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Capital

Ürümqi

Head of Government

Party Secretary of Xinjiang Ma Xingrui

Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov (right) welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to the capital Bishkek ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. Photo: AFP

SCO

What to expect as China’s Xi Jinping attends SCO summit in Bishkek

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 25th anniversary summit expected to offer clues to China’s ambitions for a more multipolar Asia, analysts say.

31 Aug 2026 - 2:57PMvideocam

Belt and Road Initiative

In Focus | Can Beijing’s gateway plan for Tibet survive geopolitics and natural disasters?

29 Aug 2026 - 6:49AMvideocam

China consumption

Will minimum-wage increases in more Chinese regions help boost consumption?

28 Aug 2026 - 3:00PM

China’s Communist Party

In Focus | Why China’s mineral hubs and border regions face heaviest anti-corruption toll

China’s past CCDI annual plenums stress intensifying efforts to combat corruption where ‘power, funds and resources are concentrated’.

27 Aug 2026 - 11:03AMvideocam

Corruption in China

Xi’s 13-year corruption campaign just keeps accelerating

China’s anti-graft investigators are targeting more officials, including more retirees, according to a South China Morning Post research project.

25 Aug 2026 - 5:35PM

Science

Your backyard could hold a rare earth fortune and this orange lichen is the clue

Chinese scientists discover link between lichen growth and potentially untapped rare-earth-bearing carbonates and mineral deposits.

23 Aug 2026 - 10:00PMvideocam

Mainland China

From mountains to sea: China’s plan to ring the nation with highways

The vast ‘border-coast loop’ is designed to boost development and national unity, but will have to navigate geopolitical and ecological barriers.

23 Aug 2026 - 9:00AM

The G219 highway is part of China’s plan for a vast new road link running along the country’s borders and coastline. Photo: Handout

US-China relations

In Focus | As the US widens a Xinjiang trade ban, China’s cotton industry shrugs it off

Dozens of firms that source from the region were added to a US import blacklist, but few appear worried after years of diversification.

21 Aug 2026 - 6:15AMvideocam

China energy security

China eyes peak oil demand by 2030 amid pipeline increase, smart rig tech plan

Beijing’s peak-oil plan pairs an expansion of China’s network of pipelines with 15-km-deep drilling rigs.

18 Aug 2026 - 3:26PM

Wealth: Alternative Investments

AI-driven asset demand is reshaping Asia-Pacific’s investment landscape

Vast demand for infrastructure, fuelled by digitalisation and the energy transition, offers solid opportunities for private capital across the region.

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India is a big growth story – KKR’s Hardik Shah and his team have committed over US$1 billion across the country’s renewable energy projects, led by companies like Serentica and Hero Future Energies. Photo: Getty Images

US-China relations

In Focus | Race for UN top job enters final stage: choice may ‘make or break’ bloc

A strong, visionary leader is needed as next secretary general as Iran war rages during one of most ‘unpredictable times geopolitically’.

7 Aug 2026 - 11:07PMvideocam

China’s private sector

Sugar for the pill: US$8b fund boosts Hong Kong’s biotech hub ambitions

Hong Kong Investment Corporation is stepping up its efforts to position itself amid Beijing’s challenge to US pharmaceutical dominance.

7 Aug 2026 - 6:12PM

US-China trade war

China adds US sanctions, drone curbs in trade tit-for-tat

Beijing tightens curbs on unmanned aerial vehicle exports after US robotics import ban, sanctions firms for aiding measures targeting Xinjiang.

6 Aug 2026 - 5:01PM

China energy security

China wasting more clean energy than its power demand growth this year: report

All new electricity needs in China could have been met if the clean energy had been absorbed by the grid, non-profit organisations say.

6 Aug 2026 - 4:48PM

A coal-fired power plant in eastern China's Zhejiang province on July 15. Photo: AFP

Science

China’s ambitious plan to conquer desertification has unlikely ally – the sun

Desert regions are being transformed into clean energy hubs that also halt deserts and create habitats for wildlife.

6 Aug 2026 - 5:49PMvideocam

China’s goal is for large-scale clean energy projects in its arid regions to reach an installed capacity of 455GW by 2030. Photo: Xinhua

US-China relations

Seasoned seeds as bio-weapons? Chinese netizens mock US targeting of food brands

The latest batch of Washington’s import restrictions – targeting snack firms – is creating quite a stir among China’s social media users.

5 Aug 2026 - 10:38PM

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Disputes over AI, robotics, trade mount ahead of planned Xi-Trump summit in US

Tech and trade rifts and forced labour claims test US-China cooperation ahead of Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington in September.

5 Aug 2026 - 9:00PMvideocam

Science

How a Xinjiang weed could cut China’s reliance on Southeast Asian rubber

Dandelion that oozes milky fluid when root is broken poised to help ease country’s import reliance.

3 Aug 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

The plant in question can be found at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Photo: Getty Images

US-China relations

China hits back at US forced labour blacklist as ‘classic act of coercion’

Washington has sanctioned 43 Chinese companies accused of human rights abuses in the western region of Xinjiang.

1 Aug 2026 - 9:12PMvideocam

Transport and logistics

How much transport is enough? China eyes 95% coverage across its record network

Beijing aims to expand nation’s world-leading network coverage, raising questions over need for more infrastructure projects as authorities flag ‘weak links’.

31 Jul 2026 - 9:00PMvideocam

China’s Communist Party

China’s plenum plan reveals focus on party discipline ahead of 2027 congress

Politburo calls on Central Committee to draw on the ‘valuable experience’ from the anti-corruption campaign.

30 Jul 2026 - 8:09PMvideocam

The plenum is the most important political meeting ahead of next year’s party congress, when Xi Jinping is due to begin a fourth term as leader. Photo: EPA

US-China trade war

Record Chinese biotech out-licensing meets rising US scrutiny

Surging cross-border deals out of China are running headlong into intensifying US national security fears.

29 Jul 2026 - 10:39AMvideocam

Washington is increasing scrutiny of Chinese biotech at a time when the innovation pipeline in the world’s second-largest economy is experiencing rapid growth. Photo: Shutterstock

Science

China team unearths world’s oldest amber, hidden in ancient Xinjiang coal seam

Ancient plants were capable of producing resin to protect themselves 65 million years earlier than previously thought, study finds.

28 Jul 2026 - 9:00AMvideocam

China-Latin America relations

Brazil turns to China trade deal after Trump tariffs, as years of resistance end

Xi and Lula agree to fast track Mercosur trade talks, endorsing a deal Brasilia fought to bury when Uruguay first proposed it.

28 Jul 2026 - 5:13AMvideocam

Science

Why use rare earths in rubber production? China is engineering stronger tyres

A new facility leverages decades of research to produce high-strength rubber designed to meet requirements of EVs and heavy-duty transport.

27 Jul 2026 - 10:00PMvideocam

The synthetic rubber production plant draws on more than 60 years of research into rare earth catalytic synthesis of butadiene rubber. Photo: qq.com

Hong Kong economy

How Xinjiang offers Hong Kong a bridge to Central Asia — and what the risks are

Xinjiang’s transport links and proximity to Central Asia can help Hong Kong expand in region, but Western sanctions create hurdles, analysts say.

26 Jul 2026 - 2:58PM

Zhao Xin owns of a 113-hectare cotton field in Shihezi, Xinjiang. Photo: Edith Lin

Hong Kong society

Xinjiang growing as tourist destination for Hongkongers amid travel sector push

Beyond its breathtaking scenery, tourism industry leaders hope to draw more visitors by showcasing the region’s heritage and history.

25 Jul 2026 - 8:10PM

China-Latin America relations

China vows to defend Brazil’s sovereignty as Trump’s 25% tariff bites

Wang Yi tells Brazilian foreign minister Beijing backs Brazil’s sovereignty, and asks for support on ‘China’s own core interests’ in return.

24 Jul 2026 - 4:53AMvideocam

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Xinjiang

What to expect as China’s Xi Jinping attends SCO summit in Bishkek

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 25th anniversary summit expected to offer clues to China’s ambitions for a more multipolar Asia, analysts say.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}In Focus | Can Beijing’s gateway plan for Tibet survive geopolitics and natural disasters?

Will minimum-wage increases in more Chinese regions help boost consumption?

In Focus | Why China’s mineral hubs and border regions face heaviest anti-corruption toll

China’s past CCDI annual plenums stress intensifying efforts to combat corruption where ‘power, funds and resources are concentrated’.

Xi’s 13-year corruption campaign just keeps accelerating

China’s anti-graft investigators are targeting more officials, including more retirees, according to a South China Morning Post research project.

Your backyard could hold a rare earth fortune and this orange lichen is the clue

Chinese scientists discover link between lichen growth and potentially untapped rare-earth-bearing carbonates and mineral deposits.

From mountains to sea: China’s plan to ring the nation with highways

The vast ‘border-coast loop’ is designed to boost development and national unity, but will have to navigate geopolitical and ecological barriers.

In Focus | As the US widens a Xinjiang trade ban, China’s cotton industry shrugs it off

Dozens of firms that source from the region were added to a US import blacklist, but few appear worried after years of diversification.

China eyes peak oil demand by 2030 amid pipeline increase, smart rig tech plan

Beijing’s peak-oil plan pairs an expansion of China’s network of pipelines with 15-km-deep drilling rigs.

.css-12ooj4n{font-family:Roboto Condensed,Roboto Condensed fallback,sans-serif;}AI-driven asset demand is reshaping Asia-Pacific’s investment landscape

Vast demand for infrastructure, fuelled by digitalisation and the energy transition, offers solid opportunities for private capital across the region.

In Focus | Race for UN top job enters final stage: choice may ‘make or break’ bloc

A strong, visionary leader is needed as next secretary general as Iran war rages during one of most ‘unpredictable times geopolitically’.

Sugar for the pill: US$8b fund boosts Hong Kong’s biotech hub ambitions

Hong Kong Investment Corporation is stepping up its efforts to position itself amid Beijing’s challenge to US pharmaceutical dominance.

China adds US sanctions, drone curbs in trade tit-for-tat

Beijing tightens curbs on unmanned aerial vehicle exports after US robotics import ban, sanctions firms for aiding measures targeting Xinjiang.

China wasting more clean energy than its power demand growth this year: report

All new electricity needs in China could have been met if the clean energy had been absorbed by the grid, non-profit organisations say.

China’s ambitious plan to conquer desertification has unlikely ally – the sun

Desert regions are being transformed into clean energy hubs that also halt deserts and create habitats for wildlife.

Seasoned seeds as bio-weapons? Chinese netizens mock US targeting of food brands

The latest batch of Washington’s import restrictions – targeting snack firms – is creating quite a stir among China’s social media users.

Disputes over AI, robotics, trade mount ahead of planned Xi-Trump summit in US

Tech and trade rifts and forced labour claims test US-China cooperation ahead of Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington in September.

How a Xinjiang weed could cut China’s reliance on Southeast Asian rubber

Dandelion that oozes milky fluid when root is broken poised to help ease country’s import reliance.

China hits back at US forced labour blacklist as ‘classic act of coercion’

Washington has sanctioned 43 Chinese companies accused of human rights abuses in the western region of Xinjiang.

How much transport is enough? China eyes 95% coverage across its record network

Beijing aims to expand nation’s world-leading network coverage, raising questions over need for more infrastructure projects as authorities flag ‘weak links’.

China’s plenum plan reveals focus on party discipline ahead of 2027 congress

Politburo calls on Central Committee to draw on the ‘valuable experience’ from the anti-corruption campaign.

Record Chinese biotech out-licensing meets rising US scrutiny

Surging cross-border deals out of China are running headlong into intensifying US national security fears.

China team unearths world’s oldest amber, hidden in ancient Xinjiang coal seam

Ancient plants were capable of producing resin to protect themselves 65 million years earlier than previously thought, study finds.

Brazil turns to China trade deal after Trump tariffs, as years of resistance end

Xi and Lula agree to fast track Mercosur trade talks, endorsing a deal Brasilia fought to bury when Uruguay first proposed it.

Why use rare earths in rubber production? China is engineering stronger tyres

A new facility leverages decades of research to produce high-strength rubber designed to meet requirements of EVs and heavy-duty transport.

How Xinjiang offers Hong Kong a bridge to Central Asia — and what the risks are

Xinjiang’s transport links and proximity to Central Asia can help Hong Kong expand in region, but Western sanctions create hurdles, analysts say.

Xinjiang growing as tourist destination for Hongkongers amid travel sector push

Beyond its breathtaking scenery, tourism industry leaders hope to draw more visitors by showcasing the region’s heritage and history.

China vows to defend Brazil’s sovereignty as Trump’s 25% tariff bites

Wang Yi tells Brazilian foreign minister Beijing backs Brazil’s sovereignty, and asks for support on ‘China’s own core interests’ in return.

In Focus | Can Beijing’s gateway plan for Tibet survive geopolitics and natural disasters?

AI-driven asset demand is reshaping Asia-Pacific’s investment landscape