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1. China, US agree to ‘done deal’, Trump says, pending sign-off by President Xi
China and the US have agreed to “a done deal” that includes rare earth exports from China and Chinese students attending colleges in the US, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, pointing to a potential breakthrough aimed at cooling trade tensions that had been reignited by mutual accusations of deal violations.
2. China working to add C919 certification to agenda for July EU summit
China will push for civil aviation to be a topic of discussion at a summit with European Union leaders in July, with particular focus on the certification of the domestically produced C919 aircraft, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
3. China’s J-20 stealth fighter’s radar leap credited to semiconductor scientist Xu Xiangang

4. China’s military says Japan ‘breaching pacifist constitution’ with missile tests
China’s military has accused Japan of undermining regional security after it tested new long-range anti-ship and hypersonic missiles.
5. Top US envoy in Hong Kong may be headed for senior role in Beijing embassy
The top US diplomat in Hong Kong is likely to be heading north to take up a leading role in the United States’ Beijing embassy, the South China Morning Post has learned.
6. As the PLA adopts civilian technology, Chinese bureaucracy could hinder progress

China’s private sector is finally becoming a real force in defence procurement, but issues such as US sanctions, red tape and corruption remain.
7. China grants export permits to rare earth giant for US, Europe shipments
A top Chinese rare earth exporter, which hosted President Xi Jinping during a 2019 inspection, said it had obtained export permits for several destinations, including the United States. Investors welcomed the news, sending the company’s shares higher.


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Trump says China, US agree to ‘done deal’, Beijing’s C919 ambitions: SCMP daily highlights

China’s C919 jet, after two years of commercial operations, is still awaiting certification from the European Union’s aviation regulator. Photo: VCG via Getty Images


The J-20, also known as the Mighty Dragon, is a twin-engine stealth fighter viewed as China’s answer to America’s F-22 “Raptor”. Photo: Handout

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China and Japan must overcome mutual hostility while also handling Trump’s tariffs: envoy

Japanese ambassador to Beijing Kenji Kanasugi has told students and academics at Renmin University in Beijing  that Japan-China ties are “on a stable trajectory” despite “various challenges and unresolved issues”. Photo: CNA

China ‘respects Panama Canal neutrality’ amid warning over CK Hutchison deal

Panama Canal Authority administrator Ricaurte Vasquez said in an interview that the CK Hutchison ports deal could result in a concentration of operators that would be “inconsistent with neutrality”. Photo: Reuters

Lin Jian says China respects Panama’s sovereignty over the canal. Photo: Kyodo

US-China trade talks, Qin Shi Huang’s western expedition: SCMP daily highlights

Police are seen through smoke on a motorway as protests rock downtown Los Angeles on June 8. Photo: AP

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng, right, shakes hands with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ahead of the start of trade talks in London on Monday. Photo: AP

Visitors look at depiction of human experiments at the Unit 731 museum in Harbin, in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. The facility was built to conduct research into germ warfare, weapons capabilities and the limits of the human body, rather than for mass extermination. Photo: AFP

Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, who unified the various warring states into a single empire. Photo: Wikipedia

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From US-China trade talks’ potential results to hurdles in the Chinese civil-military tech sphere, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From US-China trade talks’ potential results to hurdles in the Chinese civil-military tech sphere, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


Trump says China, US agree to ‘done deal’, Beijing’s C919 ambitions: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From US-China trade talks’ potential results to hurdles in the Chinese civil-military tech sphere, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. China, US agree to ‘done deal’, Trump says, pending sign-off by President Xi

From US-China trade talks’ potential results to hurdles in the Chinese civil-military tech sphere, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage