8 h. ago In US, Taiwan minister warns of 'domino effect' if China takes island

In US, Taiwan minister warns of 'domino effect' if China takes island  Reuters

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12 h. ago China tipped to boost routine patrols after Scarborough nature reserve is set up

Beijing is likely to boost its routine patrol presence near Scarborough Shoal after setting up its planned nature reserve in the disputed waters, according to observers in China. Zhang Yancang, director of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea Research Institute at Dalian Maritime University, said this would mean daily patrols not only by coastguard vessels but also aircraft, drones and even uncrewed boats. “Unlike previous patrols, the patrols from now on will focus more on being routine and regular,”...

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25 h. ago Mainland Chinese students hit worse by scams than Hong Kong peers

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will boost monitoring of suspicious transactions on university students’ accounts by sharing a new set of fraud risk indicators with banks by the end of September. The efforts by the city’s de facto central bank came as police warned that scam losses among mainland Chinese students made up more than half the total among the group. Senior Superintendent Terry Law Kwok-hoi of the police force’s commercial crime bureau said on Thursday that 957 students fell...

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26 h. ago China, India, and North Korea back Russia as changing global order takes shape

China, India, and North Korea back Russia as changing global order takes shape  Atlantic Council

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30 h. ago Beijing condemns Mexican import tariff plan it claims is aimed at China

China on Thursday condemned Mexico’s plan to sharply raise import tariffs on automobiles and other goods from countries with which Mexico does not have trade agreements, calling the measures discriminatory and saying they were the result of outside pressure. Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters Beijing “firmly rejects moves that are taken under coercion to constrain China or undermine China’s legitimate rights and interests under any pretext”. “We will firmly protect our...

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32 h. ago US consumer inflation heats up but rate cut likely to remain on track

US consumer inflation rose last month to its highest level since January, government data showed on Thursday, although analysts believed that this would not deter the central bank from an interest rate cut next week. The data also underscored cost-of-living pressures on households as President Donald Trump’s tariffs filter through the world’s biggest economy, complicating the Federal Reserve’s role in maintaining stable prices. The consumer price index (CPI) picked up to 2.9 per cent in August,...

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36 h. ago Indonesia’s new finance chief plans US$12 billion boost for lending

Indonesia’s new finance minister wants to immediately flood the economy with roughly US$12 billion in cash to jump-start lending, proving his commitment to President Prabowo Subianto’s growth agenda barely three days into the job. The government would transfer half of the 400 trillion rupiah in cash reserves that it held with the central bank to state-owned lenders, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa told lawmakers in a hearing on Wednesday. He added on Thursday that the cash injection would...

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41 h. ago Gun Violence To 'China Virus': A Look At Charlie Kirk's Controversial Takes

Gun Violence To 'China Virus': A Look At Charlie Kirk's Controversial Takes  NDTV

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63 h. ago China Takes Aim at Car Industry Fraudulent Advertising Tactics

China Takes Aim at Car Industry Fraudulent Advertising Tactics  Bloomberg.com

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64 h. ago China takes top place in new Asia green central banking scorecard

China takes top place in new Asia green central banking scorecard  Green Central Banking

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64 h. ago China's core CPI continues expansion, PPI decline narrows as policies take hold

China's core CPI continues expansion, PPI decline narrows as policies take hold  chinadailyasia.com

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3 d. ago As China’s ‘Air Silk Road’ grows, can homegrown C909, C919 jets take off abroad?

China plans to help dozens of countries develop their civil aviation capabilities through the Air Silk Road – a campaign that could, in turn, promote its home-grown aircraft and boost trade with nations from Central Asia to Europe. In the next phase of the eight-year-old initiative, Beijing would step up cooperation on aircraft leasing and civil aviation equipment manufacturing with some of the 150 countries taking part in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the government said in a report. At a...

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3 d. ago Vietnam exports to U.S., imports from China fall in August after tariffs take effect

Vietnam exports to U.S., imports from China fall in August after tariffs take effect  Reuters

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3 d. ago Legacy car brands launch a product blitz to take the fight to China

Legacy car brands launch a product blitz to take the fight to China  CNBC

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3 d. ago Takeaways from AP's investigation into how US tech companies enabled China's digital police state

Takeaways from AP's investigation into how US tech companies enabled China's digital police state  Connecticut Post

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3 d. ago What the US should take away from China’s Victory Day parade

Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, once suggested that childhood experiences cast long shadows over adult life. Nations, too, carry memories of their “childhoods”. For Beijing, two such...

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3 d. ago Letters | What the US should take away from China’s Victory Day parade

Letters | What the US should take away from China’s Victory Day parade  South China Morning Post

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3 d. ago China Refining Cuts Could Take Up to Five Years, Rongsheng Says

China Refining Cuts Could Take Up to Five Years, Rongsheng Says  Bloomberg.com

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3 d. ago Will China’s new visa targeting STEM talents give it an edge over the world?

Rahdar Hussain Afridi, a Pakistani national studying for a PhD in robotics at Peking University, had been worried about whether he could stay on after graduating in January, He hopes to secure a job in China, but the recruitment process can take a while and his student visa, which might expire soon after graduation, does not come with a work permit. China’s newly introduced “young talent” K visa for STEM professionals has brought him “great relief”. “I am really happy to hear about this visa,”...

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4 d. ago $25 million in 5 days: VALORANT’s bundle takes over China’s Douyin

$25 million in 5 days: VALORANT’s bundle takes over China’s Douyin  esports.gg

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