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Microsoft has warned that hackers are actively targeting customers of its document management software SharePoint. Photo: Dreamstime / TNS

China

Chinese hacking groups are behind SharePoint attacks, Microsoft says

Microsoft said it identified 2 groups as leveraging flaws in SharePoint software; China said it firmly opposes all forms of cyberattacks.

US Treasury chief says trade talks with China to continue next week in Sweden

Can China get the US out of the way of better ties with Europe?

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China

Drone warfare exercise, warning over spy souvenirs: SCMP daily highlights

From a drone and counter-drone demonstration in Inner Mongolia to an advisory over tourist keepsakes, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

Live operations across six phases of the futuristic battlefield scenario covered reconnaissance, AI planning, infiltration, aerial attack, elimination and anti-access, state media report says. Photo: CCTV
Live operations across six phases of the futuristic battlefield scenario covered reconnaissance, AI planning, infiltration, aerial attack, elimination and anti-access, state media report says. Photo: CCTV

Politics

Houston to Taipei in 2½ hours? Possible, if US-Taiwan spaceport plans take off

Potential cooperation on suborbital flights may first involve ‘unmanned cargo missions’, de facto embassy American Institute in Taiwan says.

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Science

China unveils next-gen high-speed rail tech as US puts brakes on bullet train

China’s CR450 train is being prepared for 400km/h commercial operation trials with the help of a newly developed material.

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Military

China showcases full spectrum of drone technology in ‘border control’ exercise

Simulation features latest OW-5 anti-laser weapon, special combat tactical devices and full range of Norinco’s Flying Dragon series.

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Live operations across six phases of the futuristic battlefield scenario covered reconnaissance, AI planning, infiltration, aerial attack, elimination and anti-access, state media report says. Photo: CCTV
Live operations across six phases of the futuristic battlefield scenario covered reconnaissance, AI planning, infiltration, aerial attack, elimination and anti-access, state media report says. Photo: CCTV

Politics

Beware of overseas spies bearing souvenirs, China warns travellers

State sector workers, scholars and students are prime targets for receiving surveillance-equipped gifts abroad, anti-espionage agency says.

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Politics

Chinese officials accuse online stand-up shows of stirring ‘gender antagonism’

Zhejiang officials hope ‘rising stand-up comedy scene can become more rational and profound, with less division and more understanding’.

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Politics

Chinese lead poisoning scandal raises fresh questions over local governance

The authorities in Gansu have said that 10 officials are under investigation for their alleged role in covering up the case.

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View of Peixin Kindergarten in Maiji district, Tianshui city, Northwest China’s Gansu province. Photo: Handout

Military

Rare close-ups signal China’s J-35 stealth jets ready for Fujian carrier

Photos circulating on social media show clear ‘Chinese Navy’ markings and ‘Flying Shark’ insignia, strong signals of formal integration.

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Latest photos offer the clearest view yet of the fifth-generation J-35 stealth fighter expected to be deployed aboard the Fujian, China’s first carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults designed to launch heavier aircraft with higher payloads. Photo: Handout
Latest photos offer the clearest view yet of the fifth-generation J-35 stealth fighter expected to be deployed aboard the Fujian, China’s first carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults designed to launch heavier aircraft with higher payloads. Photo: Handout

Diplomacy

Argentina eases visa requirements for Chinese nationals in new overture to Beijing

Move comes as President Milei seeks to shift foreign policy amid delayed US trade talks.

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Diplomacy

US Treasury chief says trade talks with China may include Russia, Iran oil buys

Scott Bessent says China is large buyer ‘of sanctioned Iranian oil, sanctioned Russian oil. So we could start discussing that’.

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China

WTO reverses parts of decision in EU-China intellectual property dispute

In April, WTO rejected the EU’s 2022 complaint that China had violated the global watchdog’s IP rules over patents for 3G, 4G and 5G tech.

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The World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: Reuters

Science

Chinese nuclear giant CNNC sets new benchmark in uranium exploration

Fuel is growing in importance as the country seeks to secure supplies used to power reactors and weapons.

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Uranium is growing in importance and demand as a fuel in China. Photo: Shutterstock
Uranium is growing in importance and demand as a fuel in China. Photo: Shutterstock

China

China confirms exit ban; high-speed rail to get upgrade: SCMP daily highlights

From a US citizen being barred from leaving China to Beijing slamming EU banking sanctions, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

Science

Brain disorder no match for young Chinese prodigy at maths Olympiad

High school student Xu Qiming leads China to world maths championship despite severe limitations of cerebral palsy.

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Global Economy

China urges Japan, South Korea and Asean to unite amid trade war turbulence

Beijing’s top financial and economic officials want to strengthen regional ties amid US trade war uncertainties.

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Pan Gongsheng (right), governor of the People’s Bank of China, speaks as Lan Foan, China’s finance minister, looks on during a presser on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 6. Photo: AP
Pan Gongsheng (right), governor of the People’s Bank of China, speaks as Lan Foan, China’s finance minister, looks on during a presser on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 6. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

Trump signals willingness to lower China tariffs ‘at some point’

‘I’m going to lower them, because otherwise, you could never do business with them, and they want to do business very much,’ Trump said.

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Diplomacy

China on African charm offensive to rally opposition to ‘bullying’ US

While Trump targets critical minerals and specific nations, China expands influence through bilateral and multilateral engagement: analyst.

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Diplomacy

China warns US against ‘coercion’ as top officials prepare for trade talks

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says meeting with Vice-Premier He Lifeng will be about ‘de-escalation, not a big trade deal’.

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China’s top economic official Vice-Premier He Lifeng will meet senior US representatives in Switzerland this week. Photo: Getty Images
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LATEST China Science NEWS

China unveils next-gen high-speed rail tech as US puts brakes on bullet train

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China’s CR450AF EMU (left) and CR400AF-S EMU trains are displayed at the 12th UIC High-Speed Railway Congress at the National Railway Test Center in Beijing on July 9. Photo: EPA

Chinese nuclear giant CNNC sets new benchmark in uranium exploration

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Uranium is growing in importance and demand as a fuel in China. Photo: Shutterstock

Brain disorder no match for young Chinese prodigy at maths Olympiad

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High school student Xu Qiming (right) overcame the limits of cerebral palsy to help Team China reclaim the crown at this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad held in Australia. Photo: Handout

China-Singapore team’s nanovaccine suppresses cancer recurrence and spread

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Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Nanoscience and the National University of Singapore are working on a cancer treatment that uses nanotechnology to attack tumours. Photo: Shutterstock

Why China is surging ahead of Trump’s US in green energy race

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Solar panels and wind turbines at a new energy power generation project in Binzhou, in China’s eastern Shandong province. Photo: AFP
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