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South China Morning Post

Hong Kong/China state-aligned, English-language

The South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's leading English-language newspaper, owned since 2015-2016 by Alibaba Group. It presents itself as an international voice on China but has faced sustained criticism for softening scrutiny of Beijing and Hong Kong authorities since the Alibaba takeover. Its coverage of the Trump administration is mixed: often critical on tariffs and trade-war measures affecting China, but more neutral to measured on other U.S. policy topics, generally filtered through a China-interest lens.

Owned byAlibaba Group (acquired SCMP Group's media business in 2015–2016); Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai sits on its board

LeaningHong Kong/China state-aligned, English-language

On the administrationmixed

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3.7average bias score across 83 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

4 Binance Reports $4.7 Billion in Net Withdrawals After Reopening Following $6.3 Billion Hack the FBI Attributes to North Korea
3 U.S. and China Name About $30 Billion Each in Goods for Possible Tariff Cuts; No Rates or Start Date Set as of Oct. 27
2 Marine Le Pen Opens 2027 French Presidential Campaign in Orléans as Curfews Remain in Several Cities
3 Audi Plans Its First U.S. Factory, a $4 Billion Plant Near Macon, Georgia; Trump Announces It at Campaign Rally
2 Cornell Found Students Responsible in 16 Sexual Assault Cases From 2020 to 2024 and Expelled Two, CNN Reports, as Yates Review and State Inquiry Proceed
2 China's September Exports Rise 36.3% From a Year Earlier; Monthly Trade Surplus Reaches $133.5 Billion
3 Taiwan Receives First Two of 66 F-16V Fighter Jets Ordered From the U.S. in 2019
4 U.S. Job Openings Were 7.08 Million in August, Below Forecasts; Conference Board Confidence Index Falls to 81.9, Lowest Since 2014
3 Pentagon Declares End of 12-Year Anti-ISIS Mission in Iraq as Last U.S.-Led Coalition Forces Leave Erbil Air Base
4 AMD Closes Above $1 Trillion in Market Value for the First Time as Chip Stocks Rally on Sept. 21
4 Takaichi Meets Trump and Zelensky at U.N., Two Days Before Trump-Xi Summit in Washington
2 US and China Announce AI Incident Notification Proposal and Say Trade Board Is Operating, After Eight-Hour New York Talks
5 Taiwan's Labor Minister Attends APEC Meeting in Nanjing, First Cabinet-Level Trip to China Under Lai
4 Judge Finds Tailei Qi Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in 2023 Killing of UNC Professor Zijie Yan, Orders Indefinite Commitment
5 Von der Leyen Proposes 'Associate Member' Status for Canada; Trump Threatens EU With Tariffs Over Possible 'Hostile Act'