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Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with US President Donald Trump at the Zhongnanhai compound during their summit in Beijing in May. They are set to meet again in Washington in September. Photo: AP Photo

Economy, Trade & Business

Exclusive | US-China ‘Board of Investment’ stalls before expected Trump-Xi meeting

President of US-China Business Council says neither side has ‘initiated consultation process’ or is ready yet for private sector discussions.

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

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China is sending scientists to Iran for rare earth ‘exploration and processing’

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Diplomacy

How Africa is becoming a ‘strategic hub’ for Chinese industrial expansion

Countries including Zimbabwe and Guinea are ending the pit-to-ship model that saw them exporting raw minerals with limited local gains.

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Large piles of bauxite ore, which is refined into aluminum, sit at a treatment area storage in Guinea. Photo: Shutterstock

Diplomacy

Could the rise of left-wing Democrats reshape America’s policy on China?

As progressives ride a wave of victories in the primaries, a Chinese analyst says they might push for a more ‘inward-looking’ foreign policy.

12 Aug 2026 - 8:00PM

Diplomacy

China approves Japanese envoy in Chongqing, ending 8-month vacancy

Shigehiro Nishiumi fills post at consulate in southwestern megacity left open amid diplomatic row over Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments.

12 Aug 2026 - 9:54PMvideocam

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Politics

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.

12 Aug 2026 - 7:00PMvideocam

Visitors to the Terracotta Warriors museum in Xian, Shaanxi province, had their experience disrupted by a power outage on August 4. Some visitors said they were denied a refund. Photo: Xinhua

Politics

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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Military

PLA holds first joint naval drill with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan

As Washington and its allies tighten cooperation in the region, Beijing steps up defence ties with Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.

12 Aug 2026 - 9:18PM

Science

China’s glueball ‘triumph’; SpaceX rocket debris on video: 7 science highlights

From China’s plan against desertification to nuking a ‘doomsday asteroid’, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

12 Aug 2026 - 3:30PM

The Beijing Spectrometer III particle detector at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider in Beijing, where researchers have found the strongest evidence yet for the long-sought glueball. Photo: Handout

Military

After China’s missile test, US and allies demand 24-hour warning next time

Beijing denounces move as ‘politically motivated’ and urges that ‘countries stop abusing multilateral arms control mechanisms’.

12 Aug 2026 - 9:36PMvideocam

Beijing described the launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine as part of its annual military training and said relevant countries had been notified in advance. Photo: AFP

Science

Fruit fusion: how will the market react to China’s lychee-longan creation?

Described as tender and crisp, Cuimi delivers about double the yield compared with Shixia longan, say developers.

12 Aug 2026 - 2:15PMvideocam

Science

Beijing’s tree die-off shows hidden risks of rapid underground water recovery

Thousands of trees die in Jinzhandian Park, a lush flood-storage wetland, amid exceptionally wet and rainy summer.

12 Aug 2026 - 3:03PMvideocam

Politics

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.

12 Aug 2026 - 8:22PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) shakes hands with former leader Jiang Zemin at the 19th national party congress in 2017. Photo: Simon Song

Politics

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.

12 Aug 2026 - 9:00AM

A Taiwanese fisherman says this inflatable boat from mainland China sat abandoned on Bali Beach near the Port of Taipei for two days before he alerted police. Photo: Handout

Military

In Focus | Beyond the numbers: why China’s carrier force won’t copy the US model

Defence experts say PLA carrier fleet is expected to complement land-based forces and extend reach into the western Pacific and beyond.

12 Aug 2026 - 6:13AM

US

US lifts TikTok ban on government devices after ByteDance restructuring

Justice Department says the app’s new US joint venture is no longer covered by the 2022 prohibition targeting app’s Chinese parent company.

12 Aug 2026 - 5:52AMvideocam

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Diplomacy

Beijing and Manila trade blame on second day of Scarborough Shoal clashes

Chinese coastguard use water cannon during maritime stand-off, the third with the Philippines in the South China Sea since Monday.

24 Jul 2026 - 8:43PMvideocam

The Philippines has accused China of “a series of water cannon attacks and dangerous manoeuvres” while the Chinese coastguard says its actions were "lawful". Photo: X/@jaytaryela

Diplomacy

Wang and Rubio at Asean discuss Xi’s planned US visit, South China Sea clash

America’s top diplomat describes dispute between Beijing and Manila over Second Thomas Shoal as very negative and benefiting no one.

22 Jul 2026 - 10:48PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Beijing, Manila should avoid South China Sea ‘miscalculation’: top diplomats

Foreign ministers meet on margins of Asean event in Manila, days after fresh sea clash and outrage over video mocking 2016 arbitral ruling.

22 Jul 2026 - 7:58PMvideocam

Diplomacy

China lodges protest with Philippines after latest Second Thomas Shoal clash

Beijing summons the Philippine ambassador to complain about what it describes as a ‘malicious’ attack on its coastguards.

21 Jul 2026 - 6:05PMvideocam

The Philippines said one of its servicemen was injured after being hit on the head with a baton. Photo: X.com/SCS_PI

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LATEST China Science NEWS

China is sending scientists to Iran for rare earth ‘exploration and processing’

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A display of rare earth elements at the National Museum in Beijing. China holds the largest reserves of the metals in the world. Photo: Reuters

China’s glueball ‘triumph’; SpaceX rocket debris on video: 7 science highlights

12 Aug 2026 - 3:30PM

The Beijing Spectrometer III particle detector at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider in Beijing, where researchers have found the strongest evidence yet for the long-sought glueball. Photo: Handout

Fruit fusion: how will the market react to China’s lychee-longan creation?

12 Aug 2026 - 2:15PMvideocam

Chinese scientists have crossed a lychee with a longan, producing a hybrid fruit called Cuimi that breaks long-standing reproductive barriers between plant genera for the first time. Photo: Guangzhou Daily

Beijing’s tree die-off shows hidden risks of rapid underground water recovery

12 Aug 2026 - 3:03PMvideocam

In Jinzhandian Park wetland, thousands of trees have reportedly died across four wooded areas near the water. Photo: Handout

China’s hypersonic weapons can be guided by the stars if GPS fails: report

11 Aug 2026 - 11:34PMvideocam

Before the age of electronic instruments, sailors steered by the North Star. Image: Shutterstock

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Opinion | Little surprise Beijing doesn’t want Western advice for its economy

Kok How Lee

12 Aug 2026 - 8:30PM

Opinion | A strong China is the best hope for the ‘long peace’ to endure

Zhou Bo

11 Aug 2026 - 8:30PM

Opinion | US does its robotics industry no favours by fencing it off from China

Thomas O. Falk

10 Aug 2026 - 8:30PM

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Opinion | Why Malaysia’s political turmoil matters to Beijing

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10 Aug 2026 - 5:30AM

As I see it | The world that made Confucius – and the China he made

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7 Aug 2026 - 8:30PM

Opinion | China’s baby boom depends on gender equality, not cash handouts

Lijia Zhang

6 Aug 2026 - 5:30AM

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Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji dies

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Funnel cloud spotted in China’s Zhejiang province

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Typhoon Dolphin batters China’s eastern provinces

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