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Is a big-brained early hominid found in China a new species?

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Bone fragments from several individuals at the Xujiayao site in China are challenging long-held assumptions about the region’s fossil record. Photo: Wu Xiujie

Scientists increase fighter jet afterburner efficiency to nearly 100%: study

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A Chinese development can improve the afterburner efficiency in fighter jets to 99 per cent. Photo: CCTV

China develops first cable winch system that can reach deepest place on Earth

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China has built the world’s first machine capable of laying submarine cables in the Challenger Deep, the deepest known place on Earth. Photo: Dalian Maritime University

Coating makes China’s stealth aircraft invisible to anti-stealth radar: study

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Anti-stealth radar, such as this one at a Chinese air show, will be blind to aircraft and weapons coated with a newly developed stealth material made by Chinese scientists. Photo: Dickson Lee

‘Recoilless AK-47’ that can be used by most drones built by Chinese scientists

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Even specialised unmanned weapon platforms or heavily modified drones struggle with the recoil of machine guns, compromising shooting accuracy and versatility. Newly developed rifle offers a solution to these challenges. Photo: Shutterstock
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China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said territorial disputes should be “resolved peacefully through friendly consultations between the parties involved”. Photo: Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Diplomacy

China says it wants to work with neighbours to resolve maritime disputes

In video address to symposium, top diplomat Wang Yi also warns any attempt to violate sovereign rights that ignores ‘basic facts’ will fail.

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Is a big-brained early hominid found in China a new species?

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Trump threatens new anti-drug tariffs on ‘day 1’ for China, Canada, Mexico

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Politics

Yeh Chia-ying, China’s ‘daughter of poetry’, dies at the age of 100

Literary scholar is remembered for her passion for classical Chinese poetry and charisma that inspired generations of writers and students.

Yeh Chia-ying spent seven decades researching and promoting classical poetry across mainland China, Taiwan, the United States and Canada. Photo: Xinhua
Yeh Chia-ying spent seven decades researching and promoting classical poetry across mainland China, Taiwan, the United States and Canada. Photo: Xinhua

Global Economy

Amid mulling of more US-China decoupling, supply-chain expo offers opportunity

An elongation of critical supply chains bringing Chinese goods to the US is expected to be a boon for ‘made by China’ in third countries.

Companies

China’s multidecade dairy boom sours as population ages, sales slump

Sales of top dairy firms like China Mengniu and Inner Mongolia Yili fell between 9 and 13 per cent in the first half, S&P said.

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Diplomacy

Trump is urged to include South Korea in strategic meetings about Taiwan

Recommendation by Seoul-based institute may mark a shift, but analysts say such talks may be needed with a US led by isolationist Trump.

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F-16s from the South Korean and US air forces take part in a joint drill at live-fire ground in Taebaek on October 31. Photo: Defence Ministry/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
F-16s from the South Korean and US air forces take part in a joint drill at live-fire ground in Taebaek on October 31. Photo: Defence Ministry/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Science

Scientists increase fighter jet afterburner efficiency to nearly 100%: study

Pioneering technology to improve afterburner efficiency could make the Chinese military unrivalled in air combat.

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Diplomacy

Denmark says in talks with China over ship linked to cut undersea cables

The Yi Peng 3 has remained anchored in the Kattegat strait between Sweden and Denmark since Tuesday. China has denied any responsibility.

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Hong Kong is becoming hub for financial crime, US lawmakers say

In a letter, US lawmakers have asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to rethink ties with Hong Kong’s banking sector.

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

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Xi’s South American tour: China takes centre stage as US heads for the wings

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s nine-day trip to Peru and Brazil shows Beijing’s growing profile while US awaits the coming of Trump 2.0.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
Illustration: Henry Wong

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Chinese firms bet on African gold as prices surge in the face of uncertainty

Observers say mining investments in South Africa and Ghana could help Beijing weather geopolitical instability and potential sanctions.

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China’s record-breaking cable machine, GDP forecast cut: SCMP daily catch-up

From a cable winch that can go to Earth’s deepest spot to new stealth aircraft material, here’s a round-up from today’s China and Economy coverage.

Politics

Alarm in Taiwan over quiet change to air raid alert threshold

Pressure tactics from the PLA prompted the island to alter when it will sound the sirens, military source says.

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Changing the threshold for issuing an air raid alert would leave people on Taiwan less time to respond to an attack, critics say. Photo: Handout

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European Union launches WTO case against Chinese tariffs on brandy exports

China has 10 days to respond after request for consultation formally lodged at the World Trade Organization on Monday.

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In lodging a request for consultation at the WTO the European Commission said: “China’s provisional measures on EU brandy are not based on facts, and thus are not in line with WTO rules”. Photo: AP
In lodging a request for consultation at the WTO the European Commission said: “China’s provisional measures on EU brandy are not based on facts, and thus are not in line with WTO rules”. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Never underestimate the Chinese people, ex-Singapore leader Lee says

Lee says it is ‘unwise’ to write the country off, citing its ability to plan for the long term during a visit to the eastern city of Suzhou.

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Science

China develops first cable winch system that can reach deepest place on Earth

The Haiwei GD11000 can deploy cables to a maximum depth of more than 11,000 metres.

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Open Questions | Economist Huang Yiping on Trump trade war 2.0 and China’s stimulus ‘U-turn’

Huang Yiping of Peking University talks the re-election of Donald Trump and why China needs its own Marshall Plan.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Tech War

China’s chip industry braces for another 4 years under Trump

Chinese semiconductor firms are ramping up purchases of foreign chipmaking equipment and looking to forge new alliances.

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Diplomacy

How could a hawkish Donald Trump White House team shape US-China ties?

Amid rumours about possible cabinet picks, from Elon Musk to Mike Pompeo, experts say China hardliners could risk ‘fierce confrontation’.

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Diplomacy

China, US officials set to talk climate change amid fears over Trump’s policies

Ahead of Cop 29 in Azerbaijan, policymakers fret that the once and future president could stall efforts to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Climate activists project a message onto Tower Bridge in London, England, bearing a silhouette of US President-elect Donald Trump ahead of climate talks in the British capital on November 7, 2024. Photo: Reuters