Enoch Wong

3 days ago | scmp.com | Amber Wang |Enoch Wong

Chinese defence experts expressed scepticism about US President Donald Trump’s claim that air strikes had “obliterated” Iran’s biggest nuclear facilities, following reports that core components of Tehran’s nuclear assets remained intact. CNN reported on Tuesday that an assessment by the Defence Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon’s intelligence arm, was at odds with Trump’s claim that Iran’s enrichment sites – Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan – were “completely and totally obliterated”.

2 months 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.