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In Davos debut, Musk highlights key China advantage in AI race
China’s energy supply edge was also at the heart of a panel discussion on clean energy in Europe.
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Putin meets US envoys for midnight talks as Ukraine hinges on key issue
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Trump withdraws invitation to Canada’s Carney to join his Board of Peace
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China’s births plunge, Trump’s Greenland pledge in Davos: 7 highlights
From China’s record-low birth count to what Trump said about Greenland at Davos, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
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A nurse feeds a newborn at a hospital in Nanjing, China. The nation’s birthrate plunged by double digits last year. Photo: Getty Images
United States & Canada
Newsom, on world stage at Davos, accuses Trump of trying to suppress dissent
After being barred from a Davos event, California’s governor blasts the Trump administration for its ‘authoritarian tendencies’ as his team mocks him.
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Former US special counsel testifies to Trump’s ‘criminal’ election plot
Jack Smith testifies before a Republican-led House panel and asserts that Donald Trump ‘wilfully broke’ laws in a bid to keep power.
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Trump blames table and aspirin after new bruise on hand
Fresh marks on the US president’s left hand during his ‘Board of Peace’ signing spark renewed speculation about his health.
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US President Donald Trump’s bruised hand on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Middle East
US ‘armada’ heading towards Iran as tensions remain high
USS Abraham Lincoln and other warships move from the Asia-Pacific even as Iran protests seem to dwindle.
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Diplomacy
China to ‘quietly track’ Greenland developments amid Arctic ambitions: analysts
Beijing to focus on maintaining its ‘constructive relationship with US’ and does not need to ‘disrupt that over Greenland’, say experts.
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Sinners breaks all-time Oscars record with 16 nominations
Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic breaks the 14-nomination mark set by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land.
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US walks away from WHO, leaving unpaid tab of US$260 million
Without its top donor, the UN health agency’s work to contain diseases like HIV, polio and Ebola is at risk.
23 Jan 2026 - 7:26AM
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The World Health Organization logo is seen outside the agency’s headquarters in Geneva in December 2021. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy
Peru’s president refuses to resign over secret meetings with Chinese businessmen
Jose Jeri is under scrutiny for clandestine encounters with Chinese businessmen that triggered a criminal probe and calls for his removal.
23 Jan 2026 - 5:26AM
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Americas
US letting China buy Venezuela oil but not at ‘unfair’ Maduro prices: official
The US says it will control the Latin American nation’s oil sales indefinitely after seizing its leader.
23 Jan 2026 - 6:54AM
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China
US and Canada drift apart on China as Ottawa rethinks Beijing ties
Policy gaps are emerging after PM Mark Carney struck a wide-ranging deal with Beijing, testing past US-Canada alignment, analysts say.
23 Jan 2026 - 5:45AM
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United States & Canada
Trump sues JPMorgan, accusing bank of closing accounts for political reasons
The US president’s US$5 billion lawsuit alleges that the bank singled him out for ‘debanking’ after the January 6 Capitol attack.
23 Jan 2026 - 3:25AM
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The US flag and a flag with the logo of JPMorgan Chase are flown at the firm’s new headquarters in New York in October 2025. Photo: Reuters
Europe
Greenland PM says he doesn’t know what’s in deal reached with Trump
Locals, meanwhile, are fed up with negotiations done over their heads after the US president’s meeting with Nato’s chief.
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Europe
Ukraine’s Zelensky slams ‘fragmented’ Europe, says it looks lost facing Trump
In a fiery speech at Davos, the president also blasted EU allies for lack of ‘political will’ in countering Russia’s Putin.
23 Jan 2026 - 1:28AM
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Politics
The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Xi and Trump’s key people
Discover the power players in Xi and Trump’s teams; the key people setting the agenda on diplomacy, the military, the economy, security and science.
20 Mar 2025 - 2:37PM
United States & Canada
Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China
Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.
26 Aug 2025 - 10:25AM
Europe
‘For the world’: Trump launches his Board of Peace that some see rivalling UN
The US president signed the board’s charter at a ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
22 Jan 2026 - 8:49PM
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Diplomacy
Trump lays out Greenland-Arctic deal framework, pauses February tariffs
In his speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, the US president vowed not to invade Greenland while slamming Nato and Europe.
22 Jan 2026 - 5:18AM
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Open Questions series
Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China
12 Jan 2026 - 10:06AM
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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky
20 Oct 2025 - 11:18AM
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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish
5 Oct 2025 - 8:13AM
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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter
11 Aug 2025 - 9:13AM
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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended
4 Aug 2025 - 11:00AM
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China
12 Jan 2026 - 10:06AM
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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky
20 Oct 2025 - 11:18AM
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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish
5 Oct 2025 - 8:13AM
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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter
11 Aug 2025 - 9:13AM
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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended
4 Aug 2025 - 11:00AM
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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