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1. China has lent more to US than any other country since 2000, report finds
China’s lending since the turn of the century has been “vastly” larger than previously understood, with loans and grants increasingly going to developed countries including the United States – the largest recipient – according to a new report by an American university research team.
2. Is Beijing’s spat with Japan sending a message to other countries over Taiwan?
Beijing’s recent fury directed towards Japan is hammering home a point on Taiwan to the wider world, especially the United States and its allies, analysts in mainland China have suggested.
3. ‘Unpredictable risks’: China to see record graduates next year amid jobs crunch

China is preparing for an unprecedented wave of new university graduates next summer – a record 12.7 million outgoing students – intensifying pressure on an already strained job market and a slowing economy.
4. US boycott and China-Japan rift loom large over South Africa G20 summit
Leaders from the world’s wealthiest and largest economies will gather in Johannesburg for the Group of 20 summit this weekend, as geopolitical friction threatens to derail the event.
5. Japan’s export of lethal weapons to US ‘extremely dangerous’: Chinese analysts

Japan’s export of lethal weapons sent an “extremely dangerous signal” indicating expanded military capabilities, Chinese observers and media said on Thursday as relations between the two countries continued to nosedive.
6. China’s EV parts could be in Tesla’s crosshairs – is a total ‘de-risk’ feasible?
Tesla’s reported plan to stop using Chinese-made components in US-built cars aligns with a “significant strategy” in national industrial policy, with some American giants seeking to “completely de-risk” supply chains amid an increasingly tense geopolitical climate, an automotive executive said.
7. Beijing launches historic preservation campaign to cement South China Sea claims

China has launched a campaign to preserve historical sites on the disputed Woody Island, or Yongxing Island in Chinese, as Beijing looks to cement its territorial claims in the South China Sea.


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The US flag towers above hundreds of containers the Port of Los Angeles in California. China has lent far more to the United States in recent years than previously understood, a new AidData study has found. Photo: EPA-EFE

Undergraduates attend a graduation ceremony at Peking University on July 2 in Beijing. Photo: Getty Images

A member of the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force stands guard next to a surface-to-air Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor launcher vehicle in Funabashi, east of Tokyo, on January 18, 2018. Photo: AP

A conservation team has spent six days reinforcing a 1946 monument to mark China’s takeover of the Paracel Islands after World War II. Photo: Handout

China, Russia generals pledge deeper military ties, eye missile defence cooperation

In his first visit to Russia in two years, Zhang Youxia, China’s top general, has signalled a continued strengthening of defence ties between the two countries. Photo: Sputnik

General Zhang Youxia of China (far right) and his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov in Moscow on Thursday. Photo: Sputnik

China uses groundbreaking desktop-sized EUV light source to make 14-nanometre chips

Chinese researchers have developed an EUV light source for chip production based on high-harmonic generation. Photo: Shutterstock

The desktop-sized device has already been used by one industrial customer to produce 14nm chips, according to the company. Photo: Hefei Lumiverse Technology

US officials call for tougher chip rules to limit China’s gains

The NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPU builds on core innovations to accelerate training and AI reasoning. Photo: Handout

The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security. Photo: Handout

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From a study of China’s lending since 2000 to analysts’ views on Beijing’s spat with Tokyo, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From a study of China’s lending since 2000 to analysts’ views on Beijing’s spat with Tokyo, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


US ‘biggest recipient’ of China debt since 2000; Beijing’s warning: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From a study of China’s lending since 2000 to analysts’ views on Beijing’s spat with Tokyo, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. China has lent more to US than any other country since 2000, report finds

From a study of China’s lending since 2000 to analysts’ views on Beijing’s spat with Tokyo, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage