Month: July 2025

China’s aviation regulator has been surveying the country’s airlines to gauge their need for commercial jets made by Boeing, suggesting a possible area in which trade ties between Beijing and Washington might flourish if a broader deal is hammered out. Advertisement The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has requested carriers to update their fleet purchase and renewal plans for 2025 and beyond, according to a source close to the matter. The agency specifically asked whether the carriers’ plans would include overdue orders for Boeing and what discussions they may…

Chinese leaders Monday called for implementation of maximum flood control and disaster relief efforts after heavy downpours led to “heavy casualties” in suburban Beijing and other parts of China. Advertisement China has been hit with downpours and floods as it enters the rainy season in July and August in Beijing, the neighbouring province of Hebei, the northeastern province of Liaoning and the coastal province of Shandong in eastern China. The floods and geological disasters have caused “heavy casualties and property losses”, Xinhua said on Monday night. No casualty details have…

China offered to strengthen economic ties with Brazil on Monday and defend what it called “fairness” in global trade, days before sweeping US tariffs on Brazilian exports are set to take effect. Advertisement At a news briefing in Beijing on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said that Beijing was willing to work together with Brazil and other Brics and Latin American nations to uphold a multilateral trading system centred on the World Trade Organization. Guo also noted China’s interest in expanding cooperation with Brazil in the aviation sector.…

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. 1. China, US begin third round of trade talks in Swedish capital Top economic officials from China and the United States have begun their third round of trade talks in Stockholm. The delegations – led by Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent – arrived at Rosenbad Monday afternoon. 2. Disgraced head of China’s famed Shaolin Temple defrocked, firms deregistered Companies linked…

Scientists in China and the US have uncovered antibiotic resistance genes lurking in the manure of chickens, cows and pigs from around the world – genes that present a potential global health risk as drug resistance grows. Advertisement Their comprehensive global study, published late last month, highlighted the abundance and diversity of these genes within the livestock resistome – the collection of antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) in the microbiome. The team also developed a framework to help identify hotspots for antibiotic resistance genes in livestock, along with their risk level, as…