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Breaking news and analysis on US-China relations, including trade war, talks, and tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Beijing visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken keeps talks open between the two superpowers with the Ukraine war, Russian relations and Mideast conflict looming large.
Pledge to use city’s new domestic national security law only in compelling circumstances and to promote ‘soft power’ suggests a subtle change in government stance.
- In a video speech at an event in Bangkok, Meng said there were ‘huge gaps’ between countries when it came to AI foundation models trained on global data
- The Asia-Pacific region only accounted for 6 per cent of Huawei’s total revenue in 2023, compared with 67 per cent for the China market
Almost 10 years after the ‘Made in China 2025’ targets were drawn up, we investigate just how many have been achieved.
A highly placed scholar is encouraging China to offload more of its holdings in Treasuries as overseas assets become a riskier proposition thanks to erratic geopolitical shifts.
Chinese researchers detail how technology has transformed the region’s textile industry and led to record surge in exports.
Scrutiny cast on internet service providers, lax enforcement and a disturbing culture compounded by poverty.
Japan’s ambition to send its first astronaut to the moon by 2028 is seen as a move to prevent China from scoring a propaganda coup, analysts say.
State news agency rejects allegations that Chinese EV firms are exporting a glut of electric vehicles.
Across the region, high-stakes games of geopolitical brinkmanship are combining to create a perilous chain of potential nuclear-conflict zones.
The announcement comes close on the heels of US secretary of state’s meeting with Chinese president.
Air China will start to add international flights from Sunday, while bookings ahead of May Day holiday have surged, but flights to US are having a sluggish recovery.
Along with the US mega star’s Midnights, the US Secretary of State also picked up a record by Chinese rocker Dou Wei.
The privately held social media giant has rejected a report that said it was ‘exploring scenarios’ to sell a majority stake in TikTok’s US operations.
China-US ties are more stable but still at risk if ‘red lines’ are crossed, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday.
The FCC has cited national security concerns in revoking or denying Chinese companies’ rights to provide US telecoms services.
The app’s algorithms are deemed too important to the Chinese parent company, making a sale to an American buyer highly unlikely.
But American treasury secretary says the policy option is something Washington ‘would be prepared to use if necessary’.
Trip would be the long-time leader’s first abroad since his re-election, amid Western claims that China is propping up Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.
Mohamad Hasan takes a veiled swipe at US-Philippines military cooperation during a meeting with China’s foreign minister in Beijing.
Chinese space agency deputy director declares China on track to put astronauts on the moon by 2030.
Secretary of State raised concerns in meeting with Shanghai party chief Chen Jining, but also said direct engagement between the two sides is a ‘necessity’.
Europe must not become a vassal of the US, he said, as he outlined his vision for a more assertive EU on the global stage.
