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1. Chinese student boom helps create more university spots for Americans: study
China’s university boom has helped boost US postgraduate education and local economies in college towns, according to a new study.
2. Chinese trade negotiator urges US to boost agricultural cooperation
China’s key trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, has called on the US to create “a favourable atmosphere” for agricultural cooperation between the two countries.
3. PLA urged to ‘live a tight life’ as top officials elaborate on 5-year plan

A senior Chinese general has called for the military to be prepared to “live a tight life” and cut costs on multiple fronts in an elaboration of the 15th five-year plan.
4. Majority of US Supreme Court justices appear to question Trump’s tariff powers
In a packed marble courtroom, the US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments on what could be the most consequential trade ruling in a generation, grilling President Donald Trump’s administration over whether a 48-year-old emergency law effectively gave the White House virtually unlimited power over trade.
5. Brazil pushes China for stronger climate commitments in run-up to Cop30

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has urged major greenhouse gas emitters to make stronger commitments in a meeting with Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang ahead of this year’s Cop30 climate talks.
6. Southeast Asia still under pressure amid US-China trade truce: analysts
During a whirlwind visit last month to Kuala Lumpur, US President Donald Trump oversaw a peace accord between Thailand and Cambodia and secured trade and critical minerals agreements with those two countries as well as with Malaysia and Vietnam.
7. Has China pulled the plug on world’s largest particle collider?

An ambitious multibillion-dollar plan to build the world’s largest particle collider – a machine that could have placed the country at the pinnacle of global basic research and scientific talent – may be abandoned, according to its lead scientist.


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Chinese students boost US education, Trump’s tariffs in court: SCMP daily highlights

Chinese students have helped create more college places in the US, a new study suggests. Photo: Shutterstock

A foot formation marches through Tiananmen Square during a military parade in Beijing, China on September 3. Photo: Xinhua

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pictured with Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang ahead of their meeting in Belem. Photo: Handout

The quest to understand the “God particle” may have just hit a wall in China. Photo: Shutterstock Images

China’s yuan added to aviation settlements in boost to internationalisation

The IATA logo at the annual International Air Transport Association meeting in New Delhi, India, in June. Photo: Reuters

The yuan will join the US dollar, euro, British pound and four other currencies as a settlement currency available to airlines and other aviation industry suppliers through IATA Clearing House from next month. Illustration: Reuters

Beijing hits out at New Zealand MPs for attending ‘unacceptable’ Taiwan reception

Beijing said the event had breached the one-China principle. Photo: Handout

3I/Atlas: China’s Mars orbiter Tianwen-1 snaps image of mysterious interstellar visitor

3I/Atlas, captured in this photograph on October 3 by China’s Tianwen-1 Mars probe, is a suspected comet that is only the third object ever detected entering our solar system. Photo: Handout

China’s Mars orbiter Tianwen-1 circles the planet above its north polar region. Photo: Xinhua

3I/Atlas captured in an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in July. Photo: Nasa 

China records 8.5% uptick in marriages as new policies kick in

Couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony in China’s central Anhui province. Photo: Xinhua

Couples dressed in Tang-style costumes participate in a group wedding ceremony in China’s southeastern Fujian province. Photo: Getty Images

Chinese retailer Shein wants dialogue with French government after website suspension

Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein opens its first permanent store at the Paris department store BHV. Photo: Reuters

A sign shows promotions on the opening day of Shein’s first-ever physical store in Paris. Photo: EPA

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From Chinese military preparing to cut costs to Brazil urging stronger commitments ahead of Cop30, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From Chinese military preparing to cut costs to Brazil urging stronger commitments ahead of Cop30, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


Chinese students boost US education, Trump’s tariffs in court: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Chinese military preparing to cut costs to Brazil urging stronger commitments ahead of Cop30, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. Chinese student boom helps create more university spots for Americans: study

2. Chinese trade negotiator urges US to boost agricultural cooperation

3. PLA urged to ‘live a tight life’ as top officials elaborate on 5-year plan

From Chinese military preparing to cut costs to Brazil urging stronger commitments ahead of Cop30, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage