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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

Politics

US Congress unites against softening on China following Xi-Trump summit

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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

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.

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

Diplomacy

How does the Strait of Hormuz stand-off look in the wake of Trump-Xi summit?

The US and Iran are both considering their next moves as the deadlock over the key shipping route continues.

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Politics

Open Questions | Mainland China’s Wu Yongping on what the Xi-Trump summit means for Taiwan

Regardless of the meeting’s outcome, the trend towards resolution of the Taiwan question won’t change, according to the Tsinghua academic.

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Diplomacy

China to purchase at least US$17 billion of US agricultural goods, White House says

The agreement was struck at the recent summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to US fact sheet.

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US President Donald Trump listening to a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping at a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, last week. Photo: Reuters

Europe

Norway arrests Chinese national for alleged spying

Court orders suspect be remanded in custody for four weeks, in the second high-profile case this month.

Norwegian intelligence services regularly single out China and Russia as the main risks to Norway. Photo: Shutterstock
Norwegian intelligence services regularly single out China and Russia as the main risks to Norway. Photo: Shutterstock

Military

Will the Trump-class battleship really be able to deter China?

The US Navy’s claims that the ships will ‘inspire confidence in our friends and fear in our adversaries’ have been widely questioned.

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Politics

Wang Xiaodong, derided over Covid-19 handling, comes under corruption cloud

China’s top graft watchdog says former Hubei governor is suspected of violating discipline.

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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.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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

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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’?

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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

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

China turns coal power plant exhaust into cheap, effective fertiliser

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A coal-powered power plant belches smoke in Datong, central China’s Shanxi province, on November 4, 2021. Reportedly, Jiangnan Environmental Technology's process can capture about 90 per cent of the carbon emitted by a power plant. Photo: AFP
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