China’s exports to Global South surge, Putin taps Brazil: SCMP daily highlights

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1. Trump says he will arrange Putin, Zelensky meeting after speaking with both

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, seated from background left, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and US President Trump listen during a meeting in the East Room of the White House on Monday. Photo: AP
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, seated from background left, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and US President Trump listen during a meeting in the East Room of the White House on Monday. Photo: AP

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was brokering a meeting between Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and their Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to be followed by a trilateral meeting that would include the US leader.

2. China’s exports, investments to Global South surge in ‘age of tariffs’: report

Chinese exports to the Global South – covering most of the developing world – have doubled since 2015, with growth seeing a notable uptick after the US-China trade war during US President Donald Trump’s first term, S&P analysts said on Tuesday.

3. HKU virologist says next pandemic inevitable and world may not be ready

A view of a crowd at Central MTR station in Hong Kong. The city’s high density makes widespread respiratory disease a major public health concern. Photo: Edmond So
A view of a crowd at Central MTR station in Hong Kong. The city’s high density makes widespread respiratory disease a major public health concern. Photo: Edmond So

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