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Sources say Chinese officials have privately pressed Washington to hold off on any new arms sales to Taipei before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Washington, echoing the same message they sent ahead of US President Donald Trump’s Beijing visit in May. Photo: AFP
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | US weighs delaying Taiwan arms sales until after Apec and G20 summits

Sources say the decision is expected to be a compromise between Donald Trump, Washington’s China hawks and Taipei’s lobbyists.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | Word to the wise on organising a Chinese leader’s US visit

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Hong Kong politics

Exclusive | Blanket of security planned for state funeral of Tung Chee-hwa in Hong Kong

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | US families press for loved ones’ release from China ahead of Xi’s visit

Cases of US citizens detained in China gain greater attention as their families increase pressure on Trump administration to help them.

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Chen Youlin and his wife, Rong Yufang. Chen is one of the US citizens detained in China. Photo: Chen family
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | China, US may unveil measures to boost military ties when Xi visits Washington

Two sides have been discussing ways to improve communication channels, according to sources familiar with the talks.

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Taiwan

Exclusive | ‘Provocation’ could accelerate Taiwan reunification: retired PLA major general

Island’s leader William Lai has ‘challenged our red lines’, Luo Yuan says on sidelines of Beijing’s Xiangshan Forum.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | BYD, Xiaomi, Innolight likely on guest list for Xi Jinping’s US trip: sources

Sizeable business delegation – mirroring US President Donald Trump’s entourage in Beijing – suggests potential for investment deals at the summit.

US President Donald Trump talks with President Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on May 15. Photo: AP
John Lee policy address 2026

Exclusive | Hong Kong policy address to unveil bold youth housing and mediation initiatives

City leader John Lee will seek to prioritise youth home ownership and position Hong Kong as global mediation capital in his address, SCMP learns.

John Lee policy address 2026

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s next policy address is just around the corner. Here’s what to expect

Sources say measures supporting Northern Metropolis and backing innovation are expected to be major highlights of John Lee’s policy address.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Exclusive | Senior civil servant asked to resign over defective lifts at Queen Mary Hospital

But Architectural Services Department, where Tuesday Li served as a chief project manager, says her departure didn’t involve ‘forced resignation’.

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Tuesday Li previously served as a chief project manager at the Architectural Services Department. Photo: Development Bureau
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | AI fight shadows final preparations for Xi Jinping’s White House visit

Chinese side is said to view US requests as limiting both harmful outcomes from AI and Beijing’s ability to develop its own capabilities.

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping last met in person in Beijing in May. Photo: AP
Business of climate change

Exclusive | Beijing freezes plant approvals for energy-storage batteries

‘Dozens of new projects in the pipeline sparked policymakers’ fears about redundancies,’ analyst says.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | Tech, EV and aerospace execs likely to join Xi’s US trip to mirror Trump team

Sources say business leaders are expected to travel to Washington, but the plans may be ‘more about optics’ than concrete results.

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Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Hong Kong policy address to continue push helping local media go global

City leader to offer support for second straight year to assist local news companies in building global networks, source says.

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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee attends a question-and-answer session on his policy address in the Legislative Council last year. Photo: Dickson Lee
US-China relations

Exclusive | Senior Pentagon official for China to lead US delegation to Xiangshan Forum

Cynthia ‘Xanthi’ Carras to attend Beijing’s largest annual high-level security and defence conference.

The Pentagon, located just outside Washington in Arlington, Virginia, is home to the US Department of Defence. Photo: US Defence Department
Artificial intelligence

Exclusive | Moonshot AI considers dual listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai: sources

Moonshot’s exploration of dual listings may stem in part from the weaker performance of AI stocks in Hong Kong, the sources said.

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | Once sidelined, China stands ready to broker fourth Trump-Kim handshake

Beijing seeks role as central player in Korean peninsula diplomacy but wants a guarantee Washington has clear goals, source says.

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Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | AI, chip firms among bidders for flagship Northern Metropolis tech hub at border

Source says tender results for four parcels at Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park could be expedited to as early as November.

The Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park at the Lok Ma Chau Loop. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | European chamber chief in Hong Kong heads to Brussels to ‘reset city’s image’

Johannes Hack says Hong Kong remains ‘fundamentally’ different from mainland cities amid growing trade tensions between Beijing and EU.

ByteDance

Exclusive | ByteDance to expand massive AI data centre cluster in Inner Mongolia: source

As Chinese tech giants ramp up artificial intelligence spending, TikTok’s parent company is set to expand data centres in Ulanqab.

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Pacific nations

Exclusive | New Zealand ‘must never be seen as a proxy’, former PM Helen Clark warns

Calling the US Pacific strategy a ‘game of bluff’, Clark urges Wellington to defend its independent foreign policy tradition.

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New Zealand’s former prime minister Helen Clark. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Singapore firms keen to tap Northern Metropolis’ ‘massive potential’, envoy says

Consul general says businesses see potential in AI, biotech and other research opportunities in the 30,000-hectare development.

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Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (fourth from left, front row) visited the Hong Kong park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone in March. Photo: ISD
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Hong Kong, Singapore aren’t ‘enemies’, our competition is healthy, envoy says

Consul General Eric Teo calls for ‘win-win collaboration’ in wealth management despite competing tax packages to attract capital.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | Chinese execs may join Xi’s US trip, as trade truce extension ‘almost certain’

Inclusion of business leaders in delegation is under discussion and one-year deal agreed in Busan is likely to be extended, sources say.

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HKEX

Exclusive | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing explores merging GEM with main board: source

The bourse operator is exploring creating a chapter listing rule to absorb 300-plus firms from the GEM board.

Exchange Square in Central, where the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing is located. Photo: Nora Tam
Alibaba

Exclusive | Jack Ma buys HK$600 million of Alibaba shares, signalling AI confidence: sources

Founder’s HK$600 million personal investment comes as Alibaba chairman and CEO also purchased shares after company’s first issuance since 2019.

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Alibaba founder Jack Ma at the Vivatech conference in Paris. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

Exclusive | Waico vs Pax Silica: Southeast Asia caught between China and US in AI race

Beijing reportedly offers exclusive perks to attract Global South partners while describing the American-led body as exclusionary.

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China-Asean relations

Exclusive | Malaysia’s Anwar to visit China next month with an eye on building trade ties

The Malaysian prime minister is expected to attend digital economy expo in Hangzhou and hold talks with Premier Li Qiang, sources say.

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