China pushes rivals' limits in regional disputes -- sharp analysis by @afp's Isabel Joy Kua (柯惠琦） and Matthew Walsh uk.news.yahoo.com/china-pushes-r…

"Beijing is hoping to normalise and legitimise its policing style and... the authoritarian political system in which it operates," Bethany 貝書穎 tells AFP News Agency as law enforcement officers from over 100 countries attend a security conference in 🇨🇳. Read 👇 barrons.com/news/china-s-p…

China reasserted its territories around a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Sunday, two days after the Philippines defined its own sea boundaries in the contested waters. #China #SouthChinaSea barrons.com/news/china-rea…

35 killed, 43 wounded in south China car ramming channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/chin… #China AFP News Agency

China probes top military official Miao Hua for corruption, the latest senior figure to fall in a sweeping crackdown on graft in the country's armed forces. Ludovic Ehret Oliver Hotham Thank you for ur insights! Dylan Loh Ian Chong 莊嘉穎 Alfred M. Wu channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/chin…

At least 53 killed in Tibet earthquake. Read my latest: uk.news.yahoo.com/quake-chinas-t…

Young Chinese turn to AI pets for emotional relief -- touching story from AFP News Agency Beijing's Mary Yang "I feel like I now have someone to share the happy times with" sg.news.yahoo.com/young-chinese-…

One man who lost his mother on the plane told me: "In these eleven years, my search for her has never stopped. No matter how difficult it is, we will keep looking for her." Read more in my latest here:

with Mary Yang Michael Yuxuan Zhang 張雨軒

A formidable set of cards inclding granting access to its vast mkt and an ability to withstand economic pain will allow China to play hardball in trade talks w the US. 📝with Peter Catterall Thank you to Dylan Loh Ian Chong 莊嘉穎 李其 Lizzi for speaking w me japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/0…

French President Emmanuel Macron meets Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at Lau Pa Sat, an iconic food centre in the city’s central business district. He arrived in Singapore today for a two-day state visit. #singapore #macron

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. #singapore #us

#BREAKING China says US 'should not play with fire' on Taiwan

#UPDATE US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday warned that China was "credibly preparing" to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia -- remarks that earned a sharp rebuke from Beijing. u.afp.com/SpFE by Ty McCormick Isabel Joy Kua (柯惠琦）

In late June, my colleagues and I travelled to Penglai, a city in Shandong, where farmers were attending an intensive livestreaming bootcamp. I quickly learnt that being an agri livestreamer is far tougher than it looks. Read my piece: straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia…

For a story marking the 10th anniversary of the 709 crackdown, I interviewed Li Fangping, a human rights lawyer who was detained during the mass arrests. Also spoke with a few other exiled Chinese lawyers. Really interesting conversations. Read more: yahoo.com/news/exiled-ch…