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The People’s Liberation Army will conduct live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait from 6am to 6pm on Thursday and Friday, according to a mainland navigation warning. Photo: File picture/CCTV

Military

PLA conducts 2 days of live-fire drills in Taiwan Strait off Fujian island

Mainland maritime authority says entry to drill zone prohibited, advises caution while exercises are conducted near Dongshan Island.

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US-China trade war reaches India’s streets as Modi weighs Washington bet

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

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Science

China fires up powerful particle accelerator to unlock secrets of atoms

Facility in country’s south will help scientists answer some of the biggest questions in nuclear physics, according to its chief designer.

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

Politics

Trump to steer billions from universities to AI and individual scientists

White House says overhaul will back AI and researchers to restore the US scientific edge as Beijing closes the innovation gap.

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Diplomacy

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.

23 Jul 2026 - 6:41AMvideocam

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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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Illustration: Henry Wong

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.

23 Jul 2026 - 6:02AMvideocam

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.

23 Jul 2026 - 5:36AMvideocam

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.

23 Jul 2026 - 5:51AMvideocam

US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz told the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington on Wednesday that China’s UN missions also “serve a dual purpose as eyes and ears on the ground”. Photo: Reuters

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’.

23 Jul 2026 - 4:00AMvideocam

The Trump administration claims that outputs from Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, have been incorporated into Moonshot AI's new Kimi K3 model. Photo: Shutterstock

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.

23 Jul 2026 - 5:56AMvideocam

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.

22 Jul 2026 - 11:21PM

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.

22 Jul 2026 - 10:00PMvideocam

The Chinese research ship Xue Long transited the Bering Sea last week. Photo: Handout

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.

22 Jul 2026 - 8:00PM

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

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.

22 Jul 2026 - 7:58PMvideocam

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.

22 Jul 2026 - 10:48PMvideocam

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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?

8 Jun 2026 - 9:53PMvideocam

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.

11 Jun 2026 - 6:10PMvideocam

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.

11 Jun 2026 - 4:50PMvideocam

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.

9 Jun 2026 - 11:11PMvideocam

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?

22 Jul 2026 - 8:00PM

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

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

22 Jul 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

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

22 Jul 2026 - 4:15AMvideocam

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

21 Jul 2026 - 2:00PM

The Chinese-language dark web has largely been overlooked by researchers until now. Photo: Shutterstock

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Chinese teen lies to parents, helps in flood-hit Guangxi

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Will China’s new AI model Kimi K3 create another DeepSeek moment?

Chinese AI company Moonshot claims Kimi K3 outperforms Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol on several benchmarks

China and the Philippines trade accusations over South China Sea clash

Philippine sailors and China’s Coast Guard clash

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