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US President Donald Trump’s remarks on arms sales have unsettled Taiwan watchers as they appear to violate one of the Six Assurances issued by Washington in 1982. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Politics

How Trump’s Beijing bargaining could derail Taiwan’s defence budget

US leader’s talk of consulting Xi Jinping on arms sales could hand Taiwan’s opposition a ‘lifeline’ to reshape spending bill, experts say.

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Tributes paid to 6 firefighters killed in China after truck veers off cliff

China bets on electric ships in push to decarbonise waterways, expand EV success

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Military

Beijing monitors Australian frigate Toowoomba’s passage through Taiwan Strait

Taiwan media report says island issued radio warning after helicopter from HMAS Toowoomba approached median line ‘to drive it away’.

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A Royal Australian Navy Romeo MH-60R Seahawk flies above HMAS Toowoomba during HMAS Toowoomba’s second South China Sea transit for its regional presence deployment last week. Photo: Royal Australian Navy
A Royal Australian Navy Romeo MH-60R Seahawk flies above HMAS Toowoomba during HMAS Toowoomba’s second South China Sea transit for its regional presence deployment last week. Photo: Royal Australian Navy

China Business

After boost from viral dance challenge, Chinese medicine firm’s shares languish

Slumping profits at Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical have dragged the shares to about HK$7 in December 2025 from HK$15.62 in December 2022.

Science

Chen Mo – the man behind Heroes of Jin Yong – on AI and making a blockbuster game

Creator of new incarnation of martial arts epic says connection to the game is more than commercial – it is personal.

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Diplomacy

K-pop’s big freeze: are cracks in China’s cultural blockade a thaw?

A decade-long geopolitical chill has kept South Korean entertainers largely locked out of the Chinese market, but fans find ways to connect.

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Global K-pop phenomenon BTS has just unveiled plans for their biggest tour yet, but it will not include any stops in mainland China. Photo: Reuters
Global K-pop phenomenon BTS has just unveiled plans for their biggest tour yet, but it will not include any stops in mainland China. Photo: Reuters

Military

Can China find a market for its fifth-generation J-35 warplanes?

Analysts are uncertain how much demand there will be for the fighter in the face of competition from the US F-35 or cheaper alternatives.

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Diplomacy

Is China’s Xi set to host a weakened Trump after tariffs setback in US court?

The big question is whether a weaker hand for US president at coming Beijing summit will give any advantage to China.

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Science

EU bans Chinese organisations from critical tech programmes, including AI, chips

Chinese space scientist Wu Ji doubts the policy will hurt China much and may instead ‘make Europe appear more isolated’.

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The EU has barred most organisations based in China from applying for its Horizon Europe grants in “critical areas”. Image: Shutterstock

Diplomacy

Date set for US President Donald Trump’s trip to China

Trump’s visit will begin on March 31 and be the first to the country since taking office for a second time.

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping greet each other during their October 2025 summit in Busan, South Korea. Trump will be visiting China from March 31. Photo: AFP
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping greet each other during their October 2025 summit in Busan, South Korea. Trump will be visiting China from March 31. Photo: AFP

Science

How China’s Yangtze River fishing ban is also helping finless porpoise recover

Restoration and sustainable aquaculture project held up as model for other major river systems such as the Mekong and Amazon.

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Science

Chinese scientists create new battery with electrolyte as safe as tofu brine

Moving beyond flammable lithium-ion batteries, Chinese scientists have developed a long-lasting battery that uses a non-toxic electrolyte.

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Diplomacy

Is China’s ‘reverse Great Firewall’ quietly blocking global access to official data?

Study finds many government websites in China inaccessible from abroad, suggesting bid to prevent open-source intelligence gathering.

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New study highlights geo-blocking, a practice in which internet filters restrict access by identifying a user’s location through their IP address. Photo: Getty Images

Diplomacy

Trump lashes out at US Supreme Court, rolls out new 10% global tariffs

Decision threatens administration’s trade agenda; casts shadow on Xi-Trump summit as some China tariffs wiped out before Beijing talks.

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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on so-called reciprocal tariffs during an event at the White House last April. Photo: AFP
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on so-called reciprocal tariffs during an event at the White House last April. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

What next for China ties as Japan’s Takaichi targets Chinese ‘coercion’?

Japan facing ‘most severe and complex’ security scenario since World War II, prime minister says.

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AI

China’s extreme 996 work schedule meets US tech’s hustle culture

Why advocates believe 996, the controversial 9am to 9pm, six-day-a-week culture popularised in China, can give American firms decisive edge.

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Science

Chinese satellite forces 4,400 of its Starlink rivals into lower altitude: study

Researchers in China said the SpaceX decision was ‘directly triggered’ by a close call between two satellites in December.

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SpaceX has said it will move thousands of its internet satellites into a lower orbit. Photo: SpaceX
SpaceX has said it will move thousands of its internet satellites into a lower orbit. Photo: SpaceX

Science

The Chinese satellites SpaceX says were on collision course with Starlink

As orbits become more crowded and littered with debris, the US operator is having to move its devices to dodge damage.

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Science

China applies to put up 200,000 satellites after calling Starlink a crash risk

US Federal Communications Commission says it approved SpaceX to launch 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites.

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Science

China suffers unprecedented double rocket launch failures in a single day

Saturday’s twin failures involved a state-owned rocket and a private one, but observers attribute them to industry’s growing pains.

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Saturday’s Long March-3B failure was the first in more than five years. Photo: Xinhua
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LATEST China Science NEWS

Chen Mo – the man behind Heroes of Jin Yong – on AI and making a blockbuster game

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A still from the upcoming martial arts title, Heroes of Jin Yong, which is on track to be the most expensive video game ever made in China. Photo: Handout

EU bans Chinese organisations from critical tech programmes, including AI, chips

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The EU has barred most organisations based in China from applying for its Horizon Europe grants in “critical areas”. Image: Shutterstock

How China’s Yangtze River fishing ban is also helping finless porpoise recover

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Overall fish biomass in the Yangtze River has risen by 209 per cent compared with pre-2021 levels, while species richness increased by 13 per cent, a study has found. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese scientists create new battery with electrolyte as safe as tofu brine

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Chinese scientists are working on a green-friendly and safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries which have been known to explode and cause fires. Photo: Getty Images

Chinese researchers achieve ‘slow motion’ in quantum chaos for better data

Liu Zhenghe of the Institute of Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences is part of the team that recently observed a prethermal plateau in a 78-qubit quantum processor. Photo: Xinhua
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