16 Mar 2026 - 9:30PMvideocam

An instructor from the Ukrainian company General Cherry demonstrates the operation of an anti-air interceptor drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones, in Kyiv on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Big Tech

Alibaba reshuffles AI units into a new ‘Token Hub’ group, led by CEO Eddie Wu

Intended to increase AI coordination, the group will sit alongside Alibaba Cloud and the company’s e-commerce divisions.

16 Mar 2026 - 9:19PM

The Alibaba Token Hub Business Group brings all the company’s core AI teams and products together under one umbrella. Photo: Reuters

Global Economy

China and the US end trade talks in Paris as doubts form over Trump visit

The two sides held deep, frank and constructive consultations, China’s top international negotiator says.

16 Mar 2026 - 10:39PMvideocam

Global Economy

Why Trump pushing China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz may hurt trade talks

US president’s threat to delay summit with Xi adds uncertainty to Paris negotiations, analysts say.

16 Mar 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Global Economy

Papers please: China raises pressure on Panama with ship inspection wave

Intensified inspections for Panama-flagged vessels – among the world’s most common registrations – retaliation for canal port seizure, source says.

16 Mar 2026 - 7:30PMvideocam

Containers sit at the Balboa terminal, formerly run by CK Hutchison’s Panama Ports, after the Panama government ordered the occupation of the port following a court ruling that the concession was unconstitutional. Photo: AP

Military

PLA ramps up Taiwan patrols after lull as Beijing slams William Lai’s speech

Beijing sends 26 sorties over the weekend, coinciding with comments by Taiwanese leader claiming the island is ‘sovereign’.

16 Mar 2026 - 7:19PM

Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te (right) says that with the island’s economic growth, it can “absolutely afford” a proposed US$39 billion special defence budget. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

China says it’s still talking to US about Trump trip after threat to delay

Two sides still ‘in communication’, foreign ministry says, after US leader hints he could postpone visit unless Beijing helps reopen Strait of Hormuz.

16 Mar 2026 - 8:04PMvideocam

Global Economy

Strait of Hormuz marks first full day’s pause as no ships cross amid Iran war

Transits fell to zero on Saturday but vessels have clustered outside corridor, signalling expectations of reopening, analytics firm says.

16 Mar 2026 - 7:02PM

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Military

Is the US in decline? After Iran strikes, maybe not, Chinese analysts say

The popular idea in China that American strength is waning may need a rethink, observers say.

4 Mar 2026 - 11:59PMvideocam

The US retains formidable economic strength and possesses unparalleled military power globally, according to a leading Chinese political scientist. Photo: Handout

Military

Why China is staying on the sidelines of the US-Iran conflict

Decision based on consideration of Beijing’s own interests as well as its ties with Washington and others, analysts say.

4 Mar 2026 - 8:23PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Khamenei’s fall exposes China’s military AI lag versus US: Beijing adviser

Zheng Yongnian cites precision strikes on Iran and earlier Venezuela raid to warn about risks posed by deep AI integration in US military.

4 Mar 2026 - 11:01PMvideocam

Politics

What does Marco Rubio’s ‘unleash Chiang’ threat against Iran actually mean?

US secretary of state’s invocation of Cold War expression stirs unexpected debate in Taiwan.

5 Mar 2026 - 10:29PMvideocam

Analysts say US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s use of the phrase “unleash Chiang” should not be interpreted as a signal directed at Taiwan or mainland China. Photo: EPA

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Scientists (from left) Du Mengran, Deng Yuqing and Osvaldo Ulloa in the manned submersible at Atacama Trench. Photo: Handout

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Could this Chinese breakthrough pave way for global organ transplant system?

16 Mar 2026 - 5:00PMvideocam

With preservation limited to a single day at most, transplants remain more like emergency procedures than elective surgeries. Photo: Shutterstock

Things ‘I do not like’ led me to quit US for Hong Kong, top mathematician says

16 Mar 2026 - 12:03PMvideocam

Ngo Bao Chau says he wants to help turn Asia into a powerhouse of maths and science. Photo: Handout

Why is Andy Lau’s name carved on a 600-year-old brick from the Ming dynasty?

15 Mar 2026 - 9:00PM

Hong Kong actor and singer Andy Lau appears to have shared a name with a Ming dynasty brickmaker. Photo: Sam Tsang

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Trump says China visit may be delayed

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 16, 2026 shows China’s President Xi Jinping attening a meeting with a group of foreign executives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 28, 2025 and US President Donald Trump speaking after signing an executive order on fraud in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2026. President Trump said March 16, 2026 that he had asked China to delay his summit with Xi Jinping at the start of April by around a month while he deals with the war in Iran. “We’re speaking to China,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “Because of the war I want to be here, I have to be here, I feel. And so we’ve requested that we delay it a month or so.” (Photo by ADEK BERRY and ANNABELLE GORDON / AFP)

China’s state TV exposes filthy secret behind chicken feet

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Chinese game centre slammed for using live hamsters in claw machine

A live hamster claw machine in Shenzhen.

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