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1. Southern China cleans up after lashing from Super Typhoon Ragasa

Ragasa made landfall at Yangjiang, in western Guangdong, at around 5pm on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that caused flooding and disrupted transport in cities across the province. On Thursday, provincial officials said damage assessments were continuing and the priority was to restore essential city services and infrastructure.
2. China sanctions 6 US firms as tensions boil over trade, TikTok sale
China announced trade sanctions for six American companies on Thursday, another flare-up in its wide-ranging rivalry with the United States as the two countries prepare for a hotly anticipated meeting between their leaders.
3. Von der Leyen softens tone as EU seeks China’s help on Ukraine war, climate

Despite frictions on trade and geopolitics that hang over their bilateral ties, leaders from the European Union and China vowed to work together to tackle global challenges on Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump ridiculed the “green scam” of climate change.
4. India and China vie for Global South leadership at UN gatherings
India and China, recently seen moving towards rapprochement after years of strained ties, held separate meetings with Global South countries on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, highlighting a quiet rivalry for leadership of the developing world.
5. Can China’s next 5-year plan restore consumption confidence?
How China’s economy fares in the next half-decade will determine how much people dare to spend, and unlocking latent demand appears squarely in Beijing’s sights.
6. Chinese solar panels rewire Africa for the future at record pace as costs fall

African solar energy use is surging, with Chinese-made panels a common sight across the continent, on rooftops and in the massive renewable energy plants being built in countries such as Algeria and South Africa by companies from China.
7. Tributes for China’s ‘sponge city’ architect Yu Kongjian, dead in Brazil crash

Tributes have flooded in from around the world to Yu Kongjian, the distinguished Chinese landscape architect and urbanist who died in a plane crash in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands near the town of Aquidauana late on Tuesday.


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Guangdong tackles Ragasa damage, China sanctions 6 US firms: SCMP daily highlights

A person walks by a fallen tree in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Ragasa in Shenzen, Guangdong province, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Workers cut and remove a fallen tree following the passage of Super Typhoon Ragasa in Yangjiang, Guangdong province, on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in New York on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

A solar thermal plant that converts the sun’s light energy into electricity in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Photo: AP

Yu Kongjian, who has died aged 62, was dean and professor at Peking University’s College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture as well as founder of the Beijing-based design firm Turenscape. Photo: Handout

Beijing vows to protect Chinese firms in US, boost bilateral ties amid negotiation process

Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao, seen here at a press conference in July, convened a round-table meeting in New York this week with executives from more than a dozen Chinese companies operating in the US. Photo: Xinhua

Lula says Zelensky ‘more willing to talk’ as he revives Brazil-China peace plan

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (left) meets Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday. Photo: Handout

After the meeting, Lula said both sides now appeared to understand the limits of their battlefield ambitions. Photo: Handout

Lula and Brazilian ambassador to the UN Sérgio França Danese speak to reporters at the UN headquarters. Photo: Igor Patrick

China pledges to cut its climate emissions by 7-10%, Xi Jinping tells UN

China’s President Xi Jinping speaks remotely during the “Climate Summit 2025” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

China vows to speed up global roll-out of BeiDou, its home-grown GPS rival

A model of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System is displayed during the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2018, in Zhuhai city, south China’s Guangdong province. Photo: AP

People visit the fourth International Summit on BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Applications in Zhuzhou, central China’s Hunan province, on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

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From EU and China vowing cooperation to people celebrating life of famed architect Yu Kongjian, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From EU and China vowing cooperation to people celebrating life of famed architect Yu Kongjian, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


Guangdong tackles Ragasa damage, China sanctions 6 US firms: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From EU and China vowing cooperation to people celebrating life of famed architect Yu Kongjian, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. Southern China cleans up after lashing from Super Typhoon Ragasa

From EU and China vowing cooperation to people celebrating life of famed architect Yu Kongjian, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage