16 h. ago Can Scott Bessent see China’s trade counterstrike with clear eyes?

After a video call last Saturday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng are expected to meet in Malaysia this week to hopefully ease tensions before US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping potentially meet on the sidelines of this year’s Apec summit. The meeting was in doubt when Trump threatened to impose an additional 100 per cent tariff on China, despite later relenting that it might not be sustainable. Washington blamed Beijing for the escalation,...

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28 h. ago Video: The Chinese Influencer Who Made a Career of Lying Flat

Video: The Chinese Influencer Who Made a Career of Lying Flat  The New York Times

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38 h. ago Australia Says Chinese Fighter Jet Released Flares Near Its Military Plane

Australia Says Chinese Fighter Jet Released Flares Near Its Military Plane  The New York Times

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42 h. ago Australia accuses Chinese fighter jet of releasing flares near RAAF aircraft in ‘dangerous’ incident

Australia accuses Chinese fighter jet of releasing flares near RAAF aircraft in ‘dangerous’ incident  The Guardian

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42 h. ago Australia says Chinese fighter jet released flares near RAAF aircraft in ‘dangerous’ incident

Australia says Chinese fighter jet released flares near RAAF aircraft in ‘dangerous’ incident  The Guardian

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42 h. ago Marles takes action after ‘unsafe’ interaction with Chinese fighter jet

Marles takes action after ‘unsafe’ interaction with Chinese fighter jet  Sky News Australia

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42 h. ago 'Unprofessional' Chinese fighter jet incident raised with Beijing: Marles

'Unprofessional' Chinese fighter jet incident raised with Beijing: Marles  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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3 d. ago China claims its homegrown jet detected, repelled US stealth fighter

China claims its homegrown jet detected, repelled US stealth fighter  Interesting Engineering

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3 d. ago Top US and China trade envoys set for talks after ‘constructive’ video call

China and the United States are set to hold fresh trade talks next week, following a video call between Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Saturday morning Beijing time. “Vice-Premier He Lifeng and I engaged in frank and detailed discussions regarding trade between the United States and China,” Bessent wrote on social media after their call. “We will meet in person next week to continue our discussions.” In its readout, China described He’s discussions with...

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4 d. ago Indonesia’s North Korea ties stoke worries in Seoul over jet tech leak

Indonesia’s renewed diplomatic engagement with North Korea has raised concerns in Seoul over the possible breach of sensitive technology related to the KF-21, a cutting-edge fighter jet jointly developed with the Southeast Asian nation. South Korean officials maintain that KF-21 data is protected under existing non-disclosure agreements with Jakarta. Still, critics point to Indonesia’s record on the joint project, including payment delays and leak scandals, which have undermined its...

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5 d. ago World’s Largest Muslim Country Agrees Fighter Jet Deal With China

World’s Largest Muslim Country Agrees Fighter Jet Deal With China  Newsweek

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5 d. ago Video Shows Chinese Fighter Jet Buzzing US Ally Patrol Aircraft

Video Shows Chinese Fighter Jet Buzzing US Ally Patrol Aircraft  Newsweek

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8 d. ago Tencent’s hit title Delta Force prompts sharpened focus on shooting games

For more than a decade, Tencent Holdings developer Leo Yao toiled in relative anonymity, churning out one shooting game after another. Then he scored one of the biggest Chinese hits of 2024 with Delta Force, a video game that continues to attract 30 million players daily. Now, Tencent’s top brass have tasked the 43-year-old with helping orchestrate a major shift at China’s most valuable company. Executives see a change in tastes among domestic gamers – long deemed a smartphone-dominant audience...

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9 d. ago China AI professor goes viral over good looks, academic says she is ‘ordinary’

A young associate professor at a prestigious Chinese university has gone viral on social media after a video of her teaching generative artificial intelligence (AI) captivated viewers. She has also sparked an online discussion about her youthful appearance and academic credentials. He Jing, who is in her mid-30s, is a teacher at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences at Beihang University. Beihang University (BUAA) was established in 1952 and is one of China’s top...

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3 w. ago Trump signs TikTok order, world’s tallest bridge opens: 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 signs order saying TikTok sale meets US requirements US President Donald Trump has declared that a deal for TikTok satisfied the requirements of the US’ sale-or-ban law for the Chinese-owned short-video app, punctuating months of deliberations and years of angst in Washington over the app’s security implications. 2. US and Chinese officials agree to...

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3 w. ago India ramps up local arms production with US$7 billion fighter jet deal

India on Thursday signed a US$7 billion order for 97 domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets as its air force retires its outgoing Russian MiG-21 jets after decades of use. The first Tejas jets – meaning “brilliance” in Hindi – were commissioned into the air force in 2016, with the latest commission for the fourth-generation version of the fighter, Mk-1A. India, one of the world’s largest arms importers, has made the modernisation of its forces a top priority, and made repeated pushes...

Economics

4 w. ago China flexes western Pacific muscle with Fujian launches: analysts

The successful launch of a batch of carrier-based fighter jets from China’s most advanced aircraft carrier signalled the country’s enhanced military influence in the western Pacific region and intensified competition within the second island chain, analysts observed. The J-15T fighter jet, the fifth-generation J-35 stealth fighter and the airborne early warning aircraft KJ-600 successfully completed catapult launches and arresting gear landing tests aboard the Fujian, according to CCTV on...

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4 w. ago China’s latest aircraft carrier showcases new fighter jet launch system. Only the US has the same tech

China’s latest aircraft carrier showcases new fighter jet launch system. Only the US has the same tech  CNN

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