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Taiwan opposition parties KMT and TPP cheer after parliament approved the defence spending bill, in Taipei on May 8. Photo: AFP

Politics

Did US pressure before Xi-Trump summit force KMT hand on Taiwan’s defence budget?

Taiwan’s main opposition parties have cleared special defence budget bill after months of fractious debate and infighting.

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Trump urged to raise cases of detained Americans when he meets Xi in Beijing

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Will Starmer’s election woes force a shake-up in the UK’s ties with China?

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Politics

Cross-strait ties ‘not state-to-state’, KMT vice-chair tells Beijing official

Wang Huning, Beijing’s top official on Taiwan affairs, meets Chang Rong-kung of the island’s main opposition party.

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Kuomintang vice-chairman Chang Rong-kung (left) meets Wang Huning (right), the Communist Party’s No 4 official, in Beijing on May 11, 2026. Photo: CNA

Science

Here’s how China plans to sanction-proof its C919 passenger jet

Aviation expert Zhang Yanzhong, who played a leading role in developing the C919, warns of a real risk of being cut off from supply chains.

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China Economy

China readies for Trump visit amid rebound in trade growth

Surging Chinese exports will bolster the nation’s position with the US as the two countries ready for trade talks and a presidential summit this week.

11 May 2026 - 5:03PM

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Diplomacy

Why China’s new duty-free access is a lifeline for South African exporters

South African trade is pivoting to China as US tariffs bite, but Chinese industrial dominance poses a new dilemma.

11 May 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Chinese customs officers inspect South African apples at Shenzhen Bay port on April 30, just before a new zero-tariff arrangement took effect. Photo: Xinhua

Science

Inspired by crocodile scales, Chinese armour tech said to deflect projectiles

Diamond-shaped ceramic tiles arranged at 45-degree angles could be used for body armour, vehicles and armed helicopters, researchers say.

11 May 2026 - 2:00PMvideocam

Science

A big step forward for optical core of China’s Taiji gravitational wave project

A detector that will form part of a 3 million km-long triangular ruler has passed ground tests.

11 May 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

Diplomacy

China confirms dates for Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing

Trip will be first to the country by a US president since 2017 and include two bilateral meetings, according to White House.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping greets his US counterpart Donald Trump in November 2017, during Trump’s first-term visit to Beijing. Photo: TNS

Diplomacy

What to expect from this week’s Trump 2.0 visit to Beijing

Nearly a decade after his first-term visit, Trump returns to Beijing amid tensions over tariffs, Taiwan and tech rivalry.

11 May 2026 - 9:15AMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes US President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, in November 2017. Photo: Xinhua

Diplomacy

Trump, Tehran and a Qatari tanker transit: here’s what happened overnight

US leader calls Iran’s response to its peace proposal ‘totally unacceptable’, while a Qatari ship passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

11 May 2026 - 4:18PM

Politics

Open Questions | Taiwan’s Cheng Li-wun on cross-strait peace, meeting Xi and managing US ties

Kuomintang chairwoman says hostility towards mainland is a product of political engineering that does not reflect reality of Taiwan.

11 May 2026 - 11:02AMvideocam

China

Chinese transcript of SCMP’s interview with KMT’s Cheng Li-wun

Taiwanese opposition leader Cheng Li-wun on the island’s future, meeting Xi Jinping and the prospects for cross-strait peace.

11 May 2026 - 6:02AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kuomintang party leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing, April 10. Photo: Xinhua

Diplomacy

China, US confirm Seoul trade talks days before Trump-Xi summit in Beijing

Meeting follows Paris round in March and a video call in April as both sides prepare for Trump’s state visit.

11 May 2026 - 4:17AM

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, left, with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in 2025. The pair will meet again this week in South Korea. Photo: Keystone via AP

Military

Could military AI use be on the agenda when Chinese and US leaders meet?

The technology has become increasingly important for militaries around the world, but the two sides may struggle to reach a consensus.

11 May 2026 - 2:10PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Exclusive | Buoyed by rare earths, China approaches Trump summit with fresh confidence

Sources say Beijing believes it has the ability to retaliate if Washington steps up the trade pressure.

10 May 2026 - 9:20PMvideocam

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Science

Will China’s mathematicians join a global effort to boycott the United States?

Question hovers as world’s premier mathematics conference faces revolt over American visa rules and foreign policies.

26 Apr 2026 - 6:00AMvideocam

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Diplomacy

From apps to autos: China’s data reach sparks US espionage and sabotage concerns

Washington accused of not doing enough to counter Beijing’s harvesting of key American data and weaponising it as a strategic asset.

1 May 2026 - 6:16AMvideocam

Science

UN climate body presses on after US quits, while China leads with renewables

As global temperatures near key threshold, the IPCC is focusing on adaptation and carbon dioxide removal, chair says.

1 May 2026 - 10:00AMvideocam

Science

Are US agents around Trump armed with Chinese red dot sights?

Apparent Holosun optic on security agent’s pistol in photo from correspondents’ dinner prompts US commenters to question Chinese link.

29 Apr 2026 - 10:28PMvideocam

Security officials react as a shooter opens fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington on April 25. Online commenters showed interest in the female agent’s drawn Glock pistol and what appeared to be a Holosun sight. Photo: Reuters

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Here’s how China plans to sanction-proof its C919 passenger jet

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Many of the C919’s most critical components are supplied by Western firms. Photo: Dickson Lee

Inspired by crocodile scales, Chinese armour tech said to deflect projectiles

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Researchers developed a tough ceramic body armour inspired by crocodile scales. Photo: Shutterstock

A big step forward for optical core of China’s Taiji gravitational wave project

11 May 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

The Taiji system will look for gravitational waves formed by the collisions of massive objects such as black holes. Illustration: Shutterstock

China’s ‘super catalyst’ turns waste water into fertiliser building block

10 May 2026 - 2:58PMvideocam

The journal cover depicting catalysts with unprecedented metal loadings. Photo: Han Lili

Global food and water supplies on thin ice as Argentina opens glaciers to mining

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Argentina’s 16,000 glaciers form a vital freshwater reserve for the country, a major food exporter. Photo: AFP

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