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Charles Lieber was found guilty in 2021 of hiding his ties to a Chinese talent programme. Photo: AP
Science

Former Harvard professor convicted over China ties joins Tsinghua University

Chemist and nanoscientist Charles Lieber says he aims to ‘realise more scientific dreams in the vibrant and innovative city of Shenzhen’.

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US-China trade war

A month into Trump’s trade war, the world is divided – how are nations reacting?

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US-China trade war

Video | Amazon scraps plan to list tariff costs

China hawk David Perdue confirmed as US envoy to Beijing

Former US senator and veteran business executive with Asia experience has been labelled ‘anti-China’ by Beijing think tank.

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Former US Senator David Perdue, who has been a vocal China critic, won bipartisan support during his confirmation for US ambassador to China. Photo: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS
US-China trade war

Letters | Could Trump even convince American workers to make iPhones?

Readers discuss why bringing manufacturing jobs back to the US is easier said than done, and the West’s changing attitude towards China.

India

What will happen to China’s rejected Boeing planes? India may have an answer

If Indian carriers can acquire the jets, it could ease capacity issues and boost the country’s aviation growth.

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Asian-Americans

Quarter of non-Asian Americans see Chinese-Americans as possible threat: poll

Survey by Asian American Foundation also says 63 per cent of Asian-Americans report feeling unsafe.

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The survey found that some 63 per cent of Asian-Americans reported feeling unsafe in day-to-day situations. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China trade war

Exclusive | China waits to see which Trump adviser will come out on top on tariffs: sources

Beijing is holding off on trade talks to determine which way the wind blows in the divided White House, sources say.

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Donald Trump

No China talks under way, Trump trade chief says, but other deals are close

Trump administration is focused on ‘targeted’ deals, US trade representative says.

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US-China trade war

Opinion | 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.

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Donald Trump

Trump says US kids may get ‘2 dolls instead of 30’, but China will suffer more

The comments come amid news of the US economy shrinking, which the president says ‘has nothing to do’ with his tariffs.

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US President Donald Trump listens to remarks during a cabinet meeting in the White House on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
China-EU relations

China lifts sanctions on EU lawmakers amid transatlantic strains

The move had been telegraphed by a series of meetings between European Parliament president and China’s ambassador to the EU.

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US-China trade war

How Trump’s tariff chaos is bringing China’s ‘trade circle of friends’ closer

Washington’s hardline approach is likely to boost Beijing’s ties with Brazil and Latin America in general, according to analysts.

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US-China trade war

Business lobby group urges lowering of tariff ‘temperature’ to save US jobs

US-China Business Council says ‘precipitous decline’ in bilateral trade could destabilise US economy.

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Shipping containers stacked at the Port of Oakland on April 28. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Donald Trump

Trump blames Biden as US economy unexpectedly shrinks

US GDP fell at an annual rate of 0.3 per cent in the first quarter, after growth of 2.4 per cent in the last months of 2024.

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US President Donald Trump holds a rally in Warren, Michigan, on Tuesday to mark his 100th day in office. Photo: Reuters
China’s Communist Party

Stay alert to external forces, Xi Jinping says as China embarks on 5-year planning

Xi highlights need to keep eye on global developments as the country sets its next development goals.

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Mainland China

Opinion | 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.

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China travel

Chinese flight bookings to US in summer decline amid tariff war

Cancellations of flights from China to the US in June have been outnumbering new bookings, according to China Trading Desk CEO.

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Passenger numbers on China-US flights have been declining. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Geopolitics high on list as Hong Kong trade body searches for new director

Current Trade Development Council executive director Margaret Fong will retire later this year.

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Global trade war: sparks fly at WTO session over China overcapacity, tariffs

Overproduction focus a ‘waste of time’, Beijing says, stressing real issue is protectionism as US-led group blasts China for alleged subsidies, industrial overflows.

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US-China trade war

Opinion | 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.

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Children ride with adults in a park in Fuyang, in east China’s Anhui province, on January 16. China said on January 17 that its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country battles a looming demographic crisis. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

Chinese traders in world’s largest wholesale market adjust to fewer US buyers

A growing global base of customers is helping vendors in Yiwu city mitigate the fallout from a tariff war with the United States as uncertainties take toll.

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A vendor sleeps at the Yiwu International Trade Market in eastern China’s Zhejiang province while waiting for customers. Photo: Wency Chen
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Trump hails tariffs – achievement list from administration barely mentions them

In a 90-minute speech in Michigan, Trump justifies ‘China tariffs’ as an effort to curb ‘the greatest job theft in the world’.

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Japan

‘Panda politics’: sorrow and suspicion in Japan as China recalls 4 pandas

With the animals’ return in June before the expiry of a loan agreement, Japan will be left with just two pandas at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo.

US-China trade war

Canada likely has more room to work with China if US tensions persist: analysts

‘Almost certain’ that electoral victory led by Prime Minister Mark Carney will prompt review of Ottawa’s commercial relations with Beijing.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Tuesday. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP
US-China tech war

US is urged to mine seabeds for critical minerals in counter to China

Witnesses tell Congressional panel that to break Beijing’s rare earths dominance, Washington must promote ocean mining of elements.

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Manganese nodules at 5,500 meters deep. Witnesses told a US congressional hearing on Tuesday that Washington should expedite excavating resources from seabeds to counter China’s dominance of critical minerals. Photo: Jamstec/AFP
Brics

Meeting in Brazil, Brics foreign ministers fail to issue joint statement

Objections to expansion of UN Security Council by new, African members overshadowed consensus on ‘protectionist’ trade measures.

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Mainland China

Editorial | Chaos marks first 100 days of Trump back in the White House

The US president started a global tariff war and created crisis and unease at home with series of hard-hitting executive orders.

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