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China society
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China must address social needs that drive people to AI partners
Instead of just addressing AI misuse on a surface level, policymakers should explore how to support those seeking social comfort.
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Diplomacy
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How China and Indonesia can build a truly sturdy partnership
23 Jul 2026 - 5:30AM
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Ukraine war
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Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine shows the impotence of nuclear weapons
22 Jul 2026 - 8:30PM
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China society
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Why China’s low-cost business model resists reform
Even as the model outlives its usefulness, built-in incentives continue to stifle efforts to protect the rights and interests of workers.
22 Jul 2026 - 4:30PM
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Firefighters work at the scene of a footwear factory fire in Jinjiang, Fujian province, on July 9. Photo: Xinhua News Agency via AP
China economy
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China is growing its export channels with railways through Central Asia
Beijing is seeking to diversify its export channels as geopolitical tensions destabilise maritime trade hubs.
22 Jul 2026 - 9:13AM
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US-China tech war
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China cannot win the chip war through self-reliance alone
Beyond GPU supremacy, America’s greatest asset lies in its leverage over its allies’ critical technologies and capacities.
21 Jul 2026 - 5:31PM
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China economy
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To prosper, China must become a magnet for international students
China must seize the opportunity to become a global education hub. Reform of its universities should begin now.
21 Jul 2026 - 9:30AM
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China economy
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China won’t waste its reserves to cushion oil price impact of Iran war
On the contrary, conserving strategic reserves and letting prices spike in the short term may bring long-term benefits.
21 Jul 2026 - 5:30AM
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China-EU relations
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As the EU erects barriers, China’s trade tilts south and east
Europe’s importance in China’s trade calculations is shrinking as Beijing prioritises the Global South, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
20 Jul 2026 - 8:30PM
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China-Russia relations
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Can Russia and China ever have a truly equal relationship?
In a partnership in which one side relies on the other for both export revenues and critical imports, the notion of equality is questionable.
19 Jul 2026 - 8:30PM
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China property
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Why China is untangling its banks from the property wreckage
Authorities are rewiring financial architecture to address the systemic risk, breaking the deep structural ties between property and banking.
19 Jul 2026 - 5:28PM
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People look at a property model displayed at the China International Fair for Trade in Services, in Beijing on September 12, 2025. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
Hong Kong economy
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Hong Kong’s 5-year plan must focus on what the city does best
Integration, connectivity and contribution to the national economy are the city’s tried and tested ingredients of success.
19 Jul 2026 - 9:30AM
War and conflict
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Hegemony or balance of power? What the wars of ancient China teach us
A new book on the Spring and Autumn period and its experiments in conflict and diplomacy helps explain today’s global order.
18 Jul 2026 - 9:30AM
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China’s military
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China’s missile test from a submarine is no guarantee of regional stability
Beijing’s ICBM test from a nuclear-powered submarine is a win from a defence perspective but comes with greater responsibilities.
18 Jul 2026 - 5:30AM
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Artificial intelligence
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To stay competitive, Chinese brands must learn to command agentic AI
To unlock further success in brand awareness, Chinese firms must appeal to the artificial intelligence agents that are increasingly shaping consumer experience.
17 Jul 2026 - 5:32PM
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A man stands near a poster promoting Alibaba’s AI agent Wukong, at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 22. Photo: AP
China economy
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How domestic tourism is driving Chinese consumption and growth
After a blockbuster first half, all eyes will be on how domestic tourism sustains the momentum through the autumn and ‘golden week’ breaks.
16 Jul 2026 - 11:43AM
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South China Sea
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Path to South China Sea stability doesn’t run through US, UK or the EU
The statement by 14 countries is a geopolitical exercise, amplifying the flawed 2016 Hague arbitral ruling to try to drive a wedge between China and its neighbours.
16 Jul 2026 - 10:55AM
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Hong Kong economy
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Connect scheme for gold shines light on China’s financial liberalisation
The Connect model has evolved from isolated reforms into a blueprint for China’s financial opening up, with Hong Kong as the bridgehead.
15 Jul 2026 - 4:31PM
Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China, delivers a keynote speech at the Hong Kong FIC & Bond Connect Summit at JW Marriott Hotel in Admiralty on July 7. Photo: Sun Yeung
Technology
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Clash of the tech titans: China’s quiet industry vs loud US innovation
At the heart of the battle for AI dominance is a deeper contest between two very different leadership styles.
14 Jul 2026 - 4:30PM
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ICBMs
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China’s missile test is a signal. How non-nuclear states respond matters
The reactions to Beijing’s ‘routine’ exercise put into focus a nuclear order that is rapidly fluctuating from Tehran to Tokyo.
14 Jul 2026 - 11:22AM
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China economy
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Why China is seriously cultivating AI entertainment
With rules and support, policymakers appear to be positioning AI and its entertainment nexus as the foundation for a new cultural economy.
14 Jul 2026 - 5:30AM
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Diplomacy
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Slowly but surely, China’s soft power is making itself felt
With trusted businesses, more openness, creative culture and inspiring sporting successes, China is building a foundation for influence.
12 Jul 2026 - 9:31PM
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Yuan
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Markets, not politics, will make China’s yuan a global currency
Until authorities can reduce costs and allay the market’s concerns, yuan internationalisation will be stronger on paper than balance sheets.
12 Jul 2026 - 4:30PM
European Union
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EU isn’t just selling aircraft to China. It’s helping strengthen a competitor
China Eastern’s multibillion-dollar Airbus orders, after EU delays on certifying Chinese planes, show not inconsistency but leverage towards a long-term goal.
12 Jul 2026 - 9:30AM
China economy
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How the New Left won the battle of ideas for 21st-century China
Their revisionism challenges the neoliberal perspective which treats Maoist command economics and Deng-era capitalist reforms as diametrically opposed.
11 Jul 2026 - 5:30AM
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