https://www.scmp.com/rss/323326/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As the US presidential election race draws to a close, a potentially weighty topic has become less frequently mentioned at campaign events: diplomacy. This is not to say that Republican candidate Donald Trump shies away from articulating his views on Mexico – the border wall remains a recurring theme when he hits the stump. But any foreigner listening lately to speeches by the flamboyant property mogul or to those of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton would be stunned by the absolute dominance... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2043420/reporters-notebook-trump-and-clinton-going-silent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2043420/reporters-notebook-trump-and-clinton-going-silent?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Nov 2016 06:27:39 +0000 Looking at the sea of faces queued up to see Donald Trump at his rally in Concord, North Carolina on Thursday, you could be forgiven for thinking the United States is 100 per cent Caucasian. A woman looked me up and down, apparently confused by my presence. I had originally planned to record a video of the people waiting outside the venue. But a media colleague warned me that it might not be looked upon kindly, so I decided to simply wait patiently for the show to start with everyone... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2042932/reporters-notebook-hongkonger-trump-territory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2042932/reporters-notebook-hongkonger-trump-territory?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Nov 2016 01:30:00 +0000 Welcome to the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the second US presidential debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. The encounter drew unprecedented interest, with Trump on the ropes courtesy of a video recording his crude boasts about groping women. Was the GOP nominee able to recover from his campaign’s seemingly disastrous position? Did Clinton deliver a knockout blow - or find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? Read on for our coverage... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2026615/watch-second-trump-clinton-debate-live-scmp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2026615/watch-second-trump-clinton-debate-live-scmp?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Oct 2016 00:45:00 +0000 It was the most hotly anticipated US presidential debate in years, as Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump locked horns. Here’s the SCMP’s running commentary of how the debate at Hofstra University in New York state unfolded, complete with discussion of “racist lies”, Trump’s tax returns, and Clinton’s “stamina”. 10.39am: That wraps it up. A dramatic night, with Trump scoring points in the first half hour, but looking quite angry and taking the bait from both Holt and Clinton... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2022822/watch-clinton-trump-debate-live?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2022822/watch-clinton-trump-debate-live?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:30:30 +0000 A group of 75 retired career foreign service officers, including ambassadors and senior State Department officials, have denounced Donald Trump as unfit for the US presidency, on the same day that a cohort of Hollywood superstars joined forces to do much the same thing. The diplomats, who served under Republican and Democratic presidents over nearly a half-century, signed an open letter calling Trump “entirely unqualified to serve as President and Commander-in-Chief.” The diplomats said “none of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2021620/what-do-75-ex-diplomats-have-common-27-hollywood?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2021620/what-do-75-ex-diplomats-have-common-27-hollywood?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Sep 2016 06:56:29 +0000