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Li Xiaohong, a former senior disciplinary official in charge of national inspection, is being investigated by China’s anti-corruption authorities. Photo: Handout

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China’s anti-corruption watchdog targets its former senior official Li Xiaohong

The 73-year-old who retired nine years ago from the CCDI is suspected of ‘serious violations of discipline and law’.

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Beijing to Manila: don’t let ‘clowns’ sabotage ties with ‘political theatrics’

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More red tape, less progress: China’s cadres struggle to adopt ‘error tolerance’

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Diplomacy

Can China fill funding and leadership gaps after America quit the WHO?

Beijing is now the global health body’s biggest assessed contributor, but its voluntary donations remained low in 2025.

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Diplomacy

China opens door to all Brazilian beef, then slams it with a 55% surtax

Recognition lifts a long-standing sanitary barrier, but an import quota in force since January caps how far Brazilian beef sales can grow.

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Economy, Trade & Business

Trump looks to balance ‘lead over China’ and national security with AI order

Voluntary framework to vet powerful new AI systems up to 30 days before their public release, stopping short of mandating review regulations.

3 Jun 2026 - 6:09AMvideocam

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US and China have ‘no choice’ but to talk despite ‘long-term problems’: Rubio

Top diplomat said dialogue was essential to prevent tensions over Taiwan, trade and security from escalating into a broader conflict.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told senators that the US and China had “no choice” but to maintain dialogue. Photo: Getty Images

Science

Can China’s caesium-from-brine tech cut reliance on Canadian, Australian ores?

Research team lead says while China follows research on salt lake resource extraction, ‘most efforts focus on lithium and potassium’.

2 Jun 2026 - 10:38PMvideocam

China

Putin in Beijing, ‘China shock’ in EU: 7 global relations reads

From ‘miscalculation’ by the Dutch navy to China on Iran mediation, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in May 2026.

2 Jun 2026 - 10:00PM

Diplomacy

US’ Cuba-China fears, Panama pressure: Latin America relations reads

From Argentina’s shrinking China lifeline to the US’ Cuba worries, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in May 2026.

3 Jun 2026 - 12:38AM

Students from military schools take part in an “anti-imperialist” protest against the American incursion in Venezuela, in front of the US Embassy in Havana in January. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS

Diplomacy

China-UK ties thaw: Wang urges that they ‘further communicate’, align positions

Citing global turbulence, Beijing’s top diplomat also calls for stronger ‘high-level exchanges’ and ‘more tangible and visible outcomes’.

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British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at Diaoyutai Guest House in Beijing on Tuesday. London's top diplomat is on a three-day visit to China. Photo: dpa

Banking & Finance

China’s Tiger Brokers reports strong results amid trading crackdown

Hong Kong trading soars 536 per cent, firm says, while making no mention of US$61 million fine from China’s market watchdog.

2 Jun 2026 - 9:00PM

Military

South Korea and Japan eye military logistics pact. Should China be wary?

Northeast Asian neighbours signal closer security ties, but wartime history and Seoul-Beijing relations could stand in the way, analysts say.

2 Jun 2026 - 8:54PM

Science

Top Chinese map-making scientist Zhou Chenghu netted in anti-corruption sweep

Cartographer with business empire in spatial data and low-altitude economy suspected of ‘serious violations of duty’.

2 Jun 2026 - 8:36PMvideocam

Leading cartographic scientist Zhou Chenghu is being investigated by central and local anti-corruption bodies for “suspected serious violations of duty”, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has confirmed. Photo: Handout

Politics

As pioneering Chinese web forum returns, authorities warn free speech has limits

Financial problems forced Tianya to shut down in 2023, but it returned on Monday to combat the rise of ‘fast-food content’.

2 Jun 2026 - 8:51PMvideocam

Tianya was a household name among China’s early internet users. Photo: Jiemian News

Diplomacy

Why have Japan and the Philippines’ maritime boundary talks angered China?

A new flashpoint has opened up in the western Pacific Ocean with Beijing expected to strengthen its presence in the waters east of Taiwan.

2 Jun 2026 - 2:00PM

Politics

2 Taiwan air force pilots die in T-34C crash, spurring probe and aircraft debate

Island’s air force suspends all T-34C flight training operations and orders fleet-wide inspections following accident at Gangshan Air Base.

2 Jun 2026 - 8:31PMvideocam

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Diplomacy

China and Russia unite on world order, but Putin departs without concrete gains

Analysts say Beijing’s position in managing three-way ties appears to be strengthened after hosting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

21 May 2026 - 11:29PM

Most of the deals signed between Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday are symbolic, according to analysts. Pool photo: Reuters via AP

Diplomacy

Could Putin, Trump visits pave the way for ‘trilateral coordination’ with China?

America is ‘the biggest variable’, according to international relations expert and former diplomat Cui Hongjian.

20 May 2026 - 3:39PMvideocam

Military

China and Russia warn US Golden Dome poses ‘clear threat’ to stability

Days after Xi-Trump talks, Beijing and Moscow slam Washington’s military provocations and its plans for missile defence system.

20 May 2026 - 10:02PM

Diplomacy

How Putin’s chance encounter with a Chinese boy in Beijing shaped a life

Over 25 years ago, a young boy in Beihai Park caught the attention of Russia’s then new president as he visited China for the first time.

20 May 2026 - 7:54PMvideocam

Russian President Vladimir Putin poses for a photo with then 12-year-old Peng Pai and members of Peng’s family, in Beijing’s Beihai Park on July 17, 2000. Photo: Baidu

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Can China’s caesium-from-brine tech cut reliance on Canadian, Australian ores?

2 Jun 2026 - 10:38PMvideocam

The Tanco mine in Canada is among the major global commercial sources of caesium. China’s Sinomine Resources controls operations here. Photo: Handout

Top Chinese map-making scientist Zhou Chenghu netted in anti-corruption sweep

2 Jun 2026 - 8:36PMvideocam

Leading cartographic scientist Zhou Chenghu is being investigated by central and local anti-corruption bodies for “suspected serious violations of duty”, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has confirmed. Photo: Handout

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China team drafts sanctions list targeting US, allies on 63 key tech sectors

2 Jun 2026 - 12:07AMvideocam

A Chinese team has drawn up a list of sensitive or globally competitive technology sectors that could benefit from export restrictions to the US and its allies. Illustration: Shutterstock

Why a fabled Chinese surgeon’s tomb may help rewrite history of anaesthetic use

1 Jun 2026 - 9:00AM

Trace amounts of aconitine, a toxic plant-derived compound used as a topical anaesthetic, have been detected on ancient Chinese surgical tweezers. Photo: Handout

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Are we on the verge of another nuclear age?

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French luxury brand closes its Beijing flagship store

A sign is seen on the Galeries Lafayette mall, a day before it closes, in Beijing on May 26, 2026. The closure of France’s Galeries Lafayette’s first China flagship on May 27, takes place against a backdrop of a sluggish post-pandemic economy and shifting consumption practices. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) / TO GO WITH: China-luxury-retail-economy-consumption, FOCUS by Mary YANG and Agatha CANTRILL in Shanghai

At least 9 dead, 11 missing amid severe flooding in central China

A drone view of Anxi village following flash floods and landslides triggered by extreme rainfall, in Yongchuan district, Chongqing, China May 24, 2026. cnsphoto via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.

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