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US-China trade war: who will blink first?
While neither side wants to yield before the other, the mounting costs of the conflict mean Xi and Trump are likely to talk soon.
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Thanks to Trump, China has the cards it needs to win the trade war
4 May 2025 - 8:30PM
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China’s technocratic elite will be a powerful force in rivalry with US
4 May 2025 - 9:30AM
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US-China relations
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Forget Mao, Clausewitz is a better guide to the real US-Chinese trade war
Trade wars, like real wars, are an implicit bargaining tool before the start of formal negotiations.
4 May 2025 - 9:00AM
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Street art by Berlin-based Eme Freethinker depicting the US-China fight over tariffs. Photo: EPA
Artificial intelligence
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The convergence of AI and robotics couldn’t have come at a better time
The country’s manufacturing prowess and sophisticated supply chains will propel humanoid robot development.
4 May 2025 - 8:24AM
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United States
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Trump’s tariffs are waking Asia up from the dream of export-led growth
Asian economies responded to Western exhortations to pursue export-led growth. The resulting ‘economic miracle’ now looks like a mistake.
3 May 2025 - 4:30PM
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Being Chinese
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Once a Chinese frog in a well, I’m now living my travel dreams
When China opened up and millions went abroad, it influenced everything from fashion and cuisine to values and perspectives.
3 May 2025 - 9:30AM
A Chinese tourist throws wheat while dressed up as a bride for a traditional Serbian wedding experience in Gostoljublje, a village near the Serbian town of Kosjeric, in 2019. The year before the pandemic hit, Chinese tourists topped the world in outbound spending. Photo: AFP
United States
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Uncertainty unleashed by Trump 2.0 will exact a high price
Companies and countries alike are seeing hedging costs hit the roof amid a loss of trust and certainty in the US, the dollar and Treasuries.
3 May 2025 - 8:50AM
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US tariffs a wake-up call for China to improve labour standards
If China’s export competitiveness remains reliant on lowering its labour standards, the US and others will continue their trade-restrictive policies.
2 May 2025 - 4:32PM
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The US is fixated on ‘beating China’. It needs to stop beating itself
A bill introduced five years ago epitomises the emotion, chaos and inconsistency with which Washington approaches its ‘China anxiety’.
2 May 2025 - 9:00AM
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US-China trade war has left ordinary people stuck in the middle
The implication that Chinese people’s aspirations for prosperity must be curtailed to preserve American primacy is deeply problematic.
1 May 2025 - 5:30AM
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US vs China: who can endure a trade war longer?
While Trump assumes that China’s trade surplus with the US makes it inherently vulnerable, Beijing appears unfazed.
30 Apr 2025 - 8:43PM
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4 ways China can reverse its population decline and boost consumption
With the US market largely closed to it, Beijing cannot neglect the wider social impact of couples’ decisions about whether to have children.
30 Apr 2025 - 5:23PM
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China-Russia relations
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Russia-China division of power in Central Asia is wearing thin
While Russia held a near monopoly over weapons sales in the region, the war in Ukraine has changed this, offering China an opening.
30 Apr 2025 - 9:53AM
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China has the upper hand in trade war as Trump flounders
Beyond defending its interests, Beijing’s long preparations for the tariff war are primed to reshape the future global order.
29 Apr 2025 - 8:30PM
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China economy
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How China is turning Trump’s tariffs into an opportunity
Beijing’s drive to boost domestic demand will help it weather trade tensions as well as improve ties with major trading partners.
29 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
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China’s ambitions in electric vehicles go beyond making lots of cars
To become a powerful car nation, China must lead in smart automotive technologies, China’s former industry minister argues.
29 Apr 2025 - 7:00AM
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What’s driving the US’ China policy? Even Trump might not be quite sure
The US president’s approach not only underestimates China but also risks alienating American allies at a time when partnerships still matter.
30 Apr 2025 - 3:07AM
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US President Donald Trump reaches out to a “Make America Great Again” hat, as he announces “Liberation Day” tariffs at the White House in Washington, on April 2. Photo: Reuters
Diplomacy
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As Trump rides roughshod over trade, China is ready to pick up the pieces
China’s message of stable cooperation is resonating as Trump accelerates the birth of a post-US world with rising powers independent of US whims.
28 Apr 2025 - 5:30AM
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In the face of trade bullying, appeasement is not an option
Only firm opposition from a united international community will convince the US to change its current course of action.
27 Apr 2025 - 8:30PM
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China technology
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How China’s agricultural modernisation is reshaping global food systems
As sufficiency improves for China and the countries it shares its agriculture+AI strategy with, regional and global trade could be reshaped.
27 Apr 2025 - 7:10PM
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Time for China to align with nations like it’s 1955
The need to unite for fairer international relations has not dissipated. The spirit of the Bandung Conference is a credible counter to ‘America first’.
27 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM
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A tourist takes notes at the Museum of the Asian-African Conference in Bandung, Java on April 19, during the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy
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China showcases its neighbourhood diplomacy across Southeast Asia
President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia highlighted China’s commitment to fostering regional harmony.
26 Apr 2025 - 5:30AM
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In Africa, China must focus on both the infrastructural and the emotional
Unlike the West’s approach, China’s aid is mostly state-led. The lack of a strong grass-roots presence leaves it open to misconceptions.
25 Apr 2025 - 10:34AM
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Diplomacy
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As the new cold war thaws, UK and China look set for warmer ties
Economic reasons aside, Britain has little reason to prioritise the US alliance when Trump shows few signs of defending previously shared values.
24 Apr 2025 - 8:30PM
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Open Questions series
Princeton’s Rory Truex unwraps Trump’s gifts to China, from tariffs to tech wars
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss
10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AM
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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Princeton’s Rory Truex unwraps Trump’s gifts to China, from tariffs to tech wars
2 hours ago
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss
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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
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