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Trump signs bill to end US shutdown, China dominates patent race: SCMP daily highlights
From China filing nearly half of all patents in 2024 to impact of Japanese PM’s Taiwan comments, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage
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1. Trump signs funding bill to end longest US government shutdown
US President Donald Trump signed a bill to end the record-breaking US government shutdown after the House of Representatives approved a bipartisan funding deal on Wednesday.
2. China dominates global patent race with record filings
China submitted the highest number of patent applications in 2024, leading global intellectual property activity, a new report shows.
3. Meet Ma Weiming, the Chinese naval genius behind the Fujian’s catapult

Only a select few People’s Liberation Army officers attended last week’s commissioning of the Fujian, but among them was Rear Admiral Ma Weiming – the man whose technological breakthrough put the aircraft carrier among the most advanced of its kind.
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