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1. China fires back after US official takes swipe at aid to Global South
Beijing has accused Washington of undermining the welfare of the Global South to serve its own geopolitical interests following remarks by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who described Chinese aid to developing nations as “rapacious deals”.
2. Trump says China’s talks with Vietnam are probably intended to ‘screw’ US
China’s efforts to deepen economic ties with Vietnam was likely part of a plan to “screw” the US, American President Donald Trump suggested on Monday while discussing tariffs and possible exemptions for automobiles and auto parts.
3. Questions remain 5 years after death in US of Chinese scientist Nongjian Tao

Amid the China Initiative era and pressure on the Chinese research community, a police report concluded Tao died by suicide amid “work-related stress”.
4. Chinese factories in Vietnam see ‘crazy’ surge in orders amid US tariff pause
US businesses are putting factories in Vietnam under pressure to front-load as many shipments as possible within the 90-day window.
5. ‘Open door red’ to ‘summer blue’: will second quarter slam China’s GDP again?

Recent years have seen China’s economic growth decelerate in the second quarter – a pattern that threatens to continue this summer amid an intensifying trade war.
6. ‘Arginine factories’ turn breast cancer cells aggressive, Chinese team finds
A team of Chinese scientists has uncovered a key mechanism behind how breast cancer cells weaponise the amino acid arginine to evade the immune system and multiply.
7. ‘No point in working’ as orders plunge, say China’s chip traders hit by tariffs

One of the world’s largest electronics markets, Huaqiangbei shows how fast the supply chain has been upended by the tariff escalation with Washington.


Shanghai’s changing expats, Hong Kong trail sign fallout: SCMP’s 7 highlights

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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Trump’s China-Vietnam claim, tariffs hit China’s chip traders: SCMP daily highlights

US President Donald Trump has expressed concerns that China’s President Xi Jinping is working on ways to “screw” America during the latter’s visit to Vietnam. Photo: Reuters

Tao Nongjian was a leading researcher and founder of two biotech start-ups. He won numerous honours and received more than US$10 million in NIH funding over the years. Photo: Handout

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

People are seen near an electronics repair shop offering services for brands such as Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi, and Oppo in the Huaqiangbei area of Shenzhen. Photo: Getty Images

China names 3 alleged NSA spies wanted for US cyberattacks on Asian Winter Games

Chinese investigators allege three individuals linked to America’s NSA repeatedly attacked the Asian Winter Games earlier this year. Image: CCTV

Early deaths of top Chinese AI scientists raise concerns about industry pressures

Sun Jian, chief scientist at Beijing-based AI company Megvii Technology, is among a handful of Chinese artificial intelligence experts whose untimely deaths have rattled the industry. Photo: Handout

Defence sector AI specialist Feng Yanghe was a driving force behind the software used in China’s military simulations. Photo: Handout

Tang Xiaoou, founder of SenseTime Group, speaks at the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference in south China’s Hainan Province in March 2019. Photo: Xinhua

British anger grows over US tariff blitz: ‘it’s not just affecting China’

UK public sentiment has turned against America in recent weeks over US President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies. Photo: EPA-EFE

British consumers fear the intensifying US-China trade war will hit the UK economy and exacerbate the country’s cost of living crisis. Photo: EPA-EFE

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From Beijing firing back at US over aid claims to Trump’s crude remark after Xi’s visit to Vietnam, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage


From Beijing firing back at US over aid claims to Trump’s crude remark after Xi’s visit to Vietnam, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage.


Trump’s China-Vietnam claim, tariffs hit China’s chip traders: 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 firing back at US over aid claims to Trump’s crude remark after Xi’s visit to Vietnam, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage

1. China fires back after US official takes swipe at aid to Global South

From Beijing firing back at US over aid claims to Trump’s crude remark after Xi’s visit to Vietnam, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage