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Deng Xiaoping

The latest stories on Deng Xiaoping, Chinese statesman, revolutionary, political theorist and former Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.<br />

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22 Aug 1904

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Late paramount leader, China

Half the batteries and inverters used in the EU are made in China, as are 94 per cent of solar panels, a dependence officials describe as unsustainable. Photo: AFP

China-EU relations

China in the crosshairs as EU launches sweeping plans to save industrial future

Proposals reveal EU anxiety over competing with Chinese products, security fears linked to Chinese investments and urgency to act.

4 Mar 2026 - 9:43PMvideocam

Two Sessions 2026

Opinion | Now is the time for China to show it’s serious about opening up

2 Mar 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong racing

Editorial | Record post-Covid horse race attendance kicks off an auspicious year

21 Feb 2026 - 6:45AM

Hong Kong politics

Are Hong Kong lawmakers also to blame over seat belt law blunder?

Government’s flip-flopping on mandatory seat belts aboard buses is wake-up call for legislators to scrutinise bills more rigorously, experts say.

8 Feb 2026 - 7:33PM

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee (front centre) with the latest cohort of lawmakers at the Legislative Council building on January 1. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong courts

Opinion | Those betting on Hong Kong’s bright future have backed a winner

The ‘one country, two systems’ framework, enshrined in the Basic Law and staunchly supported by the central government, has allowed the city to flourish.

5 Feb 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

China economy

Opinion | US-China rivalry: great powers that don’t make things won’t be great for long

As globalisation falters, it is countries that focus on building productive capacity, not financial excess, that will come out on top.

2 Feb 2026 - 5:30AM

Obituaries

Nie Weiping, Chinese Go master known for victory over Japanese rival, dies at 73

The win catapulted him to national icon status and sparked a fever for the board game across China.

15 Jan 2026 - 7:57PM

Chinese Go player Nie Weiping, who inspired legions of players, has died at the age of 73. Photo: Handout

US-China relations

My Take | State capacity will decide who is the winner in Chinese-American rivalry

A degraded government in Washington today is a far cry from its once-feared global leadership.

26 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM

China-Russia relations

Opinion | Despite their strong ties, Russia and China are emotional opposites

Moscow is haunted by a longing for Western approval in contrast to Beijing, which focuses on borrowing what works and changing what doesn’t.

8 Dec 2025 - 11:41AM

Science

China’s new secret weapon in biotech race: Tibet animal poop with newfound germs

Scientists discover native herbivore faeces contain microbial species that could help develop gene-editing tools, reduce methane emissions.

30 Nov 2025 - 8:16PMvideocam

Team behind the study has spent years collecting more than 5,000 faecal samples from six herbivores native to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, including yaks and Tibetan sheep. Photo: AFP

Taiwan

Opinion | Taiwan must exercise restraint, not engage in political theatre

Taipei’s current trajectory – refusing dialogue, consolidating power, courting Western applause – risks everything.

20 Nov 2025 - 5:30AM

A view of a bridge in Kinmen, against the backdrop of Xiamen, on October 28. Kinmen has long been on the front line of Taiwan Strait tensions. Photo: AFP

China economy

Opinion | To become a developed nation, China must still prioritise manufacturing

The question is not whether manufacturing endures, but how Beijing can turn its industrial might into productivity growth across all sectors.

9 Nov 2025 - 5:44PMvideocam

China technology

As I see it | How Deng Xiaoping secured China’s winning hand in the tech war

Years before Washington would target Beijing’s tech industry, the Chinese leader unleashed the country’s scientific potential.

7 Nov 2025 - 4:30PM

US-China relations

Opinion | China will find its own modernisation path, not on US terms

The Trump presidency has exposed America’s flaws for the world to see. The rest of the world is adjusting, and will learn for now to get on without it.

2 Nov 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the APEC summit, in Busan, South Korea, on October 30. Photo: Reuters

China economy

Opinion | China is spearheading a new phase of globalisation

Achieving true industrial leadership will depend not just on domestic innovation but on the ability to support hi-tech manufacturing around the world.

28 Oct 2025 - 7:40AM

Employees work on an electric vehicle assembly line in Chongqing, on May 20. EPA-EFE

Technology

Opinion | Six steps to navigate US-China tariff war and AI bubble

While uncertainty is a defining characteristic of our time, there are some fundamental trends that can show a way forward.

11 Oct 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

US-China relations

Open Questions | Zheng Yongnian on why China must look beyond the West to build a better AI

Political analyst says strong narrative based on factual Chinese framework must be included in artificial intelligence knowledge feed.

15 Sep 2025 - 10:19AMvideocam

Open Questions series

Open Questions | AI risks creating ‘artificial ignorance’, Zheng says

Political analyst Zheng Yongnian says reliance on artificial intelligence may lessen people’s ability to think, and that AI could fuel ‘intellectual colonialism’ in China.

15 Sep 2025 - 5:09PM

India

The View | Together, China and India can be a tech innovation force

India has shot up in innovation rankings with venture capital as a new metric. More could be achieved if India and China joined forces.

9 Sep 2025 - 6:30PMvideocam

China's military weapons

The Front Line | Guerrilla warfare to hi-tech: how China’s military parades have evolved

Along with the marching and ceremony, these events are used to showcase advanced equipment developed for the People’s Liberation Army.

31 Aug 2025 - 5:01PMvideocam

China economy

My Take | China’s involution problem is not just about supply but also demand

Continued involution would undermine China’s ambition to move up the value chain via ‘new productive forces’.

19 Aug 2025 - 7:00AMvideocam

China’s economic slowdown represents one underlying reason for involution. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong culture

Editorial | Rebranding of horse racing is bearing fruit

The season ended on a high but the bigger achievement was in providing a world-class experience that attracts tourists and a younger crowd.

20 Jul 2025 - 6:30AM

Happy Wednesday at Happy Valley featured live bands, DJs and a fireworks display. Photo: Kenneth Chan.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong needs to better understand and balance ‘one country, two systems’

Officials should do more to help Beijing figure out how Hong Kong’s unique capitalist character can best serve national interests.

7 Jul 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Singapore

New memoir reveals Lee Kuan Yew’s respectful strategy for China relations

Veteran newspaper editor Cheong Yip Seng’s new memoir outlines Lee’s diplomatic skill with China that earned him Beijing’s enduring trust.

3 Jul 2025 - 8:13AMvideocam

Hong Kong entertainment

Hong Kong’s 1980s nightlife culture dazzles again at old Club BBoss site

Big Boss Generation revives the old club’s huge dance floor, enticing locals and visitors with a glimpse of the go-go ‘80s nightclub scene.

15 Jun 2025 - 9:25AM

Big Boss Generation CEO Edward Li (right) and Japanese actress Sola Aoi (second from right) with other company representatives at Saturday’s opening of a new nightspot on the same site as the old Club Bboss. Photo: Nora Tam

US-China relations

Opinion | Why Xi’s decision to talk to Trump during trade crisis speaks volumes

In times of US-China tension, Chinese leaders tend to rebuff calls from their American counterparts. Xi choosing to speak to Trump stands out.

9 Jun 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump talk during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017, during Trump’s first term. Photo: AP

US-China relations

Opinion | Thanks to Trump, US threat of a ‘peaceful evolution’ recedes for China

His declaration that the US is done intervening could not have come at a better time for Chinese leaders, who have long fretted over Western influence undermining party rule.

8 Jun 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Asian diaspora

How China’s diaspora became both an asset and a source of anxiety

Once marginalised, overseas Chinese have become a vital bridge for China – and a lightning rod for global tensions.

8 Jun 2025 - 1:55PM

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Deng Xiaoping

China in the crosshairs as EU launches sweeping plans to save industrial future

Proposals reveal EU anxiety over competing with Chinese products, security fears linked to Chinese investments and urgency to act.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | Now is the time for China to show it’s serious about opening up

Editorial | Record post-Covid horse race attendance kicks off an auspicious year

Are Hong Kong lawmakers also to blame over seat belt law blunder?

Government’s flip-flopping on mandatory seat belts aboard buses is wake-up call for legislators to scrutinise bills more rigorously, experts say.

Opinion | Those betting on Hong Kong’s bright future have backed a winner

The ‘one country, two systems’ framework, enshrined in the Basic Law and staunchly supported by the central government, has allowed the city to flourish.

Opinion | US-China rivalry: great powers that don’t make things won’t be great for long

As globalisation falters, it is countries that focus on building productive capacity, not financial excess, that will come out on top.

Nie Weiping, Chinese Go master known for victory over Japanese rival, dies at 73

The win catapulted him to national icon status and sparked a fever for the board game across China.

My Take | State capacity will decide who is the winner in Chinese-American rivalry

A degraded government in Washington today is a far cry from its once-feared global leadership.

Opinion | Despite their strong ties, Russia and China are emotional opposites

Moscow is haunted by a longing for Western approval in contrast to Beijing, which focuses on borrowing what works and changing what doesn’t.

China’s new secret weapon in biotech race: Tibet animal poop with newfound germs

Scientists discover native herbivore faeces contain microbial species that could help develop gene-editing tools, reduce methane emissions.

Opinion | Taiwan must exercise restraint, not engage in political theatre

Taipei’s current trajectory – refusing dialogue, consolidating power, courting Western applause – risks everything.

Opinion | To become a developed nation, China must still prioritise manufacturing

The question is not whether manufacturing endures, but how Beijing can turn its industrial might into productivity growth across all sectors.

As I see it | How Deng Xiaoping secured China’s winning hand in the tech war

Years before Washington would target Beijing’s tech industry, the Chinese leader unleashed the country’s scientific potential.

Opinion | China will find its own modernisation path, not on US terms

The Trump presidency has exposed America’s flaws for the world to see. The rest of the world is adjusting, and will learn for now to get on without it.

Opinion | China is spearheading a new phase of globalisation

Achieving true industrial leadership will depend not just on domestic innovation but on the ability to support hi-tech manufacturing around the world.

Opinion | Six steps to navigate US-China tariff war and AI bubble

While uncertainty is a defining characteristic of our time, there are some fundamental trends that can show a way forward.

.css-19im5qg{color:#c79a00;}Open Questions | Zheng Yongnian on why China must look beyond the West to build a better AI

Political analyst says strong narrative based on factual Chinese framework must be included in artificial intelligence knowledge feed.

Open Questions | AI risks creating ‘artificial ignorance’, Zheng says

Political analyst Zheng Yongnian says reliance on artificial intelligence may lessen people’s ability to think, and that AI could fuel ‘intellectual colonialism’ in China.

The View | Together, China and India can be a tech innovation force

India has shot up in innovation rankings with venture capital as a new metric. More could be achieved if India and China joined forces.

The Front Line | Guerrilla warfare to hi-tech: how China’s military parades have evolved

Along with the marching and ceremony, these events are used to showcase advanced equipment developed for the People’s Liberation Army.

My Take | China’s involution problem is not just about supply but also demand

Continued involution would undermine China’s ambition to move up the value chain via ‘new productive forces’.

Editorial | Rebranding of horse racing is bearing fruit

The season ended on a high but the bigger achievement was in providing a world-class experience that attracts tourists and a younger crowd.

Opinion | Hong Kong needs to better understand and balance ‘one country, two systems’

Officials should do more to help Beijing figure out how Hong Kong’s unique capitalist character can best serve national interests.

New memoir reveals Lee Kuan Yew’s respectful strategy for China relations

Veteran newspaper editor Cheong Yip Seng’s new memoir outlines Lee’s diplomatic skill with China that earned him Beijing’s enduring trust.

Hong Kong’s 1980s nightlife culture dazzles again at old Club BBoss site

Big Boss Generation revives the old club’s huge dance floor, enticing locals and visitors with a glimpse of the go-go ‘80s nightclub scene.

Opinion | Why Xi’s decision to talk to Trump during trade crisis speaks volumes

In times of US-China tension, Chinese leaders tend to rebuff calls from their American counterparts. Xi choosing to speak to Trump stands out.

Opinion | Thanks to Trump, US threat of a ‘peaceful evolution’ recedes for China

His declaration that the US is done intervening could not have come at a better time for Chinese leaders, who have long fretted over Western influence undermining party rule.

How China’s diaspora became both an asset and a source of anxiety

Once marginalised, overseas Chinese have become a vital bridge for China – and a lightning rod for global tensions.

Opinion | Now is the time for China to show it’s serious about opening up

Open Questions | Zheng Yongnian on why China must look beyond the West to build a better AI