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1. China holds dominant position in humanoid robot ecosystem: analysts
China is ahead of the West in terms of the scale of its humanoid robot industry, controlling more than half of the top listed companies despite lagging in technology for a key part, according to a report by US investment bank Morgan Stanley.
2. In Saudi Arabia, China pushes for a new global financial consensus
China’s central bank governor offered to deepen cooperation with emerging economies on a series of issues and to help them gain a greater voice in global financial governance during a series of speeches in Saudi Arabia.
3. Will Trump’s bureaucracy overhaul free up resources for US to compete with China?

Over the past six decades, the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, has been Washington’s most valuable soft power tool. But after Donald Trump started his second term as president with an order to shut down USAID and freeze most foreign aid for a 90-day review, those soft power efforts have come to a crashing halt.
4. US and Russia to appoint teams to end Ukraine war at talks, despite Kyiv’s absence
Russia and the United States plan to appoint negotiators to seek an end to the Ukraine war, US officials said on Tuesday, with Washington rejecting suggestions that Kyiv would be sidelined and China calling for “all parties” to be included in peace talks.
5. Trump Jnr says US should avoid ‘poking the dragon’ in China-focused commentary
Donald Trump Jnr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, called for “avoiding poking the dragon in the eye unnecessarily” as he outlined on Tuesday how China fits in his father’s “America First” foreign policy and why lawmakers should unite behind the president’s nominee for Pentagon policy chief.
6. New Vietnamese South China Sea port deep enough for large warships, Beijing says

Vietnam has dramatically expanded its presence on Barque Canada Reef through a three-year land-reclamation project enabling large warships to sail into the harbour, according to a study by China’s Ministry of Natural Resources.
7. Round 1: China, South Korea in howitzer face-off at international weapons show
Competition between China and South Korea is heating up for sales of self-propelled howitzers, with defence contractors from both countries putting their latest versions front and centre at one of the world’s biggest weapons shows.


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China’s PLZ-45 was one of its first Nato-standard howitzers. Photo: PLA


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Barque Canada Reef, pictured in May 2024, is Vietnam’s largest outpost. Hanoi’s expanded presence is being studied by China’s natural resources ministry which is reporting on a new harbour on the reef. Photo: CSIS/AMTI

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Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto. Photo: AFP

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Indonesia’s new sovereign wealth fund Danantara is modelled after Singapore’s Temasek Holdings. Photo: Shutterstock

A worker carries sugar cane during harvest time in Indonesia. Photo: Reuters

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Li Chenggang, China’s Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation, gestures during an interview in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2021. Photo: Reuters

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From new global financial governance voices to Donald Trump Jnr’s China comments, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage


From new global financial governance voices to Donald Trump Jnr’s China comments, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.


China-Saudi ties, Beijing and Seoul chase defence deals: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From new global financial governance voices to Donald Trump Jnr’s China comments, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage

1. China holds dominant position in humanoid robot ecosystem: analysts

From new global financial governance voices to Donald Trump Jnr’s China comments, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage