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1. Beijing rejects G20 Japan meeting with Premier Li amid deepening Taiwan row
China continued a diplomatic chill with Japan over the weekend by ruling out a leaders’ meeting at the coming G20 summit in South Africa amid heightened tensions.
2. Chinese student numbers in US fall as gap with Indian scholars widens: report
Chinese student numbers in the United States have continued to decline over the past year, but they remain the second-largest student group after Indians and the biggest contributors to the US economy, according to new data released on Monday.
3. How China’s HQ-29 mid-course missile interceptor stacks up against its US rivals

After 15 years of testing, China unveiled the HQ-29 at its Victory Day parade in September, showcasing the land-based air-defence missile system that is capable of intercepting targets in the near region of space outside the Earth’s atmosphere.
4. Softer words, harder policy: EU recalibrates on China as it seeks rare earths breakthrough
Under pressure from Beijing’s chokehold on rare earths and the simmering feud over chipmaker Nexperia, EU officials have been asked to tone down their public rhetoric on Beijing, even as the bloc moves forward aggressively with its de-risking plans.
5. Chinese history blamed this woman for 2,796 years. Science clears her name

Few women in Chinese history have been as scorned – or as misunderstood – as Bao Si. For nearly three millennia, the queen has been remembered not as a person, but as a symbol: the beautiful femme fatale whose cold heart and unparalleled beauty brought down a dynasty.
6. Chinese economist Lu Feng on why the time is ripe for a consumption rebalance
Peking University professor says China’s next five-year plan could provide the necessary momentum to shift more public resources to households.
7. Wanted in China: garbage supervisor with a PhD

A county-level sanitation office in southern China has invited ridicule and stoked a public debate after posting a job that requires a PhD to supervise garbage trucks and landfills – an unusual demand that critics say epitomises China’s runaway degree inflation.


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Beijing-Tokyo row deepens, Chinese student numbers in US fall: SCMP daily highlights

A leaders’ meeting at the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa has been ruled out as a senior Japanese diplomat flies to China in bid to calm tensions. Photo: Shutterstock

Military vehicles transport the PLA’s new HQ-29 anti-aircraft missiles during China’s Victory Day parade, in Beijing on September 3. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images

For nearly three millennia, she has been remembered not as a person, but as a symbol: the beautiful femme fatale whose cold heart and untouchable beauty brought down a dynasty. Photo: Handout

Staff work at a garbage-incinerator power station in China. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images

Stop ‘stigmatising’ Chinese students and researchers, ambassador to US says

The US government has sent out mixed messages about international students. Photo: AFP

491,000 Japan-bound air tickets cancelled as China warns people to avoid travel amid spat

An aviation analyst said Shanghai-Tokyo and Shanghai-Osaka flights have been most affected in recent days by cancellations stemming from a diplomatic dispute between China and Japan. Photo: Xinhua

800 million: how China plans to double its middle-income population

Shoppers walk the streets in Beijing. China projects its middle-income population will reach 800 million within the next 10 years. Photo: EPA-EFE

Shoppers ride an escalator in a mall in Beijing. China projects its middle-income population will reach 800 million within the next 10 years. Photo: Reuters

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From China continuing a diplomatic chill with Japan to how PLA’s HQ-29 anti-aircraft missile stacks up, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From China continuing a diplomatic chill with Japan to how PLA’s HQ-29 anti-aircraft missile stacks up, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


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Beijing-Tokyo row deepens, Chinese student numbers in US fall: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From China continuing a diplomatic chill with Japan to how PLA’s HQ-29 anti-aircraft missile stacks up, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. Beijing rejects G20 Japan meeting with Premier Li amid deepening Taiwan row

From China continuing a diplomatic chill with Japan to how PLA’s HQ-29 anti-aircraft missile stacks up, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage