1. Trump calls criticism of move to admit thousands of Chinese students ‘insulting’
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his proposal to admit hundreds of thousands of Chinese students, saying the US is “honoured” to host them and warning that the American college system would “go to hell” without them.
2. As the world watches PLA approach 100, is it truly ‘capable of winning wars’?
The 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japan in World War II is intended to display both the strength and solidarity of the People’s Liberation Army. But just two weeks before it is set to take place, Beijing announced that former navy chief of staff Li Hanjun – a veteran who took part in similar parades in 1984 and 2009 – had been removed as a delegate in the national legislature on suspicion of “serious violations of discipline and law”, a euphemism for corruption.
3. ‘Will you leave US for China?’ It depends, mathematician Terence Tao says
Would mathematician Terence Tao consider leaving the United States for Hong Kong or mainland China in light of funding cuts under the Trump administration? When the South China Morning Post put the question to the Fields medallist and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) professor, his response was measured but telling.
