https://www.scmp.com/rss/522593/feed East China Normal University: A prominent Shanghai-based public research university, ECNU is dedicated to fostering creativity, character, and community, with a motto to "Seek Truth, Foster Originality, and Live up to the Name of a Teacher." Established in 1951, it has evolved from a teacher-training institution into a comprehensive university, recognised for its significant contributions to Chinese basic education and teacher training. Its main areas of activity include education, scientific... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Dannie Peng Dannie Peng Zhang Jinshui, a pioneering scientist in remote sensing who led major research and development programmes in China and was instrumental in boosting the country’s food security with satellite technologies, has died at the age of 47. Zhang, a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Faculty of Geographical Science (FGS) at Beijing Normal University, died in Beijing on March 9 following “unsuccessful medical treatment”, according to multiple Chinese media reports. The faculty held a memorial... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3347119/leading-chinese-remote-sensing-scientist-zhang-jinshui-dies-47?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3347119/leading-chinese-remote-sensing-scientist-zhang-jinshui-dies-47?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:13 +0000 Fan Chen,Zhao Ziwen Fan Chen,Zhao Ziwen China has vowed to firmly safeguard its overseas interests – a core objective reaffirmed in its latest five-year plan – at a time when global volatility is testing supply chains and regional influence. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that Beijing would continue to strengthen its capacity to protect Chinese interests and citizens abroad, put the people first, and develop a global system for security and risk prevention. According to analysts, his remarks reflect the growing pressures on... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3345902/world-full-turmoil-china-stands-firm-mountain-compatriots?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3345902/world-full-turmoil-china-stands-firm-mountain-compatriots?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:00:14 +0000 Fran Lu Fran Lu Married couples in China are referring to each other as “teammate” and “roommate” to avoid being too schmaltzy, but single people are shunning the trend, branding it confusing and “pretentious”. The special titles married people invent for their partners recently triggered a heated debate on mainland social media. Some people, especially women, preferred to call their spouses “teammate” or “roommate”. They said they found traditional titles such as ai ren, or “lover” in English, and lao... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3344751/china-growing-trend-among-couples-has-them-calling-each-other-teammate-or-roommate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3344751/china-growing-trend-among-couples-has-them-calling-each-other-teammate-or-roommate?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:00:08 +0000 Fran Lu Fran Lu Young people in China are embracing a new trend of ‘parenting parents’ to heal wounds they inherited from childhood and redefine the traditional value of filial piety. Many have posted that they are ‘reparenting their parents’ on social media. The hashtag ‘reparenting parents’ has nearly 60 million views and 300,000 discussions on just one mainland social media platform. In much the same way their parents taught them how to walk, such people are teaching their elders modern ways of living, such... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3344567/china-parenting-parents-trend-sees-youth-teach-mums-and-dads-modern-skills-taking-selfies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3344567/china-parenting-parents-trend-sees-youth-teach-mums-and-dads-modern-skills-taking-selfies?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:11 +0000 Dewey Sim,Zhao Ziwen Dewey Sim,Zhao Ziwen US President Donald Trump pushed a message of economic strength and global leadership in the first State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday night, seeking to rally voters ahead of the November midterm elections. In the nearly two-hour speech – the longest of its kind – the American leader made no direct mention of China, a move analysts said could be aimed at avoiding fresh friction with Beijing ahead of his visit. Trump’s administration is grappling with a range of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344594/donald-trump-touts-us-golden-age-avoids-direct-mention-china-ahead-beijing-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344594/donald-trump-touts-us-golden-age-avoids-direct-mention-china-ahead-beijing-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:12:31 +0000 Cao Jiaxuan Cao Jiaxuan Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said it all in a phone call to his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, last week. With Tehran in turmoil and Washington threatening to intervene, Wang was holding Beijing’s long-standing line. “[China] opposes the use or threat of force in international relations, opposes imposing one’s own will on others and opposes a return of the world to the law of the jungle,” he said, adding that Beijing was willing to play a “constructive role” in resolving differences... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340787/why-china-playing-long-game-iran-despite-trumps-fresh-threats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340787/why-china-playing-long-game-iran-despite-trumps-fresh-threats?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:00:10 +0000 Zhao Ziwen Zhao Ziwen Donald Trump’s move labelling fentanyl a “weapon of mass destruction” is unlikely to disrupt Sino-US relations, but it expands Washington’s China policy toolbox and could inject uncertainty in ties over the long term, according to analysts. On Monday, the American president signed an executive order designating illicit fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, as a weapon of mass destruction, calling the drug “closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic”. Without naming names, the order highlighted... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3336909/how-will-us-china-ties-fare-trump-calling-fentanyl-weapon-mass-destruction?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3336909/how-will-us-china-ties-fare-trump-calling-fentanyl-weapon-mass-destruction?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:00:10 +0000 Zhao Ziwen,Fan Chen Zhao Ziwen,Fan Chen China and Canada are showing a readiness to mend mutual ties as both nations tackle strained relations with the US, marking a shift by Ottawa that analysts have described as “pragmatic”. Beijing was willing to restart dialogue and exchanges “at all levels” and rebuild trust with Ottawa, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said as he met Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand during her two-day trip to China. Friday’s meeting in Beijing came just over a week after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329503/china-canada-ties-mend-after-ottawas-pragmatic-shift-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329503/china-canada-ties-mend-after-ottawas-pragmatic-shift-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Oct 2025 10:00:17 +0000 Alyssa Chen,William Zheng,Zhao Ziwen Alyssa Chen,William Zheng,Zhao Ziwen The American federal government has been effectively shut down since Wednesday after the US Congress failed to pass a bipartisan funding bill, a development that could erode the country’s image and sap the morale of its team dealing with China, according to analysts. The shutdown happened because Congress could not pass either a Democratic-backed proposal aimed at extending healthcare subsidies due to expire soon or a Republican-supported stopgap measure that would have funded the government for... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3327540/us-image-and-morale-china-facing-team-could-suffer-after-government-shutdown-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3327540/us-image-and-morale-china-facing-team-could-suffer-after-government-shutdown-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:30:07 +0000 Alyssa Chen Alyssa Chen Competition, a struggling job market and immigration fears are fuelling criticism in China of the country’s new K visa programme, a scheme designed to attract foreign STEM talent. Unveiled in August and set to launch on Wednesday, the programme attracted an unexpected public backlash this week, with many voicing concerns about its potential impact on local employment and immigration. Public policy analysts said greater transparency, clearer messaging and strict oversight were needed to address... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3327415/chinas-new-k-visa-meant-lure-foreign-stem-talent-instead-its-drawn-criticism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3327415/chinas-new-k-visa-meant-lure-foreign-stem-talent-instead-its-drawn-criticism?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:00:12 +0000 Zhao Ziwen Zhao Ziwen When Mary Wang, a 27-year-old Chinese woman living in the West Australian capital of Perth, heard that thousands of anti-immigration protesters would be marching across the country late last month, she immediately cancelled plans to leave the house. Wang, who works in IT, was planning to continue her volunteer work teaching the elderly how to use smartphones, but the disturbing rallies gave her pause. “I just feel insecure,” Wang said. “I’m already in an environment I didn’t grow up in, and I... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3325127/i-feel-insecure-chinese-nationals-australia-blindsided-anti-immigration-marches?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3325127/i-feel-insecure-chinese-nationals-australia-blindsided-anti-immigration-marches?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Sep 2025 04:03:48 +0000 Bochen Han Bochen Han Republicans in the US House of Representatives are escalating their targeting of US-China joint institutes and degree programmes, identifying dozens of such partnerships as “high-risk” for the first time in a report released on Friday. In a 39-page report, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce argued that joint degree programmes – particularly those in science and technology – provided China “sustained access to US... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3325410/dozens-us-china-education-programmes-must-end-says-house-republican-report?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3325410/dozens-us-china-education-programmes-must-end-says-house-republican-report?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Sep 2025 23:18:34 +0000 Yating Yang Yating Yang A young Chinese woman who was forced to beg on the streets with her blind and poverty-stricken father at the age of seven has been admitted to university, sparking widespread attention online and a national discussion. In 2013, Zhang Yan, from Nanjiang county in Bazhong, Sichuan province, southwestern China, captured national attention when it was reported that she led her blind father, Zhang Shiming, begging on the streets for survival. In 2010, her father injured one of his eyes on a rusty... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3324057/china-girl-once-begged-blind-dad-gained-national-attention-gets-accepted-university?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3324057/china-girl-once-begged-blind-dad-gained-national-attention-gets-accepted-university?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Sep 2025 10:00:08 +0000 Victoria Bela Victoria Bela Scientists in the US and China say they have developed a one-step method to safely turn toxic mixed plastic waste into petrol, with more than 95 per cent efficiency at room temperature. Compared to conventional ways of turning plastic into fuel, their process requires less energy, less equipment and fewer steps, making it scalable for industrial applications. At the end of this conversion process are the main components of petrol or gasoline, chemical raw materials, and hydrochloric acid. That... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3323139/first-us-china-team-turns-plastic-waste-petrol-one-step?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3323139/first-us-china-team-turns-plastic-waste-petrol-one-step?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 01:00:14 +0000 Laura Zhou Laura Zhou A month after US President Donald Trump cancelled talks with Anthony Albanese, China rolled out the red carpet for the Australian leader this week. In Beijing, he had a two-hour meeting with President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People. Albanese’s fiancee, Jodie Haydon, joined the lunch that followed. He held separate talks with Premier Li Qiang, and they co-chaired a CEO round table attended by nearly 30 Chinese and Australian business executives. At the banquet hosted by Li that... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3318724/albaneses-china-trip-shows-stiffening-canberras-spine-face-us-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3318724/albaneses-china-trip-shows-stiffening-canberras-spine-face-us-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jul 2025 22:00:11 +0000 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen The “uneasy alliance” between America’s tech elite and Donald Trump’s populist right base could undermine the country’s competitiveness against China in the long run by cutting off talent and global markets, according to analysts. They also pointed to growing ties between the tech sector and the defence industry – including a new initiative enlisting senior tech executives to the Army Reserve – saying the “tech hawks” could step up threats against China. The political influence of tech leaders... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3317851/why-uneasy-alliance-between-us-tech-titans-and-maga-may-backfire-china-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3317851/why-uneasy-alliance-between-us-tech-titans-and-maga-may-backfire-china-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:00:07 +0000