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Overseas buyers were plentiful at this edition of the Canton Fair, but China’s exporters are still worried the vacuum left by the US will be difficult to fill. Photo: Getty Images

China Economy

At boisterous Canton Fair, China’s exporters get taste of life after US

Tariffs and tensions have made US buyers a rare sight at China’s premier trade fair – are exporters ready for a sea change?

Wealthy Chinese turn away from US real estate amid Trump’s trade war

‘I’m anxious’: US trade war fuels job uncertainty in China’s cross-border firms

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Diplomacy

Chinese ambassador says Beijing open to dialogue if Washington shows respect

Xie Feng tells audience at Washington embassy’s annual open day that China did not launch the tariff war and that tariffs ‘benefit no one’.

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China’s US ambassador Xie Feng said on Saturday that tariffs benefit no one. Photo: X/ @AmbXieFeng
China’s US ambassador Xie Feng said on Saturday that tariffs benefit no one. Photo: X/ @AmbXieFeng

China Economy

Trump tariffs give US consumers, Chinese manufacturers a Halloween fright

Nearly 90 per cent of the Halloween and Christmas novelties sold in America are imported from China.

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Global Economy

Ukraine lacks capacity to supplant China’s critical minerals supply: analysts

Analysts say US deal for Ukraine’s rare earths - meant to replace China as a supplier - will be of little use without the ability to process it.

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Diplomacy

For US-China trade stand-off to ease, negotiators must be agreed upon: analysts

As Washington is said to favour Trump dealing directly with Xi and Beijing rejects the idea as too risky, possible envoys are being explored.

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Advisers to Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump seek to break an impasse in bilateral trade issues. Photo: AFP
Advisers to Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump seek to break an impasse in bilateral trade issues. Photo: AFP

Tech Trends

Chinese maker of cleaning robots has US deal suspended amid tariff turmoil

Lingdu Intelligent Technology’s first US buyer halted a US$1.6 million deal for its X-Human robots as it waits for changes in US tariff policy, COO says.

China

US policy shift means higher prices for consumers of small shipments from China

Online retailers like Shein and Temu are targeted by closing of de minimis loophole with ‘immediately apparent’ impact, analysts say.

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Diplomacy

US State Department office for science and technology pacts may be closing

If Office of Science and Technology Cooperation is shut, analysts say, White House could take a more direct role in science diplomacy.

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US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio might be planning to eliminate the State Department’s Office of Science and Technology Cooperation. Photo: Reuters

China Economy

China’s trade talk comments aim to ramp up pressure on US, analysts say

Beijing confirmed on Friday it was open to discussing a trade deal – but added that Washington should lift its tariffs.

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The US-China trade war has already led to a steep drop in container shipping between the world’s two largest economies, putting both sides under pressure to seek a deal to de-escalate the conflict. Photo: Xinhua
The US-China trade war has already led to a steep drop in container shipping between the world’s two largest economies, putting both sides under pressure to seek a deal to de-escalate the conflict. Photo: Xinhua

China Economy

Canton Fair offers fee refunds as China moves to protect tariff-struck exporters

In an unprecedented move to protect firms amid trade war with the US, the expo has cut fees for Chinese participants in half.

Big Tech

Temu embraces local US sellers as Trump plugs ‘de minimis’ loophole

The shopping site is shifting its US business to a ‘local fulfilment model’, as tariff exemptions for low-value Chinese goods come to an end.

Diplomacy

Deal or no deal? EU engages US, China on high-wire bargaining act

Europe must navigate between the two powers, knowing that cutting an economic deal with one could make it impossible to do so with the other.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing in April 2023. The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) has been frozen at the ratification stage by the European Parliament. Photo: Xinhua

United States & Canada

RSF warns of ‘alarming deterioration’ in US press freedom under Trump

Global press freedom hits all-time low in 2025, the latest ranking by Paris-based Reporters Without Borders shows.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House on January 30. File photo: AP
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House on January 30. File photo: AP

Markets

US jobs growth likely slowed in April, economists’ survey shows

Non-farm payroll growth probably slowed to 138,000 last month, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists.

Tech Trends

Xbox joins PlayStation in raising console prices amid US tariffs

Hefty levies imposed by Trump on manufacturing hubs such as Japan, China and Vietnam have led to a surge in console prices.

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US Elections

For lame duck Biden, an anticlimactic exit from the world stage

Outgoing US president, who will give way to Donald Trump in two months, has little to no clout at upcoming global summits.

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US President Joe Biden will leave office on January 20. Photo: AP
US President Joe Biden will leave office on January 20. Photo: AP

Politics

Exclusive | In China, fear of regime change has shaped US policy. Here’s why

For Beijing, regime security is everything and concerns about ‘hostile Western forces’ will continue, no matter who ends up in the White House.

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World

Rise of Asian-American voters in US elections — a visual explainer

Asian-Americans have emerged as a significant voter demographic in the United States. Recent polling sheds light on which candidate they may prefer in 2024.

China

‘Feeling attacked’ by Texas law threat, Chinese-Americans turn to activism

Legislation to bar Chinese citizens from buying property in the state ultimately failed, but many became politically engaged because of it.

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