From Intel chip architect Su Fei’s return to China to Trump’s India ambassador nominee, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage
China’s designation of a national nature reserve in the contested Scarborough Shoal – and its punitive measures for unauthorised entry – have prompted strong pushback from the Philippines, with analysts warning the move could escalate tensions in the strategically important waterway.
US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to India has pushed back on fears that New Delhi was drifting towards China, pledging to draw India closer to the US, open its markets to American goods and end Russian oil purchases, while telling senators that India and China had little in common and were unlikely to forge closer ties.
A slowing economy, shifting tastes and higher prices have dampened Chinese enthusiasm for overly expensive luxury goods.
China’s consumer robotics start-ups are finding new growth opportunities in overseas markets, providing a new development model for the country’s manufacturers as they attempt to escape problems wrought by excess capacity and destructive price wars at home.
