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Kok Yufeng

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Yufeng is a correspondent at The Straits Times covering China issues. He was previously on the transport beat, reporting on Singapore’s air, land and sea connections, as well as on issues related to politics and labour. Before joining the national broadsheet in 2021, he was with The New Paper.

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More Chinese firms at Singapore Airshow, in push for wider reach in foreign skies

A display of team aerobatics by the J-10 combat aircrafts from the People's Liberation Army Air Force Bayi Aerobatic Team during the media preview at Changi Exhibition Centre on Feb 1, 2026. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM esair01
A display of team aerobatics by the J-10 combat aircrafts from the People's Liberation Army Air Force Bayi Aerobatic Team during the media preview at Changi Exhibition Centre on Feb 1, 2026. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM esair01

Beijing’s hands may be tied as US scores win in Panama Canal ports ruling

Panama’s Supreme Court annulling key port contracts held by a Hong Kong‑based firm leaves the future uncertain.
Panama’s Supreme Court annulling key port contracts held by a Hong Kong‑based firm leaves the future uncertain.

Thanks, but no thanks? Parsing China’s response to Trump’s Board of Peace invitation

US President Donald Trump unveiling his Board of Peace in Davos on Jan 22.
US President Donald Trump unveiling his Board of Peace in Davos on Jan 22.

US-China ties expected to stabilise in 2026, says WEF panel

(From left) ST editor Jaime Ho moderating a panel discussion by Harvard University’s Douglas Dillon Professor of Government Graham Allison, United States senator for Delaware Chris Coons, University of Southern California law professor Angela Zhang, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and director for the international politics programme at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ National Institute for Global Strategy Zhao Hai at a panel discussion on US-China ties during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
(From left) ST editor Jaime Ho moderating a panel discussion by Harvard University’s Douglas Dillon Professor of Government Graham Allison, United States senator for Delaware Chris Coons, University of Southern California law professor Angela Zhang, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and director for the international politics programme at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ National Institute for Global Strategy Zhao Hai at a panel discussion on US-China ties during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

US capture of Maduro could prompt caution in China’s courtship of Latin America

China's President Xi Jinping and Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China on Sept 13, 2023.
China's President Xi Jinping and Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China on Sept 13, 2023.

Why China is racing to develop its own commercial jet engine

With more than 1,000 of its C919 passenger planes on order, Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac had pledged to ramp up production of the homegrown jetliner.
With more than 1,000 of its C919 passenger planes on order, Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac had pledged to ramp up production of the homegrown jetliner.

In a triumph over tariffs, the world is trading more than ever

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 10: In an aerial view, tugboats assist a container ship as it arrives at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025 in Oakland, California. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a massive increase of tariffs on Chinese imports in response to China's announcement of new export controls on rare earths. China controls an estimated 70% of the global supply of rare earths minerals.   Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 10: In an aerial view, tugboats assist a container ship as it arrives at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025 in Oakland, California. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a massive increase of tariffs on Chinese imports in response to China's announcement of new export controls on rare earths. China controls an estimated 70% of the global supply of rare earths minerals.   Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

China’s climate balancing act: Mixed signals over coal undercut clean energy drive

A man works near a coal power plant at Zhangjiakou in China's northern Hebei province in this November 2021 file picture. PHOTO: AFP
A man works near a coal power plant at Zhangjiakou in China's northern Hebei province in this November 2021 file picture. PHOTO: AFP

From hip-hop song to satirical cartoons, China-Japan row ratchets up online

Mr Masaaki Kanai (left), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, meeting his Chinese counterpart Liu Jinsong in Beijing on Nov 18.
Mr Masaaki Kanai (left), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, meeting his Chinese counterpart Liu Jinsong in Beijing on Nov 18.

US ambassador Anjani Sinha among four foreign envoys to formally assume office in S’pore

US ambassador Anjani Sinha had earlier arrived in Singapore on Nov 6 to begin his tenure.
US ambassador Anjani Sinha had earlier arrived in Singapore on Nov 6 to begin his tenure.

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