While Washington slashes funding for the sciences, Beijing is clinching its lead in everything from patent applications to publications. - South China Morning Post, SCMP, Opinion - While Washington slashes funding for the sciences, Beijing is clinching its lead in everything from patent applications to publications.
OPINION
Wednesday 13th May, 2026
Donald Trump's China policy
A researcher checks the control wiring at a laboratory in the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, on January 21. Photo: Xinhua
Column

As I see it

Alex Lo
US’ scientific self-harm will only help China
13 May, 2026 - 09:30 am
A runner jogs down a path near blocks of flats in Kai Tak on May 3. Photo: Sam Tsang
Column

The View

Nicholas Spiro
Hong Kong’s property recovery could be more robust than many think
11 May, 2026 - 04:30 pm
A US Air Force C-17 lands at Beijing Capital Airport on May 11, ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
Opinion

Jianlu Bi
Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ playbook is failing as Beijing asserts itself
13 May, 2026 - 08:52 am
Illustration: Craig Stephens
Opinion

Shen Yi
Opposing Taiwan independence is in America’s own interest
12 May, 2026 - 08:30 pm
People walk past an anti-US billboard, depicting President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran on May 11. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters
Opinion

Winston Mok
Trump has few cards to play against Iran and in China
12 May, 2026 - 04:30 pm
2026 Trump-Xi summit
Diplomacy
US confirms delegation to Apec meeting in China as Trump sets off for Beijing
US
US defence secretary joins Trump on China trip in rare diplomatic move
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People pack the aisles at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on the final public day of Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 on March 29. Photo: Dickson Lee
Opinion

Huang Qingchen
The best of Hong Kong as a cultural hub is yet to come
12 May, 2026 - 10:29 am
Illustration: Craig Stephens
Opinion

Brian Y. S. Wong
Brics doesn’t need a unified voice on Iran war to have a future
12 May, 2026 - 07:43 am
Honduran President Nasry Asfura, seen during general elections in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on November 30, has ordered a review of deals with Beijing after Tegucigalpa cut ties with Taipei. Photo: AP
Opinion

Juan Fernando Herrera Ramos
Latin America is reassessing the benefits of warm ties with Beijing
11 May, 2026 - 09:31 pm
A person tries their luck at a claw machine in Causeway Bay on May 4. Photo: Jelly Tse
Opinion

Alice Wu
Hong Kong right to move to extend long arm of the law to claw machines
11 May, 2026 - 10:37 am
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