https://www.scmp.com/rss/523140/feed Brigadier General Zhang Xiaogang is a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Lee Hill-choi Lee Hill-choi Art Basel Hong Kong is the catalyst for multiple events across the city every spring. The final stretch of the month brings Art Week – and this year, the calendar beyond the main fair is more compelling than ever. From edible art to landmark retrospectives, street murals to archival treasures, here’s what not to miss. HKWalls Street Art Festival Until March 29 Now in its 11th edition, HKWalls transforms the Central and Western district into an open-air gallery with murals by international and... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3347832/hong-kong-art-week-beyond-art-basel-art-central-street-art-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3347832/hong-kong-art-week-beyond-art-basel-art-central-street-art-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:00:58 +0000 Vincent Chow,Xinyi Wu Vincent Chow,Xinyi Wu The CEO of Chinese artificial intelligence company MiniMax met Premier Li Qiang on Monday, becoming the second representative from a foundational AI model developer to meet with the national leader after Liang Wenfeng, founder of DeepSeek, a year ago. The appearance of 36-year-old Yan Junjie along with eight other leading figures from China’s business, culture and education spheres underscored the rapid ascent of the newly minted billionaire, who steered his company founded just four years ago... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3340515/china-signals-global-ai-push-minimax-ceo-joins-meeting-premier-li-qiang?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3340515/china-signals-global-ai-push-minimax-ceo-joins-meeting-premier-li-qiang?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:17:18 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng A video released by the People’s Liberation Army during a military drill this week has sparked debate about whether Taiwan failed to detect a J-20 stealth fighter and how close the aircraft might have come to a key military airport on the island. The video was released by the PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command on Tuesday – the second day of the “Justice Mission 2025” joint military exercises around Taiwan. The footage shows a PLA J-20 flying near an unidentified landscape that some observers say... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3338548/did-pla-stealth-fighter-approach-key-taiwan-airbase-new-video-sparks-debate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3338548/did-pla-stealth-fighter-approach-key-taiwan-airbase-new-video-sparks-debate?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:31:16 +0000 Seong Hyeon Choi Seong Hyeon Choi A joint patrol by Chinese and Russian nuclear-capable bombers near Japanese airspace is a serious national security concern, the country’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has said. In a social media post on Tuesday, Koizumi wrote that two Russian Tu-95 bombers had rendezvoused with two Chinese H-6 bombers over the East China Sea. These aircraft then conducted a joint flight around Japan from the airspace between Okinawa’s main island and Miyako Island in the Ryukyu chain to the waters off... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3335910/china-russia-bomber-patrol-serious-national-security-concern-says-japanese-minister?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3335910/china-russia-bomber-patrol-serious-national-security-concern-says-japanese-minister?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:36:52 +0000 Liu Zhen Liu Zhen Chinese naval vessels have intensified pass-through operations as tensions between Beijing and Tokyo continue to rise. Japan’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that a PLA Navy Type 054 destroyer had sailed southeastwards between Okinawa Island and Miyako Island, heading towards the Pacific Ocean, while another travelled eastwards through the Osumi Strait. The operations on Monday came shortly after the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning charted an unusual course towards Japan’s main islands... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3335703/why-chinas-liaoning-carrier-unique-route-amid-beijing-tokyo-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3335703/why-chinas-liaoning-carrier-unique-route-amid-beijing-tokyo-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:23:37 +0000 Liu Zhen Liu Zhen China appears to be making progress on its fourth aircraft carrier at a shipyard in the country’s northeast, according to satellite images, another key part of the navy’s modernisation drive. Commercial satellite images posted to Chinese social media show new hull sections at the shipyard in Dalian, Liaoning where the warship – known as the Type 004 – is believed to be being built. The hull sections are visible in the satellite imagery from late September but were not seen in images from... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3328939/images-hull-sections-suggest-progress-chinas-fourth-aircraft-carrier?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3328939/images-hull-sections-suggest-progress-chinas-fourth-aircraft-carrier?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:00:19 +0000 Fiona Sun,William Zheng Fiona Sun,William Zheng The first batches of free tickets to visit two PLA naval ships during their stop in Hong Kong next week have been quickly snapped up, as enthusiasts welcome the second port call by Chinese warships in three months. The Type 680 training vessel Qi Jiguang and Type 071 amphibious landing ship Yimeng Shan will be open to the public at the Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base on Wednesday and Thursday as part of the October 1 National Day celebrations. The 11,000 tickets are up for grabs through the PLA Hong... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3327094/hongkongers-snap-tickets-visit-pla-naval-ships-during-national-day-stop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3327094/hongkongers-snap-tickets-visit-pla-naval-ships-during-national-day-stop?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Sep 2025 09:45:27 +0000 Orange Wang Orange Wang Beijing and Manila struck a rare conciliatory tone on Thursday, downplaying tensions in the disputed South China Sea during a farewell meeting between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr and outgoing Chinese envoy Huang Xilian. The South China Sea issues “are not the sum total” of relations between the two neighbours, Marcos told Huang, according to a statement from the Philippine leader’s communications office. “Let us not allow these differences to define our relationship,” Marcos said,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3326945/south-china-sea-tensions-downplayed-manila-warmly-farewells-beijing-envoy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3326945/south-china-sea-tensions-downplayed-manila-warmly-farewells-beijing-envoy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Sep 2025 05:41:55 +0000 Vanessa Cai Vanessa Cai China’s navy conducted a “routine patrol” in the contested waters of the South China Sea as “deterrence” on the same day the PLA mounted a massive military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japan in World War II. The patrol on Wednesday took place in the wake of Exercise Alon, the biggest-ever joint drill between Australia and the Philippines, which ran from August 15 to 29. A Canadian frigate also took part in the exercise, while several countries, including the United... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3324368/while-chinas-military-was-parade-beijing-its-navy-patrolled-south-china-sea?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3324368/while-chinas-military-was-parade-beijing-its-navy-patrolled-south-china-sea?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:09:47 +0000