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1. US-China trade talks signal shift that could reshape global order: analysts
Future negotiations could take place against a more fragmented backdrop, as the superpowers vie for influence over third countries.
2. China announces joint Pacific naval exercise with Russia in August

China and Russia will hold their “Joint Sea 2025” joint naval exercise in August, followed by the sixth joint maritime patrol in the Pacific, China’s National Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
3. Will China win renewables race while US pivots to fossil fuels and nuclear?
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act dramatically reverses American support for clean energy in a world racing towards decarbonisation. Meanwhile, China is projected to contribute 60 per cent of the world’s expansion in renewable energy capacity by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency.
4. China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts reveal record spacewalk featured surprise repair

Chinese astronauts revealed an unexpected problem with the Tiangong space station’s hardware, which had to be repaired unrehearsed during their record-breaking nine-hour spacewalk at the end of last year.
5. EU may have just deepened its reliance on the US, former Chinese envoy says
The latest trade deal between Brussels and Washington may deepen the European Union’s economic and security dependence on the US and increase the risks to the bloc’s pursuit of strategic autonomy, according to a senior Chinese diplomat.
6. Malaysian airlines interested in China’s C919 jet, transport minister says

Growing air travel in Southeast Asia and backlogs in Airbus and Boeing deliveries are driving regional interest in China’s C919 passenger jet, according to Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
7. ‘Extreme limits’: China-led mission discovers Earth’s deepest animal oasis
In the crushing darkness of the northwest Pacific Ocean, a China-led deep-sea expedition has pulled back the curtain on the deepest life habitat ever known to exist: thriving colonies of tubeworms and molluscs.


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China, Russia to conduct naval drill; growing interest in C919 jet: SCMP daily highlights

Clusters of tube worms called “frenulate siboglinids”, extending red hemoglobin-filled tentacles, with small mollusks on the tops of the tubes near the tentacles, are seen at a depth of 9,320 meters (30,500 feet) beneath the sea surface. Photo: Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, CAS (IDSSE, CAS)/Handout via Reuters

The aircraft carrier Shandong departs from Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, July 7. Photo: Xinhua

Spacewalks are considered some of the most dangerous activities in space exploration, and extravehicular tasks are typically planned and rehearsed. Photo: Xinhua

Models of aircraft, including the C919, are displayed during the 55th International Paris Airshow near Paris, France on June 18. Photo: Reuters

US-China trade talks: why Beijing unexpectedly emerged in a stronger position

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attend a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, after a third round of trade negotiations with China. Photo: EPA

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attend a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, after a third round of trade negotiations with China. Photo: AFP

Beijing flood casualties rise, J-20 flies through Tsushima Strait: SCMP daily highlights

A damaged car is seen in a flooded neighbourhood in Miyun district, on the outskirts of Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

The PLA is projected to have around 400 J-20s in operation by the end of this year. Photo: Handout

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

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From an upcoming naval exercise between China and Russia to Malaysia’s interest in the C919 jet, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From an upcoming naval exercise between China and Russia to Malaysia’s interest in the C919 jet, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


Anthony Loke

China, Russia to conduct naval drill; growing interest in C919 jet: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From an upcoming naval exercise between China and Russia to Malaysia’s interest in the C919 jet, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. US-China trade talks signal shift that could reshape global order: analysts

From an upcoming naval exercise between China and Russia to Malaysia’s interest in the C919 jet, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage