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SCMP Highlights
China deflation worries, top Chinese oncologist’s death: SCMP daily highlights
From Brazil and India uniting against Trump to China’s ‘great green wall’ in Inner Mongolia, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
9 Jul 2025 - 10:44PM
Mainland China
Taiwan’s biggest-ever military drills aim for real-time combat realism
9 Jul 2025 - 6:35PM
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Mainland China
Export ban for Taiwan firms a stern warning for separatist forces: Beijing
9 Jul 2025 - 4:19PM
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SCMP Highlights
East Asia faces fresh US tariffs, China rare earth curbs: SCMP daily highlights
From Trump’s 14-nation tariff package to China eyeing expansion of high-speed rail with neighbours, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
9 Jul 2025 - 4:12AM
Donald Trump
‘Treated like servants’: Taiwan on edge as US tariff deadline passes
With time running out, speculation is growing that the island could face duties of at least 25 per cent, far higher than hoped.
8 Jul 2025 - 8:43PM
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Semiconductors
A third of chip supply threatened by climate change by 2035: PwC
The acceleration of climate change may prove calamitous for semiconductor production, which relies on copper, a new report says.
8 Jul 2025 - 2:00PM
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Mainland China
Alarms ring in Taipei as Beijing activates another Taiwan Strait flight route
The civil aviation path skirts airspace surrounding two sensitive offshore islands administered by Taipei.
8 Jul 2025 - 9:00AM
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US-China relations
Opinion
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To quieten drumbeats of war in US and China, cool heads must prevail
Sabre-rattling might rally a domestic political base, but true statesmanship lies not in inviting disaster but in mastering its prevention.
8 Jul 2025 - 5:30AM
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China-Japan relations
All eyes on Beijing as Taiwan set to attend Japan’s WWII memorials in a first
Beijing ‘unlikely to tolerate’ symbolic weight of Taiwan’s presence at the events in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, observer says.
7 Jul 2025 - 8:23PM
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William Lai
Is Taiwan’s Lai rewriting ROC history ahead of WWII anniversary?
Ahead of 80th anniversary victory commemorations, tensions are flaring over competing versions of the past.
5 Jul 2025 - 4:24PM
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong mourns loss of 2 stars of film and television, Chow Chung and Suet Nei
Chow Chung died from pneumonia aged 92 on Friday while Suet Nei, 77, succumbed to cancer on Thursday after long battle against the disease.
5 Jul 2025 - 1:09AM
US-China relations
US stance on Taiwan crucial to possible Trump-Xi summit: expert
With a potential opening for a China visit by the US president, success will hinge on removing US ambiguity over Taiwan, scholar says.
4 Jul 2025 - 9:15PM
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Hong Kong society
G.E.M. adds fourth Hong Kong concert after tickets for first 3 shows sell out
Priority sales for singer’s additional show will begin at noon on July 11, while rest of the tickets will be offered on July 15.
4 Jul 2025 - 7:13PM
SCMP Highlights
China nears Airbus deal, famous Hong Kong restaurant chain closes: 7 highlights
From Beijing’s grand military parade to Hong Kong train driver’s antics going viral, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
4 Jul 2025 - 12:50PM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong could issue T1 warning on Friday, as potential typhoon develops
Observatory says it will decide on warning signal as potential cyclone looks set to come within 800km of city in coming days.
4 Jul 2025 - 9:13AM
The Philippines
Philippines to view maritime rows with China as ‘one theatre’, partner Japan
Strategy will treat the East and South China seas as a unified theatre of operations as regional allies align against Beijing’s growing influence.
3 Jul 2025 - 1:09PM
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China’s military
PLA landing ship spotted off northern Taiwan ahead of major military drill
In rare move, Type 072A vessel appears off coast of Keelung, sailing close enough to ‘threaten critical infrastructure’, navy officer says.
2 Jul 2025 - 11:22PM
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SCMP Highlights
Taiwan to test war readiness, EU-China summits: SCMP daily highlights
From Taiwan’s ‘whole-of-society resilience’ tests to China upping tech outreach to Global South, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage:.
2 Jul 2025 - 9:31PM
Semiconductors
Mainland China chipmaking capacity to outstrip Taiwan by 2030: report
Mainland China is expected to account for 30 per cent of global foundry capacity by 2030, market research firm Yole Group projects.
2 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM
Pacific nations
Fiji rejects idea of Chinese military bases in Pacific islands
‘If they want to come, who would welcome them?’ Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said on Wednesday. ‘Not Fiji’.
2 Jul 2025 - 2:37PM
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China-EU relations
The EU-China reset that never was: summits begin but divisions remain
After much talk of patching things up, a grand rapprochement has failed to materialise, with Beijing seen to be playing a ‘waiting game’.
2 Jul 2025 - 1:22PM
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United States
Round-the-clock live fire, urban survival drills: Taiwan to test war readiness
10-day Han Kuang exercise to assess ‘whole-of-society resilience’ marks ‘turning point’ in defence strategy against PLA, analyst says.
2 Jul 2025 - 11:21AM
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US-China relations
Potential Taiwan clash on the line as PLA, US military develop new fighter jets
Congress appears to be ‘pushing back’ against the Pentagon’s plans to prioritise the air force’s sixth-gen fighter jet over the navy’s.
3 Jul 2025 - 9:03AM
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SCMP Highlights
China’s Xi calls for oversight, Trump’s Golden Dome: SCMP daily highlights
From China offering tax refunds to French cognac makers to Beijing’s upcoming military parade, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
1 Jul 2025 - 9:15PM
China's military weapons
Beijing’s military parade: grand display, subtle signals
China’s September display marking 80th anniversary of end of WWII will be a statement, as well as a show, observers say.
1 Jul 2025 - 12:00PM
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Crime
US announces arrest, charges in North Korean tech worker deception plot
North Korean workers used compromised identities of more than 80 US citizens to obtain remote jobs at US companies.
1 Jul 2025 - 1:34PM
China’s Communist Party
New rules to set boundaries for China’s top decision-making bodies
Communist Party’s inner circle reviews proposal to ensure coordinating groups don’t overstep their authority.
30 Jun 2025 - 8:17PM
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China society
Editorial
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Victory Day parade is a showcase for unity
September 3 event in Beijing will serve as a reminder of how cooperation can defeat even the darkest of evils.
30 Jun 2025 - 6:45AM
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