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China imposes beef-import quota, adds over-quota tariffs to guard local industry
From Thursday, over-quota imports from Brazil, Australia, US and other trade partners face new duties to help local producers recover amid price declines.
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In New Year’s speech, Xi urges growth, vows ‘unstoppable’ Taiwan reunification
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Great Green Wall 2.0: China is geoengineering deserts with blue-green algae
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Multiple Chinese cities curb New Year’s Eve countdowns over safety
Authorities have issued pre-emptive notices and detained those who spread rumours of non-existent fireworks displays and mass celebrations.
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Canton Tower in Guangzhou is among popular landmarks in China where no large-scale mass activity will be organised for New Year’s Eve. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images
Science
How China cracked US ‘super code’, health benefits of lard: 7 science highlights
From China building world’s largest smart transformer to health benefits of lard, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.
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Beijing hits back at ‘extremely hypocritical’ critics of drills around Taiwan
Japan, Australia, Britain and the EU express concern about live-fire and blockade exercises around island.
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Science
China builds a record-breaking hypergravity machine to compress space and time
CHIEF1900 will help to recreate catastrophic events such as dam failures and earthquakes inside a lab, university says.
31 Dec 2025 - 12:00PM
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A view of the core of the CHIEF1300. The latest CHIEF1900 was built by Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group and shipped to Zhejiang University last week for installation. Photo: Xinhua
Politics
‘No fixed identity’: new Chinese-American writers are telling their own stories
They’re not shaped by history like the previous generation, and observer says US-China tensions can give them ‘more space’ to explore issues.
31 Dec 2025 - 8:23AM
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Diplomacy
US envoy hosts Quad meeting in Beijing as PLA’s drills around Taiwan continue
Some analysts, however, say Quad is losing significance under Trump despite this latest show of unity and deterrence by the regional bloc.
31 Dec 2025 - 6:34AM
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Americas
Oil tankers still arriving in Venezuela despite US blockade, data shows
A US blockade on sanctioned vessels has scared many vessel owners, but some still make journey.
31 Dec 2025 - 11:41AM
Military
China’s ‘carrier killer’ hypersonic missile YJ-20 in final testing: video
Chinese military’s recently unveiled longest-range missile appears to be nearing mass production.
30 Dec 2025 - 10:06PM
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The Chinese military released footage on Sunday of the YJ-20 hypersonic missile in a test launch from a Type 055 destroyer. Photo: China Military Bugle
Politics
‘CEO monk’ scandal: China creates new oversight body for Buddhist clergy
Beijing’s fourth-ranking official Wang Huning urges association to exercise ‘comprehensive and rigorous governance over the religion’.
30 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
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Diplomacy
South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung to visit China on economic and nuclear mission
The pragmatic president is seeking to balance relations with Beijing while keeping Washington onside.
30 Dec 2025 - 7:26PM
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Diplomacy
China and US need new ways to engage for stable ties: Wang Yi
Speaking at a symposium in Beijing, the foreign minister also criticised remarks Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made about Taiwan.
30 Dec 2025 - 7:36PM
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Politics
China unveils new ethnic unity laws with ‘national security perspective’
The new proposals aim to protect national symbols and threaten action against those obstructing the use of the standard Chinese language.
30 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
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Chinese President Xi Jinping pictured on a visit to Lhasa in Tibet earlier this year. Photo: EPA
Science
As Trump taps coal to power AI, China moves on to clothe the world with it
A once-struggling Chinese coal city turns the traditional fossil fuel into nylon, manufacturing popular fashion from sportswear to lingerie.
30 Dec 2025 - 3:02PM
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Diplomacy
Washington lines up health deals as US and China vie for access to Africa
Signatories must guarantee that genetic sequence data and samples from potential outbreaks are shared with the US within 5 days of detection.
30 Dec 2025 - 4:07PM
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Politics
What next for Taiwan’s Lai as US$37 billion defence boost blocked by KMT, allies?
Procedural blockade for eight-year military spending package has also stalled 2026 general budget review, piling up pressure on ruling DPP.
28 Dec 2025 - 10:00AM
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Taiwanese leader William Lai’s proposed extra defence spending has been described by his administration as “critical to deterring intensifying military pressure” from mainland China. Photo: EPA
Military
Beijing condemns Washington’s landmark US$11 billion arms sale to Taiwan
US State Department approves massive deal that includes billions in Himars and howitzer equipment, drones and software.
18 Dec 2025 - 10:07PM
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Politics
Taiwan’s lawmakers vote to start impeachment process against William Lai
Opposition-controlled legislature will hold a series of hearings before a formal vote in May.
26 Dec 2025 - 8:31PM
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China
Deal breaker? Record Taiwan arms deal complicates Trump’s 2026 Beijing visit
The US defends new arms sales and urges ‘meaningful’ dialogue, but analysts warn the deepening rift risks hollowing out the agenda for the Trump-Xi summit next year.
27 Dec 2025 - 7:52AM
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