• 03/06/2025

Sri Lanka will stay neutral in China-India rivalry: foreign minister

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The island nation’s top diplomat said it would be better for the two Asian powers and the world if they could resolve their differences. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3225846/sri-lanka-will-stay-neutral-china-india-rivalry-foreign-minister?utm_source=rss_feed

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Barring war in Russia, Chinese exporters to keep seizing opportunity

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But in the wake of an aborted mutiny, buyers and sellers are keeping an even more vigilant eye on Russia’s political and economic situation as they weigh whether this is their ‘best chance’ to…

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Russian warships spotted off Taiwan’s east coast ‘on way home’ from Komodo drills

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Island’s military detected the two corvettes on Tuesday and tracked them as they headed north. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3225800/russian-warships-spotted-taiwans-east-coast-way-home-komodo-drills?utm_source=rss_feed

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Chinese team finds key evidence for low-frequency gravitational waves with FAST telescope

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese Pulsar Timing Array team conducts more than three years of observation and data analysis before reporting ‘very encouraging’ findings. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3225765/chinese-team-finds-key-evidence-low-frequency-gravitational-waves-fast-telescope?utm_source=rss_feed

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Wave your hand to pay: Ant Group’s Alipay files patent application for palm recognition used in mobile payments

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The technology involves the use of palm recognition in payments using mobile phones and other devices, according to the patent manual released this week. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3225792/wave-your-hand-pay-ant-groups-alipay-files-patent-application-palm-recognition-used-mobile-payments?utm_source=rss_feed

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Will Beijing’s new ‘umbrella law’ deepen uncertainty for foreign companies in China?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The new Foreign Relations Law is Beijing’s latest legal weapon against sanctions, foreign interventions, and further consolidates Communist Party’s control. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3225802/will-beijings-new-umbrella-law-deepen-uncertainty-foreign-companies-china?utm_source=rss_feed

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Antony Blinken says he told Beijing officials that US does not seek to ‘contain’ China

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Yet discussing US export restrictions on China, US secretary of state asks, ‘how is it in our interest to allow them to get technology that they may turn around and use against us?’ https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3225821/antony-blinken-says-he-told-beijing-officials-us-does-not-seek-contain-china?utm_source=rss_feed

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US-China conflict resolution needs more than a latter-day Nixon going to Beijing

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The meagre results and political context around Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing showed the shortcomings of a personalised approach to diplomacy. Shifting to a more institutionalised model of engagement would take conflict resolution out…

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World Economic Forum: Li Qiang boasts of China-tech breakthroughs if wary foreign firms can be swayed

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But foreign business representatives tell Li at World Economic Forum in Tianjin that they are still waiting for further reassurances from Beijing, over long-held concerns. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3225784/world-economic-forum-li-qiang-boasts-china-tech-breakthroughs-if-wary-foreign-firms-can-be-swayed?utm_source=rss_feed

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World’s largest iPhone factory in Zhengzhou ramps up hiring as Foxconn chairman reassures on China supply chain

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The hiring spree at Foxconn comes amid promising signs that China will remain a key manufacturing base for Apple, which has been diversifying its supply chain. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3225783/worlds-largest-iphone-factory-zhengzhou-ramps-hiring-foxconn-chairman-reassures-china-supply-chain?utm_source=rss_feed

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