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Philippine Foreign Minister Theresa Lazaro meets her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Asean meeting in Manila on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

Diplomacy

After latest clash at sea, China warns Philippines of ‘bitter consequences’

Foreign Minister Wang Yi warns Manila against trying to provoke Beijing with the help of countries outside the region.

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China fires up powerful particle accelerator to unlock secrets of atoms

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Trump to steer billions from universities to AI and individual scientists

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US Congress weighs new tariffs, sanctions to counter China’s shipbuilding threat

US lawmakers search for ways to tackle Beijing’s rapid rise in commercial shipbuilding and restore America’s diminished commercial fleet.

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Ships under construction in Taicang, China. US lawmakers are examining ways to rebuild America’s severely diminished commercial fleet and counter China's shipbuilding dominance. Photo: AFP
Ships under construction in Taicang, China. US lawmakers are examining ways to rebuild America’s severely diminished commercial fleet and counter China's shipbuilding dominance. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

What is Beijing thinking? Why Washington is struggling to understand its rival

Language is important in US-China diplomacy, but funding cuts and dwindling student exchanges have left a ‘major gap’ in capabilities.

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China

Chile wants US$100 billion to break China’s grip on its copper

Chile’s foreign minister says the copper market is too concentrated, but refining more at home means competing with Chinese smelters.

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Economy, Trade & Business

US not getting enough critical minerals from China, Greer warns Senate

Remarks on minerals vital for electronics come as Marco Rubio and Wang Yi discuss upcoming meeting of leaders.

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The US is struggling to get all of the critical minerals it needs from China, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer (pictured in the Senate on Wednesday) has said. Such minerals are essential for the manufacturing of technology. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
The US is struggling to get all of the critical minerals it needs from China, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer (pictured in the Senate on Wednesday) has said. Such minerals are essential for the manufacturing of technology. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Diplomacy

US lawmakers accuse China of using UN peacekeeping forces to spy on countries

Chinese peacekeeping roles are ‘concentrated in strategically sensitive regions’ to gain intelligence, House Foreign Affairs Committee told.

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Diplomacy

Trump tech official accuses China’s Moonshot AI of stealing from Anthropic

Michael Kratsios alleges Beijing-based company targeted Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, through large-scale ‘distillation’.

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Science & Technology

China’s cyberscam crackdown pushed syndicates to target Americans: analysts

Beijing curbed attacks on Chinese victims, but criminal networks shifted abroad as scams spread into a global industry.

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A UN report estimates victims of Asia-Pacific online scams lost up to US$114.1 billion last year. Photo: Getty Images

Diplomacy

China, EU pushing ahead on joint research despite trade tensions

Joint 2025-2027 research agreement covers climate and agriculture, state media says, signalling will to collaborate in spite of differences.

Harvesters at work in a rice field in Hangzhou, eastern China. China and the EU are reported to have signed joint research funding agreements to support scientific cooperation in areas such as food, agriculture and biosolutions, as well as climate change and biodiversity. Photo: Xinhua
Harvesters at work in a rice field in Hangzhou, eastern China. China and the EU are reported to have signed joint research funding agreements to support scientific cooperation in areas such as food, agriculture and biosolutions, as well as climate change and biodiversity. Photo: Xinhua

Military

Why China’s polar expedition to the Arctic Ocean has drawn US ire

Transiting the Bering Sea, research ships were closely tracked amid Washington’s concern about Beijing’s long-term strategy in the region.

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Science

Hong Kong loses 2030 maths congress to Glasgow. Does Asia need a stronger voice?

Field’s Medal winner Shing‑Tung Yau says the region should set up its own body to coordinate action.

Diplomacy

Beijing, Manila should avoid South China Sea ‘miscalculation’: top diplomats

Foreign ministers meet on margins of Asean event in Manila, days after fresh sea clash and outrage over video mocking 2016 arbitral ruling.

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Philippine Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Asean foreign ministers’ meeting in Manila on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

Wang and Rubio at Asean discuss Xi’s planned US visit, South China Sea clash

America’s top diplomat describes dispute between Beijing and Manila over Second Thomas Shoal as very negative and benefiting no one.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) takes part in a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Asean foreign ministers’ meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on Wednesday. Photo: Pool via Reuters
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) takes part in a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Asean foreign ministers’ meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on Wednesday. Photo: Pool via Reuters

Military

Canada becomes first observer to British-Italian-Japanese GCAP fighter project

Ottawa gains front-row insight into the next-gen combat jet as it seeks to diversify ties amid Washington tensions.

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Diplomacy

Australia raises China’s missile test in meeting with top diplomat Wang Yi

On the sidelines of Asean gathering in Manila, the Chinese foreign minister tells Penny Wong that Canberra should drop its double standards.

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Military

Xi Jinping arrives in a North Korea armed with advanced warships and AI drones

Could Xi’s visit indirectly advance North Korea’s military build-up as Pyongyang strengthens ties with Beijing and Moscow?

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the destroyer Choe Hyon on May 7 to review its manoeuvrability. Photo: AP
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the destroyer Choe Hyon on May 7 to review its manoeuvrability. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Has Beijing given up on a nuclear weapon-free Korean peninsula?

China is downplaying the issue for now, as it is unlikely that pressuring North Korea would do anything other than sour ties.

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Military

Was Xi’s stance on North Korea military ties also a message for US, Russia?

Analysts note the Chinese leader’s remarks were not reported in full by North Korean state media.

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Diplomacy

Has Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit helped cement China’s vital role?

The Chinese leader’s meetings with Kim Jong-un may have helped underline that Pyongyang cannot do without Beijing’s economic support.

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Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un pictured in Pyongyang on the second day of the Chinese leader’s visit. Photo: Xinhua
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LATEST China Science NEWS

China fires up powerful particle accelerator to unlock secrets of atoms

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The High Intensity Heavy-ion Accelerator Facility, or HIAF, is up and running in Huizhou, Guangdong province. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong loses 2030 maths congress to Glasgow. Does Asia need a stronger voice?

Glasgow will host the 2030 International Congress of Mathematicians. Illustration: Shutterstock

China’s high-orbit satellite uses rare metal the US struggles to obtain

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The satellite can monitor a third of the Earth’s surface. Photo: China Academy of Space Technology

Chinese AI agent outperforms Anthropic’s Claude Code in autonomous research

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Large language model-based AI systems are increasingly being used as research assistants and integrated into scientific instruments. Photo: Xinhua

How Chinese police infiltrated and monitored the dark web with the help of AI

The Chinese-language dark web has largely been overlooked by researchers until now. Photo: Shutterstock
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Will China’s new AI model Kimi K3 create another DeepSeek moment?

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