Wendy Wu

2 months ago | scmp.com | Wendy Wu

At least 13 Chinese citizens have been injured in the Myanmar earthquake – and more casualties are expected, the country’s embassy said on Sunday. “As rescue operations in the disaster area are still under way, the number of casualties may continue to rise. We do not yet have information on the casualties among local overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese,” the embassy told the state broadcaster CCTV.

2 months ago | scmp.com | Orange Wang |Wendy Wu

Zheng Yongnian is a leading political scientist in China and a government adviser. His academic work is mainly about contemporary China, particularly politics, the country’s transformation and its external relations. In an interview conducted before China’s “two sessions”, he discussed the impact of Maga on China, and how the country could become more resilient. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Orange Wang |Wendy Wu

5 hours agoSen. Lindsey Graham: A pause in U.S. help for Ukraine could be 'worse than Afghanistan'“Until we have a ceasefire, I would give Ukraine what they need in terms of intelligence and weapons to defend themselves,” Graham said. Sen.

Mar 2, 2025 | scmp.com | Wendy Wu

Wang Xiangwei is a veteran China-watcher teaching journalism at Baptist University in Hong Kong, and a former editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post. As a witness to and recorder of key events involving China for more than three decades, Wang talks to the Post on the country’s challenges and opportunities in a fast-changing world. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. What can we expect from this year’s “two sessions”?

Jan 11, 2025 | scmp.com | Wendy Wu

The Chinese and Indonesian coastguards held their first senior-level talks this week on boosting maritime security cooperation. The two sides discussed topics such as setting up regular meetings at all levels, port calls and capability build-up, the China Coast Guard said on Saturday. “Both sides believe that it is necessary to further deepen pragmatic maritime cooperation, jointly maintain the order of maritime security and properly deal with maritime emergencies,” its statement said.