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Xi Jinping wants Chinese military to become world-class fighting force

Xi Jinping wants Chinese military to become world-class fighting force

Jack Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 17 05:42 PM

Xi’s work report to the 20th party congress cites the need to ‘win regional wars’, though his speech at the Great Hall of the People makes no mention of it. A return of the phrase is a welcome sign that the PLA will focus on smaller-scale warfare, an observer says. Read more »

Taiwan independence is ‘a dead end’: China’s Communist Party

Taiwan independence is ‘a dead end’: China’s Communist Party

Mimi Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 16 11:17 AM

The option of reunification by force targets separatists and external actors, not ‘compatriots in Taiwan’, party spokesman says in Beijing. Reunification holds bright prospects for long-term stability and development of entire Chinese nation, Sun Yeli assures Taiwanese. Read more »

Huawei veteran Ryan Ding Yun dies at age 53

Huawei veteran Ryan Ding Yun dies at age 53

Ben Jiang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 09 08:33 AM

Ryan Ding Yun joined Huawei in 1996, and later became president of the carrier business group and enterprise business group. His death comes at a time when US sanctions have effectively crippled Huawei’s consumer business, raising the urgency to seek other revenue sources. Read more »

Chinese lab accused of concealing positive COVID test results

Chinese lab accused of concealing positive COVID test results

He Huifeng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 26 01:41 PM

The laboratory in the northern city of Shijiazhuang is under investigation for allegedly failing to alert the authorities after the case was identified. The city endured a brief lockdown at the end of last month and continued mass testing afterwards to prevent a resurgence in cases. Read more »

Quad commits to Indo-Pacific disaster response plan

Quad commits to Indo-Pacific disaster response plan

Khushboo Razdan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 25 08:40 AM

The group, which China calls ‘Asia’s Nato’ comprising US, India, Japan and Australia, reiterates ‘multilateral cooperation’ in support of a ‘free and open’ region. The alliance’s widening reach in Indo-Pacific could elicit more ‘hostility’ from Beijing and require it to deliver on ensuring stability, analysts say. Read more »

Chinese team develops mask that can detect diseases

Chinese team develops mask that can detect diseases

Echo Xie, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 22 12:26 PM

A Chinese team develops a wearable bioelectric mask that can sniff out diseases such as COVID-19 and influenza. Experts say the device could be modified to detect new pathogens in future outbreaks. Read more »

Hong Kong's historic Lung Wah Hotel warns it could close

Hong Kong's historic Lung Wah Hotel warns it could close

Edith Lin, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 13 01:31 PM

The Lung Wah Hotel may be forced to shut after its income was slashed by pandemic and younger people look elsewhere to dine out. Its owner says government should do more to support the business and warns the site could be sold to developers. Read more »

Is China ending its zero-COVID policy?

Is China ending its zero-COVID policy?

Josephine Ma, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Sep 07 04:26 PM

Most of China’s leadership has avoided travel abroad since the start of the pandemic two years ago. But face-to-face diplomatic activity appears to be back on the agenda. Read more »

Bilibili steps up recruitment of Southeast Asian fresh grads

Bilibili steps up recruitment of Southeast Asian fresh grads

Ann Cao, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 06 07:17 PM

Shanghai-based Bilibili has stepped up recruitment of fresh graduates in Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia. Successful recruits will work under Bilibili’s overseas business unit called the Xingchen Project. Read more »

Taiwanese chip guru becomes China basher from being avid investor

Taiwanese chip guru becomes China basher from being avid investor

Che Pan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 06 07:08 PM

Robert Tsao’s shift from cherished visitor to persona non grata on the mainland comes at a time of rising geopolitical tensions over technology. He has donated US$100 million to aid the self-ruled island’s defense and pledged to ‘never live to see Taiwan become another Hong Kong’. Read more »

UK-China relations unlikely to improve under Truss: analysts

UK-China relations unlikely to improve under Truss: analysts

Kawala Xie, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 06 06:45 PM

Analysts expect Britain to follow US' lead on China policy, despite leadership change. Amid economic challenges at home and strained China relations, new British PM Liz Truss will have her work cut out for her, experts say. Read more »

Hong Kong police arrest 6 over luxury watch heist

Hong Kong police arrest 6 over luxury watch heist

Danny Mok, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 06 01:27 PM

Police say 6 men were arrested for their alleged roles in the theft of 70 luxury watches worth about HK$13 million (US$1.7 million) from Tse’s Collection store in Causeway Bay. Officers recovered 36 watches stolen during the heist, as the force urges the public to contact investigators if they come across any timepieces of unknown origins. Read more »

Cathay Pacific seeks to hire 400 cadet pilots by end of 2023

Cathay Pacific seeks to hire 400 cadet pilots by end of 2023

Laura Westbrook, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 06 12:44 PM

The airline will hire 700 pilots in total by end of next year as part of effort to bring on 4,000 new employees. Cathay and Polytechnic University agree to operate a pilot training program for 3 years after it was suspended for 2 due to COVID-19. Read more »

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