https://www.scmp.com/rss/320739/feed Wendy Wu joined the Post in 2015 to report on China. Her journalism career spans more than a decade, covering a range of topics including economy and diplomacy. Based in Beijing, she is China Editor of the Post, following her stint as Political Economy Editor. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Josephine Ma,Wendy Wu,Fan Chen Josephine Ma,Wendy Wu,Fan Chen Chinese analysts have cautioned about any possible role for Beijing as a security guarantor in the Middle East, after the Iranian ambassador on Wednesday voiced hopes that China would help secure regional peace. Addressing reporters in Beijing hours after the US declared a brief ceasefire, Iranian envoy Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said: “We hope different sides could guarantee that the US would not resume the war, we hope the UN Security Council, big countries like China and Russia, as well as... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3349347/iran-hopes-china-can-be-security-guarantor-middle-east-envoy-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3349347/iran-hopes-china-can-be-security-guarantor-middle-east-envoy-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:38:23 +0000 Wendy Wu Wendy Wu China should support India’s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, a prominent US economist has suggested, saying the two Asian powers could overcome historical grievances and political distrust to inject stability into the world. “China’s real interest is true, stable multipolarity,” Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs told a seminar in Beijing on Friday, urging India not to become a pawn in a US game to hold China back. “I believe that China should, after... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347428/china-india-and-why-jeffrey-sachs-says-us-needs-make-un-great-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347428/china-india-and-why-jeffrey-sachs-says-us-needs-make-un-great-again?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:00:10 +0000 Khushboo Razdan,Lucy Quaggin,Teresa Elena Frontado,Wendy Wu,Laura Zhou,Zhuang Pinghui Khushboo Razdan,Lucy Quaggin,Teresa Elena Frontado,Wendy Wu,Laura Zhou,Zhuang Pinghui Iran has confirmed the death of its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in US and Israeli air strikes on the weekend, raising questions for the next leader of a country in a region bracing for further attacks. US President Donald Trump called Khamenei “one of the most evil people in history” and said the strikes delivered justice for Iranians, Americans and others “killed or mutilated” by him. As the US and Israeli attacks on Iran entered a second day, Tehran declared a seven-day public... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3344994/global-powers-divided-china-expresses-deep-concern-over-us-israel-strikes-iran?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3344994/global-powers-divided-china-expresses-deep-concern-over-us-israel-strikes-iran?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:48:19 +0000 Wendy Wu Wendy Wu Brussels and Beijing are both to blame for their strained ties and clear communication is needed to handle sensitive issues like Taiwan and rare earths, according to a veteran business leader and China watcher. Joerg Wuttke, former president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, said the 27-member bloc should also redouble efforts to become more resilient. Wuttke – now a partner at consulting firm DGA Albright Stonebridge Group in Washington – also called for a new Manhattan... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3332567/china-and-europe-need-clear-communication-thorny-issues-fix-ties-observer-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3332567/china-and-europe-need-clear-communication-thorny-issues-fix-ties-observer-says?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Nov 2025 02:00:11 +0000 Orange Wang,Wendy Wu Orange Wang,Wendy Wu Zheng Yongnian is a leading political scientist and government adviser in China. His academic work is mainly about contemporary politics, the country’s transformation and external relations. In his second in-depth interview with the Post, Zheng discusses AI governance and how China can consolidate its narrative amid growing geopolitical risks. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. For many years, you have called for the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3325111/zheng-yongnian-why-china-must-look-beyond-west-build-better-ai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3325111/zheng-yongnian-why-china-must-look-beyond-west-build-better-ai?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 22:00:15 +0000 Amber Wang,Wendy Wu Amber Wang,Wendy Wu China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has passed through the Taiwan Strait to conduct scientific research tests and training exercises in the South China Sea, the PLA Navy said on Friday. “The cross-regional tests and training are a routine mission of the carrier’s construction process and do not target any specific objects,” said navy spokesman Senior Colonel Leng Guowei, according to state news agency Xinhua. Photos and videos posted on social media showed the Fujian... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3325262/pla-aircraft-carrier-fujian-heads-south-china-sea-taiwan-strait?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3325262/pla-aircraft-carrier-fujian-heads-south-china-sea-taiwan-strait?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:38:42 +0000 Orange Wang,Wendy Wu Orange Wang,Wendy Wu Zheng Yongnian is a government adviser and leading political scientist in China. His publications include the book Reconstructing Chinese Knowledge in the AI Era. In this interview, he talks about rebuilding a Chinese knowledge system and the risk that artificial intelligence may worsen dependence on Western theories. Open Questions also spoke to Zheng earlier this year. SCMP Plus readers get early access to articles in the Open Questions series. This article will be available to regular SCMP... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3325132/ai-risks-creating-artificial-ignorance-zheng-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3325132/ai-risks-creating-artificial-ignorance-zheng-says?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 2025 06:00:14 +0000 At least 13 Chinese citizens have been injured in the Myanmar earthquake – and more casualties are expected, the country’s embassy said on Sunday. “As rescue operations in the disaster area are still under way, the number of casualties may continue to rise. We do not yet have information on the casualties among local overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese,” the embassy told the state broadcaster CCTV. It said it had received and handled hundreds of requests for help from Chinese citizens and helped... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3304455/chinese-embassy-fears-further-casualties-deadly-myanmar-earthquake?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3304455/chinese-embassy-fears-further-casualties-deadly-myanmar-earthquake?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Mar 2025 04:49:35 +0000 Zheng Yongnian is a leading political scientist in China and a government adviser. His academic work is mainly about contemporary China, particularly politics, the country’s transformation and its external relations. In an interview conducted before China’s “two sessions”, he discussed the impact of Maga on China, and how the country could become more resilient. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. The United States and Russia... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3301689/stay-calm-be-patient-zheng-yongnians-antidote-chinas-trump-shock?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3301689/stay-calm-be-patient-zheng-yongnians-antidote-chinas-trump-shock?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Mar 2025 22:00:23 +0000 This latest interview in the Open Questions series features Zheng Yongnian, a political commentator and professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and author of numerous books, including Contemporary China: A History Since 1978. In an interview conducted before the “two sessions”, Zheng said China’s tributary system is preferable to trying to fill the gap left by USAID’s suspension and that Beijing should observe first rather than react immediately to the Trump administration’s... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3301105/china-should-reform-loosen-regulations-allow-hi-tech-start-ups-thrive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3301105/china-should-reform-loosen-regulations-allow-hi-tech-start-ups-thrive?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Mar 2025 06:00:13 +0000 Wendy Wu Wendy Wu Wang Xiangwei is a veteran China-watcher teaching journalism at Baptist University in Hong Kong, and a former editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post. As a witness to and recorder of key events involving China for more than three decades, Wang talks to the Post on the country’s challenges and opportunities in a fast-changing world. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. What can we expect from this year’s “two sessions”?... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3300735/china-watcher-wang-xiangwei-how-red-tape-stifling-growth-and-why-trump-may-bring-calm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3300735/china-watcher-wang-xiangwei-how-red-tape-stifling-growth-and-why-trump-may-bring-calm?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:00:23 +0000 This latest interview in the Open Questions series features Wang Xiangwei, who teaches journalism at Hong Kong Baptist University and previously served as Post editor-in-chief. Wang discusses lessons learned from recent private-sector successes such as the movie Ne Zha 2 and AI start-up DeepSeek – and how China can counter decoupling pressure from the West. SCMP Plus readers get early access to articles in the Open Questions series. This article will be available to regular SCMP subscribers next... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3300331/china-should-emulate-musk-mao-models-trimming-bureaucracy-wang-xiangwei-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3300331/china-should-emulate-musk-mao-models-trimming-bureaucracy-wang-xiangwei-says?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Feb 2025 08:41:07 +0000 Wendy Wu Wendy Wu The Chinese and Indonesian coastguards held their first senior-level talks this week on boosting maritime security cooperation. The two sides discussed topics such as setting up regular meetings at all levels, port calls and capability build-up, the China Coast Guard said on Saturday. “Both sides believe that it is necessary to further deepen pragmatic maritime cooperation, jointly maintain the order of maritime security and properly deal with maritime emergencies,” its statement said. The talks... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3294372/chinese-and-indonesian-coastguards-pledge-deeper-cooperation-after-first-high-level-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3294372/chinese-and-indonesian-coastguards-pledge-deeper-cooperation-after-first-high-level-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:26:45 +0000 Beijing has sanctioned two Canadian institutes and several individuals concerned with Tibet and Xinjiang issues as tensions with Ottawa continue to worsen. The Uygur Rights Advocacy Project, the Canada Tibet Committee and 20 people from the two organisations had been placed on the sanctions list, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Sunday, citing China’s anti-sanctions law. Their assets within China have been frozen, all transactions and cooperation projects have been banned, and persons on the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3291896/china-sanctions-canadian-institutes-individuals-over-tibet-xinjiang-rights-row?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3291896/china-sanctions-canadian-institutes-individuals-over-tibet-xinjiang-rights-row?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:11:30 +0000 Beijing’s top envoy to the United States has called for “objective and rational” views on China through more people-to-people exchanges, especially among youth. A total of 14,000 young Americans have visited China since November last year, when President Xi Jinping announced plans to welcome 50,000 young Americans on exchange and study programmes over the next five years, according to Xie Feng, China’s ambassador to Washington. Addressing a youth exchanges event at the embassy in Washington on... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3289857/chinese-envoy-us-calls-young-americans-lead-rational-views-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3289857/chinese-envoy-us-calls-young-americans-lead-rational-views-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Dec 2024 05:00:15 +0000 Nine people were killed in a fire at a cold storage in China’s eastern province of Shandong, state media reported on Sunday. Thermal insulation materials caught on fire around midday on Saturday at the cold chain storage facility under construction in the city of Rongcheng, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The nine people who died at the site were discovered on Sunday morning. An investigation is under way. Safety hazards generally spike in the dry winter season, also a peak time for industrial... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3289851/9-killed-fire-cold-storage-facility-eastern-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3289851/9-killed-fire-cold-storage-facility-eastern-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Dec 2024 03:26:41 +0000 Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun appeared in public on Thursday for the first time since a report citing former and serving US officials claimed that he was under investigation for corruption. Dong’s return to the limelight came a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping renewed his call for the military to uphold both stability and loyalty to the Communist Party. The defence minister appeared in Shanghai at a security forum on the Gulf of Guinea, an area off the coast of West Africa. He conveyed... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3289557/president-xi-jinping-urges-new-military-information-force-give-china-modern-combat-edge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3289557/president-xi-jinping-urges-new-military-information-force-give-china-modern-combat-edge?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:09:33 +0000 South Korea scrambled fighter jets on Friday after spotting Chinese and Russian military aircraft entering its air defence identification zone during a joint aerial patrol over the Sea of Japan. It was the ninth joint strategic aerial patrol between the two militaries since 2019, and China’s defence ministry said the patrols were based on an annual bilateral military cooperation plan. The South Korean military said it spotted five Chinese and six Russian military aircraft entering the South... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3288626/chinese-russian-bombers-conduct-joint-air-patrol-over-sea-japan-defence-ministry-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3288626/chinese-russian-bombers-conduct-joint-air-patrol-over-sea-japan-defence-ministry-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:00:43 +0000 Wendy Wu Wendy Wu Cui Hongjian is a leading Chinese researcher on European studies. A former diplomat, he is the head of European Union studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Talking to the South China Morning Post, Cui delves into the changing dynamics of China-EU relations and the impact of a strong comeback by Donald Trump, the US president-elect. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. What are the main challenges facing China’s relations with the European Union? Are they... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3287856/europe-expert-cui-hongjian-why-china-eu-face-worst-case-scenario-trump-returns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3287856/europe-expert-cui-hongjian-why-china-eu-face-worst-case-scenario-trump-returns?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Nov 2024 22:08:55 +0000 This latest interview in the Open Questions series features Cui Hongjian, who served as a diplomat and is the head of European Union studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Cui urges the EU and China to be prepared for a “worst-case scenario” in Donald Trump’s second term and explores how the China-EU relationship dynamics are changing. SCMP Plus readers get early access to articles in the Open Questions series. This article will be available to regular SCMP subscribers next week. What... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3287500/former-chinese-diplomat-sees-triad-game-standoff-between-us-eu-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3287500/former-chinese-diplomat-sees-triad-game-standoff-between-us-eu-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Nov 2024 06:00:14 +0000 Economic activity needs to be on a “a level playing field” and difficult geopolitical issues should not be ignored, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Chinese leader Xi Jinping as the two met on sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil on Tuesday. Xi also spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron and Argentine leader Javier Milei on the final day of the gathering. According to Reuters, Scholz told Xi it was important for China and Germany to talk about difficult topics such as trade. “It is... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3287262/chinese-president-xi-jinping-meet-german-chancellor-olaf-scholz-g20-sidelines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3287262/chinese-president-xi-jinping-meet-german-chancellor-olaf-scholz-g20-sidelines?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:20:15 +0000 The Chinese military conducted a joint sea and air patrol around Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday as tensions continued to simmer with the Philippines in the South China Sea. The Southern Theatre Command of the People’s Liberation Army said the patrol activities were “carried out in accordance with the law”. Scarborough Shoal, known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines, is claimed by both Beijing and Manila and has been effectively controlled by China since an intense... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3286355/chinese-military-conducts-sea-and-air-patrol-around-shoal-amid-tension-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3286355/chinese-military-conducts-sea-and-air-patrol-around-shoal-amid-tension-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:28:25 +0000 Wendy Wu Wendy Wu China and the European Union are at a critical juncture to restore political trust in response to the looming uncertainties that are expected to accompany the strong comeback of Donald Trump as US president, Chinese diplomats and experts said. The Chinese foreign ministry’s deputy head in charge of European affairs Cao Lei said on Saturday that Trump’s election victory may indicate “the turning point of [our] times” and urged Brussels and Beijing to fix rifts and improve ties. “No one wants to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3286011/china-europe-should-fix-rifts-or-risk-return-law-jungle-under-trump-diplomat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3286011/china-europe-should-fix-rifts-or-risk-return-law-jungle-under-trump-diplomat?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:00:20 +0000 China is planning to send a crewed submersible to explore the polar seabed as part of its growing ambitions in the Arctic Ocean. The vessel has been designed to drop through a hole in the hull of the polar research vessel Tan Suo San Hao (Explorer Three), according to the developer, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s 704th Research Institute. The developer said it had carried out a series of tests, including underwater docking and low-temperature operations, but has not disclosed many... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3283103/china-plans-send-crewed-submersible-bottom-arctic-seabed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3283103/china-plans-send-crewed-submersible-bottom-arctic-seabed?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Oct 2024 10:00:13 +0000 China’s People’s Liberation Army will conduct a three-day live-fire drill from Tuesday on the Chinese side of the China-Myanmar border, according to the provincial government of Yunnan in the country’s southwest. The drill area has been defined by points that include the city of Ruili, near the townships of Huyu and Wanding, Zhenkang county near Mengdui township, as well as the autonomous county of Gengma Dai and Wa near Mengding township. In its announcement on Monday, the provincial government... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3275860/china-strengthens-myanmar-border-armed-and-air-ground-joint-pla-patrols?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3275860/china-strengthens-myanmar-border-armed-and-air-ground-joint-pla-patrols?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Aug 2024 01:33:52 +0000 The Chinese military conducted a joint sea and air patrol around the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday amid continuing tensions in the South China Sea. The Southern Theatre Command of the People’s Liberation Army said Wednesday’s patrol “aimed to test the theatre troops’ capacities in reconnaissance, early warning, rapid mobility and joint strikes”. “All military activities that disrupt the situation in the South China Sea, create hotspots and undermine regional peace and stability, are... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3273522/south-china-sea-chinese-military-hold-joint-patrol-around-contested-scarborough-shoal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3273522/south-china-sea-chinese-military-hold-joint-patrol-around-contested-scarborough-shoal?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Aug 2024 05:32:51 +0000 China will focus on boosting its economic, technological and defence capabilities to tackle growing conflicts with the US-led West, the full text of decisions from a key party conclave has revealed. The more than 22,000-word resolution document lists a wide range of measures for the next five years approved by the Central Committee of the ruling Communist Party, which met for its key third plenum last week. The measures aim to strengthen China’s economic resilience, deepen the tech talent pool... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3271317/chinas-third-plenum-sees-communist-party-double-down-economic-tech-military-power?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3271317/chinas-third-plenum-sees-communist-party-double-down-economic-tech-military-power?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jul 2024 14:33:12 +0000 The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the country’s top science institute, has undergone an organisational overhaul, with more focus on strengthening frontier and basic research capabilities. New bureaus have been set up for frontier sciences and basic research, sustainable development research, and basic science and technology capacity, according to the CAS website. These replaced previous departments that had also been responsible for education, science promotion and dissemination. China has... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3265944/chinas-top-science-institute-restructured-focus-research-frontiers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3265944/chinas-top-science-institute-restructured-focus-research-frontiers?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Jun 2024 07:04:37 +0000 China should remain level-headed in assessing its strengths and weaknesses to navigate geopolitical shifts and its rivalry with the United States, according to a Hong Kong tycoon. Ronnie Chan Chi-chung, honorary chairman of Hang Lung Properties and chairman of the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre, said that the US has shown signs of retreating to isolationism. He added that the country is “at war with itself”, with domestic political infighting and the uncertainties of Donald Trump’s potential... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3265889/rising-east-declining-west-popular-view-china-hong-kong-tycoon-urges-caution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3265889/rising-east-declining-west-popular-view-china-hong-kong-tycoon-urges-caution?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Jun 2024 05:10:10 +0000 The People’s Liberation Army has launched a two-day exercise around Taiwan in a practice run for a blockade of the self-ruled island. The drills – which include mainland Chinese army, navy, air force and rocket forces – were announced on Thursday by the PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command, three days after William Lai Ching-te was sworn in as Taiwanese leader. The drills are taking place to the north, south and east of Taiwan’s main island and in the Taiwan Strait, as well as near its outlying... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3263719/mainland-chinese-forces-begin-military-exercises-around-taiwan-3-days-after-lai-speech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3263719/mainland-chinese-forces-begin-military-exercises-around-taiwan-3-days-after-lai-speech?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 May 2024 01:06:31 +0000 Patricia Flor, German ambassador to China, talks to the Post in the wake of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s pivotal visit to China in April. The conversation delves into the spectrum of shared understandings and points of contention between the two countries, including overcapacity, Ukraine, climate change and the sensitive topic of espionage arrests. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to China generated a lot of discussion. Some said it was very successful while others criticised him for not being tough... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3262185/german-carmakers-want-compete-china-it-must-be-fair-fight-envoy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3262185/german-carmakers-want-compete-china-it-must-be-fair-fight-envoy?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 May 2024 22:00:30 +0000 Pessimism on the investment outlook in China is weighing heavier on European companies amid economic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions, a leading foreign business association has warned as it renewed calls for Beijing to take concrete steps to restore business confidence. European firms have become more hesitant to broaden their investments in China and continue to eye possibilities in other regions such as Southeast Asia and India, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said on... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3262065/china-business-sentiment-plunges-all-time-low-eu-chamber-commerce-finds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3262065/china-business-sentiment-plunges-all-time-low-eu-chamber-commerce-finds?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 May 2024 00:30:14 +0000 Global Impact is a weekly curated newsletter featuring a news topic originating in China with a significant macro impact for our newsreaders around the world. Sign up now! As former US president Donald Trump fights hush money charges in a New York courthouse, his successor and 2024 election rival Joe Biden was busy adopting the same hawkish posture on China which characterised much of Trump’s own administration. Biden on Wednesday called for the tripling of current tariffs on Chinese steel and... https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3259838/global-impact-china-posts-better-expected-first-quarter-growth-us-trade-actions-test-outlook?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3259838/global-impact-china-posts-better-expected-first-quarter-growth-us-trade-actions-test-outlook?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Apr 2024 06:00:26 +0000 Joerg Wuttke is currently president emeritus of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China after chairing both it and the German Chamber of Commerce for years. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. In the past four decades, China came out of nowhere to become the world’s second-largest economy. As a foreigner who has lived in the country for more than three decades, what has been the biggest change to you, and which officials have impressed you most? I had the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3258123/fitness-centre-china-world-champion-development-can-do-more-and-solve-overcapacity-problem-top?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3258123/fitness-centre-china-world-champion-development-can-do-more-and-solve-overcapacity-problem-top?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Apr 2024 22:00:36 +0000 This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing in our spring flash sale. China’s finance and commerce ministers, as well as the heads of the People’s Bank of China, National Development and Reform Commission and China Securities Regulatory Commission, met the press on Wednesday during the annual “two sessions” in Beijing. The event followed a day after Premier Li Qiang delivered his first government work... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3254244/chinas-two-sessions-2024-economic-heavyweights-face-press-ambitious-5-gdp-growth-target?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3254244/chinas-two-sessions-2024-economic-heavyweights-face-press-ambitious-5-gdp-growth-target?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Mar 2024 06:50:14 +0000 Global Impact is a weekly curated newsletter featuring a news topic originating in China with a significant macro impact for our newsreaders around the world. Sign up now! China is facing an unprecedented challenge to sustain robust and sustained economic growth this year. The 5.2 per cent year-on-year growth in 2023, which was reported earlier this month, could create envy for some, including those who are fighting the effects of the protracted Ukraine war and elevated inflation. Electric... https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3250101/global-impact-chinas-economic-demographic-dilemma-2024-problems-continue-worlds-second-largest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3250101/global-impact-chinas-economic-demographic-dilemma-2024-problems-continue-worlds-second-largest?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jan 2024 06:00:32 +0000 A decisive majority of European companies has expressed a desire for China’s cybersecurity regulators to clarify legislation on cross-border data transfers to mitigate uncertainties in business operations and reduce compliance costs, according to survey results published on Wednesday. The poll, conducted by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, showed that 81 per cent of participating companies would like further clarification on what constitutes “important data”, 59 per cent wanted... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3241529/chinas-data-regulations-need-more-clarity-eu-companies-say-survey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3241529/chinas-data-regulations-need-more-clarity-eu-companies-say-survey?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Nov 2023 02:00:21 +0000 This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. China’s former premier Li Keqiang, who died at the age of 68 on Friday, has been hailed as an “outstanding leader of party and state” by the Communist Party and was praised for his contributions to China’s economy and his support for President Xi Jinping. An official obituary published by state broadcaster CCTV on Friday night – almost 10 hours after the news... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3239355/li-keqiang-former-premier-china-dead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3239355/li-keqiang-former-premier-china-dead?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:27:15 +0000 China and Serbia have agreed to remove tariffs on up to 90 per cent of each other’s imported goods in a free-trade agreement signed as President Xi Jinping hailed the country as an “ironclad friend”. It marked Beijing’s first free-trade deal struck with a country in Central and Eastern Europe, and the fourth with a European country after Switzerland, Iceland and Georgia. The accord also came at a time when Beijing aims to widen its global trade network to counter external headwinds and ensure... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3238529/china-serbia-slash-tariffs-landmark-trade-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3238529/china-serbia-slash-tariffs-landmark-trade-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:00:20 +0000 China’s bumpy economic recovery has become a global concern despite a slight comeback in August. In the fourth part of a series on China’s economic growth, the Post talks to small-business owners who have experienced the effects of the slowdown first-hand. You can read part one here, part two here and part three here. Xu Doudou was caught between a rock and a hard place. With less than 20 square metres (215 square feet) in a two-storey house in downtown Beijing, Xu opened a small cafe in March.... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3238250/chinas-small-businesses-bear-brunt-economic-slump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3238250/chinas-small-businesses-bear-brunt-economic-slump?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Oct 2023 15:00:10 +0000 China’s manufacturing activity rebounded to expand for the first time in six months, another sign of a stabilising economy following a slew of policy support measures to boost growth. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 50.2 in September from 49.7 in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Saturday. It was the first time since March the headline reading has risen above 50, which indicates expansion of production from the previous month, having remained... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3236365/chinas-manufacturing-expands-first-time-6-months-latest-sign-stabilising-economy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3236365/chinas-manufacturing-expands-first-time-6-months-latest-sign-stabilising-economy?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Sep 2023 04:03:14 +0000 Global Impact is a weekly curated newsletter featuring a news topic originating in China with a significant macro impact for our newsreaders around the world. Sign up now! China’s economy has become a global concern after a worrying performance since late spring. Nevertheless, talks that China’s economy is collapsing may have been exaggerated. Growth is slowly crawling back after a spate of policies unveiled two months ago. The rebound, however, is uneven and may be facing a bumpy road... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3235633/global-impact-does-golden-week-offer-china-chance-show-its-economy-back-track?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3235633/global-impact-does-golden-week-offer-china-chance-show-its-economy-back-track?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Sep 2023 06:00:15 +0000 A leading European business association in China has laid out a bevy of suggestions for how China can improve its economic prospects, including scaling back its push for self-reliance in the tech sector, in a report published on Tuesday. More than 1,000 individual recommendations were made by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China in its annual position paper, which called for tangible steps from Beijing to cultivate a “transparent, consistent and predictable” regulatory environment on... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3235056/chinas-eu-chamber-looks-move-needle-beijings-self-reliance-push-getting-way?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3235056/chinas-eu-chamber-looks-move-needle-beijings-self-reliance-push-getting-way?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:21:32 +0000 China’s financial regulators on Monday vowed to stem one-sided speculative bets on its currency after the yuan weakened to its lowest level in more than a decade against the US dollar amid lingering concerns over the recovery of the world’s largest-second economy. “We will not hesitate on taking actions when necessary to firmly correct the one-sided and pro-cyclical market moves, to resolutely address the actions which disturb market order, and to unswervingly avoid the overshooting risks in the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3234102/chinas-yuan-financial-regulators-vow-stem-speculation-not-hesitate-after-currency-slid-16-year-low?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3234102/chinas-yuan-financial-regulators-vow-stem-speculation-not-hesitate-after-currency-slid-16-year-low?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Sep 2023 06:55:43 +0000 Facing a “perfect storm” that has battered foreign investors’ confidence in the world’s second-largest economy, Beijing can still weather the downturn if it takes decisive action, according to the new head of the European business association in China. To restore that lost confidence, the Chinese government must foster much greater certainty in its business environment, said Jens Eskelund, who was elected on May 24 as president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce. And he said that steps... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3231412/chinas-economic-crisis-confidence-has-shattered-faith-foreign-investors-warns-european-business-head?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3231412/chinas-economic-crisis-confidence-has-shattered-faith-foreign-investors-warns-european-business-head?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Aug 2023 22:00:14 +0000 Global Impact is a weekly curated newsletter featuring a news topic originating in China with a significant macro impact for our newsreaders around the world. Sign up now! Finally, the toolbox is checked, but suspicion weighs on. It has been a big few days for numbers, and a busy time for policymakers, as China’s economic growth disappointed. The year-on-year headline reading of 6.3 per cent in the second quarter was the result of a low comparison base a year prior as draconian coronavirus... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3228795/global-impact-beijing-rolls-out-action-plan-after-china-posts-disappointing-economic-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3228795/global-impact-beijing-rolls-out-action-plan-after-china-posts-disappointing-economic-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Jul 2023 06:00:40 +0000 Beijing urged Washington to remove economic sanctions on Chinese companies and called for joint efforts to address global challenges, in talks with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. “China’s development is an opportunity, rather than a challenge, to the US. It means benefits, not risks,” the Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Monday to wrap up China’s position in the talks with Yellen during her four-day visit. It marked the second senior-level visit by Joe Biden’s cabinet officials to... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3227139/after-yellens-china-trip-saw-these-demands-made-and-missteps-avoided-beijing-calls-beef-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3227139/after-yellens-china-trip-saw-these-demands-made-and-missteps-avoided-beijing-calls-beef-us?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Jul 2023 08:00:14 +0000 The Hungarian foreign minister lashed out against Brussels’ “de-risking” approach to China, warning on Tuesday that cutting off the world’s second-largest economy would be “a brutal suicide” for Europe. Warning against the risks of “bloc confrontation” and the possible consequences for the European economy, Peter Szijjarto called on the European Union to fix ties with Beijing and expand bilateral economic cooperation, especially in electric vehicles. “Political leaders in Europe are not too much... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3225624/hungarian-foreign-minister-decries-eus-de-risking-strategy-towards-china-warns-brutal-suicide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3225624/hungarian-foreign-minister-decries-eus-de-risking-strategy-towards-china-warns-brutal-suicide?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:15:13 +0000 This blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Premier Li Qiang will address the World Economic Forum’s 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, often called the Summer Davos, in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin at 10:10am Premier Li, who just returned from his first overseas trip to Germany and France, is expected to continue the campaign to lure foreign businesses and private investment, and to... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3225483/world-economic-forum-chinese-premier-li-qiang-address-14th-annual-meeting-new-champions-tianjin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3225483/world-economic-forum-chinese-premier-li-qiang-address-14th-annual-meeting-new-champions-tianjin?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:00:30 +0000 Global Impact is a weekly curated newsletter featuring a news topic originating in China with a significant macro impact for our newsreaders around the world. Sign up now! In August 2008, China’s first bullet train started running between Beijing and Tianjin. Four months later, the country kicked off the development of its home-grown passenger jet, the C919. It took three years to build the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed railway, but 15 for the first C919 to make its first commercial flight at the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3224537/global-impact-home-grown-c919-passenger-jet-first-locally-built-large-cruise-ship-highlight-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3224537/global-impact-home-grown-c919-passenger-jet-first-locally-built-large-cruise-ship-highlight-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jun 2023 06:00:15 +0000