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South China Morning Post
4 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China unveils cruise missile, Kim Keon hee's fall from grace: SCMP's 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week's news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing China's Xiluodu Dam – one of the world's largest hydropower stations – has fully transitioned away from Western-made industrial control chips over national security and supply chain resilience concerns, according to a leading Chinese industrial chip supplier. A Chinese coastguard vessel collided with a PLA Navy ship, numbered 164, around 10 nautical miles east of Scarborough Shoal, resulting in substantial damage to the coastguard vessel. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard More tension is expected in the South China Sea following a collision between two Chinese vessels, with analysts predicting the incident was likely to prompt Beijing to further increase its presence in the contested waterway. Apple has started testing Douyin Pay as a new mobile payment service on its China App Store, according to mainland media reports, while purportedly leaked images of the iPhone 17 stirred up discussion on Chinese social media this week.
South China Morning Post
5 days ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Chinese mega dam stops using Western chips; 2 sides of Donald Trump: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP's biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing A meeting in Alaska on Friday that could shape the future of Europe's security will be notable for the absence of Europeans. China's Xiluodu Dam – one of the world's largest hydropower stations – has fully transitioned away from Western-made industrial control chips over national security and supply chain resilience concerns, according to a leading Chinese industrial chip supplier. The Philippines coastguard claims that a People's Liberation Army fighter jet flew close to one of its aircraft on a patrol flight on Wednesday and behaved dangerously. Photo: Reuters A Chinese fighter jet allegedly flew close to a Philippine coastguard aircraft near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday morning, while US and PLA naval vessels operated close by amid heightened tensions in the South China Sea.
