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1. Why Beijing’s new plan to bolster its South China Sea claims has Manila worried
China’s designation of a national nature reserve in the contested Scarborough Shoal – and its punitive measures for unauthorised entry – have prompted strong pushback from the Philippines, with analysts warning the move could escalate tensions in the strategically important waterway.
2. ‘Just hiccups’: Trump’s India nominee pledges to pull New Delhi away from Beijing
US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to India has pushed back on fears that New Delhi was drifting towards China, pledging to draw India closer to the US, open its markets to American goods and end Russian oil purchases, while telling senators that India and China had little in common and were unlikely to forge closer ties.
3. China’s cash-conscious consumers force Europe’s luxury giants to think small

A slowing economy, shifting tastes and higher prices have dampened Chinese enthusiasm for overly expensive luxury goods.
4. Snow-blowing, lawn-mowing robots clear the way for China’s tech expansion
China’s consumer robotics start-ups are finding new growth opportunities in overseas markets, providing a new development model for the country’s manufacturers as they attempt to escape problems wrought by excess capacity and destructive price wars at home.
5. Intel chip architect Su Fei returns to China after 20 years in the US
After nearly two decades shaping Intel’s chip designs, one of its leading semiconductor architects has left the United States to join Tsinghua University as a full-time professor.
6. China bets big on Thai industrial cluster with US$8.4 billion investment
China has become the leading source of foreign investment in a growing, state-fostered Thai industrial cluster, backed by commitments to help build a light-rail line, design an “aerotropolis” and possibly develop property in the area, an official from the Southeast Asian country said.
7. PLA barge fleet now in service as hull numbers on 3 confirm deployment: analyst

A fleet of large barges in the People’s Liberation Army has been assigned hull numbers, suggesting they have entered service in what would be Beijing’s latest move to deter Taiwan militarily.


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Women dancing outside a Prada store in Beijing. Photo: Getty Images


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Barge fleet would allow for “swift beach assaults and a rapid inland push”, former PLA instructor says. Photo: Weibo/52赫兹实验室

PLA’s Fujian aircraft carrier heads to South China Sea. Is it about to enter service?

The Chinese navy said the Fujian would conduct scientific research tests and drills in the South China Sea. Photo: CCTV

The Fujian was spotted sailing in the East China Sea on Thursday. Photo: Japanese Ministry of Defence

Want to relive the Chinese military parade? Try this cuddly missile plushie

Toymakers across Taobao, the country’s biggest e-commerce site, are busy making stuffed versions of the DF-61 and DF-5C domestically made intercontinental ballistic missiles that were unveiled in last week’s parade. Photo: Handout

Beijing condemns Mexican import tariff plan it claims is aimed at China

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian speaks at the ministry’s daily briefing on Wednesday. Photo: dpa

An assembly line is pictured during a media tour at the Chinese carmaker JAC Motors plant in Ciudad Sahagún, Mexico, on June 30. Photo: Reuters

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From Intel chip architect Su Fei’s return to China to Trump’s India ambassador nominee, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From Intel chip architect Su Fei’s return to China to Trump’s India ambassador nominee, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


China’s cash-conscious consumers, Intel chip architect leaves US: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Intel chip architect Su Fei’s return to China to Trump’s India ambassador nominee, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. Why Beijing’s new plan to bolster its South China Sea claims has Manila worried

From Intel chip architect Su Fei’s return to China to Trump’s India ambassador nominee, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage