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2026-11-04 · South China Morning Post · Politics

In Asia, midterms spark worries about diplomatic uncertainty, economic pressure

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2026-09-27 · South China Morning Post · Politics

‘Right now, it’s fine’: Trump brushes off questions about summit talk on Taiwan

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2026-09-25 · South China Morning Post · Politics

From wine to ping-pong, Trump and Xi’s state dinner is heavy on historic symbolism

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2026-09-19 · South China Morning Post · Politics

Trump’s Greenland deal aims to boost leverage at Xi summit, midterms: analysts

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2026-11-01 · South China Morning Post · Politics

China’s Xi says strict party governance has positive impact, does not stifle growth

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2026-10-14 · South China Morning Post · World

China and North Korea to open border bridge after unexplained 12-year delay

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2026-09-04 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Europe’s concerns are reflected in an updated EU Arctic policy that is expected to be issued later this year. assertive

2026-09-07 · South China Morning Post

🔮 China marks major tunnel milestone for Central Asia railway bypassing Russia Conceived in 1997, the 500km China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway will offer the shortest land route from China to the Middle East and Europe assertive

2026-09-07 · South China Morning Post

🔮 He added that Mexico was willing to strengthen high-level exchanges, advance bilateral mechanisms and deepen pragmatic cooperation, according to a Chinese statement. “I hope that today we can identify new areas of understanding and cooperation between our nations, for the benefit of our people, and lay the foundations for a joint work agenda for the coming years,” Velasco said, according to Mexico’s N+ news agency. mixed

2026-10-08 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Kremlin aide visits China amid speculation about potential Xi-Putin-Trump meeting Nikolai Patrushev will hold maritime talks, but his trip is being watched for signs that a summit is planned for November Leading a delegation that included representatives from government agencies, major logistics firms, shipbuilders and scientific and educational institutions, Patrushev would “hold talks on Russian-Chinese cooperation in the maritime sector”, Russian news agency Interfax quoted the Maritime Board as saying. assertive

2026-10-10 · South China Morning Post

🔮 The museum, which said the incident occurred on October 4, noted that while the shelf and mount showed no signs of failure, it would continue to investigate how the pieces were damaged. assertive

2026-10-14 · South China Morning Post

🔮 The New Yalu River Bridge, which was completed in 2014, will be officially opened amid warming relations between the two countries The two countries will hold an opening ceremony to mark the official opening of the New Yalu River Bridge, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday morning. mixed

2026-10-15 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Vehicle may have sparked Mongolia wildfire, putting China rescuers on high alert 3,400 emergency personnel deployed to the Chinese side of the border to combat the latest environmental threat from its neighbour The blaze, which erupted on October 8 in the inland country’s easternmost Dornod province bordering Russia and China, advanced rapidly towards China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, driven by strong autumn winds and drought conditions. mixed

2026-10-17 · South China Morning Post

🔮 “I asked the president, ‘Could you get me some for the Rose Garden?’ assertive

2026-10-20 · South China Morning Post

🔮 “China expresses serious concern over this and has lodged solemn representations with the British side,” the embassy said, noting that it would continue to urge Britain to stop the arbitrary detention and questioning of Chinese citizens. mixed

2026-10-20 · South China Morning Post

🔮 “China expresses serious concern over this and has lodged solemn representations with the British side,” the embassy said, noting that it would continue to urge Britain to stop the arbitrary detention and questioning of Chinese citizens. mixed

2026-10-22 · South China Morning Post

🔮 The China-Djibouti communique marks a diplomatic escalation, but experts say that Chinese naval operations are still unlikely Chinese analysts said the situation in the Red Sea has not yet escalated to a level that warrants direct naval escorts, though Beijing will closely monitor the region and may take action in the event the country’s shipping comes under threat. “The two sides emphasised the importance of safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and stressed that the navigation rights exercised by merchant vessels of all countries in accordance with international law should be respected,” read the communique released after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Djiboutian counterpart Abdoulkader Houssein Omar met in Beijing on Wednesday. mixed

2026-10-23 · South China Morning Post

🔮 “We would like to see that the rules of outer space governance keep pace with exploration, reflect broad participation and benefit all countries,” Wang told an audience of nearly 400 representing more than 90 nations. assertive

2026-10-30 · South China Morning Post

🔮 “China has always regarded the European Union as a partner,” Xi said, according to state broadcaster CCTV, adding that cooperation between the two sides outweighed competition. “As long as [both sides] stay anchored to their partnership and engage in dialogue on an equal footing, differences and challenges can always be resolved and will not stand in the way of China-EU relations moving forward,” the Chinese leader said. mixed

2026-11-04 · South China Morning Post

🔮 In Asia, midterms spark worries about diplomatic uncertainty, economic pressure For US allies, there are concerns that a lame-duck Trump administration might squeeze them to score some easy diplomatic wins Observers expect the “blue wave” midterm results will push the Trump administration to heighten pressure on Washington’s Asian allies for greater US investment and increased defence cost-sharing. speculative