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1. China invested in a lagging Darwin port. Now profitable, Australia wants it back
China’s ambassador to Australia has described the Australian government’s plan to end a Chinese firm’s control of the strategically located Darwin Port as “questionable”, saying the company should not be punished.
2. China should mull 4% GDP target, support jobs, for next 5 years: former official
A former senior economic planner has called for China’s annual growth target to be lowered for the next five years, factoring in the likelihood of a protracted rivalry with the United States and the need to solve deep-rooted structural problems in China.
3. China’s mega bridges: build smarter, build higher, build where others won’t dare

In the span of a single generation, China has redefined the limits of civil engineering, transforming itself from a nation reliant on foreign bridge-building expertise to the undisputed architect of the world’s most audacious crossings.
4. Truth in the truce: Wendy Cutler mulls if US-China trade can find lasting peace
With three decades spent shaping US trade policy from behind the scenes, Cutler touches on hot-button issues, from Trump’s executive orders to the likelihood of a lasting agreement with China.
5. Time for China’s belt and road partners to pony up as debt comes due: think tank

China has become the leading debt collector of developing countries, shifting from a net capital provider, “as bills coming due from its belt and road lending surge in the 2010s now far outstrip new loan disbursements”, according to new research.
6. Back on track: China, Vietnam reopen railway line to support tourism boom
China and Vietnam have reopened a passenger train route that was suspended during the early months of the pandemic, a move that could boost already surging tourism between the neighbours and attract more international travellers to visit the mainland without a visa, analysts said.
7. US’ 500 military personnel in Taiwan an ‘open test’ of Beijing’s red lines

Washington’s disclosure that around 500 US military personnel are stationed in Taiwan signals more open and substantial defence support for the island – a pivot from a previously discreet partnership that is openly testing Beijing’s red lines, according to analysts.


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China criticises Darwin port plan, cross-border train route reopens: SCMP daily highlights

Chinese ambassador to Canberra Xiao Qian said he hoped Australia would view issues around the leasing of Darwin port “objectively”. Photo: Handout

Construction of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway Xihoumen Dual purpose Highway and Railway Bridge on the coast of Jintang Island, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang province, Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

The Lane Xang electric multiple unit (EMU) train passes by the China-Laos borderline inside a tunnel. China is the largest bilateral lender for Laos and six other land neighbours. Photo: Xinhua

The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act enshrines continued US defence support to the island, mainly through arms sales. Photo: AFP

France’s president kicks off Southeast Asia tour sealing deals in Vietnam

Vietnam’s President Luong Cuong and his wife Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet welcome French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on Monday. Photo: AP

Macron and his wife arrive at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

A VietJet Air plane takes-off at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: VietJet Air

China’s corruption busters eye key tech sectors as Beijing gears up to challenge US

Guizhou has transformed itself into a national hub for big data. Photo: Xinhua

Li Gang, director of the provincial National Defense Science and Technology Industry Office and former chief engineer of Guizhou’s Big Data Development Administration is among those facing investigation. Photo: Guizhou Release

Many leading tech firms have big data centres in the province. Photo: Xinhua

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From a Chinese ambassador calling Australia’s port plan ‘questionable’ to Vietnam reopening a rail route, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From a Chinese ambassador calling Australia’s port plan ‘questionable’ to Vietnam reopening a rail route, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


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China criticises Darwin port plan, cross-border train route reopens: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From a Chinese ambassador calling Australia’s port plan ‘questionable’ to Vietnam reopening a rail route, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. China invested in a lagging Darwin port. Now profitable, Australia wants it back

From a Chinese ambassador calling Australia’s port plan ‘questionable’ to Vietnam reopening a rail route, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage