China doubles GenAI users, PLA ship near disputed shoal: SCMP daily highlights
Published: 9:15pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 9:15pm, 20 Oct 2025 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would...
Trump to Increase Tariffs, Cut Subsidies to Colombia Over Drug Trafficking
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Russia remained China’s top crude oil supplier in September, at a time when the United States is stepping up pressure on major economies to...