Tuesday, July 29, 2025

HEADLINE CLIPS | South China Morning Post

 

China, US finish Stockholm trade talks with divergence on timing of tariff pause extension

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer discussing the trade talks with China in Stockholm, Sweden, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA 

After third round of negotiations, China signals consensus is reached while US team says no agreement until President Trump approves

 
 

Chinese tycoon’s proposed water deal spurs objections in US state of New Hampshire

Zhong Shanshan firm’s US subsidiary had planned beverage plant using city’s surplus water.

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China urged to control narrative and engage Asia to counteract the West: ‘own the story’

China must prevent the Western narrative from excluding it from the definition of the Global South, says Chen Jin, a lecturer at China’s Central Party School. Photo: Shutterstock 

Discourse power has become a key arena of international competition, according to experts in Chinese politics, media and party ideology

China must leverage its new cultural symbols and stay open to interacting with scholars across Asia to reshape its global messaging, Chinese experts have said, urging Beijing to counterbalance what they say is a historically dominant Western narrative.

They also noted that Beijing should take a more proactive role in shaping international rules and norms in emerging fields to align soft power with China’s growth, especially as the foundations of the United States’ hard power appeared increasingly fragile.

Zheng Yongnian, a prominent political scientist, said China must take a leading role in shaping the “Asian narrative” with an open and inclusive mind, invite more Asian scholars to engage, seek common ground and promote dialogue to push back against an entrenched dominance of Western discourse.

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