4 d. ago Trump’s Harvard ban, how early birds conquered the skies: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump orders immediate ban on new Chinese and other foreign students at Harvard The administration of US President Donald Trump has formally barred Harvard University from enrolling international students, citing the institution’s failure to address national security risks on campus. 2. Russia moves again to join with China and India despite their trust...

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4 d. ago China’s ‘milestone’ engine, battery scientist leaves US: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump orders immediate ban on new Chinese and other foreign students at Harvard The administration of US President Donald Trump has formally barred Harvard University from enrolling international students, citing the institution’s failure to address national security risks on campus. 2. Russia moves again to join with China and India despite their trust...

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4 d. ago Russia moves again to join with China and India despite their trust issues

Russia’s fresh bid to revive a strategic triangle with China and India as a counterbalance to the Western-led international order faces headwinds given the deep-seated distrust between the two Asian powers, according to observers. However, United States President Donald Trump and his aggressive and unpredictable policies could be the catalyst to bring the three together, one analyst says. The assessment was made as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov objected to what he described as Nato’s...

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6 d. ago How China’s Baloch outreach signals Beijing’s loss of trust in Pakistan

How China’s Baloch outreach signals Beijing’s loss of trust in Pakistan  Firstpost

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6 d. ago China ‘has a lot of trust building to do’ in South China Sea, Philippines says

The Philippines’ defence chief has called on Beijing to engage in good-faith negotiations over the South China Sea, stressing that China still has a long way to go to earn Manila’s trust. Observers warn that trust goes both ways, however, pointing to factors such as growing cooperation between Manila and Washington, and the reduced Chinese presence at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore over the weekend. At the security summit, Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jnr rebuked a Chinese...

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8 d. ago 'Trust and confidence:' China, US must increase engagement, Singapore defense minister urges

'Trust and confidence:' China, US must increase engagement, Singapore defense minister urges  Breaking Defense

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2 w. ago China urges trust, cooperation with Pakistan, Afghanistan as regional tensions mount

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledges support, security cooperation as his counterparts discuss improving diplomatic ties.

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3 w. ago Hospital scandal further eats away at public trust in China’s healthcare

Questions about doctors’ training come on the heels of a controversy over the use of cheap medicines in overburdened public hospitals.

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4 w. ago To align security interests, China and Asean must close trust gaps

Beijing and Southeast Asian capitals can build confidence by upholding local autonomy over foreign agendas and keeping each other accountable.

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