35 y. ago State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho

State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho  Matangi Tonga

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46 m. ago Will Japan’s new leader bring more pressure to relations with China?

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation after less than a year in the job might not be surprising, but it will add to uncertainty over relations with China. “Now is the time for me to resign as the negotiations on US tariffs have come to an end,” Ishiba said on Sunday, citing a trade deal reached with the United States on Thursday that cuts tariffs on Japanese car imports from 27.5 to 15 per cent. Ishiba’s announcement came a day before his Liberal Democratic Party was to decide...

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46 m. ago China military dog quartet bow out after brave careers, millions view ceremony online

Four military dogs which have sunk their teeth into everything from bomb threats to emergency storm rescues during their careers have been given a special send-off at a retirement ceremony in eastern China. The recent event held by a People’s Armed Police (PAP) unit in Shanghai attracted more than 3 million views online. The retiring animals, adorned with red flowers, completed their final training session before being handed over to adoptive families. One of the crime-fighting canines was...

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69 m. ago Maduro Hails Huawei Mate X6 Gift From China as ‘Unhackable’ by U.S.

Maduro Hails Huawei Mate X6 Gift From China as ‘Unhackable’ by U.S.  gbhackers.com

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89 m. ago Chasing Starlink, China Unicom a step closer to satellite communication services

China has issued a satellite mobile communication business licence to a telecoms giant, in a concrete move that accelerates preparations for the large-scale commercial roll-out of its home-grown satellite services. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced on Monday that it had issued the licence to China Unicom, permitting the state-owned company to conduct services such as direct-to-phone satellite connectivity and expand its applications in emergency and maritime...

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97 m. 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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1 hour ago First remote robotic surgery at 4,500 metres completed in China

First remote robotic surgery at 4,500 metres completed in China  Euronews.com

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1 hour ago Tesla targets China’s humanoid robot market with new Weibo account

Tesla has launched a new social media account on Weibo, China’s answer to X, to promote its artificial intelligence technology, a move that analysts view as a preliminary step towards introducing its humanoid robots in the country. The first two posts on the TeslaAI account, unveiled on Sunday, featured images and video of the Optimus robots in action. According to its introduction, the account will also showcase Tesla’s advances in autonomous driving, driverless ride-hailing and its Cortex...

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1 hour ago Analysts try to make sense of China's massive energy moves over summer — here's what's happening

Analysts try to make sense of China's massive energy moves over summer — here's what's happening  yahoo.com

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2 h. 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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2 h. ago India urges BRICS partners to address trade deficits as China calls on bloc members to unite

India urges BRICS partners to address trade deficits as China calls on bloc members to unite  CNBC

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2 h. ago China Pacific Is Said to Weigh $2 Billion Convertible Bond Sale

China Pacific Is Said to Weigh $2 Billion Convertible Bond Sale  Bloomberg.com

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2 h. ago China’s Role in Driving Global Beef Market Hit by Economic Woes

China’s Role in Driving Global Beef Market Hit by Economic Woes  Bloomberg.com

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2 h. ago BYD predicts car brand clearout in China as Beijing cracks down on discounting

BYD predicts car brand clearout in China as Beijing cracks down on discounting  Financial Times

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2 h. ago US mulls annual China chip supply permits for Samsung, Hynix

The US is proposing annual approvals for exports of chipmaking supplies to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix factories in China, a compromise aimed at preventing disruptions to the global electronics industry after Trump officials revoked Biden-era waivers that let the companies more easily get such shipments. Officials in the US Commerce Department last week presented to Korean counterparts a “site license” idea to supplant indefinite authorisations the chipmakers secured under the previous...

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2 h. ago After 40 years in US, pioneering mathematician Zhongwei Shen returns to China

Pioneering Chinese-American mathematician Zhongwei Shen has left the United States to take up a chair professorship at Westlake University in Hangzhou. He joined Westlake’s School of Science in July to continue decades of research on partial differential equations and harmonic analysis – mathematical fields that form the backbone of modelling the natural world, according to the university website. Shen, who was admitted to Peking University as a maths major at just 14, has spent 40 years in the...

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2 h. ago Former MD Anderson researcher charged with stealing cancer research to China

Former MD Anderson researcher charged with stealing cancer research to China  The Daily Texan

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3 h. ago China drives over 30% of global manufacturing growth during 2021

China drives over 30% of global manufacturing growth during 2021-2025  chinadailyasia.com

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3 h. 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 h. ago China is ready to enhance strategic communication with North Korea, Xi tells Kim

China is ready to enhance strategic communication with North Korea, Xi tells Kim  Reuters

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