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AI is massively increasing China’s new weapon development speed: scientists
Humble rolling bearing now a focal point for country’s defence industry as it experiments with artificial intelligence to gain edge over US.
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Type 054B frigate makes carrier force debut with Liaoning for live-fire drills
No sign of J-35 stealth fighter but the PLA Navy’s newest and most advanced frigate makes its carrier force debut.
27 May 2026 - 11:57AM
A file photo of a fighter jet taking off from China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier in a previous exercise. Photo: Japan Ministry of Defence
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As allies boost Taiwan Strait transits, why is US going a different route?
Chinese think tank notes changing risks: ‘China will inevitably respond, and that makes the overall situation appear more tense’.
27 May 2026 - 12:19PM
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Panama encourages dialogue at UN as canal tensions with China simmer
Panama’s foreign minister uses UN speech to help defuse tension after deterioration in Panama-China relations due to canal dispute.
27 May 2026 - 6:51AM
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US to seek public comment on which Chinese goods qualify for lower tariffs
Trump’s trade chief says administration has ‘come to terms’ with the fact that China won’t fundamentally change its political-economic model.
27 May 2026 - 8:03AM
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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks during a news conference in Detroit in January. Photo: TNS
Diplomacy
A quiet reset in ties is brewing along the China-North Korea border
The resumption of train routes and a spike in overland trade underscore a reset in ties ahead of a reported leaders’ summit.
27 May 2026 - 10:15AM
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US weighs offensive space tactics as China satellite rivalry intensifies
Former Pentagon official says Washington is debating ways to deny Beijing use of space amid fears over military miscalculation.
27 May 2026 - 5:44AM
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Diplomacy
China’s Wang Yi tells UN multilateralism must be protected in swipe at US
Beijing’s top diplomat says ‘world peace and security are in great jeopardy’ and that UN Charter should be safeguarded at all costs.
27 May 2026 - 6:57AM
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Quad foreign ministers fight for relevance as leaders’ summit remains elusive
Critical minerals and Indo-Pacific security took centre stage amid doubts over US commitment and a delayed leaders’ summit.
27 May 2026 - 3:41AM
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From left: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pose in New Delhi at a meeting of Quad foreign ministers. Photo: Kyodo
Science
Concerns mount in China’s space sector that Musk’s Starship will be a failure
Is the world’s most powerful rocket hitting a wall similar to the engineering limitations experienced decades ago by the Soviet N1?
26 May 2026 - 9:00PM
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Diplomacy
Double standards? How North American conservatives viewed 2 China trips
The North American right cast Trump’s Beijing visit as ‘deal-making diplomacy’ while attacking the Canadian leader for ‘hedging with China’.
26 May 2026 - 8:00PM
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Politics
Shanxi mine disaster casts shadow over province’s shift from coal to culture
Deadly explosion reveals the hurdles facing the mining hub as it tries to tap into greener sectors such as tourism.
26 May 2026 - 7:00PM
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Politics
What a US defence industry trip to Taiwan says about island’s military overhaul
The delegation is being led by former general Charles Flynn, who has become one of the most outspoken US military voices on Taiwan.
26 May 2026 - 5:55PM
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Charles Flynn, the former commander of the US Army Pacific, is leading the delegation. Photo: EPA/ EFE
Diplomacy
Top China, Singapore diplomats reaffirm commitment to Malacca Strait transit
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells counterpart that keeping the critical shipping lane open is ‘a shared aspiration of all countries’.
26 May 2026 - 7:13PM
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China defence chief Dong Jun tipped to skip this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue
The regional security forum opens on Friday in Singapore with no official word yet on who will lead the Chinese delegation.
26 May 2026 - 9:17PM
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China and Russia unite on world order, but Putin departs without concrete gains
Analysts say Beijing’s position in managing three-way ties appears to be strengthened after hosting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
21 May 2026 - 11:29PM
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Most of the deals signed between Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday are symbolic, according to analysts. Pool photo: Reuters via AP
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Could Putin, Trump visits pave the way for ‘trilateral coordination’ with China?
America is ‘the biggest variable’, according to international relations expert and former diplomat Cui Hongjian.
20 May 2026 - 3:39PM
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China and Russia warn US Golden Dome poses ‘clear threat’ to stability
Days after Xi-Trump talks, Beijing and Moscow slam Washington’s military provocations and its plans for missile defence system.
20 May 2026 - 10:02PM
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Diplomacy
How Putin’s chance encounter with a Chinese boy in Beijing shaped a life
Over 25 years ago, a young boy in Beihai Park caught the attention of Russia’s then new president as he visited China for the first time.
20 May 2026 - 7:54PM
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