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1. China’s Xi Jinping launches Russia trip with thanks for Moscow over Taiwan
Xi Jinping kicked off his state visit to Russia on Wednesday by thanking Moscow for supporting Taiwan’s reunification with mainland China.
2. China warns US against ‘coercion’ as top officials prepare for trade talks
Beijing has warned Washington not to use dialogue as a tactic for coercion as senior US and Chinese officials prepare to for talks this weekend that will be the first face-to-face discussions since the start of the latest trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
3. China urges restraint as India-Pakistan tensions escalate with military strikes

China has expressed “regret” over India’s military action against Pakistan and voiced “concerns” over the escalating tensions between the South Asian nations, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday morning.
4. China rolls out policy package to guard against US tariffs – as it happened
China’s major financial regulators announced more measures to shore up the country’s economy and capital markets as the trade war ramps up.
5. China is working on a jammer to send missiles after ‘ghost’ fleet of warships

In a naval combat simulation conducted by Chinese researchers, an anti-ship missile targets a fleet of eight People’s Liberation Army warships showing on its radar.
6. China-Germany ties enter ‘new chapter’, President Xi says in congratulating Merz
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Friedrich Merz on Tuesday after he was elected chancellor by the German parliament, and called for deeper cooperation and globalisation.
7. Taiwan dollar surge ‘a warning’ in Asia’s de-dollarisation trend: analysts

The New Taiwan dollar’s sudden surge in recent days, along with the appreciation of other Asian currencies, highlights the prospect of deepening regional de-dollarisation as investors rethink their investments in the US currency amid Washington’s “extremely predatory” behaviour towards foreign countries, analysts said.


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Chinese President Xi Jinping will be in Russia for four days. Photo: EPA-EFE

Paramilitary soldiers stand guard outside a government building in Pakistan after Indian strikes in Muridke, about 30km from Lahore on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

A study by a Chinese defence contractor suggests networked jammers could be used to trick enemy missiles into pursuing “ghost” fleets while the real warships avoid the radar entirely. Photo: Reuters

A bank employee poses with US$100 notes in Taipei on May 6, 2025. Photo: AFP

Trump urged to take slow and steady approach to North Korea to end nuclear stalemate

US President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island in Singapore, on June 12, 2018. Analysts urge Trump to learn from the mistakes made in his first-term negotiations with North Korea. Photo: AP

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un walks near what Pyongyang said was a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile on the launcher at an undisclosed location in North Korea on March 24, 2022. Photo: AP

Taiwan downgrades Chiang Kai-shek’s mausoleum to ‘camp area’ as it grapples with legacy

The mausoleum of former Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek in Taoyuan, Taiwan has been renamed “Cihu Camp Area”. Photo: Handout

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From Xi thanking Moscow for support over Taiwan to Beijing’s new measures to guard against US tariffs, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From Xi thanking Moscow for support over Taiwan to Beijing’s new measures to guard against US tariffs, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


Xi’s trip to Russia, Beijing rolls out economic policy package: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Xi thanking Moscow for support over Taiwan to Beijing’s new measures to guard against US tariffs, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. China’s Xi Jinping launches Russia trip with thanks for Moscow over Taiwan

From Xi thanking Moscow for support over Taiwan to Beijing’s new measures to guard against US tariffs, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage