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1. China may offer to play ‘constructive’ role in mediating Iran-Israel conflict
China is expected to play an “active” role in trying to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, but analysts warned there may be limits to what it could achieve.
2. After tight-lipped talks in London, the US-China silence speaks volumes
A week after the second round of high-profile trade negotiations between Beijing and Washington, analysts break down what happened before, during and after.
3. At Paris Air Show, China’s aviation suppliers circle for a landing

China’s presence at the Paris Air Show – the globally renowned civil aviation expo – is usually reduced to Beijing’s biggest names in the field. In particular, conversation tends to focus on the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), the maker of the C919 passenger jet. But things have changed this year. Dozens of lesser-known Chinese firms from across the supply chain have flocked to the European capital to showcase their products to Western buyers.
4. China will boost the yuan’s global reach with new operations centre, PBOC says
China will set up an “international operations centre” for the digital yuan to boost the global influence of the renminbi, People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng announced at the Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai on Wednesday.
5. As China sees boom in humanoid robotics, firms pay 3 times national average

As China witnesses a boom in humanoid robotics, companies in the sector are offering salaries more than three times the urban average to lure top engineers and AI talent – underscoring a deepening talent crunch that even industry leaders acknowledge.
6. Vibrant Chinese dining suffers from heavy-handed austerity control: state media
China’s ongoing austerity campaign has been taken too far at some local levels, People’s Daily has warned, a month after Beijing launched its latest belt-tightening push.
7. Mengzhou spacecraft for China’s moon-landing mission passes landmark test flight

China has completed the inaugural test flight of its next-generation Mengzhou crewed spacecraft, executing a critical zero-altitude escape trial at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert.


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China’s possible Israel-Iran peace role, robot firms’ big salaries: SCMP daily highlights

Rescue workers at a site damaged by Iranian missile strikes in Rishon LeZion, near Tel Aviv, Israel. China has said it wants to play a “constructive” role in securing peace. Photo: EPA-EFE

The number of Chinese suppliers attending the Paris Air Show has more than doubled for this year’s edition. Photo: Xinhua

Visitors talk near a humanoid robot displayed during the 11th China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair (CSITF) in China’s Shanghai, on June 11, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

An image from June 17 escape flight test shows China’s new-generation manned spacecraft Mengzhou. China said the successful test was an important step forward in its manned lunar exploration programme. Photo: Xinhua

Europe must reduce critical mineral dependence on China, just like US: Boeing

The Boeing pavilion at this year’s International Paris Air Show, which runs until Sunday. Photo: EPA

Taiwanese, US firms display latest uncrewed surface vehicle tech with military potential

Journalists film the uncrewed surface vehicles ahead of demonstrations showcasing newly developed water surface drones, at Suao port in Yilan, Taiwan, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFe

Could old coal mines help ease China’s solar-panel overcapacity?

A June 5, 2025, photos shows solar panels in a former mining area in Hetaoyuan Town of Juye County, in east China’s Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua

Solar panels collect the sun’s rays on recultivated land in a former mining area near Jaenschwalde, Germany, on May 21, 2025. Photo: Reuters

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From Beijing’s potential role in an Israel-Iran ceasefire to aviation firms flocking to Paris Air Show, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From Beijing’s potential role in an Israel-Iran ceasefire to aviation firms flocking to Paris Air Show, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


China’s possible Israel-Iran peace role, robot firms’ big salaries: 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’s potential role in an Israel-Iran ceasefire to aviation firms flocking to Paris Air Show, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. China may offer to play ‘constructive’ role in mediating Iran-Israel conflict

From Beijing’s potential role in an Israel-Iran ceasefire to aviation firms flocking to Paris Air Show, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage