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1. US does not seek conflict, Hegseth says in meeting with Chinese defence minister
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth met Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun in person for the first time on Friday, with both sides saying they are pushing for peace a day after a summit between their presidents brought tensions down.
2. In an international win for China’s C919, Brunei accepts Chinese aviation rules

Brunei has officially adopted China’s civil aviation certification standards, easing access for Chinese-built aircraft such as the narrowbody C919 jet into the wealthy Southeast Asian market while serving as a potential model for how the planes could expand their international reach.
3. China’s Xi Jinping addresses Apec with call to protect global supply chains

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged world leaders to ensure the stability of supply chains, saying countries should be “joining hands” instead of “breaking chains”, as he pointed to growing uncertainty in the Asia-Pacific.
4. Why lingering questions remain as US-China port-fee pause buoys shipping outlook
The port-fee postponement announced by China and the United States offers a glimmer of relief to the shipping industry, but analysts warn that a one-year suspension is insufficient to eliminate persistent uncertainties, as maritime measures continue to serve as leverage in broader geopolitical tensions.
5. ABB’s top industrial chip and robotics expert Pang Zhibo leaves Sweden for China
Pang Zhibo, a leading expert on industrial chips and robots with high-end manufacturing giant ABB in Sweden, has returned to China and joined Peking University as a fully tenured professor.
6. How are leading Western think tanks unboxing the Xi-Trump summit breakthroughs?

The Post looks at insights shared by analysts in the US and Europe after the leaders’ high-stakes meeting in South Korea.
7. Beyond a trade deal: will more Xi-Trump summits lead to new era of stability?
The world’s two largest powers signalled at least 14 months of likely stability in US-China relations following a pivotal summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump – and hinted they would meet “regularly”, setting the stage for more encounters next year.


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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth met Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun on the sidelines of the Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus. Photo: X/Secretary of War Pete Hegseth

China’s home-grown C919 jetliner is seen at an airshow in Guangdong province on November 12. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese President Xi Jinping (front, right), shakes hands with Vietnam’s President Luong Cuong at the Apec Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea on Friday. Photo: AP

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Photo: Reuters

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From a Washington-Beijing defence meeting to a robotics expert leaving Sweden for China, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From a Washington-Beijing defence meeting to a robotics expert leaving Sweden for China, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


US-China defence talks, C919’s win in Brunei, more Xi-Trump summits: 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 Washington-Beijing defence meeting to a robotics expert leaving Sweden for China, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. US does not seek conflict, Hegseth says in meeting with Chinese defence minister

From a Washington-Beijing defence meeting to a robotics expert leaving Sweden for China, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage