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Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun arrives in Shanghai on April 7 to begin a six-day trip to the mainland. Photo: AP
Taiwan

Trade, travel and TV: Taiwan industries hail Beijing’s 10-point economic package

Measures spark hopes for hard-hit sectors in possible KMT poll boost, but ruling DPP warns about economic access as a ‘political tool’.

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Xi stresses ‘patience’ on Taiwan reunification in talks with opposition leader

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US-China relations

Russian and Chinese envoys meet in Beijing to discuss Iran, Ukraine and Taiwan

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Shenzhen

Shenzhen’s new party boss has taken the wheel but can he deliver ahead of Apec?

Jin Lei is focused on preparations for the regional summit, including tackling the long-standing problem of e-scooters.

In Shenzhen, a proliferation of electric scooters has brought increased mobility but also dangerous behaviour, while pedestrians have to navigate a mess of bikes on footpaths. Photo: Getty Images
In Shenzhen, a proliferation of electric scooters has brought increased mobility but also dangerous behaviour, while pedestrians have to navigate a mess of bikes on footpaths. Photo: Getty Images
Taiwan

Beijing’s 10 measures to boost cross-strait ties

SCMP Plus annotates 10 measures released by mainland China to improve relations with Taiwan following a historic meeting between Communist Party head Xi Jinping and the leader of the island’s opposition Kuomintang, Cheng Li-wun.

Tibet

Safety and quality ‘top priorities’ for China’s highly sensitive Tibet mega dam

Vice-Premier Zhang Gouqing stresses Beijing’s commitment to the ‘landmark project’ when visiting the Yarlung Tsangpo construction site.

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Beijing pledges better Taiwan air and travel links after KMT leader’s trip

The promises form part of a package of measures to boost cross-strait ties unveiled after KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun’s visit to Beijing.

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KMT leader Cheng Li-wun tours the Palace Museum in Beijing’s Forbidden City. Photo: Xinhua
KMT leader Cheng Li-wun tours the Palace Museum in Beijing’s Forbidden City. Photo: Xinhua
Corruption in China

China targets middlemen in renewed crackdown on ‘hidden’ corruption

The top court and prosecutor signal how the criminal law can be aimed at the enablers of graft.

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Xinjiang

Why has China mapped out a third new county in Xinjiang on its western frontier?

Cenling county, near Pakistan and Afghan borders and disputed frontier with India, follows Hean and Hekang as Beijing boosts security.

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Taiwan

Will Cheng Li-wun’s meeting with Xi Jinping temper cross-strait ties?

It largely depends on Cheng’s Kuomintang regaining power in Taiwan, analysts say.

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Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (centre left) and Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (centre right) meet in Beijing on Friday. Photo: EPA
Taiwan

Xi holds landmark Taiwan meeting, Iran war ceasefire, GDP update

This week: Xi Jinping meets leader of Taiwan’s KMT for first time in nine years, Trump acknowledges China help in Middle East ceasefire, factory-gate prices end three-year decline. Next week: First-quarter GDP data comes out, Spain’s PM returns to China, rugby fans head to Hong Kong Sevens, and more.

KMT head Cheng Li-wun speaks to reporters after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters
KMT head Cheng Li-wun speaks to reporters after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters
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Takeaways from Cheng Li-wun’s press conference about meeting with Xi Jinping

KMT chairwoman says that with talks in Beijing, her party has taken the first step to defuse tensions across the Taiwan Strait.

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Taiwan

Cheng hopeful to invite Xi to Taiwan if KMT wins 2028 election – as it happened

KMT leader calls for an ‘institutional solution’ to avoid war and keep peace, and seeks a mechanism for cooperation and dialogue.

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Taiwan

Xi Jinping tells Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun ‘we need peace’

High-profile meeting sees Beijing outline a vision of harmonious relations, shared development outcomes and greater dialogue.

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Communist Party leader Xi Jinping with Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. Photo: CTI via Reuters
Taiwan

Taiwan should learn from mainland AI, KMT head Cheng Li-wun says

The Taiwanese opposition leader was delivered milk tea by a drone at the headquarters of internet giant Meituan.

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KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun sips a milk tea that was delivered by a Meituan drone in Shanghai on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun sips a milk tea that was delivered by a Meituan drone in Shanghai on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
Taiwan

Japan’s ‘imperialist forces’ divided Taiwan from mainland, KMT’s Cheng Li-wun says

In a speech delivered at Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, Kuomintang chair says cross-strait divisions are rooted in historical wounds.

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Taiwan

Taiwanese opposition leader Cheng Li-wun begins ‘journey of peace’ in Shanghai

Kuomintang chairwoman is leading a delegation on a six-day visit to mainland China, during which she is expected to meet Xi Jinping.

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How lessons from Iran war could shape mainland China’s Taiwan calculus

US strengths and strains offer Beijing a playbook, but key differences limit how far the conflict can guide future military strategy.

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Why KMT leader’s planned Beijing visit is under scrutiny in Taiwan

Meeting with Xi Jinping is expected on six-day trip, the first such encounter between the two parties’ leaders in a decade.

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Communist Party politics

Are China’s TV dramas obsessed with beauty? An industry regulator thinks so

A national watchdog says there should be more to productions than physical appearances.

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US-China relations

Growing Pains meets the ‘kill line’: a new Chinese hot take on the American dream

Internet commenters retrofit the viral metaphor to US movies and TV to highlight financial and social insecurity.

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The US sitcom Growing Pains revolved around the lives of the Seaver family. Photo: Warner Bros. Television
Artificial intelligence

How can Beijing lure top-tier Chinese AI professionals based abroad?

Strategy would help country transition from ‘major trainer’ of talent to ‘development highland’ as tech competition with US intensifies.

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China’s strength in training large numbers of AI talent has not been matched by equally robust development environments. Photo: Xinhua
China’s strength in training large numbers of AI talent has not been matched by equally robust development environments. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Communist Party

What next for the struggling rural mothers in China who helped to build AI?

Data-labelling workshops once hailed as a solution in the country’s poverty alleviation campaign face a painful reckoning.

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Taiwan

Is Taiwan’s opposition KMT splitting into pro-US and pro-Beijing camps?

Big differences have emerged over defence spending just as the party’s chairwoman prepares to set off for the mainland.

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Scams and swindles

Cambodia’s high-stakes war on online scam compounds

Cambodia has vowed to stamp out the scam compounds on its soil by month’s end – but perpetrators remain drawn to the potential for huge profits.

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