Enoch Wong

1 month ago | scmp.com | Ng Kang-chung |Ambrose Li |Enoch Wong

This rolling story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Millions across the globe are expected to follow Pope Francis’ funeral in St Peter’s Square on Saturday, as the Vatican welcomes world leaders and tens of thousands of Catholics who have descended on Rome to pay their respects.

2 months ago | scmp.com | Liu Zhen |Enoch Wong

The People’s Liberation Army appears to have deployed its new hypersonic anti-ship missiles during drills around Taiwan on Tuesday, in what analysts said was a signal to the US against any potential interference amid the rising tensions. Two YJ-21 missiles – also known as Eagle Strike-21 – were visible on board an H-6K strategic bomber seen taking off from an unidentified airfield in a video posted on Tuesday to the PLA Eastern Theatre Command’s official social media account.

Mar 4, 2025 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Enoch Wong |Connor McDonald |Elizabeth Thomas |Ali Zarrinpar

Data Availability Statement The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Jan 31, 2025 | scmp.com | Enoch Wong

Beijing will take necessary measures to defend its legitimate interests, China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Friday after Japan announced a series of tech and trade curbs, including sanctions on more than a dozen Chinese companies. “For some time, certain countries have broadened the concept of national security and abused export controls to suppress China’s semiconductor industry,” the ministry said.

Jan 31, 2025 | scmp.com | Enoch Wong

US experience gained in the Red Sea conflicts, including those against drones, could be useful in a potential conflict with China, according to a US report. “The past 15 months in the Red Sea have provided the [US] Navy with a real-world stress test of its systems, platforms and people”, including “taking down hundreds of missiles and drones” from Yemen’s Houthi rebels since November 2023, defence news website The War Zone (TWZ) reported on Tuesday.