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Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng addresses the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Saturday. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Why Xi Jinping skipped the UN after his Trump summit

China touts multilateralism and growing soft power even as Beijing gives greater weight to its relationship with Washington.

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Amid many thorny issues with China, Trump pushes to rename AI as superintelligence

Beijing says US, China to pursue military crisis-communication pact

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US

Why US chip controls took a back seat at the Xi-Trump summit

China’s growing semiconductor self-reliance may explain the relative calm, but looming US measures could put it to the test.

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AMD chief Lisa Su (left), her husband Daniel Lin, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, his wife Lori Huang and Apple's former chief Tim Cook attend a White House state dinner on Thursday. Photo: AFP
AMD chief Lisa Su (left), her husband Daniel Lin, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, his wife Lori Huang and Apple's former chief Tim Cook attend a White House state dinner on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

Exclusive | China-based Brics bank set for hunger alliance lead role this year, Brazil says

Brazilian minister Wellington Dias tells SCMP a fund to cut borrowing costs for the poor may launch by December as US marginalises the G20.

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Global Economy

Trade truce aside, was AI the real Xi-Trump summit breakthrough?

New AI dialogue becomes latest formal channel to manage competition while coming leader-level meetings grant further room to stabilise ties, analysts say.

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Science & Technology

OpenAI says its AI agents posted user images online in error

The company’s AI tools accessed websites of US federal agencies, saying it has removed most uploaded images that were not publicly listed.

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OpenAI says its AI agents have posted images from ChatGPT users onto online sites without the its knowledge. Photo: AP
OpenAI says its AI agents have posted images from ChatGPT users onto online sites without the its knowledge. Photo: AP

Economy, Trade & Business

TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least US$100m, to apply safety steps

Alabama has claimed TikTok’s algorithm pushes young users towards increasingly intense content about violence and self-harm.

Diplomacy

Xi-Trump atmospherics welcomed but mask structural rifts: analysts

That two economic and military giants are talking – and pledging to talk some more – suggests some period of relative stability with caveats.

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Diplomacy

What Trump and Xi revealed in the body language with their wives

Outing at National Archives Museum at end of three-day state visit showed stark contrast in hand-holding dynamics, experts say.

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US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, walk down the steps after a visit to the National Archives in Washington, DC on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

Trade, Taiwan and ‘strategic stability’: key Xi-Trump takeaways overall

Chinese leader’s whirlwind US state visit rich in pageantry sees American president pull out all the stops.

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump shake hands as they part ways in front of the National Archives Museum in Washington on Friday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump shake hands as they part ways in front of the National Archives Museum in Washington on Friday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

China

Exclusive | China set to decide if Costa Rican or Guyanese becomes first woman UN chief

Rebeca Grynspan and Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett lead a split Security Council as Beijing rules out Argentina's Rafael Grossi.

Diplomacy

Xi ends Trump visit with vow to meet again in China this year – as it happened

Chinese president’s three-day visit ends with plans for two more face-to-face talks with Trump this year.

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Diplomacy

Trump hails WWII ‘ally’ China as Xi tells of bonds ‘forged in blood and fire’

Both leaders repeatedly refer to joint fight against Japan in highlighting history of cooperation and need for common ground.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping raises a toast at the state dinner in the East Room of the White House on September 24. Photo: EPA-EFE

Diplomacy

Xi at White House, trade truce extension, Golden Week travel

This week: Xi Jinping and Donald Trump discuss AI and Taiwan in summit, the trade-war truce is prolonged until January, and China cracks down on fentanyl. Next week: Manufacturing PMI may show third month of contraction, RoboTechnik headlines four Hong Kong IPO debuts, holidaymakers take advantage of National Day golden week, and more.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump arrive for a White House state dinner. Photo: Reuters
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump arrive for a White House state dinner. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

AI war, Taiwan and translation: SCMP answers your questions from Xi-Trump summit

China Editor Wendy Wu tackles reader queries in this live question-and-answer session, after the two leaders’ closely watched summit.

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Diplomacy

How was dinner? Takeaways from Xi and Trump’s evening at the White House

With culinary diplomacy on the menu and tech titans at the table, Xi spoke of ‘a new historical juncture’ for ties and Trump talked up trade.

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US Elections

For lame duck Biden, an anticlimactic exit from the world stage

Outgoing US president, who will give way to Donald Trump in two months, has little to no clout at upcoming global summits.

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US President Joe Biden will leave office on January 20. Photo: AP
US President Joe Biden will leave office on January 20. Photo: AP

Politics

Exclusive | In China, fear of regime change has shaped US policy. Here’s why

For Beijing, regime security is everything and concerns about ‘hostile Western forces’ will continue, no matter who ends up in the White House.

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World

Rise of Asian-American voters in US elections — a visual explainer

Asian-Americans have emerged as a significant voter demographic in the United States. Recent polling sheds light on which candidate they may prefer in 2024.

China

‘Feeling attacked’ by Texas law threat, Chinese-Americans turn to activism

Legislation to bar Chinese citizens from buying property in the state ultimately failed, but many became politically engaged because of it.

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OPINION
Alex Lo

As I see it | China and the US can make nice, if not peace

Alex Lo
Simon Tay

Opinion | In a US-China world, Asean must do more than avoid choosing sides

Simon Tay
Nicholas Spiro

Macroscope | Who has the upper hand in financial markets, the US or China?

Nicholas Spiro
Dong Lei

Opinion | Xi and Trump face their greatest challenge yet: building US-China trust

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Opinion | How Hong Kong can keep the talking going when US-China officials don’t

Neville Lai
Nong Hong

Opinion | Success of Xi-Trump summit lies in what happens afterwards

Nong Hong
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