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1. ‘Absurd’: Beijing slams Taiwan over DeepSeek ban, dismisses security fears
Beijing has condemned Taiwan’s ruling party for ordering a ban on DeepSeek in government departments and public schools, while calling for cross-strait cooperation on artificial intelligence.
2. Trump has fired his first tariff salvo at China. Are Japan and South Korea next?
Tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea may be next on the agenda for US President Donald Trump as he looks to punish other nations with trade surpluses following a hike in Chinese duties, analysts said – though higher US tariffs on those countries could strengthen intra-Asian trade and help Chinese exporters.
3. How Trump’s air force picks signal blast-off in the US-China military space race

Competition in space between the US and China could be about to intensify, with US President Donald Trump’s picks to lead the United States Air Force notable for their strong backgrounds in the field, according to analysts.
4. PLA tracks US Navy ships in first Taiwan Strait transit since Trump’s return
Two American naval vessels were spotted sailing through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, according to the People’s Liberation Army, which also said that it was tracking the crossing.
5. Chinese GPUs outdo Nvidia chips nearly tenfold in supercomputer task
Computer researchers in China using domestically made graphics processors have achieved a near-tenfold boost in performance over powerful US supercomputers that rely on Nvidia’s cutting-edge hardware, according to a peer-reviewed study.
6. Will China’s rust-belt regions be left behind as coastal economies surge?

Traditional economic pillars of China’s rust-belt provinces – including property and the fossil fuel industry – have come under considerable pressure, leading to a widened gap with coastal provinces that are riding more lucrative waves of surging exports and technological advancements such as DeepSeek’s new artificial intelligence (AI) model.
7. China in ‘axis of evil’, says US lawmaker of countries under Trump and Xi
Starkly divergent views of the US under Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s China came into focus in Washington on Tuesday, when a lawmaker said Beijing was part of an “axis of evil” and a Chinese academic suggested Trump was trying to carve up the world to the detriment of America’s allies.


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US President Donald Trump gestures towards the US Space Force flag during a presentation in the White House in Washington in Maty 2020. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump chats with Xi Jinping in Beijing on November 9, 2017, during the US leader’s first presidential term. Photo: AP

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

A worker sorts coal near a mine in northern China’s Shanxi province. Photo: AFP

Top chip designer leaves US, ‘ghost particle’ detector: 7 science highlights

Chinese scientists have placed detectors in the South China Sea, as they plan to build a huge underwater observatory in a bid to observe neutrinos, and discover the origin of cosmic rays. Photo: The Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Scientists say their new low-methane hybrid rice could address a rise in rice-related emissions because of global warming and an increasing global population. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese institutions dominate the top 10 in Nature Index’s ranking for high-quality physics. Photo: Shutterstock

China launches patrols near disputed Diaoyu Islands after removing contentious buoy

A day after China removed a controversial buoy from waters around the Diaoyu Islands, the coastguard confirmed that it had begun patrols in the area. Photo: Japan Out

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during their meeting on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Lima in November. Photo: Handout

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From Beijing slamming Taipei’s DeepSeek ban to Chinese GPUs outdoing Nvidia chips, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage


From Beijing slamming Taipei’s DeepSeek ban to Chinese GPUs outdoing Nvidia chips, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.


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US-China military space race, Taiwan’s DeepSeek ban: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Beijing slamming Taipei’s DeepSeek ban to Chinese GPUs outdoing Nvidia chips, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage

1. ‘Absurd’: Beijing slams Taiwan over DeepSeek ban, dismisses security fears

From Beijing slamming Taipei’s DeepSeek ban to Chinese GPUs outdoing Nvidia chips, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage