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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Illustration: Henry Wong

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez
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China’s sovereign fund reveals it opened London office after Trump win

China Investment Corporation opened its third offshore office in London in December 2024, joining outposts in Hong Kong and New York.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | As UK-China ties warm, Hong Kong can be a natural bridge

Britain

UK sanctions Russian and Chinese firms, warns of cyber threats, hybrid warfare

Britain

‘Follow me’: UK’s Starmer launches TikTok account despite security ban

Prime minister’s office insists ‘security mitigations’ are in place as he turns to the popular Chinese-owned app for greater outreach.

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China-EU relations

Opinion | In reaching out to China, European states can’t keep acting alone

The idea of an autonomous bloc engaging Beijing from a position of strength and independence collapses when its toothless leaders visit.

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Shanghai

Despite Starmer’s ‘China threat’ rhetoric, Britain seeks tighter Beijing ties

Dispute around new Chinese embassy will be key test of London’s ability to bring bilateral relations out of ‘Ice Age’, according to analysts.

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Britain

Collapsed UK China spy case due to ‘shambolic’ failures, not conspiracy: inquiry

The spy case against two British men collapsed as the UK failed to deem Beijing a threat, prompting cover-up speculation just before their trial.

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Hong Kong

Video | Why new UK immigration rules will hit Hong Kong BN(O) migrants hard

Community group urges UK to exempt existing BN(O) visa holders from tougher language and financial tests under new settlement criteria.

BN(O) passport

UK back-pedals on tougher English language test for Hongkongers on BN(O) pathway

Britain may also consider extending pathway to Hongkongers born after city’s return to Chinese sovereignty, who may not hold BN(O) passports.

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Li Qiang

Starmer met Premier Li Qiang at G20 in South Africa amid Beijing visit rumours

Speculation on a Beijing trip comes as Britain’s PM said he would protect UK national interests after questions about engagement with China.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Keir Starmer

UK PM Keir Starmer to visit China in January, Sky News reports

The trip would come soon after Britain decides on the approval of a new Chinese embassy in London that critics say will pose a security risk.

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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to visit China in January. Photo: Pool via Reuters
Britain

MI5 warns UK lawmakers of Chinese spies on LinkedIn

The ‘espionage alert’ warned that Chinese nationals were ‘actively’ reaching out to lawmakers via recruitment headhunters.

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China-EU relations

China woos Northern Ireland with promises to boost investment, trade

Beijing seeks closer ties with Belfast at a new trade forum, with Northern Ireland offering potential entry to European market.

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Cryptocurrency

Video | China’s ‘Goddess of Wealth’ jailed for over 11 years by UK court

Qian Zhimin defrauded 128,000 investors in China from 2014 to 2017 in fraud case that also led to conviction of Malaysian Seng Hok Ling.

China cryptoqueen jailed for more than 11 years by UK court over US$6.4 billion bitcoin fraud
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Diplomacy

Opinion | A post-Brexit Britain in decline cannot afford to alienate China

Brexit showed sentiment without strategy ends in decline. London risks a repeat by letting anti-Beijing posturing dictate policy.

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China’s private sector

Fosun brings UK particle therapy to mainland China in advanced cancer care push

The US Food and Drug Administration-approved Marie system promises human-centred care, advanced technology and lower costs.

China energy security

Beijing slams UK’s ‘unilateral’ sanctions on 11 Chinese companies

Beijing condemns London for moving ahead with Russia-related sanctions despite its objections, warns incident could harm UK-China ties.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong condemns UK ‘smears’ as interference in latest city monitoring report

Authorities slam London’s ‘untruthful remarks’, after UK report claimed national security laws diminished Hong Kong’s political autonomy.

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A view of the Hong Kong government headquarters in Admiralty. Photo: Jelly Tse
Britain

Opinion | Britain’s obsession with ‘Chinese spying’ says more about the UK than China

The paranoia over people with connections to China tells us less about the scale of any real threat and more about the anxieties shaping Britain’s view of Beijing.

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Britain

China poses ‘daily threat’ to UK security, MI5 chief says

Ken McCallum confirmed MI5 thwarted a China threat last week, but expressed frustration over a collapsed prosecution of two alleged spies.

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Britain

UK’s Starmer publishes evidence in collapsed China spy case

Investigators were told Beijing carries out ‘large-scale espionage’, but the UK government is committed to pursuing a positive relationship.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during the Prime Minister’s Questions at the House of Commons in London on Wednesday. Photo: House of Commons via Reuters
Britain

UK’s Starmer to release security statements after China spying case collapse

The UK prime minister pledged full disclosure of China spying case evidence, blaming past government policy for the trial’s collapse.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street for Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) at Parliament in London, Britain on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Espionage

UK’s MI5 warns politicians they are targets of Chinese and Russian spying

Britain’s domestic spy agency warned MPs to look out for spies seeking to elicit information from them by blackmail or phishing attacks.

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Espionage

British government says it was not to blame for collapse of China spy trial

Conservatives have accused Starmer’s Labour government of deliberately collapsing the espionage trial of two Britons to avoid upsetting China.

Crime

Chinese woman admits US$7.4 billion bitcoin fraud at UK court

Qian Zhimin, also known as Zhang Yadi, pleaded guilty at London’s Southwark Crown Court to acquiring and possessing criminal property.

Chinese citizen Qian Zhimin pleaded guilty in the UK on Monday for her role in a bitcoin fraud scheme. Photo: Shutterstock
Britain

Ex-British MP George Galloway ‘questioned on China’ by UK counterterror police

Galloway, who said he was in London for an event to be attended by China’s ambassador, claimed he was held at Gatwick Airport for 9 hours.

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Former British MP George Galloway . Photo: AFP
My Take

My Take | More BN(O)ers find the UK more purgatory than heaven

Migrant numbers decline as Hong Kong people hear horror stories about the country of their former colonial masters.

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China-Japan relations

Beijing sends warning on Taiwan across bow of UK-Japan defence ties

The HMS Prince of Wales becomes the first foreign aircraft carrier to make a port call in Tokyo.

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