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Children wanting a visa will now have to attend an interview along with their parents. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Diplomacy

Chinese children under 14 become latest targets of tougher US visa policies

Embassy in Beijing says that a rule that allowed children to apply for a visa without attending an interview has been scrapped.

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Beijing on ‘chaotic’ LA protests, US-China trade talks: SCMP daily highlights

‘Chaotic era’: Chinese state media say LA protests are proof of a broken America

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Diplomacy

Xi urges South Korea’s new leader to set relations with China on ‘right course’

Lee Jae-myung took office last week after an election campaign in which he had pledged to establish stronger ties with Beijing.

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Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as president last week. Photo: Photo: AFP
Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as president last week. Photo: Photo: AFP

Military

China backs South Africa against ‘hegemony and bullying’ amid US tensions

Solidarity pledge to South African general comes after Washington’s controversial move to fast-track asylum for 59 white Afrikaners.

Science

Did China’s first emperor launch westwards mission to find ‘elixir of life’?

State media report on ‘fully preserved’ Qin dynasty inscription found by Chinese archaeologists leaves academics divided over authenticity.

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Military

China’s Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers sail beyond second island chain

The two carrier groups have been spotted in the western Pacific Ocean, with the Liaoning’s passage taking it past Guam.

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The Shandong was one of the two Chinese carriers involved in the exercise. Photo: Thepaper
The Shandong was one of the two Chinese carriers involved in the exercise. Photo: Thepaper

Diplomacy

Are China-Niger ties a test for Beijing’s cornerstone non-interference policy?

‘Strengthening a regime is, in effect, a form of internal interference,’ says analyst.

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Global Economy

Pressured by US tariffs, Chinese exports expand in Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia

‘Exports are being diversified, bit by bit, and Southeast Asian countries are becoming more and more important trading partners,’ analyst says.

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Politics

Civilian group hosts Taiwan tabletop simulation of attack from mainland China

The two-day exercise kicked off on Tuesday to ‘identify defence issues’ as part of Taipei’s push to mobilise non-military resources.

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A two-day tabletop war game focused on the defence of Taiwan against an attack from the Chinese mainland started on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Military

What do we know so far about China’s advanced J-36 and J-50 fighter jets?

Almost six months have passed since the next generation aircraft stunned the world, with more sightings adding to clues and speculation.

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The latest image of a Chinese J-36 fighter started circulating on social media on Saturday. It is also the first to show the aircraft on the ground, reportedly on a Chengdu Aircraft Corporation tarmac. Credit: X/ @WZZJWZ
The latest image of a Chinese J-36 fighter started circulating on social media on Saturday. It is also the first to show the aircraft on the ground, reportedly on a Chengdu Aircraft Corporation tarmac. Credit: X/ @WZZJWZ

Science

US students discover Unit 731 horrors, and an American war crime cover-up

Research project reveals chilling truth of forgotten Japanese military unit and why so much has been hidden from history classes.

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Military

Nato chief says it must build Indo-Pacific ties to meet China’s military challenge

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte contends that Euro-Atlantic security ‘is all interconnected with what is happening in the Pacific’.

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United States & Canada

Chinese national pleads guilty in US to exporting arms to North Korea

Shenghua Wen was paid US$2 million by North Korea for arms shipments, US says.

A soldier at a North Korean military guard post, as seen from Paju, South Korea. File photo: AP

United States & Canada

US arrests another Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material

Scientist is accused of shipping material to University of Michigan; 2 charged last week over conspiring to smuggle toxic fungus.

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The FBI is investigating a Chinese scientist over the alleged smuggling of biological material. Photo: AP
The FBI is investigating a Chinese scientist over the alleged smuggling of biological material. Photo: AP

China

US-China trade talks begin, Egypt’s new capital project: SCMP daily highlights

From US-China trade talks starting in London to Beijing’s control over critical rare earth minerals, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

Science

Study shows how robots replaced master workers in Chinese military drone factory

Researchers in Beijing transformed a production line with a robotic arm that drilled holes twice as fast as humans, with no quality rejects.

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Global Economy

China urges Japan, South Korea and Asean to unite amid trade war turbulence

Beijing’s top financial and economic officials want to strengthen regional ties amid US trade war uncertainties.

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Pan Gongsheng (right), governor of the People’s Bank of China, speaks as Lan Foan, China’s finance minister, looks on during a presser on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 6. Photo: AP
Pan Gongsheng (right), governor of the People’s Bank of China, speaks as Lan Foan, China’s finance minister, looks on during a presser on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 6. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

Trump signals willingness to lower China tariffs ‘at some point’

‘I’m going to lower them, because otherwise, you could never do business with them, and they want to do business very much,’ Trump said.

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Diplomacy

China on African charm offensive to rally opposition to ‘bullying’ US

While Trump targets critical minerals and specific nations, China expands influence through bilateral and multilateral engagement: analyst.

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Diplomacy

China warns US against ‘coercion’ as top officials prepare for trade talks

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says meeting with Vice-Premier He Lifeng will be about ‘de-escalation, not a big trade deal’.

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China’s top economic official Vice-Premier He Lifeng will meet senior US representatives in Switzerland this week. Photo: Getty Images
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LATEST China Science NEWS

Did China’s first emperor launch westwards mission to find ‘elixir of life’?

Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, who unified the various warring states into a single empire. Photo: Wikipedia

US students discover Unit 731 horrors, and an American war crime cover-up

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Visitors look at depiction of human experiments at the Unit 731 museum in Harbin, in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. The facility was built to conduct research into germ warfare, weapons capabilities and the limits of the human body, rather than for mass extermination. Photo: AFP

Study shows how robots replaced master workers in Chinese military drone factory

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The robot arm during testing by a research team from the China Academy of Space Technology. Credit: CAST

Chinese teen’s suicide puts crushing academic pressure in the spotlight

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Excessive schoolwork and academic pressure are said to be factors in the rising number of youth suicides in China. Photo: Shutterstock

China starts mass production of world’s first non-binary AI chip

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The breakthrough overcomes fundamental barriers in traditional computing by merging binary and probability-based logic while sidestepping US chip restrictions. Photo: Shutterstock
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Heavy rain doesn’t deter Chinese boy, 6, operating crane for acrobat parents

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Sinkhole in China swallows cars, injuring 3 people

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Trump and Xi discuss Taiwan and trade during call

Trump and Xi discuss Taiwan, troubled US-China trade ties in call breaking stand-off
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