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news US and its allies must be wary of provoking South China Sea conflict over freedom of navigation Illustration: Stephen Case The United States and China are flirting with disaster in the South China Sea. Although there have been dangerous incidents, so far the two have avoided a head-on clash. Neither really wants war - at least for now - and there is still some hope on both sides that it can be avoided. However, there is an incipient development that could convince China that war is inevitable and tempt it to respond accordingly. That is the joining of US allies - Britain, France, German...

China recently conducted a successful launch of its medium-lift Long March-8 rocket, the first step in a plan to develop a series of reusable rockets like American aerospace company SpaceX's Falcon range - making China the second in the world to tap into such technology. Moreover, China has been leading the world in space launches, with 39 conducted in 2018 and 34 in 2019, leaving the United States and Russia behind. This year, China has...

The end of 2020 is upon us, followed by the Lunar New Year and the arrival of the Year of the Ox. Neither date could come fast enough. Hong Kong has not escaped unscathed as pandemic restrictions tighten once again. Local cases have surpassed 8,000 with more than 130 deaths. Globally, nearly 1.8 million are dead - including more than 333,000 in the United States and 145,000 in India. Yet, less than 12 months after the novel coronavirus spread...