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Chinese man lives in mountains, creates 300 cars, including ‘work-desk vehicle’

A Chinese man living in the mountains has built 300 creative cars including a “work-desk vehicle” that includes a hidden grill and a bed on wheels capable of traversing steep, rugged terrains. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

Diplomacy

Harvard Chinese student’s graduation speech strikes a chord as Trump leads purge

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Yurong “Luanna” Jiang delivers her speech at Harvard University on May 29. Photo: AP

China Economy

What do Chinese parents think of US moves to restrict student visas?

Graduates attend Harvard University’s commencement ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday. Photo: AP

Politics

Meet India’s answer to Pakistan’s Chinese jets: the AMCA stealth fighter

A prototype of India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) stealth fighter jet is seen at Aero India 2025 in Bengaluru earlier this year. Photo: Reuters

Trending in China

Chinese boy runs away after family row, learns of dad’s fatal car crash 2 days later

A boy in China who ran away after a row with his single-parent father only found out that his dad had been killed in a traffic accident when the police found him wandering the streets. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
The Regulation on the Protection of Important Military Industrial Facilities, which comes into effect on September 15, is intended to to protect Chinese facilities from spying, cyber and data crimes and terrorism, according to Beijing. Photo: Handout
China's military weapons

China introduces rules in bid to protect its military-industrial assets

Facilities for research, production, testing and storage of important weapons and equipment deemed ‘protected areas’.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s former state employees warned not to leak classified information

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Mainland China

China’s top spy agency warns of foreign agents hiding in plain sight

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China’s Communist Party

China security tech expos seize opportunities to guard state secrets

In a flourishing industry, country’s top tech companies showcase latest products to compete for military, police contracts.

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A visitor tries a sniper simulation training system during the 10th China (Beijing) Military Intelligent Technology Expo in Beijing on May 15. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images
US-China relations

FCC votes to bar some Chinese labs from testing US electronics

About 75 per cent of US devices such as phones, cameras and computers are tested in facilities located in China.

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South Korea

South Korean police apply for reporter’s arrest over ‘99 Chinese spies’ article

The report claims the Chinese were arrested at an election commission building on the same day as Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law imposition.

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The Philippines

In Philippines, ‘fake Filipinos’ rekindle fears of Chinese spying. Here’s why

As arrests mount, Manila faces growing pressure to address systemic corruption that allows foreigners to obtain fake IDs.

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Santa Cruz town hall in Davao del Sur, Mindanao, where Philippine authorities have uncovered around 1,600 fake birth registrations. Photo: Jeoffrey Maitem
Germany

Germany arrests 3 Ukrainians over Russian sabotage plot

The accused allegedly aimed to send packages from Germany containing explosive devices to recipients in Ukraine.

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China-Japan relations

China confirms Japanese citizen has been jailed for spying in Shanghai

The foreign ministry did not reveal details of the case, but Japanese media reports say a man in his 50s has been given a 12-year sentence.

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Donald Trump

Why Trump’s freebie Qatar jet is the stuff of nightmares in spyworld

Legal and ethical qualms aside, the luxury Boeing 747 would present a prime opportunity to bug, track and surveil the US president.

A Boeing 747 with the colour scheme of planes used by the Qatari royal family is seen at San Antonio International Airport in Texas on May 2. Photo: The San Antonio Express-News via AP
Germany

3 Germans go on trial over hi-tech spying for China

Prosecutors say they collected information on boat engines, sonar, propulsion systems for armoured vehicles and military-grade drones.

The flags of Germany and China wave in the wind in front of the Federal Chancellery in Berlin. Photo: dpa
Britain

Bulgarians in Russian spy ring jailed in the UK

UK-based spy ring posed risk to national security, judge says in handing down sentences.

United States

Kiss and tail: China’s hit spy drama gets pro tips from top security agency

Guided by state security experts, the series shines glam spotlight on counter-espionage tactics amid national security education drive.

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Ukraine war

Budapest expels 2 after Ukraine says it uncovered Hungarian spy network

Kyiv said the two suspects were former members of Ukraine’s military who were recruited by a handler in Hungarian military intelligence.

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest in 2024. Hungary is part of the European Union and Nato, two blocs with which Kyiv is closely allied in Russia’s war in Ukraine, but relations between Kyiv and Budapest have often been fraught. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

US stepping up spying on Greenland, report says, prompting concern in Denmark

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen says he will call in the US ambassador: ‘We do not spy on friends’.

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Protesters gather in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, in March. Photo: Reuters
China-Philippines relations

Calls for sanctions over alleged China-funded influence campaign in Philippines

Allegations, if true, could lead to expulsion of embassy personnel and legal action under a law targeting subversive acts during peacetime, analysts say.

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US-China relations

‘Brazen’ suspected China surveillance sites in Cuba trigger US House hearing

Lawmakers warn that Beijing may be expanding intelligence footprint near American soil and urge Trump administration to take firmer stance.

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US-China relations

Chinese educated overseas hit back at ‘appliance queen’ over spy allegations

Shanxi Returnees’ Chamber of Commerce publishes open letter to Dong Mingzhu over comment she would ‘never use a haigui pai’.

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Dong Mingzhu, chairwoman of Gree Group appliance firm in China, stirred controversy last month after saying Chinese educated overseas might be spies. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

New CIA videos seek to lure Chinese officials to leak secrets to US

The US spy agency is confident the clips are penetrating the ‘Great Firewall’ and reaching their intended audience.

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Middle East

Iran hangs man as ‘high ranking’ Israeli spy after trial

Mohsen Langarneshin was implicated in the killing of Guards colonel Sayyad Khodaei, who was gunned down in May 2022.

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India

Carney’s win sets stage for reset in India-Canada ties after Trudeau tensions

Bilateral relations deteriorated after Trudeau alleged that Indian agents were behind the killing of Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council on Tuesday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
South Korea

Chinese pair caught photographing South Korean military base twice in days

The repeated incidents have ignited debate over legal loopholes that allow such activity outside designated security zones.

A US fighter jet prepares to land at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Photo: AP
US-China relations

US soldier Korbein Schultz jailed for selling defence secrets to China

The intelligence analyst with top-secret clearance was paid US$42,000 to share over 90 sensitive military documents.

United States

Pentagon faces ‘meltdown’ as Trump backs Hegseth amid second Signal chat storm

Defence Secretary’s ex-spokesman says there is a ‘meltdown’ at Pentagon over staff drama, leaks as Hegseth faces scrutiny over Signal chats.

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Taiwan

Taiwan spy scandals expose frailty of political and military defences

As government aides are investigated, there is alarm over Beijing’s intensifying efforts to undermine Taiwanese authorities from within.

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High-level breaches in Taiwan have fuelled fears that Beijing’s decades-long efforts to cultivate spy networks on the island are reaching new levels. Photo: Shutterstock
Science

Nianli Ma, wife of cyber expert Xiaofeng Wang, speaks out over FBI raids

Ma says lack of due process by Indiana University is devastating after she and Wang were dismissed within days of each other.

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Indiana University, Bloomington, told Xiaofeng Wang on March 28 it was terminating his employment “effective immediately”. Wang’s wife Nianli Ma, who was also dismissed, says the university did not abide by due process. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

China issues warrants for 3 alleged NSA agents after Asian Winter Games hacked

Police in Harbin issue arrest warrants, offer rewards for clues on February AI attack on event information system that allegedly involved US universities.

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Taiwan

Former aide to Taiwan’s security chief expelled from DPP over spying allegations

Ho Jen-chieh, who worked for the island’s former foreign minister Joseph Wu, is suspected of leaking classified information to Beijing.

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