{"id":3274068,"date":"2025-08-01T23:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=3274068"},"modified":"2025-08-02T10:30:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T08:30:26","slug":"china-denies-fbi-chiefs-accusation-customised-robots-for-rent-scmp-daily-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/de\/2025\/08\/china-denies-fbi-chiefs-accusation-customised-robots-for-rent-scmp-daily-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"China denies FBI chief\u2019s accusation; customised robots for rent: SCMP daily highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Beijing\u2019s response to Kash Patel\u2019s \u2018groundless\u2019 claim to Guangzhou and Shenzhen\u2019s underperformance, here\u2019s a round-up from today\u2019s coverage.<\/b>
\n1. Beijing denies threat as FBI opens new office in New Zealand to \u2018counter China\u2019
Claims by the head of the FBI that China is a threat to the Indo-Pacific are groundless, Beijing said as the American security agency opened its first permanent office in New Zealand.2. Trump administration sends mixed messages on China trade pact
The US government sent mixed messages on Thursday on where the latest trade agreement with China, including a possible extension of the pause on tariff hikes, is headed.3. US\u2019 containerised launcher \u2018poses threats to regional security\u2019: China\u2019s military
China\u2019s military has warned that America\u2019s new containerised missile and rocket launch system could \u201cseriously undermine regional strategic stability\u201d.<\/p>\n