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1. Self-styled TikTok refugees find new Chinese app, sending it to No 1 in US

TikTok users fleeing the ByteDance-owned social platform ahead of a crucial Supreme Court decision on its future sent a rival Chinese app to the top of Apple’s charts in the US on Monday.
2. Biden urges Trump to tackle China’s overcapacity, clean energy dominance
US President Joe Biden urged his successor Donald Trump to tackle China’s “overcapacity” and dominance in clean energy supply chain, calling it a competition the US “must win”.
3. Can China top the US economically by 2030? Economist reaffirms 1994 prediction

China’s economy remains on track to surpass that of the United States within five to 10 years, prominent Chinese economist Justin Lin Yifu has said, reaffirming a bold prediction he made 31 years ago.
4. Are Chinese solar energy companies facing a double whammy in Trump’s America?
A saturated Chinese market and rising trade barriers overseas take the shine off solar panel makers’ prospects.
5. Could Elon Musk really influence US China policy? Chinese academics have doubts

Elon Musk appears to have some sway over US president-elect Donald Trump, but top Chinese scholars are doubtful about how much influence the tech billionaire will have on the incoming administration’s China policy.
6. Going big on GDP, Chinese regions unveil ambitious targets for 2025
Some of China’s economically critical provinces and cities have unveiled ambitious gross domestic product goals for this year, signalling that Beijing’s policymakers will stick to at least a 5 per cent growth target for the nation at large, even in the face of renewed threats from US president-elect Donald Trump.
7. China’s energy weapon fires thousands of blasts in tests and survives: study

China has overcome a significant technical hurdle in the development of a compact yet extremely powerful directed energy weapon – and it could be a game changer for modern warfare.


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Exhibition on gardens of China, Europe; art director’s top spots: 7 Lifestyle highlights

China builds world’s first ‘coal battery’, war on Alzheimer’s: 7 science highlights

UAE’s Opec exit, why Japan shared Mogami warship design with India: 7 Asia highlights

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Biden’s China message to Trump, RedNote tops Apple’s US app chart: SCMP daily highlights

US President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy during a speech at the State Department in Washington on Monday. Photo: AP


American users of TikTok have been flocking to Xiaohongshu, a Shanghai-based social media platform that blends e-commerce and user-generated content. Illustration: Reuters

Economist Justin Lin Yifu, seen here at the Asian Financial Forum on Monday, contends that China’s economy should surpass that of the US in the next decade. Photo: Getty Images

How far US president-elect Donald Trump’s China policy will be determined by tech billionaire Elon Musk (right) is still uncertain, an event at Tsinghua University heard on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

High-power microwave weapons use directed energy to hit their targets. Now Chinese scientists have developed one that is compact and capable of extremely high power attacks. Photo: Shutterstock

Can US, China improve soybean trade, or will Beijing hit US farmers over Trump’s tariffs?

China is the world’s largest consumer of soybeans, but less of its supply has been coming from American farmers. Photo: Getty Images

China is the world’s largest consumer of soybeans, but less of its supply has been coming from American farmers. Photo: TNS

Taiwanese military focuses on PLA cognitive warfare threat in revamped TV show

Taiwan’s defence ministry says the new programme content is meant to bolster the resolve of the island’s military personnel. Photo: EPA-EFE

Turkish railway, with Chinese upgrades, could bypass Russia on route to Europe

A railway path through Turkey would make for a faster freight route between China and Europe. Photo: Xinhua

A railway path through Turkey would make for a faster freight route between China and Europe. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images

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From Biden urging trump to tackle China’s ‘overcapacity’ to Elon Musk’s influence, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage


From Biden urging trump to tackle China’s ‘overcapacity’ to Elon Musk’s influence, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.


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Biden’s China message to Trump, RedNote tops Apple’s US app chart: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Biden urging trump to tackle China’s ‘overcapacity’ to Elon Musk’s influence, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage

1. Self-styled TikTok refugees find new Chinese app, sending it to No 1 in US

From Biden urging trump to tackle China’s ‘overcapacity’ to Elon Musk’s influence, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage