https://www.scmp.com/rss/522566/feed Global Times: A prominent Beijing-based state-owned tabloid newspaper, Global Times operates under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party’s official People’s Daily. Its primary mission is to present the Chinese government’s perspective on international issues, often with a nationalistic and hawkish tone. Published daily in both Chinese and English, it serves as a key media outlet for foreign reporting and aims to enhance global understanding of China. The institution is notable for its... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Yeon Woo Lee Yeon Woo Lee Repeat short-haul visits by Chinese travellers to South Korea are expected to rise after Seoul eased multiple-entry visa rules, but analysts say the immediate impact may be limited because of growing competition from Southeast Asia and higher airfares linked to the US-Israeli war in Iran. The South Korean embassy in Beijing announced that Chinese nationals who had previously visited South Korea would now be eligible for a five-year multiple-entry visa. Those holding residency status in 14 major... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3348904/south-korea-eases-chinese-travel-visas-southeast-asia-rivals-iran-war-cloud-outlook?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3348904/south-korea-eases-chinese-travel-visas-southeast-asia-rivals-iran-war-cloud-outlook?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:00:12 +0000 Julian Ryall Julian Ryall Japan has moved swiftly to contain the diplomatic fallout after a member of its Self-Defence Forces broke into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo last week. But observers and local media say the incident has given Beijing an opening to reinforce claims of rising militarism and anti-China sentiment in Japan. Yoshinobu Kusunoki, commissioner general of the National Police Agency, on Monday called the break-in on March 24 “extremely unusual and serious”, adding that it “should not have happened”. His... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3348549/japan-races-limit-fallout-chinese-embassy-break?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3348549/japan-races-limit-fallout-chinese-embassy-break?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:00:12 +0000 Amber Wang Amber Wang The United States has sent a military patrol aircraft through the Taiwan Strait weeks before the Xi-Trump summit, triggering People’s Liberation Army jet manoeuvres near Taiwan after several days of pause. A US Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on Wednesday, the US Seventh Fleet said on Thursday. The passage through the waterway separating Taiwan and mainland China illustrated the US’ commitment to “a free and open Indo-Pacific”, Commander Matthew Comer, a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3346400/us-navy-patrols-taiwan-strait-xi-trump-summit-triggering-pla-manoeuvres?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3346400/us-navy-patrols-taiwan-strait-xi-trump-summit-triggering-pla-manoeuvres?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:15:10 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang A Chinese consulate in Russia has issued a rare reminder to Chinese nationals about a new, little-discussed Russian law requiring foreign men under 65 applying for long-term residency to agree to do at least a year of military service for Moscow. In a notice on its social media account on Sunday, the Chinese consulate in Vladivostok advised Chinese nationals to “take note of” new regulations on the processing of Russian long-term residence permits. It said that under these provisions, foreign... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3344760/why-china-reminding-its-male-citizens-russia-about-moscows-military-service-law?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3344760/why-china-reminding-its-male-citizens-russia-about-moscows-military-service-law?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:03:20 +0000 Yuanyue Dang,Amber Wang Yuanyue Dang,Amber Wang A Chinese private company has drawn the attention of security watchers after detailing US military deployments near Iran, a move experts say underlines Beijing’s intelligence abilities. MizarVision, a Chinese commercial intelligence analysis firm, has consistently published monitoring posts regarding American military movements on social media over the past two years. But it has attracted fresh attention in the past month with an increase in the frequency and granularity of its posts and by... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3344638/china-flexing-its-intelligence-muscle-tracking-us-military-moves-near-iran?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3344638/china-flexing-its-intelligence-muscle-tracking-us-military-moves-near-iran?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:00:07 +0000 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen Relatives, colleagues and residents gathered in a county in central China on the weekend to pay tribute to six firefighters who died after putting out a blaze during the Chinese New Year holidays. The firefighters were killed on Thursday afternoon when their truck ran off a cliff in Xinhua county, Hunan province, as they were returning from extinguishing a house fire in the hills. A seventh firefighter in the truck was injured and transferred to a hospital in the capital city of Changsha that... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3344251/tributes-paid-6-firefighters-killed-central-china-after-truck-veers-cliff?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3344251/tributes-paid-6-firefighters-killed-central-china-after-truck-veers-cliff?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:30:08 +0000 Meredith Chen,Phoebe Zhang Meredith Chen,Phoebe Zhang A wave of online discussion blaming China’s last imperial dynasty for national historical sufferings has prompted official criticism after touching on sensitive questions, and ignited debate over historical narrative, nationalism and social governance. What began as a fringe literary interpretation of an 18th-century classical novel has evolved in recent weeks to become a viral internet topic, known as the “1644 historical perspective”. The main claim – which has exposed sharp divisions online –... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3337326/fringe-view-chinas-history-sparks-official-rebuke-after-going-viral-online?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3337326/fringe-view-chinas-history-sparks-official-rebuke-after-going-viral-online?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:00:23 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang A former editor of a Chinese nationalist newspaper has called on official media to manage public expectations properly and refrain from using “harsh language that does not reflect the actual situation” when criticising Japan. Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of Global Times, affiliated with Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily, said some social media accounts run by official media had used “harsh language that does not reflect the actual situation” when criticising Japanese Prime... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3333996/former-editor-hu-xijin-urges-restraint-official-medias-criticism-japan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3333996/former-editor-hu-xijin-urges-restraint-official-medias-criticism-japan?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Nov 2025 01:00:27 +0000 Laura Zhou Laura Zhou There have again been calls in Chinese state media for more research into “historical justice” and legal claims around Ryukyu, as a diplomatic row over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan drags on. On Wednesday, state-run Global Times in an editorial called for further studies to be done on the Ryukyu island chain, arguing that it was an important issue that was much more than academic. “The geopolitical position, strategic choices and future trajectory of the Ryukyu... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3333468/chinese-state-media-calls-more-research-ryukyu-history-amid-row-japan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3333468/chinese-state-media-calls-more-research-ryukyu-history-amid-row-japan?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 03:00:17 +0000 Alcott Wei Alcott Wei After 15 years of testing, China unveiled the HQ-29 at its Victory Day parade in September, showcasing the land-based air-defence missile system that is capable of intercepting targets in the near region of space outside the Earth’s atmosphere. The HQ-29, also known as the Red Flag-29, is considered a key supplement to the top layer of China’s multilayered ballistic missile defence system. The missile is mounted on a six-axle launcher, according to the Chinese military magazine Ordnance Science... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3332993/how-chinas-hq-29-mid-course-missile-interceptor-stacks-against-us-rivals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3332993/how-chinas-hq-29-mid-course-missile-interceptor-stacks-against-us-rivals?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 04:00:08 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang A former Chinese state media editor and vocal supporter of the government has called for greater tolerance for free expression. On Monday, Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of Global Times, a tabloid owned by Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily, wrote on social media that society “should be as open as possible within the constitutional order under [the Communist Party’s] leadership”. “There should be a collective consensus respecting individual rights on the Chinese internet,” Hu... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3328973/former-state-media-editor-warns-against-collective-silence-chinese-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3328973/former-state-media-editor-warns-against-collective-silence-chinese-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:14:37 +0000 Yating Yang Yating Yang A renowned university in China has been slammed after it decorated chairs at an event in a way that resembled the Japanese flag. Photos from Wuhan University in Hubei province, central China, showing rows of white seats adorned with circular red stickers went viral on Chinese social media. The resultant backlash prompted the prestigious institution to issue a public apology. The incident unfolded while the university was holding orientation ceremonies for newly admitted undergraduate and... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3324849/china-little-pinks-slam-university-decorating-white-chairs-red-dots-japan-flag?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3324849/china-little-pinks-slam-university-decorating-white-chairs-red-dots-japan-flag?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Sep 2025 06:00:11 +0000 Fran Lu Fran Lu Senegalese-Italian influencer Khaby Lame, the most followed figure on a short video platform, began his journey in China on September 9 and has attracted significant attention in the country. Lame boasts 162 million followers on TikTok, where he is celebrated for his silent videos that humorously critique overly complicated life hacks. According to Forbes, his net worth is estimated at US$20 million. His wordless reactions in his videos have earned him the nickname “Speechless Brother” or wuyu... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3325319/speechless-brother-boasting-162-million-fans-starts-china-journey-gains-massive-attention?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3325319/speechless-brother-boasting-162-million-fans-starts-china-journey-gains-massive-attention?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Sep 2025 06:00:20 +0000 Igor Patrick Igor Patrick China’s state media and diplomats lashed out at Washington on Wednesday after nine Panamanian lawmakers joined a global parliamentary alliance that Beijing denounced as an anti-China front. The move, announced in Panama’s National Assembly a day earlier at a ceremony backed by the US ambassador, drew sharp criticism from state outlets such as the China Daily and Global Times, which accused Washington of coercion and manipulation. The lawmakers declared their membership in the Inter-Parliamentary... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3323405/washington-draws-rebuke-beijing-after-panamanian-lawmakers-join-anti-china-group?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3323405/washington-draws-rebuke-beijing-after-panamanian-lawmakers-join-anti-china-group?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:48:07 +0000 Zoey Zhang Zoey Zhang A former editor in China has called for gender-neutral punishment and criticised a university for expelling a woman who had casual sex with a man. The backlash follows the expulsion of a 21-year-old Chinese student, surnamed Li, after her alleged sexual involvement with a Ukrainian gamer. Li reportedly had a one-night stand with a 37-year-old Ukrainian ex-Counter-Strike player, Danylo Teslenko, known as “Zeus”, while he was in Shanghai for an event last December. Teslenko shared their intimate... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3318547/top-china-editor-slams-school-ousting-woman-casual-sex-demands-equal-penalty-man?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3318547/top-china-editor-slams-school-ousting-woman-casual-sex-demands-equal-penalty-man?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:00:10 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Taiwan began its largest and longest annual military drills on Wednesday, with an urban survival focus and unprecedented live-fire conditions, amid concerns about US security commitments and the growth of China’s armed forces. Cyberattacks, economic coercion and other “grey zone” scenarios that fall short of open conflict all feature in the 41st Han Kuang (漢光) exercise, which runs until July 18. There will also be air-raid warnings, mass evacuations and a focus on protecting critical... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3317668/taiwan-ramps-war-games-amid-us-china-squeeze?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3317668/taiwan-ramps-war-games-amid-us-china-squeeze?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:00:11 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Chinese President Xi Jinping called for redoubled efforts in the 12-year-long push to develop a “unified national market”, as Beijing seeks to keep economic growth on track amid persistent global trade uncertainty. “Building a unified national market is a requirement for high-quality development, and the country should strengthen coordination and cooperation,” Xi said at Tuesday’s meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission, according to Xinhua. Xi chairs the commission,... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3316628/xi-revives-unified-national-market-push-economic-risks-loom?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3316628/xi-revives-unified-national-market-push-economic-risks-loom?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:00:06 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham A month out from a crunch summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders of the European Union, senior EU officials have landed on an unsavoury term to describe their trade ties with China: “the stinking fish”. The analogy, used when briefing member state diplomats on progress in trade talks with China, refers to the European Commission’s frustration that each of its top demands from Beijing is around the removal of measures that were introduced to punish Europe or the US. Brussels... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3316062/ahead-crunch-summit-china-eu-complaining-stinking-fish?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3316062/ahead-crunch-summit-china-eu-complaining-stinking-fish?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:59:14 +0000