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Sailors wave the China and Panama flags during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Latin American country in 2018. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong

Devil in the details of the Hutchison-BlackRock Panama ports deal

Hong Kong-based port operator has to contend with local politics and mounting pressure from US, which wants to reduce mainland Chinese influence.

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China's economic recovery

Is AstraZeneca’s new US$2.5 billion plan a blueprint for foreign firms in China?

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China GDP

What tariffs? Another China GDP forecast rises on fast start, capital outlays

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Video | Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets US Republican senator

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets US Senator Daines: calls for frankness, deeper trust
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Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong could preserve Fulbright scheme spirit with a new programme

Readers discuss a possible use of the funds allocated for the stalled programme, and improving medical communication.

Taiwan

Renewed civil war over Taiwan may be option for Beijing: researcher

Article in journal from key Taiwan-related think tank also suggests ‘direct governance during wartime’, followed by ‘appointed governance’.

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US-China trade war

‘No one wins in a trade war’: China urges frankness, deeper trust with US

‘We must protect and develop economic and trade cooperation’ in the face of challenges, Premier Li Qiang tells US Senator Steve Daines.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang greets US Senator Steve Daines ahead of their meeting, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 23. Photo: Pool via Reuters
Hong Kong politics

City Beat | Beijing is upset, but why is it limiting criticism of Hutchison’s Panama deal?

Closer look at Beijing’s mixed ‘semi-official’ approach to voicing disapproval shows what is at stake in saga involving Li Ka-shing’s conglomerate.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong tech start-ups eyeing US should ‘talk less’ about AI: Science Park CEO

Albert Wong urges start-ups to focus on pitching practical applications of products, amid Sino-US tensions and rivalry over AI.

Donald Trump

Letters | Trump’s chaos holds a silver lining for China and others

Readers discuss the impact of the US president’s moves, and the country’s Arctic policy.

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media while standing next to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, with a Tesla car in the background, at the White House in Washington on March 11. Photo: Reuters
China's economic recovery

China is prepared for bigger than expected external shocks: Premier Li Qiang

Li says Beijing will roll out measures to ensure the smooth operation of the economy, if needed.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang says foreign firms are indispensable to China’s development. Photo: AP
China society

Opinion | China’s economic successes are reshaping the Western media narrative

Beijing’s economic strategy, technological prowess and climate policies are prompting a reassessment of the country’s media profile.

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Li Qiang

China against ‘weaponisation’ of trade, open to candid talks, US senator told

Vice-Premier He Lifeng makes China’s stand clear during talks with Senator Steve Daines, says Premier Li Qiang will meet him on Sunday.

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South China Sea

Don’t expect the US to scale back its Asia-Pacific military presence, analysts say

Trump may not have spelled out his South China Sea position but deployments are peaking and only likely to be maintained, according to observers.

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The US is not about to reduce its presence in the Indo-Pacific, analysts say. Photo: US Navy
Asean

Macroscope | Southeast Asia’s new arms race undermines its regional strengths

As Asean members modernise their militaries, the bloc could be sacrificing its cherished norms of stability and consensus.

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Filipino soldiers march at a military airbase in San Fernando city, in the Philippines, during a visit by Japanese defence minister Gen Nakatani on February 23. Photo: EPA-EFE
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | A nuclear war started by AI sounds like science fiction. It isn’t

Humans have perhaps five to 10 years before algorithms and plutonium could reduce us to skeletons and skulls.

US-China tech war

US FCC probing if Huawei, other Chinese firms are seeking to evade curbs

Other companies under investigation include ZTE, Hikvision, China Mobile and China Telecom.

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China-EU relations

Don’t expect Trump aggression to make Europe cosy up to China: EU official

European Commission’s deputy director general for trade called idea that Trump will drive Brussels and Beijing together ‘simplistic thinking’.

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The friction created by US President Donald Trump’s administration is unlikely to drive the EU and China together, a trade official has said. Photo: Shutterstock.
China’s military

Western sanctions on China, Russia do little to change their minds: analysts

Punitive measures have neither led Beijing to slow its civilian-military integration nor convinced Moscow to roll back its war on Ukraine.

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Defence

Trump unveils plans for secretive F-47 fighter jet, as US eyes China threat

The next-generation aircraft will lead a fleet of drones designed to penetrate the air defences of China and any other potential foes.

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Elon Musk

Trump vows direct talks with Xi, rules out Musk from China strategy

American president makes clear he does not want ‘potential war’ with Beijing as he touts his ‘great relationship’ with Chinese leader.

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US President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington on Friday. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

China-US grand bargain not on horizon but small deals within reach: analysts

The big questions between the two countries are unlikely to be settled over the next four years, observer says.

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US Senator Steve Daines is in Beijing and, according to some reports, could meet a Chinese leader. Photo: AP
The Philippines

Hegseth’s Manila visit ahead of Balikatan signals strong US-Philippines ties

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s visit is seen as an important step in strengthening Washington’s alliances in the Asia-Pacific.

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China-Japan relations

US military cuts: are ‘budget hawks’ getting upper hand over ‘China hawks’?

With US troops in Japan on ‘chopping block’ analysts say those in South Korea might face cuts too, and it may weaken deterrence against China.

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China-Russia relations

Closer China-Iran ties could provoke US into ‘harsher’ response on nuclear issue: analysts

Beijing’s successful multilateral talks with Tehran and Moscow may lead to more pressure from Washington, experts warn.

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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosts the trilateral meeting with Iran and Russia on March 14, which Beijing hopes will restart long-stalled negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Photo: AFP
United States

Opinion | The decline of the American empire: how Trumpism threatens democracy worldwide

The United States once championed democracy. Now it is retreating behind militarism, demagoguery and despotism.

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Donald Trump at a rally in Texas in 2023. Photo: AFP
China economy

Editorial | Beijing’s ambitious plan can help to prime the consumption pump

Communist Party Central Committee and State Council issue 30-point action plan aimed at reviving Chinese economy and stoking domestic spending.

Mainland China

US-China rivalry forcing Southeast Asia to pick sides, congressional panel hears

Washington urged to adopt a sector-by-sector approach to the region, shaping its choices before Beijing does.

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