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1 week ago | 
scmp.com | Orange Wang |Alyssa Chen
China has “no fundamental conflict of interest” with New Zealand, President Xi Jinping told New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Beijing on Friday while calling for the constructive management of differences. “Both sides should adhere to mutual respect, seek common ground while acknowledging differences, and correctly view and manage their differences and disagreements,” Xi was quoted as saying by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
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3 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Laura Zhou |Alyssa Chen
The much-anticipated phone call between the leaders of China and the US could offer a respite for many Asian countries caught in their rivalry, but the detente might also complicate their calculations on how to strike a balance between the two superpowers, according to analysts. More than four months after his return to the White House, US President Donald Trump had what he described as a “very positive” phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday.
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Alyssa Chen |Orange Wang
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr might recalibrate his China policy after failing to stem the influence of rival Vice-President Sara Duterte in a midterm election tussle between two of Manila’s most powerful political dynasties, according to analysts.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Alyssa Chen |Orange Wang
7 hours agoEditors' Pick From micro-investment apps to startup accelerators and early-stage VC funds, this year’s Finance & Venture Capital listees are reshaping their industries. When Gaby Rosenberg was looking to invest in Australia’s fixed-income market as a young graduate, she encountered daunting entry …
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2 months ago | 
scmp.com | Alyssa Chen |Orange Wang
China is planning to reduce number of US films shown in the country, as part of its retaliation against Donald Trump’s heavy tariffs on the country, the China Film Administration said on Thursday.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
scmp.com | Alyssa Chen |Meredith Chen |Dannie Peng |Zhao Ziwen
Chinese students studying in the United States could again become caught in geopolitical crossfire if Republican lawmakers press ahead with legislation to bar them from obtaining visas. Republicans in the US House of Representatives are set to introduce a bill on Friday to stop Chinese citizens from obtaining student visas, citing the threat of espionage.
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Feb 17, 2025 | 
scmp.com | Finbarr Bermingham |Amber Wang |Alyssa Chen
China could send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine to help preserve any negotiated ceasefire in its war with Russia – as long as they are working with non-Nato countries like India – a former PLA colonel suggested. Zhou Bo, a senior fellow at the Centre for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, said that China had “sufficient troops and military strength” to contribute to an international post-war effort.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
scmp.com | Alyssa Chen |Amber Wang
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed confidence Friday concerning the outlook for US-China relations but also vowed a resolute response if Beijing faced any “unilateral bullying practice” from Washington. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Wang said that China wishes to build “stable, sound and sustainable” ties with the US. “Of course we hope that the US will work in the same direction with us.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
scmp.com | Finbarr Bermingham |Alyssa Chen |Amber Wang
Senior world leaders and diplomats descended on Munich on Friday for a weekend that could mould the future of global geopolitics. Top officials from China, the United States and Europe will meet at the Munich Security Conference to discuss US President Donald Trump’s vow to end the war in Ukraine by negotiating directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
scmp.com | Alyssa Chen |Robert Delaney
Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed ties with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, as the two face a more geopolitically assertive US government led by Donald Trump, who criticised the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine on the first day of his second term as president.
