• 03/04/2025

China expands nuclear arsenal as global tensions grow among atomic powers, SIPRI says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘What we’re seeing is China stepping up as a world power, that is the reality of our time,’ said Dan Smith, director of the think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3223736/china-expands-nuclear-arsenal-global-tensions-grow-among-atomic-powers-sipri-says?utm_source=rss_feed

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Could this 1-dollar Chinese adhesive defeat a billion-dollar US laser weapon?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese researchers say their industrial resin mixture has enough heat resistance to protect ballistic missiles from an adversary’s lasers. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3223570/could-1-dollar-chinese-adhesive-defeat-billion-dollar-us-laser-weapon?utm_source=rss_feed

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How Beijing is seeking to counter US belligerence over Taiwan and avoid a war

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. To counter Taiwanese pro-independence and foreign forces, Beijing is developing three strategies: demonstrating conventional and cyber warfare capabilities to deter the US; moving to engage in dialogue with regional US allies; and utilising economic…

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Can warmer ties overcome the deepening divide in China-US relations?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese envoy Xie Feng’s strong start in Washington and more senior meetings between the two sides are good signs but analysts doubt the relationship can return to its former footing. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223681/can-warmer-ties-overcome-deepening-divide-china-us-relations?utm_source=rss_feed

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China summons South Korean envoy in tit-for-tat move amid row over ‘betting on the US’ comments

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Seoul should ‘seriously’ look at problems in bilateral ties, China’s assistant foreign minister Nong Rong tells South Korean ambassador. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223715/china-summons-south-korean-envoy-tit-tat-move-amid-row-over-betting-us-comments?utm_source=rss_feed

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Top Chinese, Saudi officials vow to boost business environment as Beijing and Riyadh push for stronger economic ties

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Speaking in Saudi Arabia, CPPCC vice-chairman Hu Chunhua says China and Arab world share ‘historic mission’ to ‘revitalise their respective civilisations’ while promising Beijing’s support to investors on both sides. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223716/top-chinese-saudi-officials-vow-boost-business-environment-beijing-and-riyadh-push-stronger-economic?utm_source=rss_feed

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Putting a price on 2 decades of full-time housework in China

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A court in the country’s northwest granted a woman about US$7,000 as part of her divorce settlement. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3223679/putting-price-2-decades-full-time-housework-china?utm_source=rss_feed

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Tech war: China to host first supply chain expo to bolster global position amid US ‘de-risking’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The China International Supply Chain Expo will focus on smart cars, green agriculture, clean energy, digital technology and healthy living, the organiser says. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3223710/tech-war-china-host-first-supply-chain-expo-bolster-global-position-amid-us-de-risking?utm_source=rss_feed

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Honduras opens Beijing embassy after switch from Taipei

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Diplomatic office launched ahead of Honduran president’s expected meeting with her Chinese counterpart next week. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3223708/honduras-opens-beijing-embassy-after-switch-taipei?utm_source=rss_feed

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Why Blinken’s Saudi Arabia trip was really a ‘message for China’ as well as US allies in Middle East

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Alarm’ over China’s growing influence in the Middle East is driving US push to show that pivot to Asia will not come at the expense of Gulf and Arab partners, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223709/why-blinkens-saudi-arabia-trip-was-really-message-china-well-us-allies-middle-east?utm_source=rss_feed

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