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Economists call for structural reforms to shift China’s focus to consumption
HKUST professor tells ‘Summer Davos’ panel that opportunities can be found in services sector and smaller Chinese cities.
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Lai’s ‘impurities’ speech fuels authoritarian fears: stop before it’s too late
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White House says US reaches ‘understanding’ with China on rare earth shipments
With his Commerce and Treasury secretaries close by, US president says ‘we just signed with China yesterday’.
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US President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. Photo: EPA
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Ex-New York official facing China agent charge indicted for kickbacks
Former governor’s aide accused of steering healthcare contracts to favoured suppliers during coronavirus pandemic.
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Chinese energy firms say Brazil must clarify rules or face loss of investments
Energy Summit panellists say that Brasília needs to act quickly on framework for energy storage and long-term concessions.
27 Jun 2025 - 2:30AM
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United States & Canada
Nike plans to reduce China production to soften US tariff blow, shares jump
Sportswear giant has already announced price increases to partly mitigate the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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China, subject to the biggest tariff increases imposed by US President Donald Trump, accounts for about 16 per cent of the shoes Nike imports into the United States. Photo: Reuters
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Carmakers GM, Tesla and Ford lead list of US companies in China exposure: report
Corporate giants Amazon, Apple, Meta and Nvidia rank outside top 10 but still among tech firms at risk.
27 Jun 2025 - 5:01AM
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Marco Rubio to welcome Asian Quad counterparts back to Washington
US secretary of state will host foreign ministers from Australia, India and Japan on Tuesday in a refocus on Asia, State Department said.
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China imports Argentina soybean meal in trial amid US tensions
Shipment expected to arrive in Guangdong in September as country seeks to secure supplies of key animal feed ingredient during US trade war.
27 Jun 2025 - 3:23AM
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China has begun issuing rare earth export licences to European firms: EU sources
Development comes as bloc continues push for structural solution to tense issue that has leapt atop bilateral agenda.
27 Jun 2025 - 1:49AM
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Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. Photo: Reuters
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‘Chinese will have to be careful’: US trade truce may come, but risks remain
Before respite ends in August, Washington wants rare earth exports to resume, while Beijing seeks more organised dialogue with Trump team.
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China’s space military tech ‘threat’, EU and rare earths: SCMP daily highlights
From Beijing’s big strides in space military technologies to critical minerals on the EU’s agenda, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
26 Jun 2025 - 9:21PM
Science
New Dawn: Pan Jianwei reveals high-orbit quantum satellite for global network
China’s ‘father of quantum’ tells German conference that project has laid groundwork to potentially redefine international basic unit of time.
26 Jun 2025 - 8:01PM
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Politics
China warned to watch for threats as Israeli spies in Iran open ‘Pandora’s box’
Having spies disable enemy radars and missile systems is ‘tactic belonging to a new form of warfare’ and a ‘wake-up call’, observer warns.
26 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM
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Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency reportedly used spies and agents to smuggle armed drones and precision weapons into Iran in a prolonged operation, effectively creating a covert drone base within Iranian territory. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese scientists develop gene-editing tool to target incurable diseases
Mitochondrial DNA base editors could lead to gene therapies for serious conditions that currently lack curative therapies, team says.
26 Jun 2025 - 7:33PM
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Rare earths ‘THE thing’ for EU agenda planners ahead of China leaders’ summit
Chinese dominance of the global supply has leapfrogged into top place as the main issue in a troubled relationship.
26 Jun 2025 - 4:30PM
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Global Economy
China urges Japan, South Korea and Asean to unite amid trade war turbulence
Beijing’s top financial and economic officials want to strengthen regional ties amid US trade war uncertainties.
5 May 2025 - 7:00PM
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Pan Gongsheng (right), governor of the People’s Bank of China, speaks as Lan Foan, China’s finance minister, looks on during a presser on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 6. Photo: AP
United States & Canada
Trump signals willingness to lower China tariffs ‘at some point’
‘I’m going to lower them, because otherwise, you could never do business with them, and they want to do business very much,’ Trump said.
5 May 2025 - 12:50AM
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China on African charm offensive to rally opposition to ‘bullying’ US
While Trump targets critical minerals and specific nations, China expands influence through bilateral and multilateral engagement: analyst.
6 May 2025 - 7:00PM
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China warns US against ‘coercion’ as top officials prepare for trade talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says meeting with Vice-Premier He Lifeng will be about ‘de-escalation, not a big trade deal’.
7 May 2025 - 3:42PM
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