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1. Xi-Trump phone call fails to spark much enthusiasm on Chinese factory floors
As two of the world’s most powerful leaders – President Xi Jinping and US counterpart Donald Trump – exchanged rare conciliatory words in a phone call that signalled a potential thaw in China-US tensions, the mood on factory floors in China remained far more restrained.
2. US Senate panel passes Taiwan, mainland China overseas military growth measures
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a slate of China-focused measures, including bipartisan bills to counter Beijing’s overseas military expansion and bolster Taiwan’s role in global finance while advancing the nomination of a former ambassador to lead US diplomacy in East Asia.
3. Caught in a bad bromance: Trump and Musk go for the throat – what just happened?

The gloves have come off as the besties turn on each other, attacking policy decisions, threatening repercussions and levelling scandalous accusations.
4. How Chinese plane radar tracks moving targets without breaking radio silence
“Space-time decoupling” allows Cessna-208 plane to cancel out environmental clutter and track moving vehicles with crystal clarity.
5. Mothers were in charge of ancient Chinese society, Neolithic burial site reveals
Sometime around 4,500 years ago, a matrilineal community lived in what is now Shandong in eastern China. They farmed millet near the coast, raised animals and possibly engaged in fishing.
6. ‘From awful to bad’: how Trump’s tariff war with China crushes small US firms
Cost uncertainty has fallen heavily on 34 million US small businesses lacking the profit margins and sourcing options multinationals wield.
7. Big shipowners take wind out of US sails, continue to order vessels from China

While a US port fee targeting ships linked to China has made some vessel buyers hesitant, major shipping companies – including Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s largest – are opting to continue working with Chinese shipyards, saying their competitiveness cannot be easily matched in the short term.


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US-China trade call’s impact on manufacturers, Trump and Musk feud: SCMP daily highlights

An employee works on a tractor assembly line at a factory in Qingzhou, Shandong province on May 27. Photo: AFP

Before their public feud this week, US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attended a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30. Photo: Reuters

A Mediterranean Shipping Company container ship passes through the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea in December 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE

New Chinese students barred from Harvard, how birds conquered skies: SCMP daily highlights

US President Donald Trump has ordered an end to international student enrolments at Harvard University, citing national security concerns. Photo: AFP


Fossils preserved in amber offer a unique opportunity to study soft structures, as objects stuck in the hardened tree resin remain trapped in time. Photo: AP/Science

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, in 2023. Photo: AP

The AES100 is China’s first home-grown 1,000-kilowatt turboshaft engine to receive approval for mass production. Photo: Xinhua

Harvard speech sparks privilege debate, China GDP growth outlook: SCMP daily highlights

A speech by Yurong “Luanna” Jiang, the first Chinese woman chosen as Harvard University’s student commencement speaker, has raised questions about a lack of access to elite schools for many ordinary students. Photo: AP

A rendering of a Tiandu test satellite. Photo: Deep Space Exploration Laboratory

Hi-tech decoys like those dramatised in Chinese blockbuster “Operation Leviathan” will be central to future submarine warfare. Photo: Bona Film Group

Taiwan’s kamikaze sea drones, China warns US over trade pressure: SCMP daily highlights

Taiwan is testing out its first indigenously developed military unmanned surface vehicle (USV), which can carry a payload of one tonne. Photo: CNA

Beijing has carried out at least three rounds of large-scale military drills near Taiwan since May 2024, and PLA warplanes continue to fly near the island on a daily basis. Photo: Weibo/PLA Eastern Theatre Command

Washington’s “trade, not aid” rhetoric marks a shift in US priorities in Africa, and looks to boost trade and investment as a counterweight to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Photo: Agence France-Presse

US tech curbs ‘incentivise’ China, Trump-Xi talks may ‘happen soon’: SCMP daily highlights

US President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. US officials said on Sunday that the trade talks between the countries could ease after discussions they said could happen soon. Photos: AFP/Pool and Getty Images/TNS

Adding aerial refuelling to pilot training is seen as a significant step for China’s air force. Photo: Xinhua

Kunming Institute of Zoology is working to rectify the underrepresentation of mainland Southeast Asia populations in the Human Genome Project. Image: Shutterstock

Trump’s tariffs to stay in effect, more cuts to China graduate jobs: SCMP daily highlights

Quantum tools form a new line of defence, blending China’s massive infrastructure with cutting-edge science to keep the lights on in an era of energy upheaval. Photo: Reuters

The Chinese embassy in Washington has issued a démarche - a routine diplomatic tool that is not usually delivered publicly - registering condemnation of the US decision to revoke Chinese student visas. Photo: AFP

Industrial Bank, a regional lender from Fujian province, is in hot water after offering to help rich clients secure prestigious internships for their children if they placed seven-figure deposits with the bank. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for the Democratic Party of Korea’s (DPK), says US troops in South Korea could be “critical” for containing China. Photo: AFP

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From the impact of Trump and Xi’s call on Chinese factories to a groundbreaking plane radar, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From the impact of Trump and Xi’s call on Chinese factories to a groundbreaking plane radar, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


US-China trade call’s impact on manufacturers, Trump and Musk feud: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From the impact of Trump and Xi’s call on Chinese factories to a groundbreaking plane radar, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. Xi-Trump phone call fails to spark much enthusiasm on Chinese factory floors

From the impact of Trump and Xi’s call on Chinese factories to a groundbreaking plane radar, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage