7 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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10 h. ago Digital economy conference in Beijing to highlight international collaboration

Digital economy conference in Beijing to highlight international collaboration  China Daily - Global Edition

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15 h. ago EXCLUSIVE: Louis Vuitton’s New Travel Campaign Highlights the Beauty of China

EXCLUSIVE: Louis Vuitton’s New Travel Campaign Highlights the Beauty of China  WWD

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39 h. ago Asian Market Highlights: China Oriental Group And 2 Prominent Penny Stocks

Asian Market Highlights: China Oriental Group And 2 Prominent Penny Stocks  Yahoo Finance

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66 h. ago Japanese angered by Trump’s Iran strike comparison to atomic bombings

Japanese leaders and survivors of the atomic bombings have denounced President Donald Trump’s comparison of the US strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities to the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, describing his remarks as deeply inappropriate and historically insensitive. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki condemned Trump’s comments, saying the use of nuclear weapons was “unacceptable” no matter the circumstances – a lesson that should be self-evident from the...

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4 d. ago China, US finalise trade deal; global conflict warning: 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, US finalise trade deal as Beijing confirms breakthrough in talks China said on Friday that it would review and approve export applications for controlled items while the US would also remove some limits – confirming a breakthrough in trade talks centred on export controls. 2. China should be alert to risk of US being drawn into war by allies, analyst...

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4 d. ago China becomes bright spot at uncertain time: SCMP’s ‘Summer Davos’ highlights

For those attending the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions this week, “uncertainty” was the inescapable word. It could be found on the lips of almost everyone; senior Chinese officials, global executives, foreign academics and thought leaders from all fields. This should not come as a surprise. Simmering regional tensions, unpredictable policy pivots from Washington and a foggy picture for global trade were all top of mind as speakers and panelists gathered in the...

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4 d. ago US, China reach ‘understanding’, Xi to miss Brics summit: SCMP’s 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. White House says US reaches ‘understanding’ with China on rare earth shipments The United States and China reached a “framework” agreement on how to facilitate rare earth shipments, implementing a deal based on bilateral trade talks that started last month in Geneva,...

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4 d. ago US, China reach ‘understanding’, Xi to miss Brics summit: 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. White House says US reaches ‘understanding’ with China on rare earth shipments The United States and China reached a “framework” agreement on how to facilitate rare earth shipments, implementing a deal based on bilateral trade talks that started last month in Geneva,...

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4 d. ago China Policy Analyst: Beijing Silent on Iran Strike—Here’s Why

China Policy Analyst: Beijing Silent on Iran Strike—Here’s Why  NTD News

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5 d. ago China’s space military tech ‘threat’, EU and rare earths: 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 moving ‘breathtakingly fast’ in space military tech: US general China is moving “breathtakingly fast” in space military technologies and posing strategic threats to the United States, America’s top space force official said on Tuesday. 2. US-China trade deal is near, expert says: ‘they are going to stabilise this’ The United States and China could...

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5 d. ago Trump’s Iran strike rattles Beijing as China weighs US resolve on Taiwan

Trump’s Iran strike rattles Beijing as China weighs US resolve on Taiwan  Moneycontrol

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5 d. ago How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on Taiwan

How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on Taiwan  The New York Times

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5 d. ago US strike on Iran highlights China’s need for strategic bombers, analysts say

Strategic bombers remain “irreplaceable” for China’s military – even as it makes progress with sixth-generation fighters and long-range missiles – given their role in global strikes and nuclear deterrence, analysts say. They pointed to the American B-2 stealth bombers that hit Iran’s three nuclear sites on Saturday, dropping bunker-buster bombs directly over the facilities before returning unscathed. Seven of the B-2 bombers were flown nearly 27,000km (16,700 miles) – supported by more than 100...

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6 d. ago Trump, at Nato summit, defends US strikes on Iran nuclear facilities

US President Donald Trump rejected media reports that US air strikes only partly damaged Iran’s nuclear facilities as “fake news” on Wednesday, maintaining his claim that the targeted sites had been “obliterated”. Speaking to reporters during the Nato summit in The Hague, Trump said that the US had carried out a “massive” precision strike on Saturday against Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities. “It was very, very successful. It was called obliteration. No other military on earth could’ve done...

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6 d. ago Trump defends US strikes on Iran nuclear facilities at Nato summit

US President Donald Trump rejected media reports that US air strikes only partly damaged Iran’s nuclear facilities as “fake news” on Wednesday, maintaining his claim that the targeted sites had been “obliterated”. Speaking to reporters during the Nato summit in The Hague, Trump said that the US had carried out a “massive” precision strike on Saturday against Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities. “It was very, very successful. It was called obliteration. No other military on earth could’ve done...

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6 d. ago Xi may skip Brics, Li Qiang’s speech at ‘Summer Davos’: 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. In a first, Xi will miss Brics in Rio as Li leads China delegation: sources Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend next week’s Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro, marking his first-ever absence from the gathering of leading emerging economies, the Post learned from multiple sources. 2. White House clarifies Trump’s comment on China buying Iranian oil US...

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7 d. ago White House clarifies Trump’s comment on China buying Iranian oil

US President Donald Trump’s declaration on Tuesday that China “can now continue” to buy Iranian oil did not signal a change in Washington’s policy on banning such trade, the White House said. Trump’s earlier comments about China-Iran oil trade were made to highlight the continuation of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz - a critical shipping lane that appeared threatened by the escalation of conflict in the Middle East following the US military’s air strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according...

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7 d. ago As ceasefire looms, China's UN peace talk highlights limits of Beijing's influence

As ceasefire looms, China's UN peace talk highlights limits of Beijing's influence  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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8 d. ago China’s Navy spies on US Iran strike from Persian Gulf waters

China’s Navy spies on US Iran strike from Persian Gulf waters  BulgarianMilitary.com

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