By Xinmei Shen Baidu’s Wang Haifeng and Huawei’s William Xu have been nominated before, but fewer than 90 of the nominees will ascend to the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Source: Baidu, Huawei executives nominated to join China’s top engineering academy as Beijing courts Big Tech
By Reuters India’s foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar dismissed China’s territorial claims after Beijing released an official “standard map” showing the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin plateau as China’s official territory. Source: China-India border dispute: New Delhi lodges strong protest with Beijing over ‘absurd’ territorial claims
By Kitty Tam,Lawrence Iu Hong Kong’s climate adaptation plans must take into account the rise of extreme weather events, pay attention to topographically vulnerable areas and the impact of urbanisation, and make natural habitats a part of its solutions. Source: Climate change: what Maui wildfires and Beijing floods can teach Hong Kong