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As mayor of Shanghai, Zhu Rongji (right) leads an economic delegation to Hong Kong in June 1990. Photo: Robert Ng
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

Tourism

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

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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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Then premier Zhu Rongji pictured with president Jiang Zemin in 1999. Photo: Xinhua
Then premier Zhu Rongji pictured with president Jiang Zemin in 1999. Photo: Xinhua
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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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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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) shakes hands with former leader Jiang Zemin at the 19th national party congress in 2017. Photo: Simon Song
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) shakes hands with former leader Jiang Zemin at the 19th national party congress in 2017. Photo: Simon Song
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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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
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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During Taiwan's mobile network throttling exercise on Monday, residents said they tried to send a “Help” message from indoors, but could not transmit it because of the reduced network speed. Photo: CNA
During Taiwan's mobile network throttling exercise on Monday, residents said they tried to send a “Help” message from indoors, but could not transmit it because of the reduced network speed. Photo: CNA
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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China’s Communist Party

How the guest list for Beijing’s summer retreat reveals its tech priorities

Experts in chips, defence and deep-sea drilling gathered as China’s scientific competition with the US intensifies.

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Visitors walk past a statue of Mao Zedong in Beidaihe, in northern Hebei province. Chinese leaders have travelled to the seaside town every year since the 1950s. Photo: Simon Song
Accidents and disasters in China

Beijing on red alert as Typhoon Dolphin grounds nearly 1,000 flights in Shanghai

The weather system is maintaining its strength as it heads north with rains forecast to grow increasingly stronger over the next three days.

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After causing flooding in Shanghai and other parts of eastern China, Typhoon Dolphin was expected to maintain its strength as it moved towards Beijing. Photo: Reuters
After causing flooding in Shanghai and other parts of eastern China, Typhoon Dolphin was expected to maintain its strength as it moved towards Beijing. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Open Questions | Historian Wang Gungwu on why Xi thinks ‘only the party can save China’

The 95-year-old sinologist gives his take on the superpower rivalry, the US advantage and Taiwan, and explains why the past is so important.

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China’s Communist Party

Is China’s Communist Party newspaper highlighting women’s role as mothers?

Analysis of 125,000 articles from People’s Daily suggests it is increasingly framing women in a domestic rather than public context.

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Taiwan

Taiwan’s push to dissolve pro-Beijing party triggers political censorship debate

Politicians divided over proposal to ban Chinese Unification Promotion Party after ministry says it jeopardises free and democratic constitutional order.

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Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau Commissioner Chiu Shao-chou says police have investigated 141 CUPP officials and members in 98 cases since 2010. Photo: AFP
Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau Commissioner Chiu Shao-chou says police have investigated 141 CUPP officials and members in 98 cases since 2010. Photo: AFP
China jobs

Chinese fraud ring helped candidates cheat their way to government-funded jobs

Candidates for postings in Henan were found to have paid officials for an advance look at the questions in an entrance exam.

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Accidents and disasters in China

1,230 times the size of Hong Kong: China deploys drones as Typhoon Dolphin nears

Coastal provinces halt shipping and activities and evacuate fishermen as storm targets Zhejiang and Fujian.

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China’s Communist Party

Open Questions | Wang Gungwu on lessons of Chinese history and Cold War

Historian says the past holds the keys to the future, both for Chinese as they seek further socioeconomic progress and for US as it looks to undermine China.

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US-China relations

Why was a US Yale graduate hounded out of his job promoting Chinese culture?

His supposedly sky-high salary and internship at a conservative think tank sparked online fury and rumours he was a US spy.

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Edward Kuperman was one of three new hires at the Dunhuang Convergence Media Centre. Photo: Weibo
Edward Kuperman was one of three new hires at the Dunhuang Convergence Media Centre. Photo: Weibo
US-China trade war

China adds US sanctions, drone curbs in trade tit-for-tat

Beijing tightens curbs on unmanned aerial vehicle exports after US robotics import ban, sanctions firms for aiding measures targeting Xinjiang.

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

China jails retired defence tech overseer for 10 years in US$6.3m corruption case

Zhang Jianhua used his influence in and out of office to help third parties with approvals and investment.

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Aviation accidents

Narrow escape: how ANA flight from Shanghai avoided a collision at Tokyo airport

Flight NH968 lands safely with 197 on board after 2024’s deadly crash at the same airport and last year’s mid-air disaster in Washington.

Haneda airport’s runway D, where an official inspection plane took off on Tuesday morning before an incident involving an All Nippon Airways’ flight. Photo: Kyodo
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