• 03/15/2025

PLA holds combat readiness patrols around hotly disputed South China Sea shoal

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese military stages exercises around Scarborough Shoal, which has been a source of persistent tensions with the Philippines. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3297077/pla-holds-combat-readiness-patrols-around-hotly-disputed-south-china-sea-shoal?utm_source=rss_feed

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How China’s oil supply shift could force Russia to seek Ukraine peace deal

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Continuing the war without Beijing’s support and the income from its fossil-fuel exports would be difficult for Moscow. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3297058/how-chinas-oil-supply-shift-could-force-russia-seek-ukraine-peace-deal?utm_source=rss_feed

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Home-grown aircraft carrier Fujian will be the tip of China’s blue-water spear

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The PLA Navy’s third and most advanced carrier is expected to project Beijing’s presence well beyond Chinese shores. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3297057/home-grown-aircraft-carrier-fujian-will-be-tip-chinas-blue-water-spear?utm_source=rss_feed

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Tech war: Huawei cloud unit powers DeepSeek models in China’s bid for AI autonomy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Huawei’s cloud unit teamed up with Beijing-based AI infrastructure start-up SiliconFlow to make the models available to end users. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3297070/tech-war-huawei-cloud-unit-powers-deepseek-models-chinas-bid-ai-autonomy?utm_source=rss_feed

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China boosts train and bus services as workers cut Lunar New Year travels short

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese provinces launch extra transport services as migrant workers return to coastal cities to get a leg up in sluggish job market. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3297064/china-boosts-train-and-bus-services-workers-cut-lunar-new-year-travels-short?utm_source=rss_feed

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Why DeepSeek caught so many in the West by surprise

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Anxiety around DeepSeek reflects just how much confirmation bias about China has prevented many in the West from understanding the country. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3296823/why-deepseek-caught-so-many-west-surprise?utm_source=rss_feed

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Made in Morocco: how China’s EV battery makers are powering past Western tariffs

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese-African joint venture is latest company to find way past Western trade barriers while leveraging region’s abundant battery materials. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3296891/made-morocco-how-chinas-ev-battery-makers-are-powering-past-western-tariffs?utm_source=rss_feed

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China’s Type 055 destroyer can stop US fleet with unmanned ‘kill web’, war game suggests

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese researchers have shown in a simulation how a combination of drones and unmanned boats could battle a US fleet. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3296056/chinas-type-055-destroyer-can-stop-us-fleet-unmanned-kill-web-war-game-suggests?utm_source=rss_feed

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China hits back at US tariffs with vow to take case to the WTO

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Decision by Trump administration to impose 10 per cent tariffs on imports from China ‘disrupts normal China-US trade’, Ministry of Commerce says. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3297052/china-hits-back-us-tariffs-vow-take-case-wto?utm_source=rss_feed

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Trump says North Korea is a nuclear power. Why does it matter to China?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. White House official says US will pursue ‘complete denuclearisation’ but analysts believe Trump will instead pursue disarmament or reduction. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3296930/trump-says-north-korea-nuclear-power-why-does-it-matter-china?utm_source=rss_feed

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