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US-China relations
Trump-style diplomacy could win friends for China but harm US ties with Beijing
Observers say even Washington’s close allies need to hedge against a more assertive foreign policy, with some already courting Beijing.
14 Feb 2026 - 10:00PM
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Hong Kong politics
Protecting national security seen as key to Hong Kong’s stability
14 Feb 2026 - 9:28PM
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US-China relations
Taiwan tensions poised to be primary flashpoint of Donald Trump’s Beijing agenda
12 Feb 2026 - 10:00PM
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Artificial intelligence
China’s Zhipu AI launches new major model GLM-5 in challenge to its rivals
The GLM-5 represents a shift in AI development from ‘vibe coding’ to ‘agentic engineering’ to generate an enhanced performance.
12 Feb 2026 - 8:41PM
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Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein files reveal proposal for Tsinghua University campus in Boston
Prominent figures affiliated with the top Chinese university and Harvard discuss the plans in newly released emails.
5 Feb 2026 - 12:19AM
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Artificial intelligence
Opinion
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How ‘ghost workers’ stand at the crossroads of AI development
The future of artificial intelligence depends not only on algorithms but on who controls and benefits from the labour that machines rely on.
2 Feb 2026 - 8:30PM
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Artificial intelligence
China’s cloud giants race to support Moltbot, the ‘AI that actually does things’
Hyperscalers embrace the AI agent, which can execute tasks without step-by-step instructions, but privacy concerns loom large.
29 Jan 2026 - 8:00PM
China jobs
With AI in the driving seat, China moves to rein in job displacement risks
China’s central government unveils plans for policy to reduce industrial labour pains caused by widespread use of artificial intelligence.
29 Jan 2026 - 7:00PM
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Science
Nipah virus outbreak in India sparks worry in China before Lunar New Year
Virus whose fatality rate can reach up to 75 per cent is said to be manageable and less likely to cause an outbreak in China.
29 Jan 2026 - 8:23AM
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Artificial intelligence
Tsinghua, Microsoft researchers train AI model using synthetic data, Nvidia chips
The team’s SynthSmith data pipeline develops a coding model that overcomes scarcity of real-world data to improve AI models.
26 Jan 2026 - 3:45PM
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Science
Wilczek’s Multiverse
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Revisiting the peaks of Nobel laureate Chen-ning Yang’s remarkable career
The inspirational Chinese physicist, who lived to the age of 103, was renowned for two historic achievements.
23 Jan 2026 - 5:00PM
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Education in Hong Kong
HKU ranks seventh globally for education as East Asia ‘makes strides’
Times Higher Education releases latest annual subject rankings, with Peking University entering top 10 for computer science for first time.
21 Jan 2026 - 8:33AM
US-China relations
How narrowing China-US gap could reshape global power play by 2035
Political scientist Yan Xuetong predicts Beijing will be on ‘equal footing’ in strategic rivalry with Washington in the post-Trump era.
19 Jan 2026 - 11:44PM
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US-China relations
Why China fears Trump’s Nvidia H200 deal is a sophisticated Trojan horse
Can Washington bind Chinese rivals to American technologies or will access to the AI chips hasten Beijing’s challenge to US dominance?
15 Jan 2026 - 9:05AM
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China consumption
Why mortgage subsidies could be key to getting China’s consumers spending
Beijing is striving to boost household spending amid an economic slowdown. But first it needs to stabilise the housing market, scholars say.
15 Jan 2026 - 12:16AM
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Artificial intelligence
Chinese robot vacuum maker Dreame sees AI-driven appliances run household chores
The firm’s ambition is to become a ‘world-class technology company’, global president Chang Xinwei says.
9 Jan 2026 - 9:07AM
US-Venezuela conflict
The US, Venezuela and why China is even less keen on talk of a G2
Beijing may seize on growing distrust of Washington and pitch itself to Global South as the more stable power, observers say.
7 Jan 2026 - 8:09PM
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US-Venezuela conflict
Venezuela attack seen as reminder for China to boost air defence, intelligence
Lessons for Beijing include the need to upgrade hardware, protect state secrets and prevent infiltration, experts say.
7 Jan 2026 - 1:17AM
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Science
Nobel Prize jurist Thomas Mikael Oliveberg joins southern China medical school
Biophysicist leaves Stockholm University for full-time role at Guangxi Medical University’s First Affiliated Hospital.
4 Jan 2026 - 4:00PM
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China trade
China’s diplomatic divide: red carpet for Seoul, cold shoulder for Tokyo firms
While Tokyo’s corporate leaders stay home amid fallout from prime minister’s remarks on Taiwan, Beijing prepares to welcome South Korean president and top executives.
2 Jan 2026 - 9:00PM
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China builds world-first crab-walking electric ICBM mobile launcher prototype
In less than two years, scientists have developed a technology that ‘fundamentally overturns’ conventional heavy-vehicle design.
31 Dec 2025 - 5:49PM
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Artificial intelligence
Chinese researchers unveil new technique for near-instant AI video creation
TurboDiffusion is expected to enable commercial-scale video creation at less cost and a faster pace.
27 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
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SCMP Highlights
7 scientists, mathematicians, physicists and experts who moved to China in 2025
From a world-leading statistician to a mathematics luminary, here are some experts who made the move.
24 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM
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Artificial intelligence
China’s Zhipu and MiniMax release latest AI models ahead of Hong Kong listing
The near-simultaneous release on Monday underscores the two firms’ efforts to drum up interest for their respective Hong Kong IPOs.
23 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
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Chinese team builds optical chip AI that is 100 times faster than Nvidia’s A100
Researchers harnessed the power of light to create a chip that could perform complex generative tasks with vastly improved energy efficiency.
19 Dec 2025 - 12:18PM
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Artificial intelligence
Tencent shakes up AI operations, names recent recruit as chief AI scientist
Vinces Yao Shunyu now serves as chief AI scientist under the CEO’s office, reporting directly to Tencent president Martin Lau.
17 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Chinese expert calls for world models and safety standards for embodied AI
Turing Award winner Andrew Yao says embodied AI needs reasoning, planning and control in one framework.
15 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
TikTok
Are China’s social media apps the soft power play to win over the West?
After the US migration to RedNote, experts say transforming engagement into influence will require a ‘light touch’ from Beijing.
14 Dec 2025 - 6:20PM
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