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POLITICSAug 1Ready player 3: India offers Asean a US-China alternativeAt a food fair in New Delhi, a vegetable exporter from the Philippines set out its wares: bags of dried moringa and lemongrass, bundles of taro leaves and a bowl of laing, the creamy coconut-milk stew made from them. The question Dry Tech Manufacturing wanted to answer was simple: could the simple Filipino food it sells under its Sheentaro brand tantalise the taste buds of the world’s most populous country? India has hundreds of millions of vegetarians, more than any other country on Earth,...South China Morning Post
CYBERJul 31Opinion: Is China Claudia Sheinbaum’s surveillance model for Mexico?Mexico is building a vast biometric ID system and expanding camera networks. Critics warn the infrastructure could enable the kind of surveillance state China spent decades constructing. The post Opinion: Is China Claudia Sheinbaum’s surveillance model for Mexico? appeared first on Mexico News DailyMexico News Daily
CONFLICTJul 31Japan protests China's new East China Sea structure, urges talksJapan has lodged a protest with China after confirming a move to install a new structure west of the median line in the East China Sea, the Foreign…Japan Today
POLITICSJul 31Trump envoy Steve Daines to return to Beijing as US and China lock in Xi summit agendaUS Senator Steve Daines is expected to return to China for another round of talks ahead of President Xi Jinping’s planned September visit to Washington, according to people familiar with the preparations. The trip was intended to help finalise the agenda for what both sides hoped would be a high-stakes summit between Xi and US President Donald Trump, one of the sources said. Daines, a Montana Republican, has emerged as an important backchannel figure between Washington and Beijing. He visited...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 31Will US or China win the next war? That’s the wrong question to askWho will win the next war? That is the question posed on the cover of the latest Foreign Affairs magazine which explores, among other things, the US-China military and technological rivalry. At its core is a clash of strategic philosophies between the US-led order and China’s world view, which has propelled the latter’s rise to the world’s second great power. The magazine’s contributors reflect a deeply ingrained Western strategic tradition, rooted in liberal realism, that says that the United...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 31Chile’s Kast courts China day after US hits exports with forced labour tariffChilean President Jose Antonio Kast received China’s ambassador to Santiago, Niu Qingbao, at the La Moneda Palace on Friday morning, in an encounter that lasted more than an hour and marked the first meeting between the two men since the right-wing leader took office in March. According to the presidency, Kast, Foreign Minister Francisco Perez Mackenna and Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Patricio Torres used the meeting to review their bilateral agenda, the minister’s coming trip to China and the...South China Morning Post
CONFLICTJul 31Gulf states turn to China not US as Iran war escalates | National Newswbkb11.com · United States
POLITICSJul 31China departing ambassador hails everlasting friendship as he leaves Sri LankaChina's departing ambassador to Sri Lanka has expressed sentiments of lasting friendship between the two nations upon his departure. This is a routine diplomatic statement marking a transition in bilateral relations.tamilguardian.com · Sri Lanka
WORLDJul 31China Now Generates Less than Half of Its Electricity from Coal“China, the world's largest coal consumer, generated less than 50% of its ​electricity from the fossil fuel in the six months to June, marking a first ‌for the country, which has been promoting the use of renewable energy, officials said. Coal's share of the power mix was 49.7%, Xing Yiteng, deputy director general of the […] The post China Now Generates Less than Half of Its Electricity from Coal appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress
BUSINESSJul 31Dispatch from China : The ups and downs of Changsha | Ottawa Business JournalAn Ottawa Business Journal dispatch discusses the economic fluctuations and developments in the Chinese city of Changsha. This offers insight into regional business conditions.obj.ca · Canada
WORLDJul 31How global AI boom is intensifying US-China undersea stand-offSouth China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 31China silent on allegations of NATO spying as Beijing extends Canada anti - dumping probeChina remained silent on accusations of NATO spying while also extending an anti-dumping investigation against Canada. This reflects ongoing complex international relations and trade dynamics.theglobeandmail.com · Canada
MILITARYJul 31IAF Unfazed by China Sixth - Generation Fighter Claims , Backs Pilot Skill and AMCAThe Indian Air Force remains confident despite China's claims about sixth-generation fighters. The IAF emphasizes the importance of pilot skill and supports the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft program.idrw.org · India
SCI & TECHJul 31China , U . S . in artificial intelligence race shaping the economy & securityChina and the U.S. are engaged in a competitive race for artificial intelligence dominance. This competition is depicted as significantly influencing both the global economy and security landscapes.fox11online.com · United States
WORLDJul 31Cosplayers perform and pose at ChinaJoy gaming festivalCosplayers in elaborate costumes gather at ChinaJoy in Shanghai, where gaming fans meet characters inspired by popular video games.EuroNews [en]
BUSINESSJul 31Humanoid robots: Trump's latest China trade battle?The US has banned foreign-made humanoid robots, a market Chinese tech firms dominates. Although Washington cited national security risks, analysts think Donald Trump is buying time for US robot makers to catch up.DW News [en]
HEALTHJul 31Thousands of people in China have had banned Alzheimer’s surgerySurgery that aims to enhance the clearance of Alzheimer's-associated proteins from the brain has been banned in China, but only after thousands of people had the procedureNew Scientist
WORLDJul 31China is making a great leap forward in food production – this time for realIn June 1958, as China’s Great Leap Forward campaign gained traction, state media began reporting astronomical agricultural yields, including claims from central Henan province of over 3,000 jin per mu – more than 22 tonnes per hectare. That month, scientist Qian Xuesen, father of China’s rocket programme, published theoretical calculations on maximum solar energy conversion during crop photosynthesis, which political cadres cited to validate the claims. In the following months, reported yield...South China Morning Post
MILITARYJul 31China signals buildout of nuclear missile silos for ‘strategic trump cards’China has given a rare acknowledgement that it has built more nuclear missile silos in recent years, with state television airing a documentary on the construction programme. In an interview with state broadcaster CCTV, Cui Daohu, an officer with a PLA Rocket Force engineering unit, described his contribution to building the missile positions that he called China’s “strategic trump cards”, saying the schedule was tight but had been completed on time. “We build homes for missiles. Each position...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 31But at what cost? The Economist draws backlash over ‘eco-authoritarian’ China labelBritish publication The Economist has come under fire across social media for calling China an “eco-authoritarian” state over its Yangtze River fishing ban, with some users calling out the outlet for its use of the “but at what cost” trope. In a piece published on July 27, the publication outlined China’s efforts to restore Asia’s longest waterway, which has experienced decades of environmental degradation, leading to a decline in fish and other species populations. “The Chinese Communist Party,...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 31Why Elon Musk would find it hard to decouple Tesla from ChinaElon Musk has dismissed a media report claiming electric vehicle (EV) company Tesla is considering selling its China business, even as the speculation threatens to renew scrutiny over the American carmaker’s dependence on its main manufacturing hub in Shanghai. “This has never even come up in a discussion ever,” Musk, who is CEO of both Tesla and commercial aerospace giant SpaceX, posted on his X social media account on Friday. “Absurdly fake news.” The remarks by the world’s richest person came...South China Morning Post
MILITARYJul 31Why Japanese stealth fighters over Australia signal a strategic pivot against ChinaJapanese F-35A stealth fighters are flying training missions over Australia for the first time in Exercise Pitch Black – part of a broader defence pivot that experts say could bolster US and allied resilience against Beijing in a Taiwan contingency. The multinational exercise, held every two years and featuring around 100 aircraft, runs from July 20 to August 7. It comes just days after Japanese, US and Australian F-35s trained together during the inaugural Southern Cross drills. Southern Cross...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJul 31EU-China trade war: Beijing turns the screws as Brussels tests limits of restraintLast Thursday, the European Union added 14 Chinese companies to its latest round of sanctions, accusing them of providing support for Russia’s war against Ukraine – but few of the names were recognisable to anyone outside narrow trading and compliance circles. Officials were taken aback less than 24 hours later, when Beijing – which had been notified of the ragtag group of traders and freight forwarders to be listed by the EU as far back as June – fired back ferociously. Unlike the long notice...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSJul 31China factories cool, CXMT surges, PLA marks anniversaryChina’s factory activity unexpectedly slipped into contraction for the first time in five months, and construction activity fell to its lowest since the pandemic, underscoring a divide in the nation’s economy that complicates efforts to revive growth. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dropped to 49.2 in July, missing the 50.1 median estimate in a Bloomberg poll of economists. Construction and services, part of non-manufacturing PMI, tumbled to 49 from 50.2 a month...South China Morning Post
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