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POLITICSOct 8US investigates 9 universities over alleged visa fraud, with focus on ChinaThe Trump administration is launching an investigation into nine US universities over alleged J-1 visa fraud, with officials raising concerns about Chinese scholars and the Chinese government. The J-1 programme covers exchange visitors including international researchers, scholars and students, who may receive temporary authorisation to work or conduct research in the US. At a Thursday press conference, Anthony D’Esposito, inspector general of the US Department of Labor, announced what he called...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8America’s Best Answer to the China-Russia AllianceWashington can exploit friction, strengthen allies, and make the axis harder to sustain.Foreign Policy
POLITICSOct 8One Year On, China’s K Visa Remains an Opaque PromiseChina’s flagship talent visa can be found in the official application system, but most of the specifics on who can apply, and how to do so, are still missing.The Diplomat
POLITICSOct 8China trade talks test EU’s appetite for tougher actionTrade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is seeking concessions from Beijing to narrow a record trade deficit, but expectations of a breakthrough are low.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 8It’s time for China to offer more than statements on HormuzTwo summits in five months between US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping have produced shared language but not an open Strait of Hormuz. After the May meeting in Beijing, there was little sign the two sides agreed on how to end the war. Xi’s visit to Washington yielded no breakthrough on Iran, though Xi backed a return to the interim US-Iran agreement. Last week, Trump rejected a truce proposal from Iran and said he was considering resuming US bombing of Iran after the midterm...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8China nominates Song Li for WHO chief as agency faces funding shake-up from US exitChina has nominated health official Song Li to run for director general of the World Health Organization, the foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday. If elected, Song would be the first person from mainland China to head the United Nations health agency. China previously backed Margaret Chan, a Hong Kong-born doctor and former director of health of Hong Kong, who served as WHO director general from 2007 to 2017. Song’s nomination comes as the WHO faces a major funding shake-up following the US...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8Marcos says Philippines ‘resigned’ to managing South China Sea disputeThe Philippines is “resigned” to managing its long-standing dispute with Beijing in the South China Sea and avoiding dangerous escalations, President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said on Thursday. At the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore, Marcos said: “I don’t know if we can find a resolution to the problem, but we are resigned to just being able to manage the problem, so that we do not have mistakes, we do not have misinterpretations. “My greatest fear is that some seaman, some soldier, just...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8Kremlin aide visits China amid speculation about potential Xi-Putin-Trump meetingAn aide to Russia’s president arrived in China on Thursday for a visit that will be closely watched for signs of preparation for a possible trilateral summit with the US during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ meeting next month. Nikolai Patrushev, who is also chairman of Russia’s Maritime Board, was set to hold talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday. Leading a delegation that included representatives from government...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8‘We’re at a tipping point’: EU prepares its toughest weapon yet against ChinaIrish Times World
POLITICSOct 8China has nominated health official Song Li as WHO head - ReutersChina has nominated health official Song Li as WHO head ReutersReuters World
POLITICSOct 8EU-China talks enter critical phase as trade chief Šefčovič touches down in BeijingGood morning. Mared Gwyn and Angela Skujins with you again this Thursday morning. Today: the EU’s trade chief holds crunch talks in Beijing, Maricarmen’s death sends shockwaves in Spain, and student protests persist in France.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 8Europe Today: Rubio urges Europe to wake up as EU trade chief begins key China tripEurope's ties with China, the US and the UK are all being tested at once. EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič is in Beijing with a deadline to rebalance trade relations, Marco Rubio tells Europe to wake up, and London weighs rejoining the EU. In France, students are back on the streets today.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 8German President Steinmeier targets China trip as Berlin sharpens trade stanceGerman President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is planning to visit China in the coming weeks, even as relations between the two countries sour over trade, according to multiple sources familiar with the arrangement. It will mark the first official visit to China since 2018 for Steinmeier, a former foreign minister whose decade-long tenure as president ends in March 2027. The visit will coincide with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trips to Japan and South Korea before the end of October. When asked about...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8US bars Fiji-based man over corruption tied to ChinaThe State Department has accused the man of paying bribes to Fijian citizens to advance Chinese interests.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 8The ‘G2’ illusion? After Xi-Trump summit, China wants equality while the US seeks dealsWashington and Beijing may have signed an agreement built around “reciprocity”. But a more consequential question remains unresolved: does it mean equal status for Beijing? Countries without a seat at the table are watching that ambiguity closely. The spectacle of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington – the tarmac greeting, the flyovers, the state dinner – has been interpreted less as courtesy than as a statement of rank. Some argue that China is no longer being treated as...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8Beyond the summit: how US-China relations could still unravelThis year’s Chinese National Day reception in Washington felt noticeably jollier than those I have attended in recent years. The mood was more relaxed and Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng’s opening speech was upbeat. He even joked about the panda ambassadors at his own expense. The cheerful tone followed President Xi Jinping’s short but successful state visit to the US, during which his counterpart, President Donald Trump, gave him an unprecedented high-level reception that would have flattered even...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7EU-China trade talks begin in Beijing amid escalating pressureTalks will focus on the €1bn daily deficit and rare earth export restrictions.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 7China’s High-Tech Ambitions Have a Blue-Collar Status ProblemMost Chinese still view vocational schools and skilled labor as low status and undesirable.The Diplomat
POLITICSOct 7MEPs urge tougher action against China as tensions hit ‘critical point’The resolution calls China “a decisive enabler” of Russia’s war in Ukraine and says the EU should take action against China’s weaponisation of the rare eath minerals that Europe depends on.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7Can ‘neutral’ Malaysia stay above the fray in the US-China tech rivalry?Despite Malaysia’s insistence that its long-standing non-alignment policy extends to cyberspace, analysts say the country’s reliance on American and Chinese technology could make such a stance difficult to sustain amid the rivalry between the two superpowers. Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said on Monday that Malaysia would “always remain neutral” in cyberspace, arguing that cyber threats could come from non-state actors and should not be viewed solely through the lens of geopolitical...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7‘No more dumping, no more spying’: European Parliament hardens line on ChinaThe European Parliament voted for a significantly tougher China position on Wednesday, despite strong and long-standing lobbying from Beijing to tone down its official stance. The chamber backed stronger actions against Beijing, stating it is a “decisive enabler” of Russia, calling for a “continuous [European] naval presence and joint exercises” in and around the Taiwan Strait, and urging swift action to counter Beijing’s industrial policy, which it described as an “existential threat to the...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7EU Parliament toughens stance on China policy before Šefčovič's tripBericht des Auswärtigen Ausschusses stellt China als Sicherheitsrisiko dar - über Handelsfragen hinaus.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 7How closer China-US ties – and more Xi-Trump summits – could work in Iran’s favourChina and the US – Iran’s key partner and its chief adversary – found firmer common ground on Tehran at the Washington summit last month, and further head-of-state diplomacy could work in Iran’s favour, according to analysts. Iran was on the agenda when the presidents of the United States and China met in Beijing in May and again in Washington in September. There was no direct reference to Tehran in Beijing’s statement after the May summit, but following the September meeting China was more...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7Singapore must be able to say ‘no’ to US, China to preserve trust: Foreign MinisterSingapore occupies a “peculiarly sensitive existential point” as it seeks to retain strategic options amid a great power rivalry, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has said, doubling down on the city state’s stance of refusing to take sides. He also warned that the global landscape would remain unsettled if China and the United States failed to address their respective domestic issues. Speaking at the Milken Institute Asia Summit 2026 in Singapore on Wednesday, Balakrishnan identified...South China Morning Post
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