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