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1. Donald Trump names David Perdue as pick for US ambassador to China
US president-elect Donald Trump has picked former senator David Perdue as his ambassador to China, he announced on social media. Perdue, 74, served as Republican senator of Georgia between 2015 and 2021. He did not win re-election for the Senate in 2021.
2. ‘In China for China’: global firms go local as trade, tech tensions ramp up
Despite escalating efforts from the United States and its allies to clamp down on trade, international companies with an interest in the still-sizeable Chinese market are adopting a new plan of action to stay engaged while keeping themselves insulated from unexpected geopolitical shocks, analysts said.
3. Is this huge cave China’s new testing ground for living on the moon and Mars?

Attendees at China’s first international conference on space habitation and exploitation were given a tour of a vast underground cave system that Chinese researchers are hoping to use as a testing ground for living on the moon and Mars.
4. Beijing, Tokyo ‘must work together’ as security uncertainties loom: experts
The Korean peninsula could emerge as a promising avenue for Sino-Japanese security cooperation as China and Japan share similar regional goals, diplomats and international relations experts said at the annual Beijing-Tokyo Forum held this week in the Japanese capital.
5. China cutting e-commerce red tape to ease export of small packages, support jobs

Beijing is cutting down on red tape in a bid to boost small-package exports through e-commerce platforms, which have become a vital export pillar and a means for many to cope with domestic challenges such as finding gainful employment.
6. Maritime threats high on agenda as Chinese navy hosts Gulf of Guinea forum
China wrapped up a two-day forum on the security situation in the Gulf of Guinea on Thursday as it tries to boost its military presence in Africa, which analysts say would allow Beijing to “project power further west”.
7. China green lights a game-changing new railway through Central Asia
China is finally moving forward with plans to build a new railway to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, with analysts saying the project will play an important role in deepening Chinese ties across Central Asia and beyond.


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The Dutch firm NXP is a major supplier of semiconductors that counts China as one of its key revenue sources. Photo: Shutterstock

A conceptual image of the proposed lunar base inside a lava tube cave that could one day provide suitable living conditions for humans. Photo: Handout

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People watch as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declares martial law during a televised briefing in Seoul on December 3, 2024. Photo: AP

A Chinese military vessel fires a water cannon at a Philippine resupply boat on its way to the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea in March. Photo: Reuters

Taiwanese romance novelist Chiung Yao, who has died at the age of 86. Photo: Weibo/@会火

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Malaysia’s Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Photo: AFP

Tech war: China chip supply chain calls for ‘cooperation’ after broader US restrictions

A researcher displays a wafer at Shaanxi Institute of Advanced OEIC Technologies, in Xi’an on March 4, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

The American and Chinese flags are displayed on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Employees at a semiconductor company in the Suzhou Industrial Park in Suzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Nov. 12, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

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From international companies adopting a new strategy in China to a huge cave for testing space habitation, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage


From international companies adopting a new strategy in China to a huge cave for testing space habitation, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.


Trump picks Perdue, global firms go local in China: 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 international companies adopting a new strategy in China to a huge cave for testing space habitation, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage

1. Donald Trump names David Perdue as pick for US ambassador to China

From international companies adopting a new strategy in China to a huge cave for testing space habitation, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage