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Beijing flexes its muscles in South China Sea, cold spell hits Hong Kong, how to survive Christmas: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week
- From Beijing flexing its muscles in the South China Sea to a cold spell hitting Hong Kong, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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1. Beijing flexes muscles in South China Sea as Manila puts it on the defensive
China is likely to ramp up its actions in stand-offs with the Philippines in the South China Sea amid Manila’s “assertive transparency” tactic, observers say, while also warning Beijing to carefully calibrate any escalation to avoid drawing in the US to defend its Southeast Asian ally.
2. Gansu earthquake rescue ‘basically over’, focus now on survivors
Emergency workers responding to a massive deadly earthquake in northwestern China have shifted focus to housing and treating survivors, with rescue operations “basically over”, as the death toll from the disaster stood at 134 lives.
3. ‘We play with our money, so are careful’: is China uninvestable or invaluable?
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