China’s political and intellectual elites increasingly see the country’s economic transformation as evidence that state-led development has succeeded where liberal capitalism has failed. Yet structural problems, including overcapacity and persistent inequality, suggest that triumphalism may be prema…
Mr. Sharif appreciated China’s support for Pakistan in mediating the U.S.-Iran negotiations, noting that President Xi’s four propositions on the West Asia situation offer guidance for achieving peace
Foreign Ministers of Australia, India, Japan, U.S. to hold talks on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) morning
The founder of a fast-rising Chinese tech firm has become known as China’s “crazy boss” after a string of online stunts.
Yu Hao, 39, from Jiangsu province in eastern China, is the founder and CEO of Dreame Technology, a smart home appliance maker best known for high-end robot vacuum cleaners.
Founde…
China has praised Pakistan’s role as a mediator in the US-Iran conflict and pledged continuing support for its efforts amid signs that Washington and Tehran are moving towards a peace deal.
Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the country’s “proac…
On the first leg of his four-day China visit, Pakistan’s prime minister – famed for “Sharif speed”, a term describing his swift execution of development projects – met his match in a leading AI tool.
Shehbaz Sharif, keen on accelerating his nation’s digital economy with the help of Chinese firms, is…
A gas explosion that killed at least 82 people in central China – the country’s worst mining disaster in more than a decade – was the result of systemic safety failures across multiple parts of the production chain, according to miners and industry insiders.
The Friday blast at the Liushenyu Coal Mi…
A Chinese chip pioneer who made his name in Japan – sweeping its top awards and developing the core components of the world’s most advanced production line – has returned to China, along with his team of researchers.
Da Bo, a semiconductor prodigy whose research underpins TSMC’s 3-nanometre chip pro…
High on the list of deliverables agreed following the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump was the establishment of a board of trade, albeit with little detail on its mission, responsibilities or operations. The White House expects the board “to manage bilateral …
A major diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Tehran could signal sanctions relief for Iran, a development analysts say bodes well for China, the primary buyer of Iranian oil.
Negotiations have advanced on a proposed 60-day ceasefire extension, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the …
The era when the three joint communiques set the terms of US-China relations may have “completely come to an end”, a prominent Chinese analyst has warned.
Zhu Feng, dean of Nanjing University’s School of International Studies, also said that it might be “unrealistic” to expect Beijing and Washington…
China and Serbia agreed to deepen security and economic cooperation, with the leaders of the two nations hailing the “ironclad friendship” and strategic bonds between their countries during Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s first state visit to Beijing.
In a comprehensive joint statement issued o…
Twenty-six US semiconductor firms, from Qualcomm to Nvidia, saw their China revenue climb by an average of 20 per cent last year, despite trade tensions, according to a new analysis.
The data, featured in the latest “Hurun Top 100 US Enterprises in China 2026” report released by the Hurun Research I…
France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Lithuania are urging the bloc to flex muscles as tensions with Beijing mount.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says China and Pakistan are 'iron brother' countries.
China and India are among those ramping up imports of Brazilian crude amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions.
España atrajo en 2025 unos 1.500 millones de euros. La vicepresidenta española Yolanda Díaz reivindica desde Pekín la apuesta del gigante asiático, pero subraya la necesidad de que el capital genere “empleo local de calidad”
La tecnológica china Huawei presentó la “Ley de Escala de Tau”, una nueva arquitectura para desarrollar semiconductores sin depender de tecnologías extranjeras avanzadas. El anuncio impulsó las acciones de firmas como Hua Hong Semiconductor y JCET Group en medio de la carrera global por la inteligen…
How has Hainan’s FTP changed tariffs and trade rules? Why is the FTP attracting new enterprises? What benefits are businesses gaining? How are the duty-free system and visa-free policy boosting tourism and consumption? What strategic role does FTP play in China’s comparison with Hong Kong?
A shipment of 15,000 tonnes of rice donated by the Chinese government to Cuba has arrived at the port of Havana, the island’s president said on Sunday.
The shipment is the first batch of a promised 60,000 tonnes that China says it will donate to Cuba, which is grappling with dire shortages.
“That no…
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China last week saw the signing of some 40 documents and a joint statement on strengthening the Beijing-Moscow partnership. The visit, just days after US President Donald Trump’s Beijing trip, is more than a diplomatic coincidence. It is a vivid reminder t…
Dr Evan Medeiros is the Penner family chair in Asia studies and the Cling family distinguished fellow in US-China studies at Georgetown University. He has served as the National Security Council’s director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, and later as special assistant to the president and senior dir…
A mother in central China has captivated mainland social media with an unconventional homework hack that has her restless son pedalling an old sewing machine while studying.
According to Dazhong Daily, a primary school boy from Anyang, Henan province, struggled to stay focused during homework.
He wo…
Hong Kong’s airport is set for a shift in volume this summer after airlines quietly swapped jet sizes and reduced scheduled flights to manage costs amid a global fuel crisis and following a jump in economy passenger fares to Europe.
Some airlines told the South China Morning Post they would operate …
XCMG Group, mainland China’s largest construction machinery maker, aims to achieve annual overseas sales of 100 billion yuan (US$14.7 billion), luring more international clients by turning its excavators, cranes and specialised vehicles greener and more automated.
Yang Dongsheng, chairman of the sta…
A coalition of major EU member states is pushing Brussels towards a much tougher trade regime aimed at combating Chinese-style industrial overcapacity, including faster emergency tariffs, broader safeguards and new anti-circumvention powers.
A paper signed by Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France an…
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A viral video of a blind woman on a tactile pavement being hit by an electric bike, which turned out to be staged, has sparked a wave of public anger in China.
The video has been viewed more than 100 million times online.
It has also raised questions about similar scams involving the visually impair…
In der Wüste Gobi ist erfolgreich eine chinesische Trägerrakete gestartet. Sie soll drei Astronauten zur Raumstation "Tiangong" bringen. Dort sollen sie Experimente durchführen - und einen Langzeitrekord aufstellen.
China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with 3 astronauts heading to its space station. One astronaut is set to stay in space for a year to explore human adaptability in long-duration spaceflights.
The Caribbean island has faced a fuel blockade that has cut off essential supplies, as Trump seeks regime change.
Pekín es un socio histórico de La Habana, pero en medio de una de las peores crisis de la isla caribeña y ante la escalada de tensión con Washington, el país asiático ha optado por la cautela.
The technology was reportedly sent from Shanghai to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas aboard the Chinese container ship Zhong Gu Yin Chuan.
The spacecraft was blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China’s Central Television reported
The PLA Navy’s aircraft carrier base in Hainan could prove vital to the fleet’s survivability and crucial in countering US containment along the first island chain in wartime, according to a prominent mainland Chinese magazine.
Such a posture could also support efforts to impose a maritime blockade …
China’s latest space mission, which includes Hong Kong’s first astronaut, lifted off on Sunday night.
The Long March-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern China’s Gansu province at 11.08pm local time on Sunday, according to…
As the race to send humans back to the moon heats up, China has been fine-tuning its plans.
On Saturday – the day after the US company SpaceX successfully launched its largest and most powerful Starship – the China Manned Space Agency unveiled further details about its plans to integrate its crewed …
China sends aid to Cuba amid a harsh US blockade.
China’s Shenzhou-23 astronauts blast off on space station mission.
Varias capitales europeas quieren que la Comisión ajuste y endurezca sus investigaciones y controles con más eficacia para afrontar desafíos como el exceso de capacidad de China
Payload specialist Li Jiaying, a former Hong Kong police inspector, will be the first astronaut from the city to take part in a Chinese space mission
President Xi Jinping on Saturday (May 23, 2026) had called for authorities to “spare no effort” in treating the injured and conducting search and rescue operations
A boy in central China dreamed of making his own silk quilt, prompting his parents to buy 10,000 silkworm eggs to nurture his curiosity.
In May, a mother surnamed Ruan from Wuhan, Hubei province, revealed online that her family was raising silkworms to help realise her six-year-old son’s unusual dre…
Hong Kong’s technology infrastructure is undergoing a major transformation as local government and businesses replace Western products with domestic alternatives, driven by closer integration with mainland China and rising geopolitical risks, according to tech experts.
US tech giants like Microsoft …
As I return to China, I do so with an abiding sense of respect for a nation that has become one of Serbia’s most indispensable partners and a defining force of our century. In Europe, discussions about China are too often clouded by suspicion and strategic anxiety. I understand that every major poli…
Chinese robovans could generate twice as much revenue in Southeast Asia and the Middle East than in the domestic market, making overseas expansion a must for profitability, according to autonomous driving leader Zelos Technology.
The company claims to have built the world’s largest robovan fleet sin…
Zimbabwe is betting that its move into lithium processing will finally break the cycle of digging and shipping ore that has defined its mining sector for decades.
This follows the export of the continent’s first consignment of lithium sulphate by Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe, a subsidiary of China’s Zh…
Archaeologists in central China have directly challenged the long-held belief that humanity’s earliest ancestors reached their creative peak during warm and hospitable climates.
For more than a decade, a team of researchers in Henan province has studied a 146,000-year-old animal-butchering site once…
Last year, China’s outward direct investment climbed 7 per cent to US$174 billion while overseas mergers and acquisitions rebounded to over US$43 billion, up nearly 40 per cent, according to EY data. Clearly, China’s appetite for global deal-making has returned.
But the approach has changed. A decad…
The expanded second passenger terminal at Hong Kong International Airport is set to open its doors to travellers on Wednesday, offering 25 new shopping and dining options.
While travellers must still take an autonomous people mover to Terminal 1 for departures after checking in at Terminal 2, the re…
Scientists in Brazil are working on a lab-grown donkey collagen that might save the animals from being wiped out worldwide.
Their goal is to meet the Chinese middle class’ insatiable demand for ejiao – a traditional Chinese medicine with purported anti-ageing benefits that is derived from donkey ski…
Images of sparse meals aboard naval vessels deployed in the United States’ war on Iran are a reminder that keeping military forces supplied with adequate food has been a problem for thousands of years.
The photos came to light after a crew member from the USS Abraham Lincoln shared them with family …
Toxic gases are making it hard for rescue teams in China to reach deeper sections of a coal mine which exploded.
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Tras protagonizar la cumbre entre Xi y Trump, la vida sigue su ritmo en una zona de alta tensión geopolítica, pese a las amenazas de Pekín
Las cumbres de China con EE UU y Rusia evidencian una dinámica de entendimiento. Esto reduce algunos riesgos, como los geoeconómicos, pero eleva el peligro para el orden basado en reglas y derechos humanos
Taiwan’s security Chief said China had deployed more than 100 vessels in regional waters, heightening tensions across the Taiwan Strait
O chefe do Conselho de Segurança Nacional de Taiwan, Joseph Wu, afirmou neste sábado (23) que a China mobilizou mais de cem navios de guerra e da Guarda Costeira nas águas da região do mar Amarelo, do mar da China Meridional e do Pacífico.
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Hong Kong’s first astronaut will operate a locally developed observatory that monitors key sources of greenhouse gas emissions on Earth during her time aboard the Tiangong space station, the research team behind the project has said.
The imaging equipment could pinpoint the location and intensity of…
China appears to be close to launching the world’s largest naval support ship.
On Thursday, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation released a picture of one of its shipyards on social media as part of a message marking a new Chinese solar term, which showed a massive hull in a dry dock in the back…
Lai Ka-ying suffers from motion sickness, cannot stand hot weather, was not a top student and did not speak Mandarin – all of which made the 43-year-old mother of three an unlikely pick as Hong Kong’s first astronaut.
But the Hong Kong-born payload specialist on China’s Shenzhou-23 mission, which is…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday called India a natural partner and invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, turning the page at least rhetorically on friction despite new-found US warmth towards China.
One week after joining US President Donald Trump on a state visit to Beij…
Thousands rally in Taipei backing higher defence spending after US pauses $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan.
Una explosión de gas en una mina de carbón de la provincia de Shanxi, en el norte de China, causó la muerte de al menos 90 personas y dejó a decenas atrapadas bajo tierra, según informaron el sábado medios estatales. Este se considera el mayor desastre minero del país en más de 15 años.
Una explosión de gas en una mina de carbón de la provincia de Shanxi obligó a las autoridades a ordenar la evacuación de decenas de trabajadores y movilizar a entidades de rescate. Según informes preliminares, los niveles de gas tóxico de monóxido de carbono superan el límite máximo permitido y en u…
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for authorities to "spare no effort" in treating the injured and conducting search-and-rescue operations.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s four-day visit to China aims to strengthen Pakistan-China relations and enhance CPEC cooperation
Uma explosão de gás registrada na noite de sexta-feira (22) em uma mina de carvão na cidade de Changzhi, na China, deixou 90 mortos até a manhã deste sábado (23). No momento havia 247 trabalhadores no subsolo da mina. Segundo a agência estatal Xinhua, executivos da empresa responsável pela mina fora…
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio has twice in recent weeks urged the country’s armed forces to defend its sovereignty, in a carefully calibrated attempt to sound more assertive on the South China Sea issue without directly challenging Beijing, according to analysts.
While Duterte-Carpio…
In ancient China, women were largely denied formal education and confined to the roles of dutiful wives and mothers.
Against this restrictive social order, two women pushed beyond the limits and left notable marks on medicine, astronomy and mathematics.
About 1,500 years ago, during the Southern dyn…
China’s decision to ease residency restrictions on social insurance applicants will help unleash positive, long-term economic growth, according to analysts.
The new measures announced on Friday by the State Council are part of China’s broader push to create a unified national market by removing barr…
A US and Philippine-led military drill seen as targeting China grew this year into the largest yet, prompting Chinese experts to warn that the annual event will exacerbate regional instability amid heightened tensions in the Indo-Pacific.
The decades-old drill called Balikatan, which means shoulder …
China is turning coal waste into a source of critical metals including lithium, gallium and germanium, leveraging its advantages in extraction technology and industrial infrastructure.
Coal mining and burning produce large amounts of waste, including coal gangue, the rock embedded in coal seams, and…
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is visiting China as the country seeks support for its efforts to mediate in the conflict between Iran and the United States.
The visit also coincides with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic ties between the two countries, which are…
A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi killed at least 90 people. Official news agency Xinhua said the accident happened on Friday evening. Around 247 workers were on duty at the time.
A formal petition to the US government calls for sanctions on Chinese seafood imports.
Xi Jinping urges authorities to ‘spare no effort’ in rescue operation after explosion in northern Shanxi provinceAt least 90 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coalmine in northern China’s Shanxi province, in the country’s worst mining disaster in 17 years.The explosion happened on Frid…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has a “gargantuan task” during his visit to Delhi: defuse tensions over President Trump’s anti-India aggression and overtures to China.
A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China’s Shanxi province has killed at least 90 workers.
La pregunta ya no es solo quién llegará primero a la Luna, sino cómo se aprovecharán sus recursos. El principal tratado sobre el espacio se remonta a la Guerra Fría, mientras que el cumplimiento del acuerdo más reciente, al que no se han adherido ni China ni Rusia, es voluntario. Mientras tanto, la …
En el momento del accidente había 247 trabajadores bajo tierra. Las operaciones de búsqueda y rescate en la provincia de Shanxi, en el centro del país, están en marcha
El suceso ocurrió la noche del viernes en una región conocida como la capital minera del carbón del gigante asiático.
A total of 247 miners were underground at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi Province when the accident occurred on May 22 night
Prometi na semana passada que falaríamos da visita do presidente americano à China, mas talvez seja mais interessante comparar os contrastes com o líder russo.
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Fu Cong says: "China condemns any attacks targeting innocent civilians"
A rescue operation is underway
In an era when technology seems to defy all limits, one age-old barrier has managed to endure: geography.
As geopolitical turbulence continues to disrupt traffic through the Strait of Hormuz – a vital shipping artery, especially for energy – the search for other fuel sources, and other means of tran…
Chinese President Xi Jinping viewed the Thucydides Trap as the “best diagnosis” of the challenge Beijing faces with Washington when he raised the concept with US leader Donald Trump this month, signalling an awareness that their current path risked conflict, an eminent American political scientist s…
Graduates of Hong Kong’s largest vocational training institution have largely avoided the negative effects of AI and could reap more internship opportunities from a coming megaproject, the body’s new leader has said.
In an interview with the South China Morning Post, newly appointed Vocational Train…
Ancient China dreamed of future technology long before the modern age, conjuring visions of magic mirrors, ingenious machines and even lifelike wooden puppets.
In the Tang dynasty (618–907) text Duyang Miscellaneous Records, a mysterious stone called the “immortal mirror” appears as a precursor to t…
In 1957, the Soviet Union kicked off the Cold War’s space race, shocking the world by sending Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, into orbit.
Four years later, it did the same to cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, making him the first human in space. In 1969, the US provided another image that def…
Hong Kong will send its first astronaut to the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Saturday.
Lai Ka-ying, a police superintendent and tech expert with a doctorate in computer science, will join the Shenzhou-23 mission as a payload specialist. She will become the fourth…
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing in a much weaker position than he did more than four years ago, when he launched his invasion of Ukraine shortly after his last visit.
US President Donald Trump left Beijing after much fanfare. However, he was criticised back at home for failing to…
Embattled Chinese developers have turned to a new strategy to resuscitate their ailing businesses: diversifying into semiconductor production.
Certain listed property companies have seen their shares skyrocket – some by hundreds of per cent – after announcing investments in “chipmaking”. Such strate…
When Xi Jinping and Donald Trump concluded their Beijing summit, the most consequential outcome – for China at least – may prove not material, but conceptual: the adoption of “constructive strategic stability” (CSS) as the guiding framework for managing their intensifying competition.
For Southeast …
The unprecedented participation of a Hong Kong researcher in the nation’s space flight mission is testament to the country’s high regard for the city’s innovation and technology talent and accomplishments, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said.
Lee congratulated payload specialist Lai Ka-ying, w…
At least 82 people have been killed in a blast at a coal mine in the central Chinese province of Shanxi.
State news agency Xinhua reported that the gas explosion happened in Qinyuan county, about 520km (320 miles) southwest of Beijing, on Friday after the mine issued a carbon monoxide alert late on …
France has committed €23 billion (US$26.7 billion) to Africa’s private sector in a bid to counter Chinese dominance and rebuild its influence on the continent.
Speaking at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi earlier this month, President Emmanuel Macron pitched the investment as a “jolt” to reset r…
In the face of the Chinese irredentist claims over Arunachal, New Delhi has attempted to transform a geopolitically sensitive frontier into a living, breathing part of the Indian nation.
In overlearning the lessons of China, Washington risks squandering the most important relationship it needs to counter China: India.
The first airtight Chinese closure forecloses gradual reform – and American policy must be calibrated accordingly.
Despite certain institutional similarities between China in the 1970s and North Korea today, head-to-head comparisons are deceptive.
Tensions are unlikely to ease.
The death count rose drastically on Saturday as the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, called for an investigation and emphasized the need to “hold those responsible to account.”
Desde hace años circulan propuestas vinculadas a materias primas venezolanas para el mercado chino, ofrecidas como operaciones con grandes descuentos y supuestos accesos privilegiados Leer
Las autoridades no han detallado por ahora las circunstancias concretas en las que se produjo la explosión ni el estado de las personas que seguían sin ser localizadas Leer
China and Russia vetoed a similar US-backed text in April, arguing it was biased against Tehran.
On Great Nicobar, a remote island located closer to Indonesia than mainland India, New Delhi is embarking on one of its biggest developments in decades.
The US$9 billion project is intended to transform the country’s southernmost tip into a major transport hub comprising a transhipment port, an inte…
On the face of it, US President Donald Trump’s China visit can be characterised by five Bs: beef, beans, Boeings, a board of investment and a board of trade. No wonder Trump rated his visit a “12 on a scale of one to 10”. Just the 200 Boeing aircraft China has agreed to buy is worth the presidential…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s coming trip to New York and Canada is expected to lay the groundwork for President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the US and warmer ties with Ottawa.
China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that Wang would chair a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council in New Y…
The original think tank paper was published in Chinese. SCMP Plus members can read an English translation here.
A Chinese state think tank has offered a detailed road map to steer China and the US towards peaceful coexistence, as the competition between the two powers has entered a new strategic sta…
China has moved to ease residency restrictions that prevent migrant workers from accessing social insurance where they work, in a sweeping effort to expand coverage and strengthen labour protections nationwide.
The new measures were announced on Friday by the State Council, China’s cabinet.
The move…
Chinese AI firms MiniMax Group and Knowledge Atlas Technology – better known as Zhipu AI – will join the Hang Seng Tech Index next month.
Their inclusion follows investor criticism that the city’s primary technology gauge has underperformed by missing out on the global artificial intelligence boom.
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Everlane, the retailer that bucked the fast-fashion industry by promising affordable ethically sourced and sustainable clothing, is being acquired by the king of fast-fashion, China’s Shein.
A letter to Everlane employees from CEO Alfred Chang confirming the deal was obtained by Associated Press on …
The Philippines has replaced India in Washington’s security calculus on China.
Putin’s visit to China shows that Russia is getting sucked deeper into a profoundly unequal relationship.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is raising the floor for punishing purge targets.
The challenges of conducting open-source research in China are well-documented. Consistently named one of the most digitally oppressive countries in the world, China blocks some of the world’s largest social media platforms, such as Facebook, Google, and YouTube. Those that are still accessible are …
U.S. President Donald Trump said following a summit with China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing last week that he was undecided on whether to approve it.
While American and international news coverage of AI tends to focus on a handful of Silicon Valley labs, China's more pragmatic approach to leveraging the technology could ultimately be the bigger story. What the Chinese leadership sees in the technology is nothing less than a master key for its eco…
China on Friday launched a crackdown on cross-border activities that illegally channel domestic money into overseas securities, futures and fund products.
The U.S. is bound by law to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself. China has repeatedly called for the U.S. to stop arms sales
Pakistan and China established formal diplomatic relations in 1951, less than two years after the founding of the People's Republic of China
Beijing has said Xi Jinping is expected to pay a state visit to the U.S. in the fall
Spokesman Guo Jiakun stressed that such actions harm the legitimate security interests of other countries
According to the newspaper, by receiving larger volumes of gas from Russia, China will be far less compelled to seek contracts on the global liquefied natural gas market, largely supplied by the United States after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Commerce Minister Wang Wentao is expected in Brussels for crunch talks with EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic on June 29 and 30, as trade tensions between the sides threaten to reach fever pitch.
Wang’s trip – confirmed by people familiar with the planning – will come on the heels of several top-level d…
The presidents of the United States and Russia visited Beijing on separate trips in May to meet with President Xi Jinping. The South China Morning Post produced extensive coverage of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s summit meetings in Beijing. Here are some of the highlights of our coverage, taking…
Scientists from China and the Netherlands have created a corn protein-based biopolymer with a process inspired by spider silk that could offer a sustainable alternative to plastics based on fossil fuel.
“Plant-derived biopolymers may become sustainable alternatives to fossil-based polymers, yet thei…
Perhaps the most fascinating and important aspects of US President Donald Trump’s jolt to the global economy have been its unintended consequences, especially the impact on relations between China and India.
Two consistent aspects of Trump’s meandering narrative are to “make America great again” by …
China criticised the United States for filing criminal charges against former Cuban president Raul Castro, as the Trump administration stepped up pressure on the Communist-ruled Caribbean island.
“The United States needs to stop wielding the big stick of sanctions and judicial measures against Cuba,…
Funding for China’s artificial-intelligence-related start-ups jumped nearly threefold year on year in the first quarter, as investors poured capital into large language models (LLMs) and embodied AI amid growing optimism over the country’s technology ecosystem.
AI-related start-ups secured more than…
This report was translated from Chinese into English using Alibaba’s Qwen3, then checked and tweaked for accuracy by a South China Morning Post journalist. It is for reference only, and is not the official English version of the original Chinese document. Alibaba owns the SCMP.
Beijing reaffirmed its opposition to arms sales to Taiwan after the acting secretary of the US Navy said Washington was pausing a US$14 billion weapons purchase by the self-governed island.
“China’s firm opposition to US arms sales to China’s Taiwan region is consistent, clear and unwavering,” forei…
A Chinese woman who has planted trees in the deserts of Inner Mongolia for decades has contacted an American man who donated US$5,000 to her and invited him to visit a forest that came into being because of his funding.
Yin Yuzhen, 60, was awarded as a National Model Worker by China’s State Council …
For decades, publishing a paper in Nature was regarded as the ultimate academic achievement in China – a fast track to promotions, research grants, hospital appointments and elite national talent programmes.
But a growing wave of academic fraud allegations could be turning that prestige into a liabi…
China’s top economic planner denied pressuring domestic tech companies to turn down foreign investment amid rising concerns sparked by its recent blocking of Facebook owner Meta Platforms’ proposed buyout of Chinese-founded AI start-up Manus.
“We have never required Chinese tech firms not to accept …
An alleged Myanmar crime boss and members of his syndicate were put on trial this week in the latest stage of Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on cross-border scam networks.
Wei Huairen, also known as Wai San, faces charges including fraud, murder, extortion and organising illegal border crossings, Chin…
All three of China’s aircraft carriers could soon be able to operate the country’s J-35 stealth fighter, which Chinese experts say would “significantly” bolster the navy’s combat abilities.
Currently, only China’s most advanced carrier, the Fujian, can host the J-35 as it has an electromagnetic cata…
Ohne Satelliten läuft kaum noch etwas - weder im Alltag noch im Krieg. Während die USA und China ihre Präsenz im All ausbauen, stört Russland Navigationssignale vor Europas Haustür. Deutschland versucht, aufzuholen und unabhängiger zu werden.
Analysts say a comparison of the readouts issued by the U.S. and China reveals "minor inconsistencies" on issues such as agriculture, tariffs and rare earths. But, experts argue, those differences are not significant.
The advanced persistent threat group also relied on SOCKS proxies like SoftEther VPN, tunneling tools that act as a middleman between victim and attacker.
Twelve dead as southern and central areas also suffer travel disruption, electricity outages and evacuationsHeavy, prolonged rainfall in southern and central China has resulted in weather warnings for flash flooding, landslides and waterlogging. The slow-moving band of rainfall spanned 620 miles (1,…