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Mainland China

What does a hit film about the Iraq war say about Chinese views of the world?

Once Upon a Time in the Middle East has been co-opted into an ongoing soft power drive to promote Beijing’s message internationally.

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China’s Communist Party

Xi Jinping leads party elite in final farewell for ex-premier Zhu Rongji

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Artificial intelligence

Why is Chinese state media telling people to stop using English AI terms?

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China-Russia relations

In Focus | Why the Arctic sea route has become so important for China and Russia

Global shipping disruptions, along with oil and gas projects, have added to the strategic value of the Northern Sea Route.

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Illustration: Davies Christian
Illustration: Davies Christian
SCMP Highlights

China embraces ‘Grandpa Cute’; Southeast Asia’s monarchies: 5 weekend reads

From Chinese billionaire buying a Shanghai hotel to Southeast Asia’s monarchies, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

China’s Communist Party

China’s Xi praises former president Jiang’s contribution in show of party unity

Thousands gather at the Great Hall of the People for the Chinese leader’s speech honouring Jiang Zemin on his 100th birth anniversary.

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China’s Communist Party

Communist Party invokes Jiang’s legacy in call to rally round Xi’s leadership

Article in People’s Daily marking the former leader’s centenary stressed the importance of unity when navigating ‘rough waters’.

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Jiang Zemin, pictured in a display at the Communist Party musuem in Beijing, took China into the World Trade Organization in 2001. Photo: EPA
Jiang Zemin, pictured in a display at the Communist Party musuem in Beijing, took China into the World Trade Organization in 2001. Photo: EPA
China’s Communist Party

China to fly flags at half-mast for former premier Zhu Rongji’s funeral

The late statesman, known for his pivotal role in transitioning China towards a market economy, will be cremated in Beijing on Tuesday.

Crime in China

As China launches new gang crackdown, lawyers fear wrongful convictions

Lawyers say that officials trying to meet quotas are improperly labelling crimes as gang-related and even turning to torture.

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Tourism

Chinese museums red-faced after caption errors mar communist-themed displays

Blunders such as getting the name of the Red Army or revolutionary leaders wrong have prompted a flurry of public criticism.

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The British YouTuber “Mike Okay” dressed in Red Army uniform for a battle reenactment. Photo: Youtube/Mike Okay
Artificial intelligence

How AI is helping to open a new chapter for ancient Chinese literature

The technology is being used for everything from digitising rare manuscripts to helping break down barriers to understanding classical texts.

Increasing numbers of medical and scientific texts are availble online. Photo: Getty Images
Increasing numbers of medical and scientific texts are availble online. Photo: Getty Images
China’s internet censorship

China targets pseudo-history conspiracists who claim civilisations were stolen

Zhejiang agency says pseudo-historical claims – made worse by AI – reflect ignorance and fracture social cognition.

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China’s Communist Party

The 11 key achievements of China’s ‘iron premier’ Zhu Rongji – in his own words

As he laid the groundwork for China’s economic transformation, the tough reformer won a reputation for speaking bluntly.

China’s Communist Party

Zhu Rongji reforms fuel China’s economic transformation

Straight-talking premier laid much of the groundwork for China’s economic boom, including admission to the World Trade Organization.

Zhu Rongji during a 1999 visit to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Photo: Reuters
Tourism

China’s travellers raise alarm over error-filled tourist signs in public spaces

Passengers share examples on social media of mistranslations and spelling errors, along with concern at the effect on the country’s image.

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A screenshot from a social media post shared on Tuesday highlighting a mistranslation on a sign at an expressway service area in northwestern China. Photo: Douyin
A screenshot from a social media post shared on Tuesday highlighting a mistranslation on a sign at an expressway service area in northwestern China. Photo: Douyin
China’s Communist Party

Obituary | Zhu Rongji: leading China’s transformation through ‘minefield or abyss’

China’s bold economic tsar who drove sweeping SOE reforms and secured WTO entry has died aged 97.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Blackout at Terracotta Army museum prompts cultural safety review in China

Museum-goers used phone flashlights to continue viewing exhibits inside the pitch-black hall at historic Xian site after power outage.

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Obituaries

Zhu Rongji, China’s chief engineer of economic reform, dies aged 97

Zhu, who rose to become premier, spearheaded China’s entry into the World Trade Organization.

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Zhu Rongji, who was premier of China from 1998 to 2003, has died aged 97. Photo: Robert Ng
Zhu Rongji, who was premier of China from 1998 to 2003, has died aged 97. Photo: Robert Ng
China’s Communist Party

China prepares to mark Jiang Zemin centenary with full commemorative honours

A 12-part documentary on the former leader is screening nightly, with President Xi Jinping expected to lead a grand ceremony on Monday.

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Taiwan

Taiwan arrests 2 mainland Chinese after boat slips past defences

Mainland Chinese men in rubber dinghy dismissed as ‘sea clutter’ by coastguard radar operator, raising fresh concerns over island’s security.

China’s Communist Party

Over 8,200 detained as China launches year-long crackdown on organised crime

The campaign targets ‘covert’ crimes that have spread online, from ‘soft violence’ to sexual extortion.

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Chinese police have dismantled more than 1,000 gangs and detained thousands of suspects as part of the country’s latest crime-busting campaign. Photo: Handout
China’s Communist Party

Former Guangdong governor Zhu Senlin, enforcer of southern reform, dies at 95

Zhu is remembered as a pragmatic, steady administrator who steered Guangdong through critical decades of reform and opening-up.

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Zhu Senlin speaks at the opening ceremony of the 78th China Export Commodities Fair when he was governor of Guangdong in 1995. Photo: SCMP
Zhu Senlin speaks at the opening ceremony of the 78th China Export Commodities Fair when he was governor of Guangdong in 1995. Photo: SCMP
Taiwan

Why Taiwan is conducting its first-ever mobile network throttling exercise

Critics question value of tests as authorities aim to prepare public for outages caused by war, cyberattacks or natural disaster.

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Aviation accidents

Lightning hits China Southern Airbus A321 while taxiing, 20 strike marks found

The plane was grounded for inspection at Shenzhen Baoan International Airport, delaying passengers by four hours.

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China’s Communist Party

China halts drone shows across the country as airspace controls tighten

Drone flights in six provinces under the jurisdiction of the Chinese military’s Southern Theatre Command reportedly suspended from Friday.

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Drone entertainment, such as this type of light show in Shenzhen last year, has been halted in China, though officials have offered little explanation about the decision. Photo: Xinhua
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