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Glass reflects an electronic board showing Shanghai stock indices and people walking on a pedestrian bridge in the Lujiazui financial district of Shanghai on March 2, 2026. Photo: Reuters

China Business

Lean harder into Hong Kong-mainland China market ties: ‘two sessions’ delegates

Higher integration would raise resilience of the mainland financial system while supporting yuan internationalisation, CPPCC members say.

Insilico Medicine advances Middle East push with UAE AI drug discovery deal

China targets lowest growth range in 35 years as pressures rise

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Big Tech

JD.com posts quarterly loss amid costly instant delivery battle

Profit for 2025 cut in half amid expensive fight with Alibaba and Meituan, as well as dampened consumer spending.

JD.com said in a post-earnings call that investment in its food delivery operations would decline this year. Photo: Reuters
JD.com said in a post-earnings call that investment in its food delivery operations would decline this year. Photo: Reuters

China Economy

Xi Jinping calls on China’s provincial powerhouses to lead in tech, risk control

The president said China’s strongest regions should be proactive in tech transformation, hold a ‘bottom line mindset’ to resist external shocks.

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Military

China keeps defence budget growth steady as modernisation deadline looms

Beijing plans to set aside 7 per cent more for the military this year, with the total still a fraction of US spending.

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Diplomacy

China boosts diplomatic budget by 9.3% as US leaves ‘fiscal void’

Growth rate in foreign affairs spending this year to outpace that of military budget as Beijing consolidates global influence, analysts say.

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Guests attending a China-Africa cooperation summit are greeted by children on their way to a banquet hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 4, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
Guests attending a China-Africa cooperation summit are greeted by children on their way to a banquet hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 4, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

Politics

What does Marco Rubio’s ‘unleash Chiang’ threat against Iran actually mean?

US secretary of state’s invocation of Cold War expression stirs unexpected debate in Taiwan.

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Military

Iran thanks Chinese public after US-Israeli air strikes prompt wave of sympathy

Embassy in Beijing says Iran sincerely grateful to ‘the civilised and righteous Chinese people’ but financial aid not needed for now.

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Science

China boosts science budget: is it listening to everything Elon Musk says?

Beijing says greater allocation reflects importance of science and tech self-reliance in driving China’s economy and its rivalry with the US.

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Beijing’s draft budget announcement shows it is positioning frontiers such as satellite internet as China’s future industries. Photo: Xinhua

Military

No PLA planes over Taiwan in 6 days. Why has Beijing pressed pause?

Analysts say the recent pause may be aimed at creating a conciliatory atmosphere in advance of this month’s leaders’ meeting.

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While no aircraft were recorded near Taiwan over six consecutive days, including the Chinese New Year, the PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command said it maintained combat-oriented training over the period. Photo: Handout
While no aircraft were recorded near Taiwan over six consecutive days, including the Chinese New Year, the PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command said it maintained combat-oriented training over the period. Photo: Handout

Diplomacy

Takeaways from Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s government work report

Li raises the curtain on the annual session of the National People’s Congress with a series of targets for the economy.

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Politics

Taiwan, trade war, PLA and AI: Li Qiang lays out priorities at ‘two sessions’

China’s premier pledges to champion ‘orderly’ multipolarism and ‘inclusive’ globalisation.

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Diplomacy

US Senate rejects bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers despite growing concerns

The bipartisan resolution, which failed by 52-47 votes, was aimed at stifling Donald Trump’s authority to continue military strikes on Iran.

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Democrat senator Tim Kaine, one of the lawmakers who introduced the Senate resolution, claimed US President Donald Trump had dragged the US into “unnecessary forever wars”. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Science

Why China’s anti-corruption push in academia is key to its science and tech aims

Ahead of country’s annual ‘two sessions’ meetings, scientists urge more institutionalised and effective mechanisms to curb abuses of power.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US

Africa emerges as new arena in US-China competition over artificial intelligence

With a fast-growing digital economy and young population, the continent is becoming a critical front in the global race to shape AI’s future.

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Science

‘Two sessions’, two paths: China prioritises AI integration amid US tech rivalry

Beijing’s open-source push in focus ahead of annual legislative meeting and coming five-year plan, as Washington chooses different approach.

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Science

Chinese satellite forces 4,400 of its Starlink rivals into lower altitude: study

Researchers in China said the SpaceX decision was ‘directly triggered’ by a close call between two satellites in December.

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SpaceX has said it will move thousands of its internet satellites into a lower orbit. Photo: SpaceX
SpaceX has said it will move thousands of its internet satellites into a lower orbit. Photo: SpaceX

Science

The Chinese satellites SpaceX says were on collision course with Starlink

As orbits become more crowded and littered with debris, the US operator is having to move its devices to dodge damage.

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Science

China applies to put up 200,000 satellites after calling Starlink a crash risk

US Federal Communications Commission says it approved SpaceX to launch 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites.

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Science

China suffers unprecedented double rocket launch failures in a single day

Saturday’s twin failures involved a state-owned rocket and a private one, but observers attribute them to industry’s growing pains.

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Saturday’s Long March-3B failure was the first in more than five years. Photo: Xinhua
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LATEST China Science NEWS

China boosts science budget: is it listening to everything Elon Musk says?

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Beijing’s draft budget announcement shows it is positioning frontiers such as satellite internet as China’s future industries. Photo: Xinhua

Why China’s anti-corruption push in academia is key to its science and tech aims

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‘Two sessions’, two paths: China prioritises AI integration amid US tech rivalry

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The US has sought to slow China’s tech development, mainly through blocking the export of advanced chips used to power AI. Photo: Shutterstock Images

China team’s space laser breakthrough takes communication speeds to high orbit

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The laser communication ground station at the Gaomeigu Observatory in Yunnan province, southwest China where the experiment was conducted. Photo: Handout

75% cost cut: China unveils world’s first fixed-wing drone made of bamboo fibre

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The bamboo-based unmanned aerial vehicle’s maiden flight took place in February, researchers said. Photo: Xinhua
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OPINION
Jianxi Liu

Opinion | China’s ‘two sessions’ show plans for resilience in a stormy world

Jianxi Liu
Wenran Jiang

Opinion | China waits and watches as the US fights all its tigers at once

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Shen Wei

Opinion | Merz’s China visit shows pragmatic diplomacy still matters

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Chow Chung-yan

Opinion | Why a TV hit in China about waging peace resonates so deeply

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Opinion | Fatigue is rewriting the US-China soft power contest, starting in Asean

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Ying Xia

Opinion | Quietly, steadily, animal rights campaigners are making headway in China

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Beijing sets GDP growth target at 4.5-5%

Journalists film as Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers a work report during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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Beijing says it will safeguard its own ‘red lines’

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 04: Members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) attend the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People on March 4, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG )No Use China.
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China removes 3 generals from national advisory body

An identification tag and badges are seen on the outfit of a delegate during the second plenary session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 7, 2024. The “Two Sessions” -- parallel meetings of China’s rubber-stamp parliament and political consultative body -- offer a rare glimpse into the strategy of the Communist Party-led government for the year ahead. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH CHINA-POLITICS-TWO SESSIONS-SCENES
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China tests AI doctors amid healthcare crunch

The photo taken on February 9, 2026 shows Wang Yifan (L) and her husband taking care of their new-born baby at their home in Shanghai. Renowned obstetrician Duan Tao created a digital double for healthcare app AQ, which now boasts more than 100 million users in a display of how high-tech parts of China’s medical sector have become. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH SOTRY: CHINA-ECONOMY-POLITICS-HEALTH-TECH-AI, FOCUS BY REBECCA BAILEY
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