https://www.scmp.com/rss/324033/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com After a lot rhetorical sparring and the puzzling visit to Beijing by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are due to meet in Florida early next month. Nobody knows if it will be the scene of a grand bargain between the US and China or will merely open the stage to a period of enhanced confrontation between the two countries. Trump has made a virtue of being unpredictable and Xi has a history of keeping his cards close to his chest. To... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2080726/ahead-xi-trump-summit-what-china-should-do-get-ties-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2080726/ahead-xi-trump-summit-what-china-should-do-get-ties-us?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Mar 2017 03:09:23 +0000 About 10 years ago, the difference in lifestyle and system between Hong Kong and the rest of China was evident just in the train that moves commuters daily from Shenzhen to the city and vice versa. At the ends of the short ride lay two worlds. In Hong Kong, all was bright and shining, police officers stern but friendly, passengers queued up, and cars lined up along yellow lines on the road. In Shenzhen, all was drab and grey, despite the superior facilities. Police officers were rigid like... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2077380/hong-kong-part-chinese-part-western-destiny-awaits?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2077380/hong-kong-part-chinese-part-western-destiny-awaits?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Mar 2017 01:31:39 +0000 About 10 years ago, the difference in lifestyle and system between Hong Kong and the rest of China could be seen in 20 minutes, the time it took thousands of commuters to travel from Shenzhen to the Special Administrative Region (SAR) and vice versa each day. It was a trip between two worlds. In Hong Kong, all was bright and shining, policemen stern but friendly, passengers queued up and cars lined up neatly along yellow lines on the asphalt. In Shenzhen, all was drab and grey, despite the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2077377/hong-kongs-destiny-cultural-bridge-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2077377/hong-kongs-destiny-cultural-bridge-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Mar 2017 00:33:17 +0000 Politics in North Asia, which also impacts the United States, seems set on a new path following the recent assassination of Kim Jong-nam, elder brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. No definite conclusion has yet been announced by the police in Malaysia where the assassination took place, but all points to North Korea. It looks like Kim Jong-nam was killed by agents sent by his young brother with the apparent goal of bolstering Kim Jong-un’s hold on power by eliminating a potential... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2075781/murder-king-jong-nam-forcing-chinas-hand-against-north?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2075781/murder-king-jong-nam-forcing-chinas-hand-against-north?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Mar 2017 05:45:00 +0000 After months of smooth sailing, talks between Beijing and the Holy See seem to have met some setbacks. In the past few days, the “godfather” of China’s Catholics, Liu Bainian, gave an interview to the South China Morning Post criticising an essay by the Bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal John Tong Hon. Tong had written an article explaining that Beijing and the Holy See were quite close to an agreement. He clarified that the parties were closing in on an agreement on the choice of bishops and on a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2071415/time-vatican-and-beijing-tackle-domestic-objections?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2071415/time-vatican-and-beijing-tackle-domestic-objections?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Feb 2017 01:00:31 +0000