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1. Mainland China sanctions 13 US companies over weapons sales to Taiwan
Mainland China has slapped sanctions on 13 US defence companies, along with executives of other firms, over arms sales to Taiwan.
2. 13 missing in Shenzhen after railway building site landslide on Wednesday night

A catastrophic landslide at a construction site alongside a high-speed railway line in China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen late on Wednesday night has left 13 people missing.
3. Amid fighter fleet overhaul, China’s military cuts its pilot training by a year
China’s military has trimmed at least a year off its fighter pilot training programmes, with one US source predicting that the PLA will have “completely modernised” its pilot instruction system by the early 2030s.
4. How will China policy go after Trump overhauls the US government?
Washington’s bureaucrats are bracing for Donald Trump’s onslaught as he prepares to overhaul foreign policy and slash the federal workforce while tackling the nation’s US$1.83 trillion deficit.
5. Pan: Rivals ‘didn’t care’ about Olympic medals, had ‘breakdown’ over China golds

Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle said foreign athletes at the Paris Olympics “acted like they didn’t care about medals” but had a “breakdown” when they saw Chinese rivals atop the podium.
6. How close is the next pandemic? Chinese researchers have new clues

New evidence has emerged from research in China that the world could be on the brink of another pandemic as cases of bird flu surface across some regions in poultry, cattle and humans.
7. German firms seek fair competition in China as profits become ‘razor thin’
The confidence of German businesses operating in China has plummeted to a historic low, according to the results of a survey released by the German Chamber of Commerce in China on Wednesday, driven by intensifying competition from local manufacturers and slowing economic growth.


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China sanctions 13 US defence firms, Shenzhen landslide rescue bid: SCMP daily catch-up

A study led by China’s top virologist has raised concerns that a strain of the virus H2N2 recently found in the wild now has the ability to infect humans. Photo: Reuters

A sign marks the Raytheon offices in Woburn, Massachusetts. File photo: Reuters

The collapsed ground at a Shenzhen building site where 13 workers are missing after a landslide on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle has suggested rivals at the Paris Olympics had a ‘breakdown’ when China won gold medals. Photo: AFP

China and Japan face ‘crisis’ in ties as they fail to adapt to ‘new reality’: ex-PM Fukuda

Attendees gather for the annual Beijing-Tokyo Forum in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photo: Kyodo

Huawei urges greater collaboration and openness on AI between China and EU

Shoppers look at Huawei smartphones at a store in Beijing, China on November 26. Photo: EPA-EFE 

US should blunt ‘collaboration’ by China, North Korea, Russia and Iran: senior officials

Jake Sullivan has served as US national security adviser since the outset of the Biden administration in 2021. Photo: Abaca Press/TNS

Susan Rice, who served as US national security adviser during the Barack Obama administration, has described China, North Korea, Russia and Iran as an “axis of authoritarianism”. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell previously served the Biden administration as national security council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific. Photo: Reuters

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From the PLA cutting pilot training to researchers predicting the next pandemic, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage


From the PLA cutting pilot training to researchers predicting the next pandemic, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.


China sanctions 13 US defence firms, Shenzhen landslide rescue bid: SCMP daily catch-up

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From the PLA cutting pilot training to researchers predicting the next pandemic, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage

1. Mainland China sanctions 13 US companies over weapons sales to Taiwan

From the PLA cutting pilot training to researchers predicting the next pandemic, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage