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US-China relations
US commission wants more Mandarin language courses to curb Beijing’s sway
Move would deepen students’ linguistic and cultural understanding amid cuts to US cultural exchange programmes to China.
11 Dec 2025 - 6:53AM
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US-China trade war
US seeks ‘constructive’ reset with China as trade tensions ease: Greer
11 Dec 2025 - 6:22AM
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US Fed delivers quarter-point rate cut as policymakers weigh inflation outlook
11 Dec 2025 - 4:34AM
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‘A threat to Europe’s political life’: EU reels from new US security strategy
Brussels warns Washington against interference as Trump’s outline accuses Europe of decline and backs far-right movements across the bloc.
9 Dec 2025 - 5:45PM
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European Council President Antonio Costa speaks during a press conference in September. Photo: AFP
US-China relations
Trump gives green light for Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips in China
The move has upset China hawks in Washington, who are concerned that selling more advanced AI chips to Beijing could help boost its military.
9 Dec 2025 - 7:59AM
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US-China relations
US Congress unveils bill with curbs on China tech investment and biotech ties
NDAA package revives stalled measures on US outbound investment and biotech, signalling Capitol Hill’s hardened stance towards Beijing.
9 Dec 2025 - 6:14AM
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Mamdani tells immigrant New Yorkers about their right not to comply with ICE
Mayor-elect’s video instructs New Yorkers on their right to remain silent, film agents, and refuse entry without a judicial warrant signed by a judge.
8 Dec 2025 - 8:49AM
Police and ICE officers stand guard as people gather near a General Services Administration parking lot to prevent ICE from leaving for an immigration raid in New York City. Photo: Reuters
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Trump’s Treasury Secretary Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm
Move comes after a US ethics watchdog said that Bessent had not fully complied with his pledge to avoid potential conflicts of interest.
8 Dec 2025 - 10:40AM
US-China relations
Trump recasts US allies as tools to counter China in security playbook: analysts
Plan urges wealthier partners to boost defence roles, align export controls and shoulder more regional responsibility.
6 Dec 2025 - 7:08AM
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US-China relations
US confirms Chinese boy Yuanxin, 6, is in federal custody. But where is he?
Separated from his father during an ICE check-in, the 6-year-old never appeared in federal detainee records, leaving advocates searching.
6 Dec 2025 - 6:55AM
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US-China relations
Trump’s Nasa pick vows US will beat China back to the moon
Isaacman says Washington must move quickly to stay ahead of Beijing amid intensifying rivalry in space exploration.
4 Dec 2025 - 6:43AM
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Jared Isaacman, US President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Nasa, during a hearing of the Senate commerce committee on Wednesday. Photo: AP
US-China relations
Whereabouts of 6-year-old Chinese boy Yuanxin unknown after ICE detention
US official claims the child’s father endangered his well-being by refusing to board plane, but does not disclose location.
3 Dec 2025 - 10:51AM
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US-China relations
Trump wants a sovereign wealth fund to compete with China. Big questions remain
Ten months after it was proposed as a key tool to compete with China, there are still few clues about how it can be structured and managed.
3 Dec 2025 - 5:57AM
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US-China relations
Soybean pain, Xi-Trump talks, ICE death, Hasan Piker: 7 US-China relations reads
From a US influencer’s China controversy to trade war updates, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in November 2025.
2 Dec 2025 - 12:04AM
United States
Congo and Rwanda presidents to meet in US to sign peace deal
The Congolese government says its signing is conditional on Rwanda’s withdrawal of support for the M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo.
29 Nov 2025 - 11:39AM
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the foreign ministers of Congo and Rwanda in the Oval Office of the White House in June to end the conflict between the two African countries. Photo: EPA
United States
US halts asylum cases after troop killing as Trump steps up migrant crackdown
A US official says the immigration agency will ensure ‘every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible’.
29 Nov 2025 - 11:20AM
United States
Trump declares all orders signed by autopen under Biden ‘terminated’
Trump vows to terminate every document his predecessor signed, and if Biden lied about using an autopen, he would be charged with perjury.
29 Nov 2025 - 7:06AM
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Crime
US Justice Department renews bid to unseal Epstein grand jury materials
Justice Department says a new law - signed by Trump - supersedes prior rulings to keep the highly anticipated transcripts sealed.
25 Nov 2025 - 11:42AM
A statue depicting US President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein in Washington in October. Photo: AP
US-China relations
Beijing says US initiated ‘positive, friendly and constructive’ Trump-Xi call
Trump hails ‘extremely strong’ relationship with Beijing after call covering bilateral relations, Taiwan, Ukraine, fentanyl and agriculture.
25 Nov 2025 - 6:04PM
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Venezuela
US aviation agency warns airlines flying over Venezuela of potential hazards
There has been a huge US military build-up in the region recently, including its largest aircraft carrier, other warships and F-35 aircraft.
22 Nov 2025 - 11:52AM
United States
Marjorie Taylor Greene, ex-Trump loyalist, says to resign from Congress
US President Donald Trump says Greene’s resignation is ‘great news for the country’, according to ABC News.
22 Nov 2025 - 1:48PM
United States
Unlikely thaw: Trump, New York City mayor-elect Mamdani find harmony – for now
Their first meeting brought unexpected warmth, with Trump praising Mamdani as both leaders signalled willingness to work together.
22 Nov 2025 - 8:01AM
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US President Donald Trump (right) shakes hands with Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor-elect, in the Oval Office at the White House on Friday. Photo: EPA
US-China trade war
US-China: a fragile truce, divergent accounts and a Thanksgiving test
Washington pushes a rare earth timeline Beijing never acknowledged, underscoring how far apart the two sides still appear to be.
22 Nov 2025 - 4:38AM
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Crime
Fugees rapper jailed for 14 years over illegal donations to Obama campaign
Grammy-winner was convicted on 10 counts, including conspiracy and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.
21 Nov 2025 - 4:28PM
Donald Trump
White House defends Trump calling a female reporter ‘piggy’
White House press secretary said Trump ‘gets frustrated with reporters who spread false information’.
21 Nov 2025 - 9:13AM
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