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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Taiwan, covering politics, economy, society and the island's relationship with mainland China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to travel to the United States in September, following US counterpart Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing in May. The two leaders are also expected to meet at this year's G20 and Apec summits. Photo: EPA
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | Chinese minister set for US visit in ‘temperature test’ to pave way for Xi

Sources say stop in Miami, host city for December G20 summit, may also be on the cards for Ma, suggesting repeat visit by Xi this year.

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China-Philippines relations

Does Beijing own Batanes? Why Chinese scholars’ claim is a warning to Manila

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Animal welfare in Hong Kong

SPCA cancels fundraiser amid backlash over bid to remove dog-killing videos

Indonesia

Indonesian migrant fishers lured by big pay but caught in modern slavery

Abuse and mismanagement are ‘systemic’ across the Chinese distant-water fishing fleet operating off West Africa, an NGO says.

Crew members unload their catch at the Nusantara Fishing Port in Kejawan-Cirebon, West Java, on June 11. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

EU accuses China of seeking to reshape global order in stark new strategy paper

China trying to ‘reshape the global order in line with their interests’, EU says in some of bloc’s strongest official criticism of Beijing.

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China trade

Giant Japanese trade group plans China visit amid tense economic ties

Delegation from prominent Japanese organisation seeks October talks in Beijing and Xian to repair business partnerships after geopolitical disputes snarled exchanges.

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Shanghai

Taiwan’s opposition TPP launches historic first trip to mainland China

The party aims to build goodwill and promote dialogue while supporting cross-strait peace, delegation leader says.

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Lee Wei-hwa (centre) poses with other members of the TPP delegation as they kick off a four-day visit to Shanghai on July 14, 2026. Photo: CNA
South China Sea

How Beijing’s islands of control are reshaping the South China Sea

Ten years after the Hague’s tribunal ruling, Beijing’s island-building strategy has effectively eclipsed the 2016 decision, observers say.

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US-China relations

Lindsey Graham’s death removes one of Washington’s most influential China hawks

Graham’s sister will fill his Senate seat, but his role as one of Trump’s closest foreign policy advisers may prove harder to replace.

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United States

Taiwan’s new military outsourcing plan: a pragmatic fix or security risk?

The island hopes contractors at military academies will free up personnel for combat missions, but critics raise infiltration concerns.

Private guards will take over routine duties at nine military academy sites in Taiwan under an outsourcing pilot programme. Photo: EPA
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | How does Taiwan’s legendary Cloud Gate Dance Theatre look under new director?

Cloud Gate’s first show in Hong Kong under director Cheng Tsung-lung brought familiar high-level dancing and energy, but lacked innovation.

Teh beginning of “Lunar Halo” sees a single male body dissolving into a swaying line of men. This performance by Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Dance Theatre took place at the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong on July 10, 2026 (Photo: Eric Hong @ Moon 9 Image Courtesy of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority)
Open Questions series

Open Questions | Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

Leading Chinese expert says more fixed facilities could be built in the South China Sea if ‘external forces leave us no choice’.

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Trending in China

Singer Leehom Wang gets 39 stitches after stage cable trip during China concert

Mandopop star falls after stumbling over harness, shattering cartilage of left ear, but continues performance.

Su Tzu-yun

Taiwan military gains 5,000 volunteers, but ‘real problem’ is retention

Higher pay drives surprise surge despite demographic decline and questions about combat readiness, but keeping them may be another matter.

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The number of eligible male conscripts in Taiwan is projected to fall from nearly 98,000 in 2023 to below by 2027. That would mark the first time the total would be under 80,000. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japan wants 60 million tourists, but China isn’t sending them

Tokyo is banking on a massive visitor boom to do what its factories and financiers increasingly cannot: carry the economy forward.

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Tourists throng a shopping street in front of Sensoji Temple in the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo, Japan, last month. Photo: Kyodo
Artificial intelligence

Macroscope | Don’t expect the rising tide of AI to lift all boats

While economies linked to hi-tech supply chains may perform well, unequal outcomes and economic instability still loom for much of the world.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Typhoon Bavi: Shanghai, Hangzhou brace as nearby cities start evacuations

Scores of flights and ferry services have been cancelled across eastern China, while Zhejiang province has stepped up emergency preparations.

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The Philippines

Why the Philippines is losing out in Southeast Asia’s investment boom

With Manila capturing just US$9 billion of the region’s US$244 billion capital influx last year, analysts urge reforms to close the FDI gap.

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Fishermen paddle past a cargo ship unloading containers at the Manila international port in the Philippines in December 2025. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong set for ‘extremely hot’ weather over the weekend as typhoon subsides

Occasional showers expected, with temperatures set to hit 35 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to Observatory.

Accidents and disasters in China

Typhoon Bavi loses eye but system expands to 1,263 times the size of Hong Kong

Experts warn the change has dissipated Bavi’s energy from the core to its overall cloud structure, making it potentially more dangerous.

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China consumption

Uniqlo defies sluggish China market with double-digit profit growth

Parent company Fast Retailing shrugs off a 0.6 per cent drop in China’s total retail sales amid frayed Beijing-Tokyo ties.

The logo of the Fast Retailing clothing brand Uniqlo outside a branch in Tokyo. Photo: AFP
China’s military drills

The radar system that Taiwan says tracked the PLA’s ballistic missile launch

The Pave Paws early-warning unit detected the launch from waters near the mainland’s southern coast, report says.

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Beijing has not confirmed the type of missile used in the test but a senior Taiwanese security official says it was a JL-2. Photo: Kyodo
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Concert delay affects Hong Kong’s reputation as a mega-event host

While the organiser of the Sammi Cheng concert at Kai Tak Stadium rightly exercised caution, the episode raises questions about competence and coordination.

US-China relations

Why AI race with US is a ‘knockout game’ China cannot afford to lose

China must overhaul innovation ecosystem or risk a power decline that could even shift cross-strait leverage, academic warns.

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Hong Kong transport

Super Typhoon Bavi: dozens of Hong Kong flights cancelled as storm nears Taiwan

More than 40 flights cancelled and 10 delayed as storm approaches Taiwan, but some carriers are offering special arrangements for affected passengers.

Travellers arrive at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Eugene Lee
Semiconductors

Why Chinese AI labs like DeepSeek and Zhipu are looking beyond models to chips

Custom silicon allows for hardware optimisation tailored to specific architectures, such as the DeepSeek-R1 model.

Custom AI chips offer better performance per dollar and per watt when designed around a hyperscaler’s own software stack and data-centre architecture. Photo: Shutterstock Images
SCMP Highlights

Charlene Choi’s rise to fame; gluten-free Chinese food: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From Mr Gay Japan’s first Taiwanese finalist to a technique known as ‘urge surfing’, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong man pleads guilty to subversive promotion of pro-Taiwan party

Chan Ho-hin earlier called on Hongkongers to support and join the Revive the Republic of China Freedom Party in Taiwan.

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