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Josephine Ma

Hong Kong

China News Editor at South China Morning Post

China News Editor@SCMP_News, former SCMP Beijing correspondent, views are my own

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  • 3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Josephine Ma

    One line in particular in a strongly worded speech by Xia Baolong, Beijing’s top official on Hong Kong affairs, drew widespread attention last week. The pre-recorded speech covered a wide range of issues and reiterated many of Beijing’s official lines about Hong Kong’s security. Xia also condemned the US tariffs on Hong Kong, claiming they were not just about trade but aimed at taking away the city’s life itself.

  • 1 month ago | scmp.com | Josephine Ma

    Chen Xiaokai, a marketing trainer for wedding photography companies, has been paying a lot of attention to the demographic changes in various Chinese cities. “Our clients set their sales targets based on the population and the demographic structure of their cities. It is very important for us,” he said. Chen has spent more than a decade in the wedding photo industry and travels to different cities to train clients.

  • 1 month ago | scmp.com | Josephine Ma

    In a rare video posted on his social media account last Friday, Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong warned that the world was entering an era which was “more arbitrary, protectionist and dangerous” following the “seismic change” of the world order brought by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

  • 1 month ago | scmp.com | Josephine Ma

    Aid is pouring into Myanmar following the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that devastated the country on Friday, resulting in at least 1,700 deaths and thousands more injured. However, it is widely believed the final toll will be much higher because of poor communications networks and the fragmentation of the country that has resulted from years of civil war. Many roads and bridges have also collapsed, making it hard for equipment and rescuers to arrive.

  • 1 month ago | scmp.com | Josephine Ma

    The ripples from DeepSeek continue to spread in China, where the government has embraced the tech start-up’s unexpected success by speeding up the development and use of artificial intelligence. The rise of DeepSeek, developed by home-grown tech talent, is evidence that Beijing’s strategy of pouring resources into training the next generation of innovators over the past decade has worked out.

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Josephine Ma
Josephine Ma @scmp_joma
13 Apr 25

Changing urban demographics in different cities are going to have big impact on business, government revenues and people's lives Can China’s urban giants compete as their populations shrink? https://t.co/zwD0yOTk3M via @scmpnews

Josephine Ma
Josephine Ma @scmp_joma
4 Apr 25

China hits back at US with 34% tariff on American imports https://t.co/0dmVZMZm5d via @scmpnews

Josephine Ma
Josephine Ma @scmp_joma
8 Mar 25

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Xi and Trump’s key people via @SCMPgraphics https://t.co/xqr9k7GHLI #ChinaUSRivalry #RnternationalRelations #USEconomy #SuperPowerRivalry #diplomacy #hiTech #ChinaEconomy #DonaldTrump #XiJinping