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1. In a first, Xi will miss Brics in Rio as Li leads China delegation: sources
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend next week’s Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro, marking his first-ever absence from the gathering of leading emerging economies, the Post learned from multiple sources.
2. White House clarifies Trump’s comment on China buying Iranian oil
US President Donald Trump’s declaration on Tuesday that China “can now continue” to buy Iranian oil did not signal a change in Washington’s policy on banning such trade, the White House said.
3. Blacklist to backchannels: inside the European Parliament’s unlikely China reset

Correspondence obtained by the Post reveals President Roberta Metsola’s efforts to normalise ties with Beijing in recent months, after four years of estrangement. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the recent history, not everyone is pleased.
4. Li Qiang says China will be consumption power at ‘Summer Davos’: as it happened
Chinese Premier Li Qiang gave the keynote speech at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as “Summer Davos”, in the northern port city of Tianjin on Wednesday morning.
5. How China’s manufacturing hub spins a new yarn to become a tech powerhouse

The transformation under way in the Yangtze River Delta builds on a decades-long industrial base. After China launched reform and opening-up, entrepreneurs in the lower reaches of the eastern coastal region quickly set up private factories, turning it into one of the country’s first manufacturing hubs.
6. China’s central bank doubles down on financing support to boost consumption
China is doubling down on its efforts to encourage domestic consumption, with the central government and the country’s wealthiest province rolling out policies aimed at providing structural financial support and on-the-ground incentives.
7. How the dance of death stars puts a new spin on the way suns are born

Some stars nearing the end of their lives slow their spin in a “retirement solo” that not only shows the end is nigh but also how others are born. Chinese astronomers have used this cosmic dance to look into the Milky Way’s past and find that stars born today spin much faster than those formed billions of years ago.


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China premier’s ‘Summer Davos’ speech, Trump oil comment clarified: SCMP daily highlights

US President Donald Trump takes questions from the press on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

European Parliament members have for years engaged in running battles with Beijing. Photo: dpa

Illustration: Davies C. Surya

As the Milky Way evolved, newly formed stars began spinning up to 10 times faster than their much older counterparts, according to a new study. Photo: Shutterstock

How deep will China go as it aims to boost gold production by more than 5%?

A staff member attends to a customer at a Laopu Gold jewellery store in Beijing in March. Photo: Reuters

A staff member arranges gold necklaces in a display case at a Laopu Gold jewellery store in Beijing in March. Photo: Reuters

At ‘Summer Davos’, Li Qiang says China will be major consumption power: as it happened

Chinese Premier Li Qiang gave the keynote address at this year’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as “Summer Davos”. Photo: AFP

China ‘dominates’ global hydropower development amid energy storage push: report

China dominates the global hydropower industry, accounting for more than three-quarters of Asia’s total installed capacity. Photo: Xinhua

Are Trump’s Iran strikes a ‘wake-up call’ for China on US unpredictability?

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House on Tuesday. Beijing was more likely to redouble efforts to strengthen regional deterrence following US air strikes on Iran, experts said. Photo: AFP

The conflict makes Iranian newspaper headlines in Tehran on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

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From European Parliament’s unlikely China reset to Li Qiang’s speech at ‘Summer Davos’, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From European Parliament’s unlikely China reset to Li Qiang’s speech at ‘Summer Davos’, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


China premier’s ‘Summer Davos’ speech, Trump oil comment clarified: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From European Parliament’s unlikely China reset to Li Qiang’s speech at ‘Summer Davos’, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. In a first, Xi will miss Brics in Rio as Li leads China delegation: sources

From European Parliament’s unlikely China reset to Li Qiang’s speech at ‘Summer Davos’, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage