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Brian Rhoads
SCMP Plus Editor
Brian Rhoads has been a journalist in Asia and North America for more than three decades, serving in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York and the San Francisco area. He graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Political Science in 1987.
Brian Rhoads has been a journalist in Asia and North America for more than three decades, serving in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York and the San Francisco area. He graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Political Science in 1987.
Languages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Stocks in Hong Kong and China are seen making further gains next year, even as weak consumption and trade risks threaten economic growth.
The US is trying to shut China out of Latin America, even as the Asian nation outlines plans to further grow trade and investment in the resource-rich region.
MetaX shares make their debut on Wednesday after a wildly popular IPO as China’s tech self-sufficiency push fuels investor demand for AI-related stocks.
Getting Chinese consumers to open their wallets after property-market losses is a tough task for leaders seeking to reheat the cooling economy – it may also be the only option.
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The Japanese and US air forces flew a training mission over the Sea of Japan in wake of complaints from Tokyo about Chinese military activities in the region.
Policymakers meeting in Beijing this week will probably see few reasons for new stimulus measures after China’s economy largely weathered the US trade war.
Beijing snubbed Nvidia’s H20 chip earlier in the year as China works towards self-sufficiency in technology. Rejecting the vastly more powerful H200 may be harder to do.
The new US National Security Strategy focuses on trade and pushing allies to do more, rather than portraying a global danger.
French President Emmanuel Macron left Ursula von der Leyen in Europe, as European leaders sidestep the EU and seek to boost bilateral ties with China.
The new version of DeepSeek’s AI model is competitive with Google and OpenAI, underscoring how Chinese developers are challenging the US even when forced to rely on less advanced chips.
The central bank’s latest attack on cryptocurrencies, specifically including stablecoins, is sure to cause concerns in Hong Kong among regulators and potential issuers.
An eighth straight month of contraction in manufacturing and weakness in services, suggests that China’s days of 5 per cent annual economic growth are coming to an end.
The fatal housing estate blaze will prompt a review of safety standards in the construction industry, potentially including the use of bamboo scaffolding.
The possibility of four Trump-Xi meetings next year shows how the US leader has flipped to seeking stability with China from fighting an all-out trade war.
The usually voluble US president made no comment about Taiwan after speaking to the leaders of China and Japan amid the two Asian nations’ row over the island.
Cop30 and the G20 both saw China-backed multilateralism win the day, as US boycotts further eroded Washington’s global leadership.
China’s new pressure on Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan makes it hard to see when bilateral relations will stabilise again.
A US Congressional commission highlights advances made by China under an industrial programme, as well as laying out recommendations to curb national security risks.
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil sought assurances on rare earth supplies from China in a bid to ease one of the challenges weighing down Germany’s sluggish economy.
A Japanese envoy flew to Beijing on Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi upended relations by ditching Japan’s traditional strategic ambiguity over Taiwan.
A speech by Taiwan’s No 2 leader and the seizure of a Chinese-owned chipmaker are just further examples of endless friction between China and the EU.
Railways, nuclear reactors, oil pipelines and water networks in China are all opening up to private investors as the government seeks new ways to revive economic growth.
The new five-year plan assumes a 0.2 per cent annual population decline as the government struggles to revive birth rates and prevent the increasing ageing of the country.
The commissioning of the Fujian, China’s third aircraft carrier, extends the nation’s reach into the Pacific, provided it can overcome the challenges of operating a blue-water navy.
China plans to further open up its huge domestic market to overseas businesses, while its own manufacturers may get a boost from the US trade war pause.
China is ramping up support for Hong Kong’s finance sector as it develop the city’s role as a link between the mainland and global markets.
US President Donald Trump rated a summit with China’s Xi Jinping as 12 out of 10, as the two sides reached agreements on tariffs, rare earths and shipping.
Technological self-reliance was a key focus of recommendations for China’s 15th five-year plan issued as Xi Jinping and Donald Trump prepare to meet on Thursday.
Southeast Asian countries broadened Asean-level cooperation with China, while separately trying to contend with US President Donald Trump’s trade war.
