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Former US president Bill Clinton (right) and former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji appear at a press conference in April 1999. Photo: AFP
Zhu Rongji

How Zhu Rongji’s economic legacy endures in China after former premier’s death

Remembered as a candid, decisive leader, the former Chinese premier championed entrepreneurship, welcomed foreign expertise and brought urgency to economic policymaking.

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China’s Communist Party

Obituary | Zhu Rongji: leading China’s transformation through ‘minefield or abyss’

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China’s Communist Party

How the guest list for Beijing’s summer retreat reveals its tech priorities

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China-India relations

Why Beijing struggles to win Indian hearts and minds despite diplomatic thaw

China should use bottom-up tactics to win over the Indian public and bolster its Global South sway, scholars write.

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Protesters destroy Chinese goods in Kolkata, India, on June 18, 2020, soon after the countries' militaries clashed on their border. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

The next AI race is for data, and China wants more of it

The global supply of high-quality, publicly available human-generated text could be fully exhausted within the next six years.

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Trending in China

Backlash as China’s Tsinghua graduate, 38, wins Peking University medical spot

Li expresses initial concerns about taking a spot from younger candidates and using limited educational resources.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong preferred base as Chinese SOEs consolidate overseas accounts

City’s attractions include international banking system, deep capital markets, offshore yuan pool and close links with mainland.

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Hong Kong is becoming a hub for central state-owned enterprises’ treasury centres. Photo: Jelly Tse
Science

Former NTU vice-president K. Jimmy Hsia leaves Singapore for new Chinese institute

AAAS fellow who held senior roles at University of Illinois and Carnegie Mellon brings decades of cross-disciplinary leadership.

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Asian University Basketball League

Asian University Basketball League toughest college event: coach of holders NCCU

Playing in such big events helps players prepare for professional careers, says Fan Keng-hsiang, whose team have not lost over two years.

Mainland China

China unveils world’s first hybrid boring-and-blasting tunnel machine

Standard tunnel boring machines slow down in extremely hard or fractured mountain rock, which has led to delays in infrastructure projects.

This photo taken on August 1, 2026 shows China’s first boring and blasting machine deployed in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province. Xinhua
Wealth management

How China’s new offshore trust tax rules could shake billionaires’ fortunes

Soho China founder Pan Shiyi’s Cayman trust faces scrutiny as Beijing’s tax overhaul puts offshore wealth strategies in focus.

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Pan Shiyi, who lives in New York, is one of China’s most closely followed entrepreneurs. Photo: Dickson Lee.
China’s Communist Party

China’s political and scientific elite head to Beidaihe for summer retreat season

Cai Qi meets frontier researchers, urging them to play their part in Communist Party governance.

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Science

As China’s catch-up era ends, what’s standing in the way of tech innovation?

Rigid metrics and deference to authority are stifling the country’s innovation drive, leading scientists warn.

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Trending in China

Ex-China security guard gets into Tsinghua on 8th attempt, targeting Harvard PhD

A harsh comment from a stranger – a mother warning her child not to end up with a job like his – served as a powerful push to keep going.

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Since he was a child, Yang Xiao dreamed of studying at Tsinghua University, finally achieving his goal at age 31 after years of hard work. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
US-China relations

Will Donald Trump’s China squeeze for summit leverage actually work?

Aggressive pressure, driven by fresh tech curbs and tariffs, risks souring the high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping, analysts say.

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US tariffs on imported goods, especially from China, have complicated the countries’ relationship. Photo: Reuters
Science

Fields Medallists lead new wave of young Chinese scientists in global research

Wang Hong and Deng Yu’s historic Fields Medal win illustrates China’s decades-long investment in scientific talent pipeline, say advocates.

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US-China relations

Why Trump’s claim that Beijing meddled in US election hasn’t put ties on ice

Leaders’ commitment to stability holds as China likely views his remarks as domestic political theatre, analysts say.

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China’s private sector

China’s tycoons rein in charitable donations, switch focus to science, education

One major driver of overall decline in corporate donations has been the prolonged slump in country’s real estate sector.

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has donated 1.1 billion yuan to projects in his hometown over the past five years. Photo: AFP
Science

Hong Kong loses 2030 maths congress to Glasgow. Does Asia need a stronger voice?

Field’s Medal winner Shing‑Tung Yau says the region should set up its own body to coordinate action.

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Trending in China

Chinese student accepted into top university without tutoring, sparks debate

Female student aces entry exam and is admitted to prestigious Tsinghua after relaxed parents simply ensure she does her homework on time.

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Science

Chinese team’s new microscope shows ‘therapeutic mechanism’ of acupuncture

System could enable study of complex biological processes in live animals over long periods with less tissue damage than previous methods.

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The team tested their system for diverse applications within live mice to demonstrate the system’s “versatility and robustness”. Photo: Shutterstock
Trending in China

China literary prodigy loses master’s degree over plagiarism, sparks 200 million views

Former child genius Jiang Fangzhou apologises, accepts top university’s final punishment after it originally cleared her of academic fraud.

Once celebrated as one of China's most promising literary prodigies, independent writer Jiang Fangzhou suffered a monumental fall from grace following damning plagiarism revelations. Photo: Sina
Artificial intelligence

Why data may become China’s most durable advantage in the AI race

Accelerating buildout of national ecosystem of Chinese-language data has emerged as a ‘more winnable’ arena amid US tech restrictions.

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Artificial intelligence

China AI summit hears Global South needs equal access to avoid digital divide

Delegates at the World AI Conference in Shanghai warn fragmentation risks isolating emerging markets and concentrating advanced computing in rich economies.

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Trending in China

Robot wars: MMA bout between humanoids leaves 1 without a head, fans stunned

The Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend opener was the first event of its kind, with martial arts actor Donnie Yen among those watching.

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The Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend opener was the first event of its kind, with two identical T800 robots, at the Nanshan Cultural and Sports Centre. Photo: Handout
Science

Sun Fanglin, Chinese scientist who paved way for new cancer drugs, dies at 58

The Tongji University professor, who specialised in the study of how cells age and form tumours, led several national research programmes.

Sun Fanglin joined Tongji University in 2010. Photo: Handout
US-China tech war

Nvidia’s future challenger? Chinese start-up reveals aggressive AI chip road map

As US sanctions block access to advanced lithography, a Shanghai-based firm bets on chip redesign, 3D memory stacking to break bottlenecks.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s Zhipu AI defies market slump with pursuit of AGI over quick profits

Monday’s losses were seen across chip designers, semiconductor-equipment makers and materials suppliers.

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