China’s Social Credit System

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing . 1. PLA holds drills around Taiwan in warning to ‘separatists’ after US arms deal The large-scale drills are being conducted by the PLA’s Eastern…

James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” remained the dominant force at the China box office over the Dec. 26–28 frame, adding RMB166.4 million ($23.4 million) to lift its local cumulative total to RMB700 million ($98.6 million), according to Artisan Gateway. Disney’s “Zootopia 2” held steady in second place, grossing $15.2…

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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, delivers an important speech while chairing the criticism and self-criticism meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. The meeting was held from Dec. 25 to 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) --…

Iga Świątek is closing out 2025 in Shenzhen, China, but her eyes are already locked on next year. As she prepares for the inaugural World Tennis Continental Cup this weekend, the Polish star opened up about her chase for the World No. 1 ranking. Her message to the tour? She…

The recent uptick in budget comes in the fourth year of Japan’s five-year 43-trillion-yen ($275 billion) program By The News Digital December 26, 2025 Japan approves record $58B defence budget amid regional tensions  Japan’s cabinet has recently approved a record-high defence budget worth $58 billion for fiscal 2026 in the midst…

At this year’s Game Awards (TGA), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 arguably stole the show, sweeping nine awards, including “Game of the Year.” But for Chinese audiences, two other moments from the TGA likely stood out just as vividly. First, Arknights: Endfield announced its release date of January 22. Second, after…

China draws flak in the West for seemingly everything it does. However, it’s the end of the year and we shouldn’t be so down on China, at least not all the time. So let me draw attention to a major development in the country that’s making the world a better…

China should establish an “original” knowledge system regarding the history of its border regions to mitigate security risks from “hostile forces in the West”, according to a senior scholar at a prominent state-run think tank. Fan Enshi of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) also warned about the threat…

This undated file photo shows a view of the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in Ain Sokhna district of Suez province, Egypt.  (TEDA Investment Holding Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua) by Mahmoud Fouly CAIRO, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Growing Chinese investments in Egypt are helping the Arab country…