https://www.scmp.com/rss/522901/feed The latest news and top stories on Thomas Friedman. Known for his analyses of global issues, he has been a foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times since 1995. Previously, he served as a bureau chief in Beirut and Jerusalem and an international economics correspondent. A three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Friedman has authored several bestsellers including "The World Is Flat". en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Bochen Han Bochen Han Chinese drone maker DJI has appealed a US federal court’s decision that it should remain on the Pentagon’s blacklist of companies allegedly linked to China’s military. The Shenzhen-based company filed the appeal on Monday to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. DJI filed a lawsuit last October, arguing that it is not owned or controlled by the Chinese military and does not contribute to China’s defence industrial base. The drone manufacturer, which sells over half of all US commercial... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3329031/china-drone-maker-dji-appeals-inclusion-pentagons-chinese-military-companies-list?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3329031/china-drone-maker-dji-appeals-inclusion-pentagons-chinese-military-companies-list?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:20:57 +0000 Alice Li Alice Li Yuen Yuen Ang is the Alfred Chandler Chair Professor of political economy at Johns Hopkins University. She is an influential scholar, writing extensively on China’s political and economic trajectory, its international relations and its adaptive development in a fragmented, unpredictable world. Originally from Singapore, her award-winning work includes the books How China Escaped the Poverty Trap and China’s Gilded Age. SCMP Plus readers get early access to articles in the Open Questions series.... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3319381/innovation-changes-game-china-us-world-says-ang?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3319381/innovation-changes-game-china-us-world-says-ang?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 05:22:47 +0000 Wang Huiyao Wang Huiyao New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote in 2007 that “Green is the new red, white and blue”, arguing that the United States could cement its leadership through clean technology. The ensuing decades have seen US political dysfunction turn that on its head. Now in 2025, he argues that US President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will only “make China great again”. It’s not hard to see why he might think that. There is an intimate connection between generation capacity and national... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3318245/china-must-ensure-its-green-energy-leadership-good-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3318245/china-must-ensure-its-green-energy-leadership-good-world?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:30:08 +0000 Orange Wang Orange Wang US President Donald Trump’s latest tax and spending act might “cause some trouble” for China, according to analysts. However, they also said Beijing may be able to benefit in certain areas if the act – known officially as the One Big Beautiful Bill – generates further political instability and damages domestic industries such as the US clean energy sector. The act aims to make permanent tax cuts, lock in Trump’s priorities on border and defence financing, increase Washington’s debt limit by US$5... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3317588/will-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-offer-opportunities-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3317588/will-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-offer-opportunities-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:00:09 +0000