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A diagram of the multi-machine collaborative detection system. Photo: Handout

Science

China’s J-20 stealth jet designers plan to put powerful radar into aircraft wing

Military aircraft designers propose a wing-mounted early-warning radar to expand coverage during air combat.

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Leading Chinese economic commentator’s social media account restricted

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Small clashes erupt at Paris protests, as police remain on high alert

Military

Ukraine’s Starlink woes should be a wake-up call for Taiwan, analysts say

Sudden imposition of restrictions on Ukraine’s satellite internet highlights the risk of relying on a single foreign provider.

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A Taiwanese soldier walks past a mobile system that carries the antennas and amplifiers for the Patriot missile system during an exercise at Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in Taichung in January 2025. Photo: AFP
A Taiwanese soldier walks past a mobile system that carries the antennas and amplifiers for the Patriot missile system during an exercise at Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in Taichung in January 2025. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un pays surprise visit to Chinese border city Dandong

One-day trip comes weeks before Apec forum in China, with Trump and Putin set to attend. Trump has also said he wants to meet Kim again.

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Is Washington misreading Beijing? Decline in US visits to China sparks concern

Dwindling academic programmes and official visits risk eroding the next generation of American China specialists.

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US war chief Pete Hegseth’s new offensive against China’s Confucius Institutes

Defence secretary says Beijing-backed organisations on US campuses have been added to Pentagon list of threats to national security.

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Confucius Institutes are Beijing-backed centres that promote Chinese language and culture at universities abroad. Most US institutes closed or rebranded between 2019 and 2022. Photo: Doris Liu
Confucius Institutes are Beijing-backed centres that promote Chinese language and culture at universities abroad. Most US institutes closed or rebranded between 2019 and 2022. Photo: Doris Liu

Politics

Thousands evacuated and flights grounded as Typhoon Champi hits eastern China

The storm approached Shanghai and other major coastal cities on Saturday and was expected to head towards Japan.

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Diplomacy

How contest between Chinese and Indian firms could reshape African drug markets

Chinese firms’ growing share of the antimalarial market highlights how the country’s pharma industry is becoming increasingly competitive.

Science

China carries out in-depth investigation of Turkey’s largest rare earth deposit

New study sheds light on how rare earth elements built up in carbonatite-related formations at the Kizilcaoren deposit.

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China’s Bayan Obo holds the world’s largest rare earth element deposit. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

US-China strategic competition to keep escalating as world watches on, Rudd says

President of Asia Society and ex-Australian prime minister points to full-on and complex rivalry ‘in every dimension’ for superpowers.

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Asia Society President Kevin Rudd has highlighted the all-encompassing strategic battle between the US and China globally. Photo: Getty Images for Semafor/TNS
Asia Society President Kevin Rudd has highlighted the all-encompassing strategic battle between the US and China globally. Photo: Getty Images for Semafor/TNS

US

US, allies and China vie for influence through Pacific security deals

New mapping tool highlights contrasting approaches, with Beijing expanding policing ties as Washington maintains defence pacts.

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Politics

In Focus | What will China’s fifth plenum mean for the root-and-branch corruption drive?

The four-day party meeting will pave the way for one of the most extensive turnovers of personnel in modern Chinese political history.

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Diplomacy

Zelensky hopes Beijing can use ‘influence’ over Moscow to help stop Ukraine war

Proposed summit meeting of US, Chinese and Russian leaders must not lead to division of his war-torn country, Ukrainian president says.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference at the Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv on Thursday. Photo: EPA

Science

Rocket debris hitting US homeland is ‘embarrassing’ for China, says astronomer

Farmer’s find looks like a match for a fuel cap from LandSpace’s Zhuque-2E and could trigger UN convention, according to expert.

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The mystery object is likely to be a fragment from a Chinese satellite rocket, space experts say. Photo: Handout
The mystery object is likely to be a fragment from a Chinese satellite rocket, space experts say. Photo: Handout

Diplomacy

China warns against space arms race in new outer space position paper

Paper titled ‘China’s Stance on Enhancing Outer Space Governance’ comes weeks after Pentagon confirmed deployment of weapons in space.

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Diplomacy

‘Opportunistic’: experts weigh Manila’s minilateral agenda ahead of Trump-Xi talks

Philippine push for US-linked security ties alongside Asean chair duties triggers debate on regional unity and flexibility towards China.

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Diplomacy

US-China trade truce remains ‘fragile’ after Xi-Trump summit, analysts say

Asia Society experts say modest economic gains leave deeper disputes unresolved, as Washington tests Beijing with a short extension.

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People stroll along the Bund in Shanghai. The US and China plan to reduce tariffs on around US$30 billion worth of imports from each other after last week’s summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Photo: EPA
People stroll along the Bund in Shanghai. The US and China plan to reduce tariffs on around US$30 billion worth of imports from each other after last week’s summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Photo: EPA

Diplomacy

‘Hold the status quo’? US Congress reviews Xi-Trump summit outcomes

Talks between the two leaders in Washington produced a string of joint announcements, but some say it was more about managing tensions.

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Diplomacy

Trump rejects calls to work with China on AI safety despite Xi summit progress

US president also announces voluntary accord signed by leaders of six major US tech companies to address concerns surrounding AI technology.

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Economy, Trade & Business

Greer says no specific timeline set for enforcing US-China Board of Trade

United States Trade Representative confirms recommendations must go through a legal process before implementation of new economic initiative.

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United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks during a press conference at the G20 Trade Ministers’ meeting in Milwaukee on Thursday. Photo: AP
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A diagram of the multi-machine collaborative detection system. Photo: Handout

China carries out in-depth investigation of Turkey’s largest rare earth deposit

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China’s Bayan Obo holds the world’s largest rare earth element deposit. Photo: Reuters

Rocket debris hitting US homeland is ‘embarrassing’ for China, says astronomer

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The mystery object is likely to be a fragment from a Chinese satellite rocket, space experts say. Photo: Handout

Good to see you after all this time. Scientists finally put a face to Denisovans

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Artist depiction of the heavy set facial features of a Denisovan. Illustration: Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology/Chinese Academy of Sciences

China’s head transplant advocate completes landmark spinal surgery in Russia

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A Chinese-Russian team performs the spinal cord transplant. "The surgery was completed on October 14-15, lasting 12 hours," says Chinese surgeon Ren Xiaoping. Photo: max.ru/mossobyanin
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