6 h. ago China’s Xi calls for oversight, Trump’s Golden Dome: 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’s Golden Dome: will the numbers add up to deter China in the Indo-Pacific? The planned defence system could make it harder for the PLA to strike US bases like those in Guam and Okinawa, or warships trying to defend Taiwan. 2. Beijing sanctions South China Sea legal claim architect Francis Tolentino China has sanctioned the former Senate majority...

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3 d. ago My Take | Nato chief calls Trump ‘daddy’ as he makes Beijing the bogeyman

My Take | Nato chief calls Trump ‘daddy’ as he makes Beijing the bogeyman  South China Morning Post

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7 d. ago Stop worrying about US and carry on, Nato chief tells Europe and Canada

Europe should “stop worrying so much” about Washington breaking away from the alliance, Nato’s chief said on Tuesday, amid US pressure on European allies to pay more for their defence. Addressing the Nato Public Forum in The Hague, an event on the sidelines of the Nato Summit, Mark Rutte, the alliance’s secretary general, said he had been questioned many times since January about the reliability of the United States as an ally. Asked on Tuesday whether the US was still with Nato, Rutte said...

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1 week ago Trump’s Envoy to China Calls Out Threat of Foreign Supply Chains

Trump’s Envoy to China Calls Out Threat of Foreign Supply Chains  Bloomberg

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2 w. ago Trump calls removing Russia from G8 ‘mistake,’ suggests adding China | Daily Sabah

Trump calls removing Russia from G8 ‘mistake,’ suggests adding China | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah

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2 w. ago Why US defence chief’s attack on China won’t find favour in Southeast Asia

After listening to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s all-out attack on “communist China” at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, some might have wondered what the Chinese people would make of it. But as a Chinese delegate listening to him live, I was wondering what Hegseth’s boss, US President Donald Trump, would think. In February, Trump called US Vice-President J.D. Vance’s speech in Munich bashing European allies “brilliant”. This time, we haven’t had his thoughts. I wondered, not only...

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3 w. ago China, US officials agree to ‘framework’ that will need approvals by Xi, Trump

China and the United States wrapped up two days of high-level trade talks in London with an agreement “in principle to a framework” that each side will bring home for review by their top leaders. “The two sides agreed in principle a framework for implementing the consensus” that Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump reached in their phone call last week, and the consensus of high-level bilateral negotiations in Geneva last month, China’s top trade negotiator Li Chenggang...

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3 w. ago Trump–Xi call boosts Chinese president’s tough man image — and may have handed him the upper hand in future talks

Trump–Xi call boosts Chinese president’s tough man image — and may have handed him the upper hand in future talks  The Conversation

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3 w. ago The US and China are holding trade talks in London after Trump’s phone call with Xi

The US and China are holding trade talks in London after Trump’s phone call with Xi  AP News

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live updates: US and China to resume trade talks in London on Monday after Trump

Trump tariffs live updates: US and China to resume trade talks in London on Monday after Trump-Xi call  Yahoo Finance

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3 w. ago Xi–Trump call: Beijing sets terms for responsible reengagement

Xi–Trump call: Beijing sets terms for responsible reengagement  news.cgtn.com

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live updates: US, China set for next round of talks after Trump

Trump tariffs live updates: US, China set for next round of talks after Trump-Xi call  Yahoo Finance

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3 w. ago Oil settles up as US, China teams to meet following Trump, Xi trade call

Oil settles up as US, China teams to meet following Trump, Xi trade call  Reuters

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3 w. ago Donald Trump confirms China trip after 'very good' call with Xi Jinping

Donald Trump confirms China trip after 'very good' call with Xi Jinping  BBC

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3 w. ago Trump Says He Discussed Trade, Rare Earths in Call With China’s Xi

Trump Says He Discussed Trade, Rare Earths in Call With China’s Xi  WSJ

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3 w. ago US, China to resume trade talks after Trump call with Xi Jinping

US, China to resume trade talks after Trump call with Xi Jinping  KEYE

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3 w. ago Trump Gets His Call With Xi. The Two Sides Agreed to Keep Talking.

Trump Gets His Call With Xi. The Two Sides Agreed to Keep Talking.  Barron's

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3 w. ago Trump and China's Xi have 'very good' phone call and agree to more talks amid trade war

Trump and China's Xi have 'very good' phone call and agree to more talks amid trade war  Sky News

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3 w. ago Trump and China's Xi break the ice with first phone call since launch of trade war

Trump and China's Xi break the ice with first phone call since launch of trade war  USA Today

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3 w. ago Trump And Xi Jinping Hold Highly Anticipated Call, China Says

Trump And Xi Jinping Hold Highly Anticipated Call, China Says  Forbes

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