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1. China to evacuate citizens from Israel via Egypt border as conflict escalates
China’s embassy in Israel said it would begin evacuating nationals via the Egyptian border from Friday. Hundreds have already left the country, while about 1,600 Chinese citizens have left Iran over the last few days.
2. Will US actively join Israel against Iran? Pentagon chief stays mum
As the world watched anxiously to see whether the Middle East would descend into wider war and the US actively joined Israel against Iran, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth sidestepped direct questions before Congress on Wednesday and otherwise declined to shed insights into the administration’s plans.
3. China’s Victory Day rehearsal leaks show stealth jets, massive air formations

Videos circulating on Chinese social media that appear to show rehearsals for a major military parade are providing an early glimpse of the scale and symbolism expected when China marks the 80th anniversary of its Victory Day in September.
4. China urges US to ‘look at the whole picture’ on tariffs to see true trade ties
The envoys of the world’s two leading powers painted starkly different pictures of US-China ties, each offering a competing assessment of the state of their economic relations – as a recently agreed framework to ease trade tensions hung in limbo.
5. China’s C929 widebody jet to make maiden commercial flight by 2035: source

The company developing China’s first home-grown widebody passenger jet – the C929 – is aiming to see it make its maiden commercial flight by 2035, foreign partners have been told at this week’s Paris Air Show, according to a person familiar with the discussion.
6. Top scientists will leave US in waves this summer: experts
A brain drain hitting American universities is expected to gather pace before the start of the new academic year as funding cuts and attacks on academic freedom have led increasing numbers of academics to question whether they wish to stay in the United States.
7. China’s youth unemployment crisis to worsen as historic graduation season looms

China’s youth unemployment rate fell for the third consecutive month in May, but remained higher than at the same point last year, suggesting the job market is still under intense pressure ahead of a critical graduation season.


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A masked Israeli policeman stands guard outside a building that was hit by an Iranian missile in Israel’s central city of Holon on Thursday. Photo: AFP

A clip posted to RedNote purportedly shows PLA helicopters flying in formation, some of them carrying red flags. Photo: Handout

A model of Comac’s C929 widebody passenger jet on display at the Singapore air show in February last year. Photo: AFP

Graduates attend a job fair at a university in eastern China’s Anhui province. China’s youth unemployment rate remains stubbornly high ahead of a bumper graduation season this summer. Photo: Getty Images

Israel ready to keep talking to China despite criticism of Iran strikes, ambassador says

Israeli ambassador Eli Belotserkovsky. Photo: SCMP

China builds portable neutron gun powered by hydrogen-lithium nuclear reaction

Chinese researchers have achieved controlled nuclear reactions between hydrogen and lithium in a compact device for the first time. Repeated nuclear reactions were observed in a 30-minute test. Photo: Xian Modern Control Technology Research Institute

The pulse drive of the new system is about the size of a fire extinguisher. Photo: Xian Modern Control Technology Research Institute

Chinese brain experiment during dance performance generates goosebumps and aversion

Lab director at Tsinghua University, Gao Xiaorong, says BCI tech shows brain activity increases significantly when the volunteer is immersed in watching a performance. Photo: Handout

Brain-computer interface technology (BCI), such as that used by audience members at Tsinghua University this month, enables direct communication between the brain and external devices. Photo: Handout

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From China’s military parade leaks to top scientists leaving the US in the summer, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From China’s military parade leaks to top scientists leaving the US in the summer, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


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China to evacuate citizens from Israel, US brain drain gathers pace: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From China’s military parade leaks to top scientists leaving the US in the summer, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. China to evacuate citizens from Israel via Egypt border as conflict escalates

From China’s military parade leaks to top scientists leaving the US in the summer, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage