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

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

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

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

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez
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The US flag and TikTok logo. Photo: Dado Ruvic / Illustration / Reuters
TikTok

TikTok building new version of app ahead of expected US sale: reports

News comes as Trump said on Friday he will start talking to China on Monday or Tuesday about a possible TikTok deal.

DJI

Trump wants to ground China’s drones – but have they flown too high to reach?

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TikTok ban

Trump says US and China will hold talks on TikTok deal early next week

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China-EU relations

China, EU near EV tariff deal, state media says, refutes ‘trade diversion’ fears

‘Final step’ in resolving EV tariff dispute hinges on EU political will, CCTV says, as Xinhua calls diversion fears ‘grossly overstated’.

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A “price undertaking” mechanism agreed in April says Chinese EV makers can avoid tariffs by adhering to minimum export prices. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
US-Asean relations

Asian Angle | What the Vietnam war can teach us about Trump’s Asia policy

The Vietnam war ended 50 years ago. Its complex legacy offers context for Donald Trump’s global trade and security shake-up.

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Australia

Chinese ambassador’s ‘grandstanding’ advice for Australia raises eyebrows

Xiao Qian has criticised some countries that have ‘hyped up the so-called China threat narrative’ and sharply raised their defence spending.

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US-China trade war

South Korea, Japan step up as US targets China’s shipbuilding – can they succeed?

Washington’s curbs on Chinese shipping give Tokyo and Seoul a chance to revive their sectors – but analysts warn challenges remain.

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Workers build sections of the hull of a large ship on a ladder truck of a shipbuilding enterprise in Yantai city, Shandong province, China, on June 4, 2025. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
China economy

Opinion | Chinese companies must now focus on wooing consumers at home

Re-routing exports away from the US offers only brief relief; the playbook must now start at home, with China’s vast market.

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Global South

Can India block China’s leadership in Global South-based alliances like the SCO?

As Beijing promotes a multipolar world order based on empowered developing countries, New Delhi also views itself as a leader.

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US-China trade war

Could hi-tech China revive the US rust belt – and steady superpower ties?

Political scientist Robert Pape says there’s an opportunity for China’s university-industry model to be transposed to America.

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China’s power is its innovation, according to political scientist Robert Pape. Photo: AFP
Taiwan

US stance on Taiwan crucial to possible Trump-Xi summit: expert

With a potential opening for a China visit by the US president, success will hinge on removing US ambiguity over Taiwan, scholar says.

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When US President Donald Trump eventually visits China, he must make it very clear that “the US does not support Taiwan independence”, according to the dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
China-EU relations

Opinion | Europe’s hardline approach on China has got it nowhere

Instead of trying to pressure or contain Beijing, the European Union should appreciate China’s perspective and respect differences.

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Banking & finance

Did Trump get his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ at the US dollar’s expense?

Analysts say the sweeping budget act resolves the immediate debt crisis, but the resultant deficit could accelerate global de-dollarisation.

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US-China trade war

US-China trade tensions, Li replaces Xi at Brics and more

This week: US and China lower export controls, Xi Jinping reiterates call for ‘unified national market’, Wang Yi says China doesn’t want Russia defeat. Next week: Li attends Brics summit, China CPI may show deflation end, Taiwan military drills.

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Semiconductors

Chip design software firms climb as US lifts curbs on China exports

The export resumption means Synopsys and Cadence will only lose one month of revenue in the current quarter.

The headquarters of Synopsys in Sunnyvale, California. Photo: Reuters
China education

What to expect as tycoon-founded Chinese universities enrol first undergraduates

Philanthropic entrepreneurs are helping to promote China’s national strategy of ‘scientific self-reliance’ through education.

United States

US House passes Trump bill, which heads to White House for president’s signature

Vote of 218-214 follows late-night session which saw Republican representatives opposed to Medicaid cuts and increased deficit give way.

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China-EU relations

Exclusive | China tells EU it does not want to see Russia lose its war in Ukraine: sources

Wang Yi speaks of concern that US could shift whole focus in China’s direction in talks with top EU diplomat Beijing.

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A soldier of Ukraine’s 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade prepares to fires a rocket launcher toward Russian positions at the front line in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Thursday. Photo: AP
US-China trade war

China, US ease export curbs but Trump’s Vietnam deal risks blowback: analysts

Progress after London talks signals a thaw, but analysts say Washington’s crackdown on transshipments could reignite tensions.

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United States

Veteran Chinese diplomat warns Trump’s policies risk ‘shared destruction’

Communist Party diplomat Liu Jianchao pitches China’s vision for international relations while rejecting US rhetoric at World Peace Forum.

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Defence

China military growth looms over Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

Donald Trump’s key spending bill includes about US$150 billion for defence as US policymakers focus on China’s growing military might in the Indo-Pacific region.

The aircraft carrier Shandong sailing into Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua
Open Questions series

Open Questions | US-China science faltering on ‘political distrust’, Simon says

Geopolitical tension between the US and China is spilling into science, hindering joint research and imperilling a cornerstone collaboration agreement, according to Denis Simon.

Illustration: Henry Wong
US-China tech war

Tech war: US lifts export control of chip design software to China

Siemens, Synopsys and Cadence – three of the world’s largest EDA software developers – are set to resume sales to China.

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Defence

Trump has a US$30 billion plan to match China at shipbuilding. Can he win?

Observers say US may struggle to match China’s fast-growing naval fleet and commercial shipbuilding, even with the support of Asian allies.

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US-China tech war

Has Apple been trapped by China? Not so fast, analysts say

Panellists at a think tank event dispute the premise of Patrick McGee’s book, ‘Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company’.

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A new book suggests Apple Inc helped build China’s dominance in electronics only to find itself trapped by an authoritarian state. Image: Shutterstock
United States

Trump reaches Vietnam trade deal with 20% import tariff

In move aimed at China, transshipped goods from elsewhere would face 40%.

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A container is loaded onto a cargo ship while docked at Hai Phong port, after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for many countries, in Hai Phong, Vietnam, April 2025. Photo: Reuters
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue

China must watch out for US-led Quad as tensions fail to dent unity: observers

Cooperation on geopolitical and geostrategic interests seen to be largely unaffected, along with ‘basic strategic choice to counter China’.

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China-EU relations

Wang Yi’s Brussels visit lays bare EU-China rifts on Ukraine, trade

Chinese foreign minister, European leaders discuss agenda for planned July 24-25 summit in Beijing and Hefei.

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