Minnie Chan

Oct 21, 2023 | scmp.com | Minnie Chan

Hong Kong-American pop singer Coco Lee, who died in July, was laid to rest at a famous mausoleum in Wuhan, capital city of central China’s Hubei province, on Saturday. Lee’s ashes arrived at Wuhan Shimen Peak Memorial Park on Saturday, accompanied by her elder sisters Nancy and Carol, according to video footage and pictures posted by her family and fans on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo.

Oct 19, 2023 | scmp.com | Minnie Chan

Washington’s new export rules, intended to prevent the Chinese military from acquiring advanced AI chips for weapons development, would not have an immediate impact, but they might impede the PLA’s modernisation drive, analysts said. “The People’s Liberation Army’s active weapons systems are predominantly supported by regular 45-nm and 28-nm chips.

Oct 9, 2023 | scmp.com | Minnie Chan

The People’s Liberation Army has outlined ways it is strengthening the navy’s data analytics capability and collecting large amounts of information about foreign vessels and aircraft. In a full-page feature published on Monday, the official PLA Daily newspaper described how data analysts on the Yancheng, a Type 054A guided-missile frigate, had been working with radar operators to collect sonar data from foreign ships.

Oct 1, 2023 | scmp.com | Minnie Chan

China’s top diplomat to Berlin has urged Germany and Europe to be more open to Chinese electric vehicles and 5G technology, as the two countries restart high-level talks on finance. At a National Day event in Berlin on Thursday to mark the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic, Chinese ambassador Wu Ken said China was willing to deepen cooperation with Europe and Germany on the basis of mutual benefit.

Sep 19, 2023 | scmp.com | Minnie Chan

The Pentagon appears keen to repair ties with the Chinese military and help stabilise ties between the two countries, a Chinese analyst said in response to comments by the retiring head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff. In an interview with CBS News on Sunday, General Mark Milley, who retires this month, offered his assessment of February’s spy balloon saga, Taiwan and progress on China’s military modernisation.