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WORLDAug 21Wang Yi visits South Korea, China’s economy cools, Warsh speaks at Jackson HoleNote: SCMP Plus subscribers can attend an exclusive event with Zhou Bo, a retired People’s Liberation Army senior colonel, in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Zhou will discuss China’s military modernisation as the PLA works towards its 2027 centenary goal. SCMP Editor-in-Chief Chow Chung-yan will host the fireside chat. Zhou is now a senior fellow at Tsinghua University. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sought to boost ties with South Korea amid signs of strains in the long-standing US-South Korean...South China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 21China’s Typhoon Maysak death toll soars to 159 as region tallies catastrophic lossesSouth China Morning Post
MILITARYAug 21 China a competitor , Pakistan remains a security challenge : Ex - Army Chief Gen M . M . NaravaneAn ex-Army Chief stated that China is a competitor and Pakistan continues to be a security challenge. This presents a military perspective on significant geopolitical relationships.kenyastar.com · Kenya
POLITICSAug 21A Rock and China’s Three-Sea ProblemTwo rocks surrounded by coral, with a total land size of less than 10 square meters (approximately 108 square feet) at high tide, are the entire basis on which Japan claims a 150,000-square-mile exclusive economic zone, an area nearly the size of Japan itself. The uninhabited feature, located more than 1,000 miles south of Tokyo, is called Okinotori.In late July, Japan protested Sino-Russian live-fire drills held within the exclusive economic zone it claims around Okinotori. Tokyo cited the safety risks the drills posed to nearby vessels, but its broader objection was to Beijing’s claim War on the Rocks
BUSINESSAug 21Beyond the Buyout : China USD fundraising is back , but it has a catchChina's USD fundraising activities are reportedly returning, but with certain caveats or challenges. This suggests evolving dynamics in international investment in China.dealstreetasia.com · India
SCI & TECHAug 21China clears Geely for landmark satellite IoT test to spur commercial space sectorChina has approved its first private-sector commercial trial for satellite Internet of Things (IoT) services, granting a permit to a Geely-backed venture as part of broader efforts to open the country’s burgeoning satellite communications market to private capital. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) granted Zhejiang Geespace Technology, the commercial space subsidiary of electric vehicle giant Geely, a two-year trial period, according to a notice published on the...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 21China’s ‘smart’ diabetes probiotics; life sentence for Hui Ka-yan: SCMP’s 7 highlightsWe have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond 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. Chinese team aims to put ‘smart’ diabetes probiotic on US shelves within 2 years Chinese researchers have engineered a probiotic that could make diabetes care as simple as drinking a cup of yoghurt or swallowing a capsule. 2. Saga of...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 21International study finds solar panels in China could be harming birdsSolar expansion policies across China have led to a reduction in bird diversity, with wealthier and non-desert regions bearing the brunt of species loss, according to a study led by researchers in China and the US. They found that solar expansion had eaten into birds’ foraging and breeding grounds, and had left what habitat remained more fragmented, pitting China’s carbon reduction policies against biodiversity conservation. “Our findings highlight a critical green dilemma: without meticulous...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 21US warns allies and China to join Iran economic pressure campaignThe United States on Thursday urged allies and China to join its campaign to isolate Iran's economy, as President Donald Trump seeks to intensify pressure on Tehran amid a stalemate in the war and growing domestic criticism.France 24 [en]
SCI & TECHAug 21In the embodied AI race, China can opt to look beyond bigger modelsThe world has seen tremendous progress in the capabilities of robots in the past year. Robots can now walk, dance, run and perform increasingly sophisticated movements, yet impressive demonstrations do not equal commercial value. Beyond the hype surrounding China’s red-hot embodied robotics sector, one challenge confronts all players: data. Robotics has long faced the challenge of achieving widespread adoption. To do so, robots must be for general purpose, reliable and economically viable – all...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 21Japan lawmakers to visit China in bid to cool row, but thaw unlikely: expertsA reported trip to China next week by a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers could carry “pronounced” symbolic weight but is unlikely to herald a thaw in ties between the two neighbours, Chinese experts suggest. For the first time since bilateral relations succumbed to a bitter chill 10 months ago, a delegation of Japan’s parliamentary members will visit Beijing from August 24 to 27, according to reports by multiple Japanese outlets on Wednesday. Those legislators – including some from the...South China Morning Post
CONFLICTAug 21Iran war live: US vows toughest Iran sanctions, urges China supportAl Jazeera [en]
WORLDAug 20Eurasian Cinema Academy award screenings to begin in ChinaScreenings for the Eurasian Cinema Academy awards are set to begin in China. This marks the start of a cultural event focusing on Eurasian cinema.sierraleonetimes.com · Sierra Leone
POLITICSAug 20Giro en el conflicto de las visas y China entre la Embajada de EE.UU. y la cooperativa de Neuquén: negocian un posible acuerdoCALF inició un plan de modernización y se acercó a Huawei, lo que generó la amenaza de Lamelas de revocar las visas a los directivos.Tras la escalada ahora mantienen reuniones para acercar posiciones.Clarín
POLITICSAug 20US designates academic Min Zin as wrongfully detained in ChinaThe US State Department said on Thursday that it had determined after a detailed investigation that Min Zin, an American political analyst of Chinese descent detained by Beijing last month, was being improperly held. That formal designation shifts the case from a State Department consular issue to one handled by its presidential office dealing with hostage affairs. Thursday’s terse statement, which said the decision was made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, adds another irritant to the fraught...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 20Despite US sanctions on Xinjiang cotton, China’s textile industry weathers the stormWhen the US government announced the addition of 43 Chinese companies to an import blacklist in late July over allegations of forced labour in the country’s western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region – including several household food and apparel brands – the local reaction to the news was surprisingly calm. “It felt like a sudden batch of companies was added out of nowhere … but it shouldn’t have much of an impact on the sector,” said the owner of a cotton-ginning mill in southern Xinjiang, who...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 20As China shows, liberal capitalism is not the only pathMuch of the Western debate about China begins with a category error. “Communism” is often treated as synonymous with a monolithic command economy, limited private enterprise and bureaucratic control over every commercial decision. Modern China does not fit that model. It is better understood as a mixed, state-led system in which private enterprise, foreign investment and fiercely competitive markets coexist alongside public ownership and state control in strategic sectors. This is more than...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 20New Peru government vows to apply Hong Kong trade deal, but is silent on mainland ChinaPeru’s new government has pledged to bring its free-trade agreement with Hong Kong into force this year as part of an effort to position the country as a commercial bridge between South America and the Asia-Pacific, even as its first comprehensive policy programme made no direct mention of mainland China or the Chinese-operated Chancay megaport. Prime Minister Luis Galarreta told lawmakers on Thursday that commercial openness would remain a state policy under Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori’s...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 20Hundreds of Tibetans protest China’s ethnic unity law by shaving headsA protest organised by hundreds of Tibetans in New Delhi led many exiles to shave their heads.Al Jazeera [en]
WORLDAug 20Beijing calls US tariff report ‘false narrative’ as named hub Mexico plans new China curbsChina rejected a White House report on Thursday that accused its exporters of routing goods through Mexico and other countries to avoid US tariffs, hours after word emerged that Mexico was preparing to restrict Chinese products further. He Yadong, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of Commerce, told a regular press briefing in Beijing that the report “ignored facts and distorted reality by treating normal international trade and investment as fraud”. He called it a “typical exercise in...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 20China Isn’t Winning the Digital Order – YetIn Southeast Asia, Beijing is building the digital infrastructure, but not (yet) writing the rules.The Diplomat
POLITICSAug 20US urges China to back its ‘most crushing economic operation’ against IranUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday urged China to join Washington’s latest efforts to economically pressure and isolate Iran after negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the six-month conflict collapsed. “Keep in mind, the Chinese get 50 per cent of their energy from the Gulf. So, it would do them a big service to get with the programme,” Bessent told CNBC when asked whether the new economic sanctions would include China. Bessent also said that “many conversations are...South China Morning Post
CONFLICTAug 20Over 5 , 000 Tibetans march in Dharamshala against China on 49th day of Lobsang Rangzen self - immolationbatonrougepost.com · United States
SCI & TECHAug 20China’s Private Space Industry Lands Orbital-Class Booster“Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the ​first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket, joining SpaceX and Blue Origin as the only private companies to land ‌an orbital-class booster and narrowing China's gap with the U.S. in reusable rockets. The ability to return, recover and reuse a booster is crucial to reduce cost and make it […] The post China’s Private Space Industry Lands Orbital-Class Booster appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress
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