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US-China trade war

US-China trade war
Breaking news and analysis on the US-China trade war, its history and timeline, and the impact on the global economy.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua
Brazil

China’s Li, Brazil’s Lula pledge joint effort to bring AI to farming

Lula also calls on China’s vice-premier to join initiative aimed at saving the world’s forests.

China manufacturing

Why Chinese investors can still expect a warm welcome in many US cities

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Brics

‘Brics bank’ blasts West ahead of leaders’ summit, China mute on tariffs

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Japan

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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US-China relations

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 economic recovery

China’s trade-in programme boosts sales of foreign brands – including Apple

China’s massive subsidy drive has lifted demand for a range of consumer goods, from iPhones to air conditioners.

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Customers browse an Apple store in downtown Shanghai. Sales of iPhones have risen in China over recent months, as the US firm benefits from Beijing’s massive trade-in programme for consumer goods. Photo: AFP
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

HSBC offers Hong Kong SMEs a helping hand with account fitness initiative

Lender’s educational initiative aims to help businesses maintain smooth operations.

Vietnam

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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China-EU relations

As China, EU eye warm ties, Brussels aims to protect its manufacturing base

Experts say a key factor determining the dynamics between Brussels and Beijing is Europe’s underlying concern over China’s threat to the EU’s manufacturing prowess.

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A BMW worker stands between two mixing containers for battery paste during a factory tour. German firms are hoping that a rising manufacturing PMI reading will bode well for business. Photo: dpa/Getty Images
US-ally trade wars

Explainer | How a clause in the US-Vietnam trade deal could upend Asia’s supply chains

The inclusion of a 40 per cent tariff on transshipped goods could ‘open up a can of worms’ for the whole region, analysts said.

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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.

Donald Trump

Trump says he’ll start sending out tariff rate letters ‘probably tomorrow’

The US president says he expects to sign ‘a couple of other deals’ on top of the agreement with Vietnam.

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US President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Thursday. Photo: AP
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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House Speaker Mike Johnson, surrounded by Republican members of Congress, speaking after the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at the Capitol on Thursday. Photo: AP
Vietnam

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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US-China relations

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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United States

US hiring beats expectations in June despite tariff woes

Job growth came in at 147,000 last month, rising from 144,000 in May, while unemployment ticked down from 4.2 per cent to 4.1 per cent.

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US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on US trading partners, including steep rates on imports of steel, aluminium and autos, have dragged on consumer sentiment and fuelled business uncertainty. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

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.

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.

China exports

Most Chinese exporters to stay in Vietnam after US tariff deal: analysts

Many Chinese manufacturers now plan to continue operating in Vietnam, after the US agreed to lower its tariffs on the country’s goods to 20 per cent.

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A worker stitches clothes at a garment factory in Vietnam. Vietnam has agreed a trade deal with the United States, which will lower US tariffs on the country’s goods to 20 per cent. Photo: AFP
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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The US has lifted recently imposed export restrictions on certain chip design software to China. Photo: DigiTimes
US-China relations

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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Brics

Questions loom at Brics Rio summit about group’s effectiveness

Emerging economy leaders gather amid geopolitical tensions, frayed Washington alliances under Trump trade policy.

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US-China relations

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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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the State Department in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
China trade

Chinese sellers bracing as Amazon Prime Day sale and tariff pressure to collide

Retailers say some of the price hikes from Washington’s tariffs are passed on to consumers, but they also have to eat up extra costs to remain competitive.

An Amazon delivery agent handles packages. Next week’s Amazon Prime Day is expected to feel the weight of Washington’s tariffs on trade partners. Photo: Shutterstock
China consumption

China’s real consumption ‘far from as low as it seems’, think tank argues

The consumption-volume gap between China and developed countries across various sectors is far narrower than mainstream metrics show, China Finance 40 Forum argues.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong banks can leverage AI and trade changes to fuel growth: KPMG

Hong Kong banks’ total assets rose 4.5 per cent year on year to US$3.1 trillion in 2024, while operating profit was up 7.8 per cent.

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