From a smuggling ring in Chile to rare earth wrangling in Brazil, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in March 2026.
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Why Beijing now wants its spies executed in Taiwan to come in from decades in the cold
Mainland China is seeing a surge in interest over ‘invisible martyrs’ such as Wu Shi, a KMT defector who was executed in Taipei in 1950 Fujian province, the closest mainland Chinese province to Taiwan …
China’s chemical export ban threatens to spark ‘global supply shock’ and send food prices soaring
A Chinese export ban on chemicals crucial for fertilisers could spark a “global supply shock” and send food prices soaring, analysts have warned. Farmers are already facing inflated bills as a result …
China has now dropped tariffs on imports from every African country except one
The country not eligible is the small nation of Eswatini because it is the only one in Africa that maintains formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
Facebook Fight Shows Beijing Determined To Keep Chinese AI Out Of US
Manus moved its headquarters and key personnel to Singapore last year in anticipation of this move, becoming the latest in a stream of tech firms to set up shop there. The Southeast Asian city state …
China has now dropped tariffs on imports from every African country except 1
A China policy giving Africa’s biggest economies tariff-free access to its market for the next two years has come into effect.
Beijing’s Drone Ban Goes Into Effect Today: A New Model for Urban UAV Control
China’s capital targets sales, storage, and transport as well as operations, raising questions for global drone policy Beijing has introduced one of the most comprehensive drone control regimes seen …
The Battle for Truth: How Beijing Rewrote the COVID-19 Narrative
Since the onset of COVID-19 in Wuhan, the Chinese Communist Party has engaged in a campaign to control the narrative surrounding the pandemic. Utilising propaganda and censorship, China aimed to …
No-drone zone: DJI, consumers grapple with Beijing sales ban and registration rule
A sweeping rule change for drones in Beijing, which bars sales in the Chinese capital and requires identity registration linked to each device from Friday, has left sellers and consumers scrambling to …
Taiwan expresses concern after China calls the island biggest risk in US-China relations
Taiwan has expressed concern hours after a call between China and the United States’ top diplomats in which Beijing stressed self-ruled Taiwan was the biggest risk in relations.
China drops import tariffs for all African countries except one
China did away with tariffs on all goods from 33 of Africa’s least-developed countries in December 2024. It has now brought a further 20 countries into the scheme, giving them duty-free treatment …
Battered Chinese property stocks primed for comeback as industry shows signs of turning
Early signs of a recovery present a buying opportunity for property stocks, which have been under pressure since home prices peaked in 2021 Chinese property stocks are poised for a comeback, as …
Hongkongers flock to Shenzhen for ‘better’ Labour Day dining and attractions
Residents pack border crossings on first day of ‘golden week’, lured by attentive dining service, lower costs and family-friendly attractions.
