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Doha skyline on May 13, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

Hong Kong offers vital linkages in aiding Qatar-China investment growth, bank says

Standard Chartered’s Huen sees opportunities in financial services and technology as Qatar seeks to diversify from oil and gas.

US-China relations

In Saudi Arabia, US and China vie for influence and the kingdom wins: analysts

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China’s rising Mideast influence looms as Trump seeks investment, security deals

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Hong Kong stock market

Hang Seng Indexes eyes better market connectivity with Qatar Financial Centre

Agreement is part of deals signed during John Lee Ka-chiu’s trip to Qatar and Kuwait, his second to the Middle East, amid frayed ties with the US.

Boats moored in front of high-rise commercial buildings in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong, mainland delegation eyes insights on Middle East regulatory landscape

Markets in Qatar and Kuwait present ‘strong potential’ for diversification amid trade war due to region’s high GDP per capita, CEO says.

China's military weapons

Egyptian pilot on board China’s J-10 fighter jet renews arms sale speculation

Analysts said a deal with the long-standing US ally could reshape the regional geopolitical landscape.

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Syria

Will Syria challenges stand in the way of China’s Middle East ambitions?

Analysts say Beijing, once a backer of ousted Syrian ruler Assad, has ‘lots to learn’ if it wants to become a mediator in region.

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A masked opposition fighter carries a flag of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Damascus, Syria on December 10. Members of HTS, deemed a terrorist group by the United Nations, now hold pivotal cabinet positions in Syria’s new government. Photo: AP
Syria

Syria’s foreign minister wants to ‘strengthen relations’ with China

At UN meeting, Asaad al-Shaibani said Syria willing to build ‘strategic partnership’ with China, a key backer of ousted ruler Assad.

US-China relations

Unpredictable Trump leaves China struggling to respond to US foreign policy

American leader’s erratic approach to Ukraine and Middle East means challenges for stability-fixated Beijing amid its shifting Moscow ties.

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China's military weapons

China’s KJ-500 radar aircraft overseas for first time in joint drill with Egypt

It follows confirmation that Egyptian military is using Chinese HQ-9B missile system, as Beijing pursues closer defence ties with the region.

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A Chinese KJ-500 early warning aircraft (left) seen at an Egyptian air base during its first overseas deployment. Photo: PLA Air Force
US-China trade war

Desperate for sales, China’s traders chase risky deals in emerging markets

With the US market closed off, Chinese exporters are scouring the globe to find new buyers – with mixed results.

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Foreign buyers at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou say they have greater bargaining power in deals with Chinese suppliers amid the trade war. Photo: Xinhua
China’s military drills

Chinese Y-20 transport planes arrive in Egypt ahead of joint air drills

At least five planes are known have landed in Cairo ahead of the Eagle of Civilization 2025 exercises.

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US-China relations

US sanctions China oil refiner, shipping companies for covert business with Iran

Move is second case of US sanctions on Chinese ‘teapot’ refinery in less than a month, and takes place amid Washington’s denuclearisation talks with Iran.

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China-Russia relations

Closer China-Iran ties could provoke US into ‘harsher’ response on nuclear issue: analysts

Beijing’s successful multilateral talks with Tehran and Moscow may lead to more pressure from Washington, experts warn.

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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosts the trilateral meeting with Iran and Russia on March 14, which Beijing hopes will restart long-stalled negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Photo: AFP
Iran

China urges US to make ‘sincere’ efforts to resolve Iranian nuclear issue

Foreign Minister Wang Yi urges Washington to resume talks after a meeting to discuss the issue in Beijing attended by Iran and Russia.

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Iran scaled back its cooperation with the Internationa Atomic Energy Agency after the US pulled out of the deal. Photo: Reuters
China’s navy

China set for joint naval exercise Security Belt-2025 with Russia and Iran

The drills in the Gulf of Oman will include simulated attacks and joint search and rescue operations, the Chinese defence ministry says.

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Belt and Road Initiative

Macroscope | Why China’s belt and road will go from strength to strength

With rival initiatives lacking substance, Beijing’s transcontinental project is likely to expand as the US exits multilateral commitments.

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Two Sessions 2025

China hits out at US Pacific policy ‘failure’, tariffs war – as it happened

Foreign minister answers questions about strained US ties, the Ukraine war and China’s strategy in Middle East.

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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi facing the press. Photo: AFP
China's military weapons

Chinese missile defence systems on show at IDEX as conflicts heat global market

China set to capitalise on Mideast market as Russia cuts back on sales and the US has restrictions for some countries, analyst says.

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China’s challenge to Trump’s Gaza plan could boost its Mideast influence

Beijing’s bid to balance Arab and Israeli engagement while opposing a US post-war plan could make China a more influential regional player, experts say.

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China calls for post-war Gaza plans to be sped up in talks with Egypt

Chinese foreign minister says it’s ‘high time’ to accelerate reconstruction and governance plans during phone call with Egyptian counterpart.

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (left) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi spoke by phone on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Syria

New Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Chinese envoy Shi Hongwei in Damascus

Meeting seen as major diplomatic development since armed rebels led by Sharaa’s HTS ousted Beijing-friendly Assad, despite terror concerns.

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Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Chinese ambassador Shi Hongwei at the official presidential residence in Damascus. Photo: SANA
China's military weapons

China gives Mideast buyers a glimpse of latest J-35 as stealth jet market takes off

Suppliers from France, South Korea and Turkey are also competing for a share of defence budgets in the region.

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China's military weapons

Round 1: China, South Korea in howitzer face-off at international weapons show

The weapon is playing a growing role in conflicts between official and non-state forces, particularly in the Middle East.

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Iran

China still willing to boost Israel ties despite strains from Gaza conflict

Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar that the country takes a ‘long-term’ view of the relationship.

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The meeting between Gideon Saar and Wang Yi was the highest-level direct meeting since the start of the Gaza war. Photo: Xinhua
Israel-Gaza war

China reaffirms support for Palestinian state after Trump’s Gaza comments

Beijing says the strip, which the US president wants to take over, is an ‘inseparable part of Palestinian territory’.

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Donald Trump has suggested the population of Gaza should be expelled and the US take over. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China trade war

At Davos, Saudi Arabia pitches itself as a new hub for Chinese investment

Saudi minister urges China ‘not to miss opportunities’ to invest in the Gulf state – and exploit its access to different markets.

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Israel-Gaza war

China keen to engage as Gaza war halts, but will US-Israel ties hinder efforts?

Top Chinese envoy’s trips to Israel and Palestine signal Beijing’s desire to play Middle East role, but it may face obstacles, analysts say.

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