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China has been urged to break out of rigid bureaucratic metrics that stifle the creative breakthroughs needed to compete globally. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Why AI race with US is a ‘knockout game’ China cannot afford to lose

China must overhaul innovation ecosystem or risk a power decline that could even shift cross-strait leverage, academic warns.

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Chinese paratrooper saves unconscious comrade in mid-air chute emergency

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North Korea’s premier heads to China for defence treaty anniversary as allies extend thaw

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Middle East

US-Iran ceasefire collapse revives risks of global inflation

Renewed conflict in the Middle East may lead to new oil shortages, a global economic slowdown and risks to China’s vital export industries.

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Smoke rises after an explosion in Iran. Photo: Social media video screen grab via Reuters

Science

Active fault line threatens world’s biggest hydropower project: Chinese geologists

New analysis brings call for slope reinforcement for massive mega-dam project in Tibet to mitigate risks of landslides and collapses.

9 Jul 2026 - 12:15PMvideocam

Politics

Shanghai expects typhoon fallout from Friday, Beijing halts outdoor activities

Across region, residents stock up, airlines cancel or reschedule flights, school is disrupted and zoo appeals for help finding lost animals.

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Economy, Trade & Business

Is China’s biggest daily US soybean order confirmation of Xi-Trump summit pact?

The 472,000 tonnes sold were the most in a single day since November and a ‘positive signal’ of Beijing’s intentions, analysts said.

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Chinese buyers committed to 200,000 tonnes of new-crop soybeans from the US, according to USDA data to the end of June. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

US says China gave only hours’ warning before Pacific submarine missile launch

Washington says Beijing’s notification of launch fell short of expected standard followed by other established nuclear powers.

9 Jul 2026 - 8:20AM

Diplomacy

A year into Trump’s tariffs, Brazil trades less with US and more with China

Trading report lands as USTR weighs extra 25 per cent levy and Flavio Bolsonaro tells hearing that Lula ‘licks China’s boots’.

9 Jul 2026 - 6:21AMvideocam

Science

Politics over progress: how US-China tensions slow scientific advancements

As Washington and Beijing lock horns over national security, political friction may be dismantling decades of fruitful shared discovery.

9 Jul 2026 - 12:39PMvideocam

Illustration: Henry Wong

US

China’s worker protections scrutinised as US weighs forced-labour tariffs

Business groups clash with labour advocates at USTR hearing over whether new tariffs would improve workers’ rights or raise costs.

9 Jul 2026 - 7:05AMvideocam

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer released a report identifying 60 economies covered by the USTR’s investigation into goods linked to forced labour in global supply chains. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Diplomacy

Trump surprises Nato allies with arms deals and praise as summit ends positively

After promises of advanced air defence systems to Europe and Ukraine, US president says ‘unification’ was dominant theme of key meeting.

9 Jul 2026 - 5:27AMvideocam

China

Anthropic hits back after China warns of Claude Code ‘backdoor’ risks

AI firm says users in China were never authorised to use Claude Code after Beijing warned of security risks in older versions.

9 Jul 2026 - 4:41AMvideocam

Politics

Xi calls for innovation system overhaul to beat China’s global tech rivals

‘Seize historical opportunities’, the president says as China’s highest scientific honour goes to lithium battery and military radar trailblazers.

9 Jul 2026 - 2:17AM

President Xi Jinping has called on China to “seize the window of global talent mobility”. Photo: CCTV

Science

Why lithium battery and radar pioneers won China’s top science award

Chen Liquan and Ben De recognised for advances in solid-state energy storage and military aviation defence.

9 Jul 2026 - 1:57AMvideocam

Chen Liquan (left) and Ben De are the recipients of the 2025 State Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award. Photo: Xinhua

Diplomacy

Beijing slams Manila’s South China Sea claims ahead of 2016 Hague anniversary

Philippines’ claims lack historical and legal basis, state-affiliated think tank says in another critique of maritime dispute.

9 Jul 2026 - 4:41AMvideocam

Military

China eyes Russian submarine rescue expertise in Yellow Sea naval drills

Joint exercise reveals deepening military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow while sending signal to Washington and its regional allies.

8 Jul 2026 - 9:06PMvideocam

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Military

Xi Jinping arrives in a North Korea armed with advanced warships and AI drones

Could Xi’s visit indirectly advance North Korea’s military build-up as Pyongyang strengthens ties with Beijing and Moscow?

8 Jun 2026 - 9:53PMvideocam

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the destroyer Choe Hyon on May 7 to review its manoeuvrability. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Has Beijing given up on a nuclear weapon-free Korean peninsula?

China is downplaying the issue for now, as it is unlikely that pressuring North Korea would do anything other than sour ties.

11 Jun 2026 - 6:10PMvideocam

Military

Was Xi’s stance on North Korea military ties also a message for US, Russia?

Analysts note the Chinese leader’s remarks were not reported in full by North Korean state media.

11 Jun 2026 - 4:50PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Has Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit helped cement China’s vital role?

The Chinese leader’s meetings with Kim Jong-un may have helped underline that Pyongyang cannot do without Beijing’s economic support.

9 Jun 2026 - 11:11PMvideocam

Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un pictured in Pyongyang on the second day of the Chinese leader’s visit. Photo: Xinhua

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LATEST China Science NEWS

Active fault line threatens world’s biggest hydropower project: Chinese geologists

9 Jul 2026 - 12:15PMvideocam

An aerial view of a section of the Yarlung Tsangpo. Construction started on the mega-dam project in July last year. Photo: China News Service/VCG via Getty Images

Politics over progress: how US-China tensions slow scientific advancements

9 Jul 2026 - 12:39PMvideocam

Illustration: Henry Wong

Why lithium battery and radar pioneers won China’s top science award

9 Jul 2026 - 1:57AMvideocam

Chen Liquan (left) and Ben De are the recipients of the 2025 State Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award. Photo: Xinhua

Google DeepMind director Cao Liangliang makes a boomerang return to Hong Kong

8 Jul 2026 - 6:50PMvideocam

Machine learning and computer vision expert Cao Liangliang says his appointment as chair professor of data science and artificial intelligence at PolyU is “a full-circle moment for me”. Photo: Handout

China achieves microwatt milestone with self-reliant carbon-14 nuclear battery

7 Jul 2026 - 9:00PMvideocam

Northwest Normal University and Gansu Zhulong Technology have released a carbon‑14 nuclear battery and silicon carbide (SiC) transducer. Photo: Gansu Zhulong Technology

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Taiwan braces for arrival of Super Typhoon Bavi

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Floods in China wash away 900 snakes

=== PHOTO CAPTURED ONLINE=== Screenshot of a video shows an escaped snake in the flood. Photo: Weibo

Tornadoes hit China’s Hubei province

Web thumbnail for Tornadoes sweep Hubei province as storms across China kill at least a dozen people

How a Chinese indie film conquered the box office

Lan Hongchun’s story about love, loyalty and immigrant struggles has struck a chord with the overseas Chinese diaspora, topping the box office with US$290 million

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