1 week ago China sanctions US firms; ‘super golden week’ spending: 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. China sanctions US defence firms, chip data provider in latest curbs Beijing has announced sanctions on a slew of Western companies and institutions in the defence sector and a leading semiconductor data analysis provider, marking its latest salvo amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States. 2. China says foreigners are using its rare earth exports...

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1 week ago China’s ‘super golden week’ box office lags, but annual picture improves

China’s extended “super golden week” holiday saw cinemas’ box-office revenues slump compared to last year’s National Day break, but nationwide takings since the start of the year have already exceeded the total for all of 2024. According to box-office tracker Dengta Data, cinemas raked in 1.83 billion yuan (US$257 million) during the eight-day holiday, which ended on Wednesday. That was the second-lowest total since 2017 and down from the 2.1 billion yuan reported for the regular seven-day...

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1 week ago China sees uptick in ‘super golden week’ spending amid record travel surge

China logged a welcome uptick in spending on services during the just-concluded eight-day “super golden week” public holiday, as the country’s transport hubs handled record numbers of passengers. Chinese transport authorities logged 2.432 billion passenger trips – a record high and a 6.2 per cent year-on-year increase – during this year’s extended holiday, which combined the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations. The surge was mainly driven by overlapping demand for tourism and...

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1 week ago How China turns "super golden week" into national spending spree

How China turns "super golden week" into national spending spree  Big News Network.com

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1 week ago China Focus: How China turns "super golden week" into national spending spree

China Focus: How China turns "super golden week" into national spending spree  Big News Network.com

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2 w. ago Unprecedented Travel Rush Across China During Super Golden Week, From Shanghai’s Forbidden City to Sichuan’s Jiuzhaigou – Delving Into the Details

Unprecedented Travel Rush Across China During Super Golden Week, From Shanghai’s Forbidden City to Sichuan’s Jiuzhaigou – Delving Into the Details  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago US’ National Day message to China; a ‘super golden week’: 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. Marco Rubio marks China’s National Day with message of peace, prosperity from US US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sent a congratulatory message for China’s National Day, reinstating a tradition to mark the occasion before October 1 arrives in the United States. 2. China’s military sees threat in expanded US drills with Japan and South Korea The US...

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2 w. ago Chinese coastguards ‘committed to sacred mission’ in Scarborough Shoal dispute

China’s coastguards said they were ready to uphold the country’s sovereignty in the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in a message broadcast by state broadcaster CCTV on National Day. The country has a long-running dispute with the Philippines over the reef and other areas of the South China Sea, and Wednesday’s report said the coastguards had resumed “regular patrols” in the area for the next 50 days. Coastguard officer Chen Zhijie told CCTV that protecting the disputed island was his “sacred duty...

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2 w. ago Marco Rubio marks China National Day with congratulations message from US

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sent a congratulatory message for China’s national day. The message, dated September 30, has been published on the State Department’s website. The US State Department has traditionally congratulated China before the country’s National Day, but last year Washington only did so after the date had passed, amid tensions between the two capitals. More to follow...

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2 w. ago Marco Rubio marks China National Day with message of peace, prosperity from US

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sent a congratulatory message for China’s National Day, reinstating a once-broken tradition to mark the occasion before October 1 arrives in the United States. The message, dated September 30, was published on the State Department’s website about at about 9am Beijing time on Wednesday. “On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of China on the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1,” the...

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2 w. ago Breaking | Marco Rubio marks China National Day with congratulations message from US

Breaking | Marco Rubio marks China National Day with congratulations message from US  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Marco Rubio marks China’s National Day with message of peace, prosperity from US

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sent a congratulatory message for China’s National Day, reinstating a tradition to mark the occasion before October 1 arrives in the United States. The message, dated September 30, was published on the State Department’s website at about 9am Beijing time on Wednesday. “On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of China on the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1,” the brief statement...

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2 w. ago China’s ‘super golden week’ forecast to spark travel boom at home and abroad

Visa-free travel abroad and free toll roads at home are expected to fuel a surge in travel by Chinese citizens during an extra-long holiday starting this week, in what analysts call a boon for the service economy. Total trips outside mainland China are forecast to reach between 8 million and 8.4 million – more than double the 3.8 million recorded for the holiday in 2024 – according to travel marketing and technology company China Trading Desk on Monday. Demand is “surging” for visa-free...

Transport

3 w. ago Hong Kong gears up for National Day celebrations as Xi delivers upbeat message

Hong Kong has started its National Day celebrations with an upbeat message from President Xi Jinping, two visiting PLA warships thrilling onlookers in Victoria Harbour and the restaurant sector betting on a business bump of up to 20 per cent during the extra-long “golden week” holiday. In a speech in Beijing on Tuesday to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Xi called on the nation to keep on working hard and to forge ahead with determination in...

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