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1. Trump’s tariff blitz sparks unexpected India-China reset
The world’s two most-populous countries made significant progress on the diplomatic front recently, and those championing such moves may have Washington to thank.
2. From space mining to tourism, China’s Guangdong blasts off in pursuit of Musk
South China’s Guangdong province has announced its ambition to join the country’s race to expand its commercial space sector, promising financial and policy support for companies wanting to build low-orbit satellite constellation systems and promote their application in futuristic industries including space mining and space tourism.
3. The ancient Chinese city that dreams to become the world’s biotech powerhouse

Could a city best known for its classical gardens and ancient canals emerge as China’s answer to Boston – the global epicentre of biotechnology innovation?
4. Want to work in China? The government has a guide - and we’ve summarised it
China has updated the 2025 edition of its guide to living in China for expatriates, which addresses how to travel to or work in the country legally as a foreign national. Here, we attempt to break down the 22-page document to provide the most salient details, like how to apply for a residence permit, pay income tax and handle payments and benefits under the country’s social insurance.
5. US names 5 more Chinese industries for enforcement under Uygur labour law

The US Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday it is designating five new Chinese industry sectors, including copper, lithium and steel, for “high priority” enforcement under a human rights law restricting imports from China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
6. Is China poised to lead the world with combat-ready ‘loyal wingman’ FH-97 drone?
The FH-97, a single-engine, ground-attack uncrewed aircraft, has been described as potentially China’s first combat-ready stealth drone, capable of coordinated aerial warfare alongside crewed jets.
7. How the Philippines forced China to adjust historic mission to moon’s far side

Chinese space engineers made small but deliberate changes to last year’s historic sample retrieval mission to the far side of the moon to avoid political friction in the South China Sea, according to a new paper.


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Trump tariffs spark India-China reset, Chinese city’s biotech dream: SCMP daily highlights

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting in New Delhi, India on 19 August. Photo: EPA

Ilustration: Brian Wang

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at the White House on April 9. Photo: TNS

A scientific paper published in China outlines changes that were made to the Chang’e-6 mission, which blasted off on board a Long March-5 rocket on May 3, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

Will China’s BYD make cars in Argentina? Filing in country may hint at plans

People stop by the booth of the Chinese carmaker BYD during an auto show in Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province on July 1. Photo: LONG WEI / Feature China/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Guests visit an exhibition area of BYD’s production base in Camacari, Bahia State, Brazil on July 1. Photo: Xinhua

China says it will highlight joint combat groups in next month’s military parade

China last held a Victory Day military parade a decade ago, for the 70th anniversary. Photo: EPA

Wu Zeke, deputy head of the warfare bureau at the Central Military Commission’s Joint Staff Department (centre), briefs reporters on preparations for the parade. Photo: Xinhua

Trump encourages Putin-Zelensky talks, Sars virologist’s warning: SCMP daily highlights

Two workers at IPC Container Terminal at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 6. Photo: AP

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, seated from background left, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and US President Trump listen during a meeting in the East Room of the White House on Monday. Photo: AP

A view of a crowd at Central MTR station in Hong Kong. The city’s high density makes widespread respiratory disease a major public health concern. Photo: Edmond So

The Chinese Type 99A is the most modern main battle tank in service in the People’s Liberation Army, with a further upgrade in the works. Photo: Handout

China’s beekeepers often manage fewer than 50 colonies, providing meticulous, hands-on care. Photo: Shutterstock

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From a government guide on working in China to Manila forcing Beijing to adjust its moon mission, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From a government guide on working in China to Manila forcing Beijing to adjust its moon mission, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


Trump tariffs spark India-China reset, Chinese city’s biotech dream: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From a government guide on working in China to Manila forcing Beijing to adjust its moon mission, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. Trump’s tariff blitz sparks unexpected India-China reset

From a government guide on working in China to Manila forcing Beijing to adjust its moon mission, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage