US, China ‘creeping' towards deal; brain drain a ‘loss' for America: SCMP daily highlights
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Washington and Beijing are on a 'creeping path towards some kind of a deal', former US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said on Tuesday, while offering some rare support for US President Donald Trump's tariff strategy towards China.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to push for an 'equal and orderly multipolar world' and reform of the global governance system.
China's expanded efforts to encourage visitors continued to pay off in the first half of 2025, with the number of visa-free foreign entries rising by more than half compared to the same period a year earlier.
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