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Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a toast during the state dinner. Photo: Reuters

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the White House. Photo: Reuters

US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping are seen outside the White House on Thursday. Photo: AP

President of China Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump are joined by their delegations in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images

China’s first lady Peng Liyuan and US first lady Melania Trump react as choir students from the Hope Chinese School perform during a visit to the Smithsonian’s National Museum Of Asian Art on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Xi talks up US friendship ‘forged in blood’ at state dinner – as it happened

Following an unprecedented reception upon landing, formal proceedings – including talks – between the two leaders took place today

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From ping-pong to pickleball: China’s unofficial approach to diplomatic messaging

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In Focus | What Xi’s letter to old friends in Iowa means in an altered America

The personal thread may be intact, but the US agricultural partnership that once gave it weight is not.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US

Pat on the back? Xi and Trump’s body language speaks volumes

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold bilateral talks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

Inside Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan’s visit to the Smithsonian’s Peacock Room

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US first lady Melania Trump and Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan visit the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

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Chinese CEOs fly to US on own, await invites to Trump’s state dinner for Xi

Sources say executives did not fly with Xi’s official party or aboard his aircraft, unlike Trump’s CEO-heavy entourage for May China visit.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan arrive to a ceremonial red carpet welcome from their US counterparts, Donald and Melania Trump, at Joint Base Andrews on September 23. Photo: Xinhua

US President Donald Trump speaks to Xi Jinping following the Chinese president’s arrival at Joint Base Andrews on September 23. Photo: AFP

Law and Crime

Legislation among options to regulate minors’ social media use: justice minister

Paul Lam dismisses concerns that measures could infringe on individual rights, saying goal is to protect children in Hong Kong from online harms.

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Hong Kong’s justice minister has dismissed concerns that regulating minors' use of social media will infringe on their rights, saying the goal is to protect children from online harms. Photo: Eugene Lee

Children watch a video on a smartphone while eating dim sum at a restaurant in Tsuen Wan. Photo: Nora Tam

Diplomacy

Xi-Trump summit day 2: here’s everything you missed overnight

From Peng Liyuan’s fashion soft power to Chinese CEOs flying in, here’s what you missed overnight about Xi’s state visit to Washington.

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US President Donald Trump (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) meet in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday. Photo: AP

Science

China’s handheld submarine detector tracked a subway train underground

The tiny device is the size of a pencil and uses just 5 watts of power but can record a train braking into a station under a city street.

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Photograph of the miniaturised magnetometer system. Photo: handout

Business

Why Hong Kong’s strategic advantages attract global talent

In partnership with:Hong Kong Talent Engage

Married couple Robert Lay and Emma Li, who are both finance industry veterans, moved to Hong Kong from New Zealand with their children in 2023.

China EVs

China’s EV and battery makers tussle over lithium-ion tax: sources

Squeezed EV makers object to eating the cost, and negotiations on splitting the tax continue weeks after its official resumption, sources say.

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People view CATL battery modules during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, in Beijing on April 24, 2026. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Diplomacy

B-2 Spirit, AI cooperation, no US-China conflict: key Xi-Trump takeaways so far

In morning remarks of state visit’s second day, US president and Chinese leader seek to project image of stability between the two sides.

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Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan, Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a military review in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images

SERIES: Female icons in Chinese history

Who was Wang Zhenyi? Chinese female scientist who defied gender expectations

Wang shot for the stars with her work in astronomy and mathematics at a time when learned women did little more than write poetry.

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Qing dynasty astronomer and mathematician Wang Zhenyi defied societal norms and the expectations set upon her gender to study and demystify complex scientific and mathematical concepts. Illustration: Huy Truong

Politics

Ukraine’s POW transfer reveal deals propaganda blow to North Korea

Zelensky’s UN disclosure punctures Pyongyang’s soldier-loyalty narrative, but risks damaging ties with Seoul and endangering POW families.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

United States & Canada

US actress Susan Sarandon among 100 arrested at New York anti-Netanyahu protest

The Thelma & Louise actress was seen handcuffed and led away by police as officers broke up a protest ahead of the Israeli PM’s UN address.

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New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers detain American actress Susan Sarandon (centre) and pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were blocking First Avenue near the United Nations headquarters building ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN address on Thursday. Photo: AFP

China Business

Blue Bottle bets that premium coffee has room to grow in China

US brand, recently sold by Nestlé to Chinese capital firm, will need to offer unique experiences and ‘new taste combinations’, analyst says.

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Blue Bottle Coffee’s first Beijing store will be in the city’s central business district in China World Mall. Photo: Handout

China

Chinese teen sensation Yu Zidi set for Olympic stardom after golden Asian Games

Schoolgirl won all three individual events she swam this week in Tokyo in some of the year’s fastest times, will be only 15 in Los Angeles.

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China’s Zidi Yu celebrates on the podium after winning the 400m individual medley final in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Beyond the Rose Garden and the military review, Trump and Xi get down to business

The two leaders have a host of hard issues – from AI to trade tariffs – to confront away from the cameras.

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US President Donald Trump (centre right) and first lady Melania Trump (right) greet Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre left) and his wife Peng Liyuan on the South Portico of the White House in Washington on Thursday. Photo: AP

South Asia

‘Stooping low’: furore over UK university professorship for tycoon Ambani’s son

The university awarded a sustainability role to tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s son, who is linked to the controversial wildlife centre in India.

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Anant Ambani (right) at the Vantara wildlife centre in India. Photo: Handout

United States & Canada

UK will not ‘tolerate intimidation’, foreign secretary tells Iran

At the UN General Assembly in New York, Ed Miliband also called for the release of a British couple being held in Tehran’s Evin prison.

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Britain’s Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine in New York on Thursday. Photo: AFP

United States & Canada

Amnesty International calls for abolition of ICE in report on rights violations

Report found the US government is ‘implementing a system of mass detention and deportation fuelled by racist, xenophobic and false rhetoric’.

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The South Texas ICE Processing Centre where Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer, is being held in Pearsall, Texas on Wednesday. Photo: AP

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2026 Xi-Trump summit

Culinary diplomacy on the menu for Xi and Trump at the White House

Evening features ‘American ingredients with subtle Chinese influence’, entertainment from military bands and plenty of red linen and flowers.

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan in the Grand Foyer of the White House ahead of the state dinner on Thursday. Photo: AP

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Southeast Asia

Singapore food watchdog investigates alleged illegal sales of dog meat

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