• 03/05/2025

SCMP highlights: 7 of this week’s most read stories

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From Hongkongers uniting to help a sick student on the train to Singapore’s probe into ministers’ homes, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3221775/scmp-highlights-7-weeks-most-read-stories?utm_source=rss_feed

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China’s C919: maiden commercial flight will span busiest domestic route on Sunday

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From Shanghai to Beijing and back, the journeys will mark the culmination of 14 years of home-grown development in China’s bid to compete with Boeing and Airbus. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3221895/chinas-c919-maiden-commercial-flight-will-span-busiest-domestic-route-sunday?utm_source=rss_feed

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China and US trade officials exchange barbs during ‘candid talks’ but vow to step up communication amid rising tensions

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China describes talks between Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo as ‘professional and constructive’. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3221879/china-us-trade-war-commerce-chiefs-both-sides-air-grievances-meeting-pledge-step-communication?utm_source=rss_feed

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What are China’s ‘secret police stations’ and is their role exaggerated by foreign governments?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. German and Canadian ministers comment on Chinese operations in their countries but Beijing denies conducting extraterritorial law enforcement or overseas spying. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3221396/what-are-chinas-secret-police-stations-and-their-role-exaggerated-foreign-governments?utm_source=rss_feed

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Tech war: China’s top server makers stop orders of memory modules containing Micron chips, sources say

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Inspur, which is under US trade sanctions, and Lenovo are among the biggest buyers of Micron products, which are under a partial ban in China. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3221833/tech-war-chinas-top-server-makers-stop-orders-memory-modules-containing-micron-chips-sources-say?utm_source=rss_feed

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China aviation: is Shenzhen stealing Hong Kong’s thunder as a go-to economic and travel hub?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. As China’s Shenzhen looks to strengthen its economic foothold in the Greater Bay Area, Bao’an International Airport claims bragging rights as the world’s most beautiful airport, despite far fewer passengers than in Hong Kong.…

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At Apec, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai urges ‘worker-centric’ approach to trade policy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While in the US for Apec, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao is scheduled to meet with his American counterpart, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, as well as US Trade Representative Katherine Tai. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3221869/apec-us-trade-representative-katherine-tai-urges-worker-centric-approach-trade-policy?utm_source=rss_feed

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China peace envoy hears again that Beijing must push Moscow to end its invasion of Ukraine

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Li Hui, who leads China’s peacemaking effort, is told in Brussels that the EU expects China to press Russia to ‘immediately and unconditionally’ withdraw from Ukraine. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3221863/china-peace-envoy-hears-again-beijing-must-push-moscow-end-its-invasion-ukraine?utm_source=rss_feed

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Why US-China anti-piracy efforts offer hope for cooperation on ending Sudan war

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tensions between China and the US and Europe are at their highest in decades, but there is reason to believe they can still collaborate for the greater good following years of working together to…

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China is supersizing its rocket industry – and it’s coming for Starlink

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A pulse assembly line will nearly double rocket launch capacity to deploy a ‘giant satellite constellation’ above Starlink orbiters. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3221831/china-supersizing-its-rocket-industry-and-its-coming-starlink?utm_source=rss_feed

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