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China warns travellers to avoid Seattle airport after academics denied entry to US
About 20 Chinese scholars going to conference harassed and interrogated at border, Beijing says.
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Europe lacks China strategy, needs new US approach, Biscop says
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Why China’s trade with Africa benefits from Trump’s policy volatility
Continent is China’s fastest growing export market in first quarter of 2026, with machinery and hi-tech shipments leading US$60 billion surge.
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Motor vehicles bound for export to Ivory Coast are loaded on a cargo ship at Yantai port in China’s eastern Shandong province on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
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Xi stresses ‘patience’ on Taiwan reunification in talks with opposition leader
In rare meeting, Communist Party chief said resolving cross-strait issues would take time, according to Cheng Li-wun and delegation member.
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China’s Wang Yi calls on Iran to ensure freedom and safe passage through strait
In phone call with Iran’s top envoy, China’s foreign minister says situation is at ‘critical stage of transition between conflict and peace’.
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Beijing tried to reduce desertification. Now it battles ‘snowstorm’ of allergens
City officials and university scientists are teaming up to tackle the annual spring arrival of allergy-inducing catkins.
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Catkins absorb bacteria, pollen and dust from the air, triggering respiratory and skin allergies in many people. Photo: VCG/VCG via Getty Images
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The next frontier: China maps seabed resources as Japan races to tap rare earths
Atlas charts location, concentration and distribution patterns of dozens of elements in seabed sediments.
16 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM
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Diplomacy
US warns of China’s ‘invasion rehearsals’ as Trump seeks record military budget
Washington puts spotlight on Beijing’s Taiwan, space operations during hearing on US military’s combat readiness for next year.
16 Apr 2026 - 8:07AM
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Quad summit plan turns uneasy as India pushes ahead without top leaders: sources
Trump foresees a ‘big, fat hug’ from China’s Xi Jinping as New Delhi mulls a face-saver Quad meet-up without the US president.
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China defies US curbs with 60,000-chip AI research hub in self-reliance push
The Zhengzhou core node becomes the country’s most powerful scientific intelligent computing infrastructure, CCTV says.
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China’s largest scientific AI computing cluster officially entered operation at the national supercomputing network’s core node in Zhengzhou, Henan province, on Tuesday. Photo: CCTV
Diplomacy
US envoy Waltz touts ‘America first’ policy, budget cuts in Senate swipe at UN
US ambassador to UN joined other Washington envoys hailing US-led cost-cutting, efficiency drive and streamlining of UN’s cumulative ‘bloat’.
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Middle East
US cites optimism over a deal even as Iran threatens to close Red Sea shipping
US Treasury to end Iran oil waivers, warning China – top buyer – that banks risk secondary sanctions as American pressure intensifies.
16 Apr 2026 - 4:43AM
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Diplomacy
Trump says the Iran war is ‘close to over’. Is he just out of options?
Several clocks are ticking for the American president as he looks for a way out of the deadlock, observers suggest.
15 Apr 2026 - 10:00PM
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Military
Chinese tanker retreats twice from US’ Hormuz blockade in 48 hours
While the Rich Starry didn’t visit an Iranian port, it is on a US blacklist for allegedly helping Tehran evade sanctions.
15 Apr 2026 - 10:14PM
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Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a trickle compared to the more than 130 daily crossings usually seen before the war began. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy
US officials claim China is ‘hoarding’ oil. What does the data say?
While US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China is stockpiling crude amid the Iran war, the numbers suggest Beijing is facing a supply crunch.
16 Apr 2026 - 12:10AM
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Economic Indicators
Despite Iran war, China set for ‘solid’ first-quarter GDP growth: analysts
Flexible growth target means little likelihood of imminent stimulus, but focus will switch to impact of disruptions in second quarter.
15 Apr 2026 - 9:00PM
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Taiwan should learn from mainland AI, KMT head Cheng Li-wun says
The Taiwanese opposition leader was delivered milk tea by a drone at the headquarters of internet giant Meituan.
9 Apr 2026 - 8:19PM
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KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun sips a milk tea that was delivered by a Meituan drone in Shanghai on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
Politics
Will Cheng Li-wun’s meeting with Xi Jinping temper cross-strait ties?
It largely depends on Cheng’s Kuomintang regaining power in Taiwan, analysts say.
10 Apr 2026 - 9:00PM
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Xi Jinping tells Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun ‘we need peace’
High-profile meeting sees Beijing outline a vision of harmonious relations, shared development outcomes and greater dialogue.
10 Apr 2026 - 8:45PM
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Japan’s ‘imperialist forces’ divided Taiwan from mainland, KMT’s Cheng Li-wun says
In a speech delivered at Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, Kuomintang chair says cross-strait divisions are rooted in historical wounds.
8 Apr 2026 - 5:49PM
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