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Visitors walk past a statue of Mao Zedong in Beidaihe, in northern Hebei province. Chinese leaders have travelled to the seaside town every year since the 1950s. Photo: Simon Song
China’s Communist Party

How the guest list for Beijing’s summer retreat reveals its tech priorities

Experts in chips, defence and deep-sea drilling gathered as China’s scientific competition with the US intensifies.

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China-India relations

Why Beijing struggles to win Indian hearts and minds despite diplomatic thaw

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Artificial intelligence

The next AI race is for data, and China wants more of it

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Trending in China

Backlash as China’s Tsinghua graduate, 38, wins Peking University medical spot

Li expresses initial concerns about taking a spot from younger candidates and using limited educational resources.

After 18 years, a 38-year-old graduate of Tsinghua University has achieved his dream: admission to Peking University for medical studies. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
Banking & finance

Hong Kong preferred base as Chinese SOEs consolidate overseas accounts

City’s attractions include international banking system, deep capital markets, offshore yuan pool and close links with mainland.

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Science

Former NTU vice-president K. Jimmy Hsia leaves Singapore for new Chinese institute

AAAS fellow who held senior roles at University of Illinois and Carnegie Mellon brings decades of cross-disciplinary leadership.

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Asian University Basketball League

Asian University Basketball League toughest college event: coach of holders NCCU

Playing in such big events helps players prepare for professional careers, says Fan Keng-hsiang, whose team have not lost over two years.

Lin Tzu-hao (middle) scored 15 points for reigning champions National Chengchi University against debutants National University of Mongolia on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

China unveils world’s first hybrid boring-and-blasting tunnel machine

Standard tunnel boring machines slow down in extremely hard or fractured mountain rock, which has led to delays in infrastructure projects.

Wealth management

How China’s new offshore trust tax rules could shake billionaires’ fortunes

Soho China founder Pan Shiyi’s Cayman trust faces scrutiny as Beijing’s tax overhaul puts offshore wealth strategies in focus.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s political and scientific elite head to Beidaihe for summer retreat season

Cai Qi meets frontier researchers, urging them to play their part in Communist Party governance.

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Cai Qi greets researchers and academics at Beidaihe. Photo: CCTV
Science

As China’s catch-up era ends, what’s standing in the way of tech innovation?

Rigid metrics and deference to authority are stifling the country’s innovation drive, leading scientists warn.

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China's rigid institutional system and an ingrained deference to authority are key barriers to scientific innovation, experts said. Photo: Shutterstock
Trending in China

Ex-China security guard gets into Tsinghua on 8th attempt, targeting Harvard PhD

A harsh comment from a stranger – a mother warning her child not to end up with a job like his – served as a powerful push to keep going.

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US-China relations

Will Donald Trump’s China squeeze for summit leverage actually work?

Aggressive pressure, driven by fresh tech curbs and tariffs, risks souring the high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping, analysts say.

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Science

Fields Medallists lead new wave of young Chinese scientists in global research

Wang Hong and Deng Yu’s historic Fields Medal win illustrates China’s decades-long investment in scientific talent pipeline, say advocates.

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Deng Yu (far left) and Wang Hong (far right) were awarded the Fields Medals on Thursday, marking the first time Chinese mathematicians have won the honour. The other recipients for 2026 are American John Pardon (second left) and Canada’s Jacob Tsimerman. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

Why Trump’s claim that Beijing meddled in US election hasn’t put ties on ice

Leaders’ commitment to stability holds as China likely views his remarks as domestic political theatre, analysts say.

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Escalating every unfriendly remark into a diplomatic confrontation would be “inappropriate and unnecessary”, one observer said. Photo: Reuters
China’s private sector

China’s tycoons rein in charitable donations, switch focus to science, education

One major driver of overall decline in corporate donations has been the prolonged slump in country’s real estate sector.

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.

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Trending in China

Chinese student accepted into top university without tutoring, sparks debate

Female student aces entry exam and is admitted to prestigious Tsinghua after relaxed parents simply ensure she does her homework on time.

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A student from central China’s Henan province has gone viral after earning admission to the elite Tsinghua University with a top gaokao score — an achievement pulled off completely without private tutoring. Photo: Douyin
Science

Chinese team’s new microscope shows ‘therapeutic mechanism’ of acupuncture

System could enable study of complex biological processes in live animals over long periods with less tissue damage than previous methods.

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Trending in China

China literary prodigy loses master’s degree over plagiarism, sparks 200 million views

Former child genius Jiang Fangzhou apologises, accepts top university’s final punishment after it originally cleared her of academic fraud.

Artificial intelligence

Why data may become China’s most durable advantage in the AI race

Accelerating buildout of national ecosystem of Chinese-language data has emerged as a ‘more winnable’ arena amid US tech restrictions.

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China sees language resources as strategic infrastructure that underpins the country’s AI ambitions. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

China AI summit hears Global South needs equal access to avoid digital divide

Delegates at the World AI Conference in Shanghai warn fragmentation risks isolating emerging markets and concentrating advanced computing in rich economies.

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The World AI Conference in Shanghai comes amid mounting concerns that a digital divide could exclude emerging markets from critical development opportunities. Photo: Xinhua
Trending in China

Robot wars: MMA bout between humanoids leaves 1 without a head, fans stunned

The Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend opener was the first event of its kind, with martial arts actor Donnie Yen among those watching.

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Science

Sun Fanglin, Chinese scientist who paved way for new cancer drugs, dies at 58

The Tongji University professor, who specialised in the study of how cells age and form tumours, led several national research programmes.

US-China tech war

Nvidia’s future challenger? Chinese start-up reveals aggressive AI chip road map

As US sanctions block access to advanced lithography, a Shanghai-based firm bets on chip redesign, 3D memory stacking to break bottlenecks.

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Dongfang Suanxin’s DF1000 chip, which is expected to enter mass production in late 2026. Photo: Dongfang Suanxin
Artificial intelligence

China’s Zhipu AI defies market slump with pursuit of AGI over quick profits

Monday’s losses were seen across chip designers, semiconductor-equipment makers and materials suppliers.

The Zhipu AI logo seen at its headquarters during a government-organised media tour in Beijing, June 25, 2026. Photo: Reuters
SCMP Highlights

Filipino helpers as surrogates, Chinese scientist’s death in US: 5 weekend reads

From Typhoon Bavi hitting eastern China to Wang Danhao’s death in the US, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Formal China-US G2 framework key to world peace: top Beijing adviser

Noted political scientist Zheng Yongnian argues that de facto ‘Group of Two’ structure has already emerged between the rival powers.

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