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US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during his state visit to China starting on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
2026 Xi-Trump summit

Why Trump’s visit to Beijing has Taiwan on edge about US arms sales

Taipei fears US leader’s transactional approach to diplomacy could turn the island into a bargaining chip for a broader Sino-American deal.

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2026 Xi-Trump summit

Why is Beijing on a stronger footing to discuss Taiwan with Trump this time?

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2026 Xi-Trump summit

Did US pressure before Xi-Trump summit force KMT hand on Taiwan’s defence budget?

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Taiwan

Cross-strait ties ‘not state-to-state’, KMT vice-chair tells Beijing official

Wang Huning, Beijing’s top official on Taiwan affairs, meets Chang Rong-kung of the island’s main opposition party.

Kuomintang vice-chairman Chang Rong-kung (left) meets Wang Huning (right), the Communist Party’s No 4 official, in Beijing on May 11, 2026. Photo: CNA
Kuomintang vice-chairman Chang Rong-kung (left) meets Wang Huning (right), the Communist Party’s No 4 official, in Beijing on May 11, 2026. Photo: CNA
Taiwan

Open Questions | Taiwan’s Cheng Li-wun on cross-strait peace, meeting Xi and managing US ties

Kuomintang chairwoman says hostility towards mainland is a product of political engineering that does not reflect reality of Taiwan.

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Taiwan

Open Questions | Taiwan’s KMT leader on how to restore stable peace with Beijing

Taiwan must choose peace over war, opposition party chairwoman Cheng Li-wun says, as she reflects on her visit to mainland China to meet Xi Jinping and upcoming trip to US.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Exclusive | Was China’s ‘fireworks capital’ rushing its July 4 orders when deadly blast hit?

Industry insiders say Liuyang factories were under pressure to meet deadlines ahead of summer production ban.

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Smoke is seen at the site of a fireworks factory explosion in Liuyang in central China’s Hunan province on May 5. Photo: Xinhua
Smoke is seen at the site of a fireworks factory explosion in Liuyang in central China’s Hunan province on May 5. Photo: Xinhua
Taiwan

Taiwan firm with mainland China offices fires nephew of sanctioned minister

Long Time Technology Co statement says employees required to ‘stay away from any political behaviour that undermines peace and stability’.

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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Party boss of China’s emerging tech hub under corruption probe

Fei Gaoyun was once widely seen as a rising star in the next generation of Chinese leadership.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Exclusive | Wounded volunteer tells of risky clean-up at Chinese fireworks blast scene

Witnesses describe overwhelming smell of burnt gunpowder from site of explosion as authorities assess damage to nearby houses from the blast.

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Rescue work has been completed after an explosion at a fireworks plant in Liuyang, Hunan province. The explosion on Monday left 26 people dead and 61 others injured, authorities said. Photo: Xinhua
Accidents and disasters in China

China vows punishment as death toll hits 26 in Hunan fireworks factory blast

Beijing sends Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing to supervise the aftermath of deadly explosion in ‘China’s fireworks capital’.

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A drone captured this image on Tuesday of the smouldering accident site after Monday’s explosion at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province. Photo: Xinhua
A drone captured this image on Tuesday of the smouldering accident site after Monday’s explosion at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province. Photo: Xinhua
Taiwan

What’s behind the KMT’s internal splits over Taiwanese defence spending?

The opposition party can’t agree on what spending package to back despite warnings it could hurt its prospects in this year’s elections.

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China’s Communist Party

AI helped Shenzhen judges handle cases 50% faster. Is this the future for China?

Pilot system driven by artificial intelligence technology will now be rolled out in the courts of dozens more Chinese cities.

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China education

Why more mainland Chinese families are betting on Hong Kong universities

The city has overtaken the US to become the second most popular study-abroad destination for mainland students in 2026, a report finds.

Hong Kong will emerge as an “educational magnet” for mainland students, according to the authors of a blue book on education in the city. Photo: Elson Li
Taiwan

Faith, hope and ancestry: how Beijing is trying to win over Taiwan’s next generation

Xintian village is symbolic of efforts to reinforce Taiwanese people’s historical and religious links to the mainland.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
Illustration: Henry Wong
US-China relations

Can the US Democrats beat Trump by becoming more like him?

Fighting fire with fire may deliver electoral wins, but risks hurting the party’s brand eventually, Chinese academic argues.

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US-China relations

The ageing dilemma: why robots can’t save us but China-US cooperation might

US medical anthropologist Arthur Kleinman looks for path out of a social paradox: longer lives without a defined social role.

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China Eastern Airlines

China Eastern says sorry for boarding bridge collision at Shanghai airport

Airline blames incident on mechanical malfunction after landing, says all passengers are safe.

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A China Eastern Airbus A350-900 struck a jet bridge with its wing as it approached a gate at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Saturday morning. Photo: Weibo
A China Eastern Airbus A350-900 struck a jet bridge with its wing as it approached a gate at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Saturday morning. Photo: Weibo
China’s soft power

Why are modern Chinese audiences shying away from dubbed films?

Greater subtitle literacy among streaming viewers is among factors chipping away at enthusiasm for dubbed movies in China.

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Taiwan

Counting gains from Beijing, Taiwan’s opposition leader eyes US trip in June

KMT chairwoman will test her cross-strait message when she meets think tanks, overseas Taiwanese and potentially policymakers in America.

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Taiwan

Why Beijing now wants its spies executed in Taiwan back in the spotlight

Mainland China is seeing a surge in interest over ‘invisible martyrs’ such as Wu Shi, a KMT defector who was executed in Taipei in 1950.

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Science

Xi urges ‘disruptive innovation’ to boost China amid US tech race

Chinese leader also calls for expanding country’s talent pool and fostering an innovation culture ‘open, inclusive and tolerant of failure’.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a symposium on strengthening the country’s basic research, in Shanghai on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a symposium on strengthening the country’s basic research, in Shanghai on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
Corruption in China

Former CSRC chairman Yi Huiman to face trial for taking bribes, abusing power

Communist Party’s top anti-graft watchdog wraps up investigation into Yi’s activities with long list of allegations.

China's economic recovery

Open Questions | How China can avoid a repeat of Japan’s ‘lost decades’

Bai Chongen, an economist and adviser to China’s government, explains how the country can dodge ‘Japanification’ and why its economic rise is misunderstood.

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Taiwan

Is it wrong to show Taiwan officers a WWII film about KMT forces fighting Japan?

Battalion commander’s screening stirs debate over Beijing’s state-led messaging to sway opinions on the self-ruled island.

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Wellington Koo, Taiwan’s defence minister, has pledged a review of the island’s oversight mechanisms, including stricter vetting of teaching materials. Photo: Reuters
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