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We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Taiwan will tear down all remaining statues of Chiang Kai-shek in public spaces
Taiwan’s government will remove all remaining statues of late president Chiang Kai-shek from public spaces in what is seen as a bid to erase his legacy and the historical link with mainland China.
2. China shows off nuclear might ahead of top US diplomat Antony Blinken’s visit

China showed off its nuclear second-strike capability – the ability to hit back after an enemy launches an initial nuclear attack – just two days before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing and Shanghai.
3. US sell-or-ban ultimatum against TikTok stirs unease in China
The United States government’s passage of a sell-or-ban law against popular short video app TikTok has stirred unease and anger in mainland China, even as Beijing and social media giant ByteDance keep silent about their response.
4. Hong Kong authorities under fire after clarification over sushi served in plastic

Hong Kong environmental authorities have come under fire after saying supermarket sushi can be served in plastic boxes, with one legislator claiming the clarification contradicts the law governing a new ban and only further sows confusion.
5. Japan warns of scorching summer as it experiences ‘very worrying’ temperatures

Temperatures across much of Japan soared to unseasonably high levels over the weekend, with the country’s meteorological agency warning of another scorching summer.
6. ‘Why so many foreigners?’ EV hungry buyers take centre stage at Canton Fair
Some overseas attendees at Canton Fair said that despite the reports in the West of the threats caused by China’s overcapacity in the new energy sector, they cannot resist the temptation to see how cheap and affordable the Chinese products are.
7. China tourist plunges to her death posing for photo at Indonesia beauty spot

A tourist from China who was posing for photos at a famous volcano in Indonesia has died after she accidentally stepped on her dress and tumbled down a cliffside.


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Taiwan to tear down Chiang Kai-shek statues, Hong Kong’s sushi packaging guessing game: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

There are hundreds of statues of late president Chiang Kai-shek in public spaces across Taiwan. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s JL-2 submarine-launched ballistic missile makes its debut during a military parade in Beijing in 2019. Photo: Xinhua

A Japanese supermarket in Tsim Sha Tsui replaced transparent plastic boxes for takeaway with paper packaging. Photo: Jelly Tse

Women use portable fans to cool off while walking around Tokyo in the summer of 2023. Photo: AFP

A woman tourist from China has died after she plunged off a cliff at a famous volcano site in Indonesia as her husband took her photo. Photo: SCMP composite/Baidu/Sohu

Israel ‘unhappy’ with China’s response to Iran, more Hongkongers seek divorce: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

An anti-missile system in Ashkelon, Israel following the launch of Iranian drones and missiles. Photo: Reuters

An increasing number of couples aged in their late thirties to late forties filed for divorce in the past five years, a lawyer said. Photo: Shutterstock

A man reacts during a ‘Free Palestine’ rally near the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 22, 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE

Carrie Lam’s five-year term as chief executive ended in 2022. Photo: Robert Ng

The Tsimané indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon have some of the healthiest hearts on the planet and very low rates of dementia, giving clues as to how to prevent it. Photo: Instagram/unesco

Chinese nationals in Philippine Coast Guard, twin sisters reunite: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

President Xi Jinping greets former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou ahead of their talks in Beijing on Wednesday, nearly nine years after the pair met for a landmark summit in Singapore. Photo: Xinhua

Nasa introduced the working principles of Vulcan and some key equations it used in an academic paper published in 2020. The software is used to develop hypersonic weapons in the US. Photo: US Air Force

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

A Philippine Coast Guard personnel looks through binoculars while conducting a resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed at a grounded warship in the South China Sea in October 2023. Photo: Reuters

The twins were adopted by different families in eastern China’s Shandong province. Photo: SCMP composite/Baidu/Douyin

Taiwan earthquake, Kobe Bryant’s lookalike in China, Singapore’s 34-year-old grandma: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

A mother-of-five influencer from Singapore, who has become a grandmother at the age of 34, says she will “support and guide” her 17-year-old son, the new father. Photo: SCMP composite

Buildings were shaken from their foundations in a magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Hualien City, Taiwan on Wednesday morning. Photo: CNA

US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida walk along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington on January 13, 2023. Photo: AP

Illustration: SCMP

Sheikh Ali Al Maktoum (left) and Alira, whose music career has been on a hiatus since 2023. Photo: SCMP

Senator Imee Marcos (left) with her brother, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, after he delivered his second state of the nation address at the Philippine House of Representatives in July last year. Photo: AP

A young man in China who resembles the late basketball icon Kobe Bryant has amassed 500,000 fans in two weeks by copying the sporting legend’s look and style in live-streaming sessions. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Getty Images

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From Taiwan vowing to tear down statues of Chiang Kai-shek to questions about sushi packaging in Hong Kong, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From Taiwan vowing to tear down statues of Chiang Kai-shek to questions about sushi packaging in Hong Kong, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.


Taiwan to tear down Chiang Kai-shek statues, Hong Kong’s sushi packaging guessing game: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From Taiwan vowing to tear down statues of Chiang Kai-shek to questions about sushi packaging in Hong Kong, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. Taiwan will tear down all remaining statues of Chiang Kai-shek in public spaces

From Taiwan vowing to tear down statues of Chiang Kai-shek to questions about sushi packaging in Hong Kong, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting