China’s Starlink rival faces woes, new Chinese tailless drone: SCMP daily highlights
From low expectations for an upcoming China-EU summit to India’s worries over a new hydropower dam, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage
1. Trouble in orbit? China’s Starlink rival faces long delays amid rocket shortage
A Chinese mega-constellation of communications satellites is facing serious delays that could jeopardise its ambitions to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink for valuable orbital resources.
2. Why expectations are so low for both China and EU ahead of Beijing summit
The return of Donald Trump was supposed to bring Europe and China together. Yet, EU leaders will touch down in Beijing late on Wednesday for a summit with the lowest expectations in recent memory.
3. US Treasury chief says trade talks with China to continue next week in Sweden
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he would meet his Chinese counterparts in Sweden next week to continue trade talks between the two countries, suggesting the current pause in sky-high tariffs aimed at each other could be extended.