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1. 80 global executives to gather in Beijing for key annual summit
A total of 80 top executives from global multinational companies are set to gather in Beijing to discuss a range of economic issues later this month, as China launches a charm offensive to keep trade and investment flowing during a period of heightened global uncertainty.
2. China issues rule to strike back in international intellectual property disputes
China’s cabinet on Wednesday issued a regulation saying the country may take countermeasures if foreign countries impose discriminatory or restrictive measures against its citizens or organisations in intellectual property disputes.
3. Distinguished Chinese-Americans condemn visa veto aimed at students from China

A group of prominent Chinese-Americans known as the Committee of 100 has condemned a bill that proposes to ban Chinese nationals from obtaining all main classes of student visas to the US as “not just exclusionary but self-defeating”.
4. China tells France ‘all stakeholders’ should play role in Ukraine peace deal
China has called for “all stakeholders” to be involved in Ukraine peace talks and pledged to work with France against “unipolar hegemony”.
5. China needs ‘more significant’ stimulus to crush deflation fears: economist

China must unleash a “more significant” monetary stimulus beyond its recently released growth plans to dispel market fears of deflation and boost domestic demand amid an intensifying trade war with the United States, a senior economist has warned.
6. Engineer gets death penalty for selling state secrets to foreign spy agencies
A Chinese former state-employed engineer has been handed a rare death sentence for selling state secrets to foreign spy agencies, the country’s top intelligence agency said.
7. China’s rival to US’ THAAD: a missile that can counter hypersonic weapons

After 14 years of testing, China has debuted the Hongqi-19 (HQ-19), an anti-ballistic missile system capable of intercepting threats beyond the atmosphere, as well as those moving at hypersonic speeds within the atmosphere.


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Beijing global executives summit, Chinese-Americans slam visa veto: SCMP daily highlights

HQ-19 surface-to-air missile weapon system is seen during the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, in November 2023. Photo: AFP

President Xi Jinping meets a delegation of US business leaders at the the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. File photo: Xinhua

Republican-sponsored legislation aimed at blocking Chinese nationals from entering the US on student visas is “self-defeating”, the Committee of 100 said. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s economy risks slipping into a deflationary spiral as consumers remain reluctant to open their wallets. Photo: Shutterstock

The HQ-19’s launcher vehicle, an eight-wheel drive high-mobility truck, is mounted with six interceptor missiles. Photo: Handout

China’s electric vehicle ‘elimination contest’, CATL to see strong growth: 7 EV reads

Customers check a Tesla Model Y at a delivery centre in Beijing on February 27, 2025. Photo: AFP

Kenges Rakishev, chairman of the Fincraft Group. Photo: Handout

Zeekr, Chinese carmaker Geely’s premium EV brand, will launch a luxury SUV priced at 1 million yuan. Photo: Reuters

Visitors admire two-wheeled EVs at a motor show in Indonesia last month. Photo: AFP

China’s Congolese cobalt edge, Labubu’s Hong Kong origins: 5 weekend reads you missed

Illustration: Pearl Law

Workers direct lorry traffic in Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on June 17, 2023. Photo: AFP

Akeso founder and CEO Michelle Xia. Photo: Handout

Sugary drinks sold at Putrajaya Ramadan bazaar in Malaysia. One in five Malaysians suffers from diabetes, according to health ministry statistics. Photo: Hadi Azmi

Labubu creator Lung Kasing, at his studio in Kwun Tong. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Chinese influencer dies, ‘love nest’ scam, DeepSeek founder’s hometown: 5 trending stories

A 24-year-old influencer in China has died after revealing during a live-stream that she had not eaten for two days and was unable to pay her rent. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

A woman in China has given birth to a baby boy just 24 hours after she found out she was 34 weeks pregnant. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin

A scamming woman in China has tricked dozens of men into spending US$140,000 on a “love nest” only to disappear as soon as the deal is done. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

The China hometown of the founder of DeepSeek has become a tourist haven after he shot to international fame. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Wikipedia/Weibo/Douyin/163.com

A Chinese man who was pricked by a left-behind needle on a flight suffers depression and seeks compensation from the airline as a result. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sohu

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From Beijing’s summit for key global business leaders to an engineer being sentenced to death, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage


From Beijing’s summit for key global business leaders to an engineer being sentenced to death, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage.


Beijing global executives summit, Chinese-Americans slam visa veto: 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’s summit for key global business leaders to an engineer being sentenced to death, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage

1. 80 global executives to gather in Beijing for key annual summit

From Beijing’s summit for key global business leaders to an engineer being sentenced to death, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage