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1. Tokyo ‘closely monitoring’ backlash from China, Japanese PM tells lawmakers
One month after the Taiwan contingency remarks that set off the diplomatic firestorm with China, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan would “closely monitor” the situation and respond appropriately.
2. Taiwan RedNote ban backfires, driving mainland Chinese app’s top download rise

Taiwan’s ban on mainland Chinese social media app RedNote has sparked fierce pushback on the island, making the platform a top download as users rush to access it through workarounds.
3. ‘A slap in the face’: some US farmers unhappy with Trump’s US$12 billion bailout

US President Donald Trump has announced a long-anticipated US$12 billion farm aid package to assist farmers caught in US-China trade tensions, but the news has not pleased everyone.
4. Why is China’s Liaoning carrier on a unique route amid Beijing-Tokyo tensions?
The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning has charted an unusual course towards Japan’s home islands following the mid-air stand-off between Chinese and Japanese fighter jets near Okinawa on the weekend, as tensions between Beijing and Tokyo continue to rise.
5. Are US, EU and Japan banking on defence spending for an economic boost?

More than six decades after British historian AJP Taylor termed war the “mother of invention”, economies around the world appear to be ramping up their military spending, at least in part, to reinvigorate industrial production.
6. ‘A threat to Europe’s political life’: EU reels from new US security strategy
Three days after the US government codified its contempt for EU institutions in a startling new national security policy, the bloc’s leaders finally broke their silence on Monday, with European Council President Antonio Costa lambasting Washington’s “threat to interfere in Europe’s political life”.
7. Su Bingtian, first Chinese to run 100m under 10 seconds, says ‘goodbye, my dearest track’

China’s Su Bingtian, Asia’s fastest man, announced his retirement from athletics on Tuesday, saying his body had told him to “pass the baton”.


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Tokyo ‘monitoring’ Beijing backlash; Taiwan’s RedNote ban: SCMP daily highlights

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media at her official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on 25 November. Photo: Reuters

Many of RedNote’s more than 3 million active users in Taiwan are young women who rely on the platform for beauty, fashion, travel and lifestyle content. Photo: Shutterstock

A soybean farmer inspects his harvest at his family’s farm in Maryland in October. US farmers fear that the government’s new US$12 billion farm aid package will not provide enough funding. Photo: AFP

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Su Bingtian after running for Guangdong in the 4x100m relay final at the National Games in Guangzhou last month. Photo: Xinhua

China tests super wireless rail convoy that could carry 3 Eiffel Towers

Virtual coupling tested in China may allow braking distance to be shortened by helping trains adapt dynamically to changes in speed. Photo: CCTV

Former chief of China’s food and drug watchdog ousted from Communist Party

China’s top anti-corruption body said Bi Jingquan’s case would be transferred to prosecutors for review. Photo: Handout

Bi Jingquan pushed for reform to make medicine more affordable. Photo: Handout

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From the Liaoning aircraft carrier’s unique route to the retirement of Asia’s fastest man, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage


From the Liaoning aircraft carrier’s unique route to the retirement of Asia’s fastest man, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.


Tokyo ‘monitoring’ Beijing backlash; Taiwan’s RedNote ban: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From the Liaoning aircraft carrier’s unique route to the retirement of Asia’s fastest man, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

1. Tokyo ‘closely monitoring’ backlash from China, Japanese PM tells lawmakers

From the Liaoning aircraft carrier’s unique route to the retirement of Asia’s fastest man, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage