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Breaking news and analysis on US-China relations, including trade war, talks, and tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Open Questions series

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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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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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic

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Donald Trump has complained about Chinese “control” over the canal. Photo: Zuma Press Wire/ TNS
Panama

Panama and China hit back at US ‘lies’ about Beijing’s influence over canal

Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino has told his cabinet not to discuss ‘lies’ while Beijing hit back at Donald Trump’s takeover threats.

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US-China tech war

What did China’s tech titans tell Xi Jinping at the symposium?

South China Sea

Chinese military says 3 Philippine aircraft expelled from Spratly Islands

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)

US Treasury Secretary Bessent to hold first call with China counterpart

Bessent said one message will be that ‘we really want to put a stop’ to the inflow of precursor ingredients for fentanyl from China.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS
US-China tech war

US should consider barring Chinese citizens from its national labs, Senate hears

Hearing showcases support for restricting access to American scientific research as Beijing’s ‘stealing’ cited.

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Ukraine war

UK foreign secretary questions Russia’s ‘appetite’ for peace at G20 meeting

‘We’ve not got anywhere near a negotiated settlement,’ said David Lammy on Thursday. The Ukraine war’s third anniversary is next week.

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Artificial intelligence

Meet Wang Xingxing, the Unitree robotics star at Xi’s symposium

Wang, 35, is the founder and CEO of Unitree – one of China’s top developers of quadrupedal and humanoid robots.

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Wang Xingxing, CEO of Unitree Robotics, posing with the company’s humanoid robots. Photo: Weibo
Donald Trump

Joint projects and visas: how US embassy job cuts could play out in China

American diplomatic offices are expected to shed 10 per cent of their staff on the mainland and in Hong Kong.

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Diplomacy

US Southcom head meets Panama Canal administrator to discuss countering China

Panama’s president, who was warned about China’s influence by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier this month, reacted with anger.

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Donald Trump

Xi should accept Trump’s invite to US, but obstacles are in the way: experts

The US president is pushing for a visit and it may be in Beijing’s interests, but considerable hurdles will need to be cleared first.

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Trump and Xi, pictured in Beijing in 2017, spoke by phone shortly before the US leader returned to the White House. Photo: AFP
United States

‘Smear campaign’: China protests over change to US State Department fact sheet

Another State Department website change shows Trump ‘seems indifferent’ to the importance of the Taiwan issue to Beijing, academic says.

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Beijing has objected to changes made to a US State Department fact sheet on US-China relations that emphasises strategic competition. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Can China still play a role as peacemaker in Ukraine after US-Russia talks?

Beijing has reportedly offered to provide peacekeepers, but analysts are divided about how far it is willing to go to secure a deal.

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Science

Chinese in Musk’s Grok squad line up against China in race for AI supremacy

Media in China is taking notice of the large number of key developers, researchers and scientists born and educated in China at work in US.

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South China Sea

‘Unsafe and irresponsible’: US weighs in on China-Philippines aerial encounter

State Department calls on Beijing to ‘refrain from coercive actions and settle its disputes peacefully’.

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An aircraft identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as a Chinese navy helicopter flies near the Philippine fisheries bureau plane at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on February 18. Photo: AFP
Panama

Chinese woman recaptured after escape from Panama hotel holding deportees from US

Panama’s security minister blames ‘human traffickers’ for woman’s brief escape from hotel accommodating detained migrants.

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Members of Panama’s National Aeronaval Service police on Tuesday stand outside the hotel where migrants are being housed after being deported to Panama from the US. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

US must update wavelength policies or be left behind by China, Congress hears

Senate Commerce Committee debates balancing economic and national security needs as Beijing deploys next-generation wireless infrastructure.

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Diplomacy

Exclusive | US to slash size of diplomatic mission in China by 10%: sources

The ‘substantial’ cuts are expected to affect both US and local employees and are part of Trump’s drive to overhaul the corps worldwide.

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US-China trade war

Trump’s new tariff proposals: how would they impact China?

Proposed 25 per cent tariffs on cars, drugs and chips would harm China’s regional competitors more than China itself, analysts say.

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US President Donald Trump leaves after speaking to the media at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

China and US need to ‘get along’, Wang Yi tells American business groups

As trade war escalates, top diplomat calls for better ties and encourages US companies to seize opportunities created by China’s rise.

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China economy

Opinion | Why China needs broad-based response to Trump’s tariff tantrum

As the global economic landscape evolves, China’s ability to adapt and implement effective policies will determine its continued prosperity.

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Hong Kong economy

Former commerce chief Frederick Ma to head Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Appointment made as council’s outgoing chief, Peter Lam, returns to chairman role at Tourism Board.

Hong Kong’s former commerce chief Frederick Ma will take over as head of the city’s Trade Development Council. Photo: Eugene Lee
Donald Trump

US Senate confirms Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary

Donald Trump has tasked Howard Lutnick with leading his administration’s tariff and trade agenda.

Howard Lutnick, the billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, was confirmed by the Senate to be President Donald Trump’s commerce secretary. Photo: AP
China’s military

Trump Jnr says US should avoid ‘poking the dragon’ in China-focused commentary

The younger Trump pushes support for the president’s Pentagon policy nominee – a China hawk, who is also open to talks with Xi Jinping.

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United Nations

Wang Yi at UN promotes multilateralism as US seems headed in other direction

Chinese foreign minister stops in New York to build on theme as part of Beijing’s month-long leadership of UN Security Council.

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Will Trump’s bureaucracy overhaul free up resources for US to compete with China?

Foreign aid freeze and policy chaos could undermine soft power, but changes may put Washington in better position in rivalry with Beijing.

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World Trade Organization (WTO)

China condemns Trump’s ‘tariff shocks’ at WTO, warns of global recession

US unilateralism ‘threatens to upend the rules-based multilateral trading system’, Beijing’s envoy to the international trade watchdog says.

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Li Chenggang, China’s Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation, gestures during an interview in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2021. Photo: Reuters
My Take

My Take | If the ground is shifting underneath you, you’re in the right place

Revelations from Munich Security Conference show opportunities for Beijing, but expectations must be tempered.

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Donald Trump

Opinion | China could be the steady counterweight to Trump’s Pax Americana

Few seem able to resist Trump’s domestic and foreign policies, but China’s actions could offer a template for how to withstand the pressure.

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