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US-China relations

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

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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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

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Illustration: Henry Wong

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

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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Protester Hannah Liu holds a sign in support of birthright citizenship outside the US Supreme Court in May, 2025. Photo: AP
Mainland China

Born in the USA? China targeted in Trump’s birthright citizenship fight

As Supreme Court decision looms, Chinese nationals find themselves at the centre of disputed core constitutional issue: who is an American?

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US-China trade war

China deploys new trade-war weapons with US investigations

US, Israel war on Iran

‘Clear cracks’: how Trump’s Iran war is driving Republican rift as midterms loom

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Boao Forum for Asia

Asean countries warned against exploiting US-China tensions for short-term gain

Chinese political scientist says Southeast Asian nations ‘should not assume that the US will back them’ and that strategy could backfire.

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Chinese political scientist Zheng Yongnian cautions that while it is possible for smaller countries to navigate among major powers, “it requires a high level of finesse”. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
China economy

As China’s property downturn grinds on, foreign suppliers strive to adapt

US lift giant Otis is riding a growing trend for retrofitting older buildings in China, as new construction projects remain thin on the ground.

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US-China trade war

Trump pitches China trade ‘win’ to US farmers ahead of Xi meeting, midterms

Claims come despite farmers remaining unsure if China will meet its 25 million-tonne commitment for 2026, as planting season approaches.

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China-Latin America relations

China denies retaliating against Panama ships, accuses Washington of canal grab

US body says Beijing’s inspections of Panama-flagged ships exceed historical norms and may be reprisals over ousted Hong Kong operator.

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Shipping containers sit ready for transport at Guangzhou port in Guangdong, China. US authorities claim Beijing has ramped up port inspections of Panama-flagged vessels. Photo: AP
Mainland China

Air China subsidiary to lease 10 Boeing jets in deals worth about US$400 million

The announcement comes weeks ahead of US President Donald Trump’s planned visit to China, where he is expected to conduct trade talks.

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Artificial intelligence

Top US AI conference apologises after sanctions policy sparks backlash in China

Organisers said they had gone beyond legal requirements after linking to a broader US sanctions list.

China GDP

China’s economy can absorb Iran war shocks, says Justin Lin

But top economist cautions that US might not follow through on any agreements reached when Trump visits China in May.

The logo of the Boao Forum for Asia in Boao, Hainan province, this week. Photo: Xinhua
Diplomacy

Opinion | What ancient Chinese wisdom can offer a divided world – and the US

Chinese leaders often turn to classical poems, essays and proverbs to explain foreign policy, something US policymakers fail to understand.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump says Iran ‘begging’ for deal, but teases new aid for hard-hit US farmers

Trump shrugs off the need to reach a settlement, then alleges Iran let oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz as a ‘gift’ to the US.

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Taiwan

Opinion | Trump 2.0 has flipped the script on the US’ one-China policy

By sending mixed signals to both Beijing and Taipei, the Trump administration has turned cross-strait stability into a bargaining chip.

US Air Force

Siblings who fled to China charged over bomb planted outside US Air Force base

Alen Zheng remains at large, while Ann Mary Zheng was arrested after she returned to the US; their mother has been detained for deportation.

MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. Photo: Reuters
2026 Trump-Xi summit

Trump sets new China visit date as Iran war stokes economic risks

The US president now plans to visit China in mid-May as the war on Iran hits his poll ratings and Chinese manufacturers.

China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. Photos: AFP
China trade

‘Demand shock’: why China cannot escape the impact of a prolonged Iran war

China’s economy is more resilient than most, but a decline in global demand sparked by the war would hurt Chinese exporters, analyst warns.

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Euro Zone

Open Questions | Euro, Chinese yuan to end US dollar dominance, top economist says

Kenneth Rogoff sees yuan as a reserve currency within five years, Europe asserting financial independence and greater regulation of stablecoins.

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Mainland China

Chinese nationals, firms charged in US with smuggling AI chips, drug trafficking

Two different cases refer to smuggling of American-made advanced AI chips to China through Thailand and an alleged fentanyl supply chain.

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A Chinese national in the US has been charged with allegedly smuggling American-made advanced AI chips to China through Thailand. Photo: AFP
The Netherlands

Why China’s Iran war strategy is working – and may even be an opportunity

Beijing happy to watch, wait and safeguard core interests – oil flows, Taiwan and trade – as its geopolitical rival spends resources on war.

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2026 Trump-Xi summit

Trump-Xi summit: US announces new dates in May

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Trump will also host Chinese leader in Washington later this year.

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Airbus

Airbus wins Chinese airline’s 101-plane order in victory over Boeing

China Eastern Airlines said it would take delivery of the A320neo aircraft, worth US$15.8 billion, between 2028 and 2032.

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Deal follows orders for 148 A320s from several Chinese airlines and a state-owned aircraft leasing group last year. Photo: Handout
China GDP

China still on track to supplant US as world’s No 1 economy in 10 years: academic

China is better equipped to navigate its current challenges than the US, which will remain mired in ‘self-defeating’ conflicts, scholar says.

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China is still on course to overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy in 10 years, according to Li Cheng, a professor of political science at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China

Are US and China seeking ‘minimum stability’ after a ‘rough patch’ in relations?

Even though Donald Trump has postponed his trip to China, an academic forum heard that both sides still hoped to keep things on an even keel.

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Mainland China

US unlikely to get China to join new nuclear arms control agreement, experts say

Nuclear superpowers not taking active steps towards meaningful negotiation following the expiry of New Start arms treaty in February.

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Donald Trump

Trump’s China policy lacks strategy and coherence: former Biden officials

At Carnegie event, ex-officials say Trump’s approach echoes first term, with swings from tariffs to accommodation and little clear strategy.

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US President Donald Trump’s China policy has drawn scrutiny from former government officials. Photo: Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

The View | Trump’s energy war over Iran is failing just like his China trade war

Much like China’s rare earths dominance held off Trump’s trade war, Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz to outdo Trump in economic warfare.

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A Chinese-flagged tanker is seen moored at an oil terminal at Tsing Yi port in Hong Kong on March 19. Photo: Reuters
Mainland China

US faces critical shortage of China expertise within a decade, report warns

Ageing cadre and a weak pipeline risk eroding US-China policy, business insight and national security preparedness as prowess dwindles.

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Middle East

Trump-Xi summit will be very amicable, predicts former Biden official

Kurt Campbell expects to see both leaders being ‘extraordinarily polite and engaged’ during key rescheduled meeting despite Iran conflict.

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