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US Chinese workers face H-1B chaos, Xi in historic first: SCMP daily highlights

AnyFans 2025-10-10

By Scmp

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1. Xi Jinping is first Chinese president to attend Xinjiang anniversary celebration
China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in Urumqi to attend the 70th anniversary of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, according to Xinhua, becoming the first Chinese president to attend a landmark anniversary of its founding.
2. ‘Final straw’: Chinese workers in US explore fleeing to Europe after H-1B chaos
Trump’s proposed changes to the visa programme sparked panic among Chinese workers – and a spike in inquiries about moving to Europe.
3. China’s Guangdong evacuates 371,000, suspends flights as Ragasa nears

The global manufacturing centre of Guangdong in southern China has come to a halt as people brace for the most powerful typhoon to hit the region in recent years.
4. Car trade in reverse as Germany’s deficit with China jumps 143 per cent
Europe is buying Chinese hybrid vehicles by the shipload – imports are up more than 400 per cent this year – while Germany’s car exports to China have slumped, leaving gold as its biggest single shipment going the other way.
5. How China’s next 5-year plan shapes economic strategy from command to hybrid
At a time of rising global uncertainty, attention has now shifted to Beijing’s policy priorities over the next half-decade as officials begin drafting the 15th five-year plan covering the period from 2026 to 2030. The latest blueprint is set to be discussed at the Communist Party’s fourth plenary session in October.
6. US lawmaker in China warns lack of communication between militaries is dangerous
A lack of military-to-military communication between the United States and China “is dangerous” and could lead to miscalculation and “larger problems”, a US lawmaker from the House Armed Services Committee said after meeting Chinese officials, including Defence Minister Dong Jun.
7. China’s record-breaking new dam, built with the help of AI, starts storing water

A record-breaking mega dam project in China’s far western Xinjiang region – built with the help of artificial intelligence and digital twin technologies – has begun storing water.