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China’s state security ministry recently issued a warning about turning citizen-collected data into “key intelligence that threatens national security” from AR games. Photo: AFP
Espionage

China warns popular games may provide map data to train foreign military AI

Ministry urges gamers to be wary of app ‘check-in locations’ that seem abnormally clustered around classified or restricted facilities.

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Crime in China

What Beijing hopes to achieve with ethnic unity law that targets people overseas

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Accidents and disasters in China

China confirms death of pilot in Citic Tower plane crash

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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

China removes 6 generals from legislature amid ongoing anti-corruption drive

Apart from the senior commanders, the former Xinjiang party chief and a senior financial regulator were also stripped of their status.

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The PLA commanders were among the 13 legislators who were removed. Photo: Reuters
The PLA commanders were among the 13 legislators who were removed. Photo: Reuters
Taiwan

Is the US trying to sway Taiwan’s KMT by receiving its legislative speaker?

Washington appears to be cultivating relationships with different strands of the island’s opposition party, say analysts.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Small aircraft hits Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, prompting evacuations

Videos posted to social media show the plane striking the upper floors of Citic Tower, scattering debris in central business district.

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China-Japan relations

Chinese translation of Tokyo war trial records fill ‘critical gap’: state media

The 40-volume project marks the first time that the complete court records from the tribunal have been published in Chinese.

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Former general and Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo is surrounded by members of the military court in Tokyo during his trial on January 19, 1948. Photo: Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images
Former general and Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo is surrounded by members of the military court in Tokyo during his trial on January 19, 1948. Photo: Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images
China’s Communist Party

Open Questions | Nie Huihua on non-Westernness of Chinese government and challenge to innovation

Harvard-trained professor examines the tension between strengthening centralised control and encouraging local enthusiasm.

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Taiwan

KMT accuses DPP of targeting Taiwan’s farmers over trade ties with mainland

The island’s administration has launched investigations into agricultural exporters that reportedly took part in the Straits Forum.

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Communist Party politics

How ‘lying flat’ went from a niche subculture to mainstream phenomenon

Spy agency says foreign forces are ‘brainwashing’ people, but critics call lying flat a rational response to a broken system.

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Taiwan

How a prize-winning Taiwanese novel could stoke Beijing’s worries over history

Yang Shuang-zi’s Taiwan Travelogue wins the International Booker Prize – and reignites debate over the island’s shifting identity.

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Author Yang Shuang-zi (left) and translator Lin King pose with their 2026 International Booker Prize trophies at the Tate Modern in London on May 19. Photo: EPA
Author Yang Shuang-zi (left) and translator Lin King pose with their 2026 International Booker Prize trophies at the Tate Modern in London on May 19. Photo: EPA
Taiwan

Beijing details rare marine survey east of Taiwan after Tokyo-Manila talks

Move marks mainland China’s latest bid to assert jurisdictional claims in the contested waters following the maritime boundary negotiations.

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China’s Communist Party

Open Questions | Ex-Harvard Chinese author on why West doesn’t get China

Nie Huihua, economist trained in the West, explains why viewing China’s development through a Western lens misses the full picture.

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China-UK relations

UK envoy visits Yanan, historic party site rarely seen by Western officials

Peter Wilson also goes to the village where Xi Jinping spent years in hard labour during Cultural Revolution.

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British ambassador to China Peter Wilson and Lu Kang, vice-minister of the Communist Party's International Department visit Yanan in northwestern China on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
China-Singapore relations

Is hit indie film Dear You propaganda? Don’t be disrespectful, Chinese media says

Beijing is aggressively defending the box office smash from claims it is a tool to boost influence over the Chinese diaspora.

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A correspondent for Singapore’s most widely read Chinese-language newspaper called Dear You a masterclass in “non-coercive” propaganda. Photo: Dickson Lee
A correspondent for Singapore’s most widely read Chinese-language newspaper called Dear You a masterclass in “non-coercive” propaganda. Photo: Dickson Lee
Taiwan

More in Taiwan favour goodwill to Beijing over defence ties with US, poll shows

Self-reliance was most preferred when Taiwanese were asked for best approach to safeguarding island security and peace across the strait.

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Crime

Top operative of China-born tycoon Chen Zhi extradited from Cambodia

Mainland police say Liu Ren founded group that operated multiple online gambling platforms and aggressively solicited Chinese citizens.

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US-China relations

Exclusive | Is the US warming up to Hong Kong? High-level meeting signals shift

AmCham HK delegation expected to meet high-ranking US State Department official as part of annual trip to Washington, sources say.

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US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs Michael DeSombre is expected to meet a delegation from the American Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong next week in Washington. Photo: AFP/AKP
US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs Michael DeSombre is expected to meet a delegation from the American Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong next week in Washington. Photo: AFP/AKP
Tibet

Could AI algorithms hold China’s solution for global narrative on Tibet?

More than 300 media professionals, government officials and academics attend international communication-focused conference in Lhasa.

China’s Communist Party

Xi’s thought on governing the party announced as new official doctrine

‘Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building’ emphasises strict discipline, centralised leadership and wiping out corruption.

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Taiwan

Taiwan’s website for intelligence tips from mainland China spurs debate

‘Contact window’ launched for political, military, economic and social intelligence but critics say disinformation will be a challenge.

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Taiwan has set up a website for mainland Chinese to report intelligence-related information. Photo: National Security Bureau
Artificial intelligence

Surge in AI-related court cases fuels calls for China to clarify its laws

Growing number of tech-related cases has increased calls for a comprehensive legal framework to govern the technology.

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The State Council said last month that it was working on “ comprehensive legislation”. Photo: Reuters
The State Council said last month that it was working on “ comprehensive legislation”. Photo: Reuters
Taiwan

Will turmoil around former leader Ma Ying-jeou affect Taiwan’s local elections?

The KMT elder’s foundation has been embroiled in controversy for months, with escalating allegations and a family intervention.

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China-Asean relations

Dear You – the Chinese migration film igniting a propaganda debate in Southeast Asia

Some are worried that the Teochew-language drama represents a new, softer era of propaganda targeting the diaspora.

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China’s Communist Party

Top Beijing official hails ‘enthusiastic’ Taiwanese role in cross-strait event

Wang Huning tells delegates to ‘stand on the right side of history’ after the island’s ruling party banned officials from attending the forum.

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Wang Huning addresses the event in Xiamen on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua
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