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1. ‘Partnership, not pressure’, US soybean farmers urge Trump before Xi talks
Increasingly desperate US farmers, including many who voted for US President Donald Trump, are urging him to adopt a conciliatory approach rather than a confrontational one if a lasting soy deal can be reached when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.
2. China sees Europe as indispensable force for stable multipolar world: envoy
China would like to see France lead Europe to become a truly independent power to help build a stable multipolar world, Beijing’s top diplomat to France told the South China Morning Post in an exclusive interview.
3. Leading Chinese AI researcher Liu Haolin dies aged 37 after brief illness

Academics and students have paid tribute to Liu Haolin, a leading computer scientist who died at the age of 37 after a sudden illness.
4. When mines run dry: why some Chinese cities are racing to reinvent themselves
Once China’s answer to Pittsburgh, steel hub Panzhihua faces the same challenge as other old industrial cities: how to avoid “rust belt” decline.
5. Beijing slams UK’s ‘unilateral’ sanctions on 11 Chinese companies

China has denounced the United Kingdom for sanctioning 11 Chinese companies over “alleged connections” with Russia despite Beijing’s diplomatic objections, warning the move could damage the UK-China relationship.
6. Why China may be banking on ‘institutional strength’ for next 5-year plan
China’s “institutional strength” will help the country tackle “major tests” over the course of the next five-year plan, analysts and state media have said.
7. ‘RoboCop’? Chinese policeman beats paralysis with spinal interface implant

Months after receiving the world’s first such surgery for quadriplegia, the traffic officer was able to stand and walk again with the aid of an exoskeleton robot.


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US soybean farmers’ plea to Trump; death of  leading AI scientist: SCMP daily highlights

A combine harvester brings in soybeans on October 14 in Marion, Kentucky. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Liu Haolin was taken ill on Friday soon after finishing his day’s teaching. Photo: Handout

A tanker fills up with liquefied natural gas at a port in Russia. China has condemned UK sanctions on 11 Chinese companies over alleged links to Russia’s energy sector. Photo: AP

Liu Boqi received the world’s first spinal interface surgery for quadriplegia at the Second Hospital of Jilin University on January 22. Photo: CCTV

New phrase, new phase? China’s central bank adjusts language on yuan internationalisation

China appears to be stepping up efforts to promote the international use of its currency amid rising tensions with the United States. Photo: dpa

China appears to be stepping up efforts to promote the international use of its currency amid rising tensions with the United States. Photo: Shutterstock

Biologists discover Ring of Fire creatures have array of deep-sea survival mechanisms

The snailfish captured with a camera 7,500-8,200 metres deep in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench. Photo: uwa.edu.au

Creatures in the deep, dark ocean have evolved diverse strategies to survive, adapting to varying depths and nutrient availability, according to a team from the University of Western Australia and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. Photo: Handout

Deep sea animals in the Pacific Ring of Fire off Japan are rapidly growing and adapting, scientists observed in crewed submersible dives. Photo: Handout

‘Hawkish’ interpretations rise as US, China discourse gets lost in translation

Nikita Khrushchev, then leader of the Soviet Union, addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 23, 1960. Photo: Getty Images

US President Donald Trump, pictured in 2017 during his first term with Matt Pottinger, then senior director for Asian Affairs on the National Security Council. Photo: AFP

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, pictured at a press conference during the National People’s Congress in March. Photo: AFP

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From US farmers urging Trump to tone down rhetoric to Beijing denouncing UK’s sanctions on 11 companies, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From US farmers urging Trump to tone down rhetoric to Beijing denouncing UK’s sanctions on 11 companies, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


US soybean farmers’ plea to Trump; death of leading AI scientist: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From US farmers urging Trump to tone down rhetoric to Beijing denouncing UK’s sanctions on 11 companies, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. ‘Partnership, not pressure’, US soybean farmers urge Trump before Xi talks

From US farmers urging Trump to tone down rhetoric to Beijing denouncing UK’s sanctions on 11 companies, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage