US Chinese workers face H-1B chaos, Xi in historic first: SCMP daily highlights

SCMP | Sept. 23, 2025, 8:33 a.m. | Original
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Children cheer as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Urumqi Tianshan International Airport in Xinjiang on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

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China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in Urumqi to attend the 70th anniversary of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, according to Xinhua, becoming the first Chinese president to attend a landmark anniversary of its founding.

2. ‘Final straw’: Chinese workers in US explore fleeing to Europe after H-1B chaos

Trump’s proposed changes to the visa programme sparked panic among Chinese workers – and a spike in inquiries about moving to Europe.

3. China’s Guangdong evacuates 371,000, suspends flights as Ragasa nears

Fishing boats are docked at the Gaoqi Fujian-Taiwan Central Fishing Port in Xiamen, Fujian. As of Tuesday morning, Guangdong’s typhoon alert was at Level 1, the highest in a four-tier warning system. Photo: Xinhua
Fishing boats are docked at the Gaoqi Fujian-Taiwan Central Fishing Port in Xiamen, Fujian. As of Tuesday morning, Guangdong’s typhoon alert was at Level 1, the highest in a four-tier warning system. Photo: Xinhua

The global manufacturing centre of Guangdong in southern China has come to a halt as people brace for the most powerful typhoon to hit the region in recent years.

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