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US President Donald Trump addresses the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

US

Trump defends Iran war, touts ‘America is back’ agenda in UN speech

US president casts domestic policies as a global success while addressing conflicts, China and the prospect of renewed Iran talks.

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Eyeing Ukraine, China’s military doctors voice progress on drone-caused injuries

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Communist Party names new Tibet party chief in regional leadership reshuffle

Military

Taiwan coastguard’s rare missile firing reveals deepening links with navy

Further integrating the agency with the military would multiply threats to the PLA Navy in a conflict, analysts say.

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A video posted to social media shows the Anping-class coastguard patrol vessel Qijin launching a Hsiung Feng III supersonic missile during a military exercise last Friday. Photo: Youtube/mna_roc
A video posted to social media shows the Anping-class coastguard patrol vessel Qijin launching a Hsiung Feng III supersonic missile during a military exercise last Friday. Photo: Youtube/mna_roc

Politics

Are Taiwan’s US ties still ‘rock solid’? Debate flares ahead of Xi-Trump summit

KMT seizes on reported limits on Washington visits as a ‘wake-up call’ for Taipei, warning that US policy is driven by self-interest.

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Who from China’s side will be in the room at this week’s Xi-Trump summit?

A look at past Sino-US summits offers insight, with trusted presidential aides and policy expertise expected to take centre stage.

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Diplomacy

Constructive. Strategic. Stability. Chinese state media spell out Xi-Trump summit aim

Front-page article in Communist Party’s top newspaper also lays out Beijing’s red lines for the relationship.

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A People's Daily commentary argued that having the “correct strategic understanding” was essential to building a stable China-US relationship. Photo: Pool photo via AP
A People's Daily commentary argued that having the “correct strategic understanding” was essential to building a stable China-US relationship. Photo: Pool photo via AP

Military

Were the Serbian military’s new robot dogs built using Chinese technology?

Analysts say the nations are deepening their collaboration, with China seeing Serbia as a gateway to the European market.

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Diplomacy

US tightens Japan, South Korea ties ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Days before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival in Washington, the US underscored relations with Japan and South Korea.

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China seeks German help to stave off EU trade sanctions before Xi-Trump summit

Phone call between Wang Yi and Johann Wadephul underlines Beijing’s push to protect European partnerships alongside US relations.

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Wang Yi calls on Berlin to “maintain a rational and pragmatic approach” and play a positive role within the EU in “promoting the upholding of free trade and rejecting protectionism”, according to the foreign ministry. Photo: Reuters

Science

China starts on the world’s first supercritical CO2 and molten salt energy plant

Ruitan demonstration project in Shandong aims to reduce energy waste and stabilise grid electricity supply.

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Construction began on the Ruitan demonstration project at China Huaneng’s Bajiao power station in Yantai City on September 16. Photo: China Huaneng
Construction began on the Ruitan demonstration project at China Huaneng’s Bajiao power station in Yantai City on September 16. Photo: China Huaneng

Military

How are China’s Type 052D destroyers shifting the balance in the western Pacific?

The warship was used to launch a hypersonic anti-ship missile in July and could be strategically important in a Taiwan contingency.

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Diplomacy

Rare earths friction threatens to stall trade truce extension ahead of Xi summit

US trade representative blames China for creating ‘uncertainty’ but observers point to benefits for both sides in delaying agreement.

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Diplomacy

Shadow of Xi summit hangs over Trump’s high-stakes talks with Japan’s Takaichi

Tokyo is determined to ensure its vital interests are not traded away when US and Chinese leaders meet later this week, analysts say.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (right) will meet US President Donald Trump (left) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. Photo: Kyodo

Diplomacy

US, China need nuclear-style AI safeguards, congressman says before Xi summit

Top Democrat on the House China committee calls for international inspections of leading AI laboratories and a ban on self-improving systems.

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US House Select Committee on China ranking member Ro Khanna speaks with journalists before an Artificial Intelligence briefing on September 16 in Washington. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
US House Select Committee on China ranking member Ro Khanna speaks with journalists before an Artificial Intelligence briefing on September 16 in Washington. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Diplomacy

Top US Democrat warns Trump not to waver on Taiwan as Xi heads to Washington

Jeanne Shaheen also said new law allowing tariffs on buyers of Russian oil ‘sends Beijing a message’ before this week’s summit in Washington.

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Diplomacy

US, Japan and South Korea launch economic-security talks before Xi summit

Three allies target economic coercion and industrial overcapacity while reinforcing calls for stability across the Taiwan Strait.

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Diplomacy

Exclusive | China, US may unveil measures to boost military ties when Xi visits Washington

Two sides have been discussing ways to improve communication channels, according to sources familiar with the talks.

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The US and China are discussing ways to strengthen military links – a rare bright spot in the relationship. Photo: Reuters
The US and China are discussing ways to strengthen military links – a rare bright spot in the relationship. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Exclusive | US families press for loved ones’ release from China ahead of Xi’s visit

Cases of US citizens detained in China gain greater attention as their families increase pressure on Trump administration to help them.

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Diplomacy

Xi to get what Trump didn’t in Beijing: a presidential airport welcome

US president will personally greet Chinese counterpart on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Washington when Xi lands next Wednesday.

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Diplomacy

China’s Wang Yi holds phone call with Rubio days before Xi visits US

Top diplomats’ call likely to have locked down final details for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first US state visit in more than a decade.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Germany in February. Photo: Reuters
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LATEST China Science NEWS

China starts on the world’s first supercritical CO2 and molten salt energy plant

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Construction began on the Ruitan demonstration project at China Huaneng’s Bajiao power station in Yantai City on September 16. Photo: China Huaneng

China gets closer to Jupiter mission by bringing Nasa’s StarNAV concept to life

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Jupiter can be up to 900 million km from Earth, with radio signals taking more than 50 minutes to travel one way. Photo: Nasa/STSCI

Some of China’s 11,000 mega bridges could be at risk from small drones: study

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China has more bridges than any other country, including most of the world’s largest, longest and highest suspension structures. Photo: Xinhua

China tests first practical submarine solar farm at 10-metre depth in open sea

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Submerged array is able to charge batteries and power a LED panel, proving that solar energy can be harvested even in the dim, blue-green twilight of the ocean. Photo: Handout

Rare earth exposure can triple low birthweight risk: Chinese study

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A medical staff member cares for a newborn at the neonatology department of Lianyungang People’s Hospital in East China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
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Nepal flood survivors return to find nothing left

Anusa Thapa Magar, 23, displaced by recent flash floods and mudslides, cries as she poses for a photograph on the sludge that buried her home in Betrawati, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 9, 2026. Magar returned from working in the Maldives after hearing about the disaster and fears her grandmother may still be buried beneath the family home. "If my house is buried underneath, that means my Aama is still here underneath too, right?" she said. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi SEARCH "SIU ABIDI NEPAL SURVIVORS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
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Former PLA generals expelled from China’s Communist Party

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6-year-old girl breaks women’s Rubik’s Cube average world record

Yunzhi Lian managed to beat her own 4.52-second average world record just 3 days later at the Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 IV 2026
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Handshakes of history: when Chinese and US leaders meet - an infographic

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