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1. Beijing blasts Japan’s ‘extremely dangerous’ missile deployment near Taiwan
Beijing has blasted Japan’s missile deployment on an island only 110km (68 miles) away from Taiwan as “extremely dangerous”, saying it stokes regional tensions and military confrontation amid deteriorating ties between the two Asian powers.
2. As US-China rivalry redefines economic warfare, EU scrambles for its dictionary
More than two years after launching its economic security strategy and with the world swept up in economic warfare, the European Union still cannot decide what economic security means.
3. Chinese airlines cancel flights on 12 Japan routes as tensions continue to rise

As a political dispute between Beijing and Tokyo continues to inflame relations, Chinese media reports indicate some domestic airlines have cancelled flights on 12 of their routes to Japan – including paths to popular tourism destinations Kyoto and Osaka – with analysts predicting cancellations to rise within the week.
4. How latest China-Japan row highlights lack of communication channels
The escalating tensions between China and Japan have highlighted what some observers see as a deeper problem – the lack of stable communication channels.
5. China strengthens global drone dominance with record orders at Dubai Airshow

A Chinese drone maker has secured 1,600 orders for industrial models at the recently concluded Dubai Airshow – marking the largest ever single-order deal for the country’s manufacturers at the biennial event, as its companies target emerging markets.
6. ‘A mistaken view’: US economist Nicholas Lardy on the ‘peak China’ hypothesis
The veteran China watcher talks Beijing’s need for financial reform and how US-China economic convergence could still be on the horizon.
7. Taiwan’s KMT seeks to change law to allow mainland China-born spouses to hold office
Taiwan’s main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) has launched a drive to change the law so that people born on the Chinese mainland and who are married to Taiwanese citizens can hold public office.


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China blasts Japan’s missile deployment; airlines cancel flights: SCMP daily highlights

A Chinese tour group crosses a street in central Tokyo. China has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Japan. Photo: AFP

Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s defence minister, visited the country’s Self-Defense Force units on Yonaguni Island over the weekend. Photo: Handout

Workers prepare the EHang eVTOL EH126-S to fly in Guangzhou in southern China’s Guangdong province on November 3. Photo: AP

G20 South Africa summit sees China, allies drive agenda as US stays away

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has urged the G20 community to speed up the reform of global financial institutions, and reaffirmed Beijing’s support for debt relief for developing countries while rejecting “unilateralism and protectionism”. Photo: Handout

G20 leaders hold hands as they pose for a “family photo” in Johannesburg on November 22. Photo: AFP

Why Japan’s drift to the right means a ‘long-term struggle’ for China

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says there has been no change to Tokyo’s relationship with Beijing or its position on the Taiwan issue but observers in mainland China say her comments reflect Japan’s years-long rightward shift. Photo: AP 

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From Beijing-Tokyo tensions escalating to China strengthens its global drone dominance, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From Beijing-Tokyo tensions escalating to China strengthens its global drone dominance, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


China blasts Japan’s missile deployment; airlines cancel flights: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Beijing-Tokyo tensions escalating to China strengthens its global drone dominance, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. Beijing blasts Japan’s ‘extremely dangerous’ missile deployment near Taiwan

From Beijing-Tokyo tensions escalating to China strengthens its global drone dominance, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage