{"version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "China - South China Morning Post", "feed_url": "https://www.scmp.com/rss/4/feed", "home_page_url": "114", "description": "The latest breaking news from China.", "icon": null, "favicon": null, "authors": [{"name": "Unknown", "url": null, "avatar": null}], "language": "en", "expired": null, "hub": null, "items": [{"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372362/will-china-travel-hurt-american-students-careers-fbi-battles-fears-talent-pipeline-stalls", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372362/will-china-travel-hurt-american-students-careers-fbi-battles-fears-talent-pipeline-stalls", "external_url": null, "title": "Will China travel hurt US students\u2019 careers? FBI battles fears as talent pipeline stalls", "content_text": "", "content_html": "An American student considering studying in China attended a briefing with a senior FBI official at a Washington think tank last month to address her concerns about whether such an experience could jeopardise her prospects for a career in the federal government.\nThe official\u2019s message: travelling to China would not automatically disqualify her.\nShe welcomed the clarification but said she wasn\u2019t \u201ccompletely reassured\u201d.\n\u201cI\u2019m still wondering if it\u2019s a good idea to go,\u201d said the student, who...", "summary": "An American student considering studying in China attended a briefing with a senior FBI official at a Washington think tank last month to address her concerns about whether such an experience could jeopardise her prospects for a career in the federal government.\nThe official\u2019s message: travelling to China would not automatically disqualify her.\nShe welcomed the clarification but said she wasn\u2019t \u201ccompletely reassured\u201d.\n\u201cI\u2019m still wondering if it\u2019s a good idea to go,\u201d said the student, who...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T16:56:18Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T16:56:18Z", "authors": ["Nayan Seth"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3372325/chinas-battery-factories-could-be-sitting-right-top-vast-lithium-deposits", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3372325/chinas-battery-factories-could-be-sitting-right-top-vast-lithium-deposits", "external_url": null, "title": "China\u2019s battery factories could be sitting right on top of vast lithium deposits", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Lithium deposits formed by ancient volcanic activity may lie beneath parts of China\u2019s battery manufacturing heartland, particularly along the southeastern coast, according to a new study.\nIn an interview with the South China Morning Post, geologist Duan Zheng said that \u201cpotential targets for clay-type lithium deposits in southeastern China overlap with lithium battery industrial clusters in East and South China\u201d.\n\u201cLocal supplies could significantly reduce transport costs and supply-chain risks,\u201d...", "summary": "Lithium deposits formed by ancient volcanic activity may lie beneath parts of China\u2019s battery manufacturing heartland, particularly along the southeastern coast, according to a new study.\nIn an interview with the South China Morning Post, geologist Duan Zheng said that \u201cpotential targets for clay-type lithium deposits in southeastern China overlap with lithium battery industrial clusters in East and South China\u201d.\n\u201cLocal supplies could significantly reduce transport costs and supply-chain risks,\u201d...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T16:00:26Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T16:00:26Z", "authors": ["Chao Kong"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3372115/its-autocratic-african-ally-taiwan-bites-its-tongue-and-opens-its-wallet", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3372115/its-autocratic-african-ally-taiwan-bites-its-tongue-and-opens-its-wallet", "external_url": null, "title": "For its autocratic African ally, Taiwan bites its tongue and opens its wallet", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Eswatini probably does not register on most people\u2019s mental maps. Its relatively recent name might sound unfamiliar as many people still know it as Swaziland.\nThat it demands attention from pundits like yours truly has much to do with it being the only African country that still formally recognises Taiwan. It is also the continent\u2019s only absolute monarchy. The two facts are closely connected. Recognising Taipei makes little sense when every one of eSwatini\u2019s neighbours recognises Beijing, but it...", "summary": "Eswatini probably does not register on most people\u2019s mental maps. Its relatively recent name might sound unfamiliar as many people still know it as Swaziland.\nThat it demands attention from pundits like yours truly has much to do with it being the only African country that still formally recognises Taiwan. It is also the continent\u2019s only absolute monarchy. The two facts are closely connected. Recognising Taipei makes little sense when every one of eSwatini\u2019s neighbours recognises Beijing, but it...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T13:30:07Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T13:30:07Z", "authors": ["Alex Lo"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3372356/alibaba-wins-preliminary-injunction-against-pentagon-lobbying-rule", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3372356/alibaba-wins-preliminary-injunction-against-pentagon-lobbying-rule", "external_url": null, "title": "Alibaba wins preliminary injunction against Pentagon lobbying rule", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Alibaba has won a preliminary court order blocking a US restriction that drove away its Washington lobbyists, after a federal judge found the Chinese technology giant was likely to succeed in challenging the measure on free-speech grounds.\nUS District Judge Eumi K. Lee ruled on Monday that the government had failed to provide sufficient evidence to justify the restriction, which effectively forces lobbying firms to choose between representing Alibaba and clients seeking Pentagon...", "summary": "Alibaba has won a preliminary court order blocking a US restriction that drove away its Washington lobbyists, after a federal judge found the Chinese technology giant was likely to succeed in challenging the measure on free-speech grounds.\nUS District Judge Eumi K. Lee ruled on Monday that the government had failed to provide sufficient evidence to justify the restriction, which effectively forces lobbying firms to choose between representing Alibaba and clients seeking Pentagon...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T13:08:18Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T13:08:18Z", "authors": ["Zhang Tong"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372355/5-things-watch-out-2027-us-defence-bill-aimed-countering-china", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372355/5-things-watch-out-2027-us-defence-bill-aimed-countering-china", "external_url": null, "title": "5 things to watch out for in 2027 US defence bill aimed at countering China", "content_text": "", "content_html": "The 2027 US defence bill, covering more than US$1 trillion in proposed defence spending, will be one of the most closely watched pieces of legislation when Congress returns after the midterm elections, with efforts to counter China running through nearly every corner of the text.\nThe US House of Representatives passed its version of the bill, known as the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), in July. The bill faces a tougher path in the US Senate, where a July procedural vote to begin...", "summary": "The 2027 US defence bill, covering more than US$1 trillion in proposed defence spending, will be one of the most closely watched pieces of legislation when Congress returns after the midterm elections, with efforts to counter China running through nearly every corner of the text.\nThe US House of Representatives passed its version of the bill, known as the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), in July. The bill faces a tougher path in the US Senate, where a July procedural vote to begin...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T12:58:44Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T12:58:44Z", "authors": ["Han Li,Seong Hyeon Choi"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372347/rubio-invokes-china-russia-defend-disputed-venezuela-oil-deal", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372347/rubio-invokes-china-russia-defend-disputed-venezuela-oil-deal", "external_url": null, "title": "Rubio invokes China, Russia to defend disputed Venezuela oil deal", "content_text": "", "content_html": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended Washington\u2019s oil agreement in Venezuela as an alternative to Chinese and Russian involvement, pushing back against criticism from opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.\nSpeaking to reporters on Monday, Rubio said most of the oilfields controlled by the company partnering with Washington had previously been held or operated by Chinese or Russian firms. He argued that the agreement would help revive production while securing US access to reserves in...", "summary": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended Washington\u2019s oil agreement in Venezuela as an alternative to Chinese and Russian involvement, pushing back against criticism from opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.\nSpeaking to reporters on Monday, Rubio said most of the oilfields controlled by the company partnering with Washington had previously been held or operated by Chinese or Russian firms. He argued that the agreement would help revive production while securing US access to reserves in...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T08:18:20Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T08:18:20Z", "authors": ["Teresa Elena Frontado"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3372345/queen-chinese-and-forgotten-history-us-mexico-border", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3372345/queen-chinese-and-forgotten-history-us-mexico-border", "external_url": null, "title": "The \u2018Queen of the Chinese\u2019 and a forgotten history on the US-Mexico border", "content_text": "", "content_html": "At Texas\u2019 dusty Concordia Cemetery, grass grows over graves in a 140-year-old Chinese burial ground. Some headstones have been stolen or vandalised; others have been marked by flat concrete slabs etched with names in Chinese and English. The slabs were harder to steal than traditional headstones. Still other graves have no visible markers.\n\u201cI don\u2019t think many people go out there,\u201d says Linda Chew, a retired judge in El Paso, the state\u2019s sixth-largest city.\nYet interest in the history of the...", "summary": "At Texas\u2019 dusty Concordia Cemetery, grass grows over graves in a 140-year-old Chinese burial ground. Some headstones have been stolen or vandalised; others have been marked by flat concrete slabs etched with names in Chinese and English. The slabs were harder to steal than traditional headstones. Still other graves have no visible markers.\n\u201cI don\u2019t think many people go out there,\u201d says Linda Chew, a retired judge in El Paso, the state\u2019s sixth-largest city.\nYet interest in the history of the...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T07:40:44Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T07:40:44Z", "authors": ["Lucy Quaggin"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372318/lulas-win-brazil-deals-blow-trumps-latin-america-push-former-china-envoy", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372318/lulas-win-brazil-deals-blow-trumps-latin-america-push-former-china-envoy", "external_url": null, "title": "Lula\u2019s win in Brazil deals blow to Trump\u2019s Latin America push: former China envoy", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva\u2019s re-election marks a turning point for Latin America and US-Latin American relations, said Chile\u2019s former top envoy to China, who predicted a slowing of Washington\u2019s regional push.\n\u201cI do think the re-election of President Lula marks a major turning point in Latin America and in US-Latin American relations, while also having a broader significance for the Global South,\u201d said Jorge Heine, who served as Chile\u2019s ambassador to China from 2014 to 2017 and...", "summary": "Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva\u2019s re-election marks a turning point for Latin America and US-Latin American relations, said Chile\u2019s former top envoy to China, who predicted a slowing of Washington\u2019s regional push.\n\u201cI do think the re-election of President Lula marks a major turning point in Latin America and in US-Latin American relations, while also having a broader significance for the Global South,\u201d said Jorge Heine, who served as Chile\u2019s ambassador to China from 2014 to 2017 and...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T07:00:14Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T07:00:14Z", "authors": ["Cao Jiaxuan"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372340/german-leaders-china-visit-latest-sign-foreign-diplomacy-pivot-beyond-beijing", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372340/german-leaders-china-visit-latest-sign-foreign-diplomacy-pivot-beyond-beijing", "external_url": null, "title": "German leader\u2019s China visit latest sign of foreign diplomacy pivot beyond Beijing", "content_text": "", "content_html": "German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has begun his state visit to China in the eastern province of Anhui, spotlighting a growing trend among visiting foreign leaders to look well beyond Beijing.\nSteinmeier arrived in the provincial capital Hefei early on Tuesday to begin a five-day state visit, marking his first trip to China in nearly eight years and confirming an exclusive report by the South China Morning Post earlier this month.\nWhen foreign dignitaries bypass Beijing for provincial...", "summary": "German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has begun his state visit to China in the eastern province of Anhui, spotlighting a growing trend among visiting foreign leaders to look well beyond Beijing.\nSteinmeier arrived in the provincial capital Hefei early on Tuesday to begin a five-day state visit, marking his first trip to China in nearly eight years and confirming an exclusive report by the South China Morning Post earlier this month.\nWhen foreign dignitaries bypass Beijing for provincial...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T06:17:05Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T06:17:05Z", "authors": ["Caroline Lin,Eve Qiao"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372328/taiwan-vows-vigilance-beijing-releases-detailed-satellite-imagery-island-landmarks", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372328/taiwan-vows-vigilance-beijing-releases-detailed-satellite-imagery-island-landmarks", "external_url": null, "title": "Taiwan vows vigilance as Beijing releases detailed satellite imagery of island landmarks", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Taiwan\u2019s military has vowed to remain vigilant against mainland Chinese intelligence-gathering activities after Beijing released high-resolution satellite images of the island, raising concerns about its growing surveillance capabilities.\n\u201cThe defence ministry will not lower its vigilance at any time regarding all such satellite imagery and related intelligence collection directed at Taiwan,\u201d Defence Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung told reporters on Tuesday.\n\u201cWe will also take appropriate...", "summary": "Taiwan\u2019s military has vowed to remain vigilant against mainland Chinese intelligence-gathering activities after Beijing released high-resolution satellite images of the island, raising concerns about its growing surveillance capabilities.\n\u201cThe defence ministry will not lower its vigilance at any time regarding all such satellite imagery and related intelligence collection directed at Taiwan,\u201d Defence Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung told reporters on Tuesday.\n\u201cWe will also take appropriate...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T06:00:17Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T06:00:17Z", "authors": ["Lawrence Chung"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372323/chinas-defence-minister-dong-jun-miss-asean-defence-talks-fifth-plenum-convenes", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372323/chinas-defence-minister-dong-jun-miss-asean-defence-talks-fifth-plenum-convenes", "external_url": null, "title": "China\u2019s Defence Minister Dong Jun to miss Asean defence talks as fifth plenum convenes", "content_text": "", "content_html": "China\u2019s Defence Minister Dong Jun will skip this week\u2019s meeting of Southeast Asian defence chiefs and their dialogue partners in Cebu, with Beijing instead sending its defence attache in the Philippines.\nDong has attended the Asean Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) for the past two years. This year\u2019s ADMM and ADMM-Plus, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, coincide with a major Communist Party meeting known as the fifth plenum, which is running in Beijing from Monday to...", "summary": "China\u2019s Defence Minister Dong Jun will skip this week\u2019s meeting of Southeast Asian defence chiefs and their dialogue partners in Cebu, with Beijing instead sending its defence attache in the Philippines.\nDong has attended the Asean Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) for the past two years. This year\u2019s ADMM and ADMM-Plus, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, coincide with a major Communist Party meeting known as the fifth plenum, which is running in Beijing from Monday to...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T04:12:28Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T04:12:28Z", "authors": ["Amber Wang"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372314/us-japan-rehearse-coordinated-strikes-challenge-pla-control-waters-near-taiwan", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372314/us-japan-rehearse-coordinated-strikes-challenge-pla-control-waters-near-taiwan", "external_url": null, "title": "US, Japan rehearse coordinated strikes to challenge PLA control of waters near Taiwan", "content_text": "", "content_html": "US and Japanese forces have rehearsed coordinated anti-ship strikes and mobile missile deployments across Kyushu and Japan\u2019s southwestern islands, testing tactics designed to challenge Beijing\u2019s ability to control surrounding waters in a conflict over Taiwan.\nNow in its second week, the 11-day Keen Sword 27 exercise has tested how the allies could threaten Chinese warships from multiple directions while keeping their own forces harder to target.\nThey have also practised repairing runways and...", "summary": "US and Japanese forces have rehearsed coordinated anti-ship strikes and mobile missile deployments across Kyushu and Japan\u2019s southwestern islands, testing tactics designed to challenge Beijing\u2019s ability to control surrounding waters in a conflict over Taiwan.\nNow in its second week, the 11-day Keen Sword 27 exercise has tested how the allies could threaten Chinese warships from multiple directions while keeping their own forces harder to target.\nThey have also practised repairing runways and...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T04:00:13Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T04:00:13Z", "authors": ["Gabriel Dominguez"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372309/us-ends-pacific-visa-waiver-over-birth-tourism-people-smuggling-allegations", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372309/us-ends-pacific-visa-waiver-over-birth-tourism-people-smuggling-allegations", "external_url": null, "title": "US ends visa waiver for Chinese over birth tourism, people smuggling allegations", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Washington has suspended visa-free entry for Chinese visitors to the Northern Mariana Islands amid allegations of birth tourism and people smuggling in the US territory.\nThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday the suspension of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Economic Vitality and Security Travel Authorisation Programme.\nUS Senator Mike Lee hailed the move on social media, calling the programme a \u201cBiden-era loophole for Chinese birth tourism\u201d and...", "summary": "Washington has suspended visa-free entry for Chinese visitors to the Northern Mariana Islands amid allegations of birth tourism and people smuggling in the US territory.\nThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday the suspension of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Economic Vitality and Security Travel Authorisation Programme.\nUS Senator Mike Lee hailed the move on social media, calling the programme a \u201cBiden-era loophole for Chinese birth tourism\u201d and...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T02:25:59Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T02:25:59Z", "authors": ["Khushboo Razdan"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372296/fragile-india-china-thaw-tested-reported-fresh-himalayan-border-face-offs", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372296/fragile-india-china-thaw-tested-reported-fresh-himalayan-border-face-offs", "external_url": null, "title": "Fragile India-China thaw tested by reported fresh Himalayan border face-offs", "content_text": "", "content_html": "A fragile rapprochement between China and India is facing a renewed test following reports of military face-offs along their hotly contested border.\nShatrujeet Kapur, director general of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), said last week that confrontations with Chinese troops were \u201ccontinuing at multiple locations along the Arunachal Pradesh border\u201d.\n\u201cIn the past few days, a situation arose where face-off[s] happened at several locations in Arunachal and it still continues,\u201d Kapur said at a...", "summary": "A fragile rapprochement between China and India is facing a renewed test following reports of military face-offs along their hotly contested border.\nShatrujeet Kapur, director general of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), said last week that confrontations with Chinese troops were \u201ccontinuing at multiple locations along the Arunachal Pradesh border\u201d.\n\u201cIn the past few days, a situation arose where face-off[s] happened at several locations in Arunachal and it still continues,\u201d Kapur said at a...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T01:25:48Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T01:25:48Z", "authors": ["Laura Zhou"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3372117/eu-china-hybrid-car-deal-wont-really-help-european-carmakers", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3372117/eu-china-hybrid-car-deal-wont-really-help-european-carmakers", "external_url": null, "title": "EU-China hybrid car deal won\u2019t really help European carmakers", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Earlier this month, simmering trade tensions between the EU and China ease as the two sides reached an agreement in Beijing limiting hybrid car exports from China to an annual quota of 350,000 units. After the European Union imposed tariffs on fully electric cars from China in 2024, hybrid imports surged. The quota would result in more than a halving of the 800,000 hybrid cars expected to be sold this year, a figure which may soon exceed a million if unchecked.\nThe quota would likely shift...", "summary": "Earlier this month, simmering trade tensions between the EU and China ease as the two sides reached an agreement in Beijing limiting hybrid car exports from China to an annual quota of 350,000 units. After the European Union imposed tariffs on fully electric cars from China in 2024, hybrid imports surged. The quota would result in more than a halving of the 800,000 hybrid cars expected to be sold this year, a figure which may soon exceed a million if unchecked.\nThe quota would likely shift...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T00:30:10Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T00:30:10Z", "authors": ["Winston Mok"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372255/chinas-h-6k-strategic-bomber-getting-powerful-jamming-capabilities", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372255/chinas-h-6k-strategic-bomber-getting-powerful-jamming-capabilities", "external_url": null, "title": "Is China\u2019s H-6K strategic bomber getting powerful jamming capabilities?", "content_text": "", "content_html": "A Chinese H-6K strategic bomber has been sighted with two new electronic warfare pods used for jamming, according to images circulating on social media, potentially indicating an expansion of the aircraft\u2019s capabilities.\nThe photos \u2013 which have not been independently verified \u2013 emerged on Saturday and show an H6-K in flight with the pods on two of its six pylons. They appear to be similar to the RKZ930 pods carried by China\u2019s J-16D electronic warfare aircraft.\nThe location and date of the photos...", "summary": "A Chinese H-6K strategic bomber has been sighted with two new electronic warfare pods used for jamming, according to images circulating on social media, potentially indicating an expansion of the aircraft\u2019s capabilities.\nThe photos \u2013 which have not been independently verified \u2013 emerged on Saturday and show an H6-K in flight with the pods on two of its six pylons. They appear to be similar to the RKZ930 pods carried by China\u2019s J-16D electronic warfare aircraft.\nThe location and date of the photos...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-27T00:28:59Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-27T00:28:59Z", "authors": ["Liu Zhen"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3372256/china-trial-shows-gum-tissue-stem-cells-help-55-lifetime-diabetes-patients", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3372256/china-trial-shows-gum-tissue-stem-cells-help-55-lifetime-diabetes-patients", "external_url": null, "title": "China trial shows gum tissue stem cells help 55% of lifetime diabetes patients", "content_text": "", "content_html": "A randomised phase one clinical trial conducted by scientists and doctors from Shanghai and Guangzhou has achieved encouraging results in the treatment of Type 1 diabetes using stem cells extracted from gum tissue.\nMore than half of those who received the treatment showed varying degrees of improvement, while one subject was able to discontinue exogenous insulin therapy completely, the researchers said.\nResults of the study, which tested a therapy based on gingival mesenchymal stem cells (GMSC),...", "summary": "A randomised phase one clinical trial conducted by scientists and doctors from Shanghai and Guangzhou has achieved encouraging results in the treatment of Type 1 diabetes using stem cells extracted from gum tissue.\nMore than half of those who received the treatment showed varying degrees of improvement, while one subject was able to discontinue exogenous insulin therapy completely, the researchers said.\nResults of the study, which tested a therapy based on gingival mesenchymal stem cells (GMSC),...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-26T22:00:12Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-26T22:00:12Z", "authors": ["Shi Huang"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3372123/chinese-scientists-create-powerful-catalyst-turn-air-mars-rocket-fuel", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3372123/chinese-scientists-create-powerful-catalyst-turn-air-mars-rocket-fuel", "external_url": null, "title": "Chinese scientists create powerful catalyst to turn air on Mars into rocket fuel", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Chinese space scientists are working out how future astronauts on Mars could make their own fuel out of thin air, a sign that Beijing is serious about one day sending people to the red planet.\nA team at the state-funded Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei has developed a catalyst that turns carbon dioxide \u2013 which makes up more than 95 per cent of the Martian atmosphere \u2013 into a liquid fuel called methanol.\n\u201cMethanol can serve as fuel to generate electricity, provide heating and power Mars...", "summary": "Chinese space scientists are working out how future astronauts on Mars could make their own fuel out of thin air, a sign that Beijing is serious about one day sending people to the red planet.\nA team at the state-funded Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei has developed a catalyst that turns carbon dioxide \u2013 which makes up more than 95 per cent of the Martian atmosphere \u2013 into a liquid fuel called methanol.\n\u201cMethanol can serve as fuel to generate electricity, provide heating and power Mars...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-26T20:00:34Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-26T20:00:34Z", "authors": ["Ling Xin"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372189/taiwan-looks-autonomous-swarms-counter-beijings-grey-zone-pressure", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372189/taiwan-looks-autonomous-swarms-counter-beijings-grey-zone-pressure", "external_url": null, "title": "Taiwan looks to autonomous swarms to counter Beijing\u2019s grey-zone pressure", "content_text": "", "content_html": "Taiwan is developing an AI-powered system to coordinate drone fleets for maritime surveillance and countering \u201cgrey-zone\u201d activities, with researchers completing a simulation involving 20 aircraft, according to the island\u2019s Ocean Affairs Council.\nThe system, which is funded by the council, would allow different types of drones to autonomously divide tasks, plan routes and coordinate their movements while providing wide-area, persistent surveillance for coastguard operations.\nThe council said on...", "summary": "Taiwan is developing an AI-powered system to coordinate drone fleets for maritime surveillance and countering \u201cgrey-zone\u201d activities, with researchers completing a simulation involving 20 aircraft, according to the island\u2019s Ocean Affairs Council.\nThe system, which is funded by the council, would allow different types of drones to autonomously divide tasks, plan routes and coordinate their movements while providing wide-area, persistent surveillance for coastguard operations.\nThe council said on...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-26T17:00:10Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-26T17:00:10Z", "authors": ["Lawrence Chung"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372206/what-message-china-sending-latest-footage-no-notice-df-rocket-drill", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372206/what-message-china-sending-latest-footage-no-notice-df-rocket-drill", "external_url": null, "title": "What message is China sending with latest footage of \u2018no-notice\u2019 DF rocket drill?", "content_text": "", "content_html": "China has released footage of its troops carrying out a \u201cno-notice\u201d rocket launch as part of an ongoing effort by state media to showcase the People\u2019s Liberation Army\u2019s rapid-response capabilities.\nState broadcaster CCTV on Monday released a brief video showing the exercise in mountainous terrain and said it had been carried out with no advance notice given to the troops involved.\nNo other details were provided.\nThe footage \u2013 which is believed to show a missile from the Dongfeng (east wind)...", "summary": "China has released footage of its troops carrying out a \u201cno-notice\u201d rocket launch as part of an ongoing effort by state media to showcase the People\u2019s Liberation Army\u2019s rapid-response capabilities.\nState broadcaster CCTV on Monday released a brief video showing the exercise in mountainous terrain and said it had been carried out with no advance notice given to the troops involved.\nNo other details were provided.\nThe footage \u2013 which is believed to show a missile from the Dongfeng (east wind)...", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-10-26T16:00:19Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-26T16:00:19Z", "authors": ["Amber Wang"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}]}