USA, China “crawl” towards deal; Brain drain a “loss” for America: SCMP daily highlights

1. The USA and China “sharpen” in the direction of a trade agreement, says the former ambassador Burns

Washington and Beijing are on a “creeping path towards a kind of deal,” said the former US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns on Tuesday and offers rare support for the tariff strategy of US President Donald Trump to China.

2. China's Foreign Minister asks SCO to work for more and proper world

The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has asked the organization of Shanghai cooperation to urge an “same and orderly multipolar world” and a reform of the global governance system.

3. China's visa -free boom takes off steam, while the entries 2025 rise

China's extended efforts to encourage visitors continued to pay off in the first half of 2025, whereby the number of visa -free foreign entries rose by more than half compared to the same period last year.

4. Airbus signs a new deal with the Chinese partner in the middle of the massive order in China in China