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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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Fighter jets take off from the flight deck of the USS Nimitz in the South China Sea on June 5. The warship has been redirected to the Middle East, where Israel and Iran are engaged in their worst hostilities in decades. Photo: Handout
Taiwan

Alert sounded in Taiwan as US carrier Nimitz sails to the Middle East. Why?

Taiwan depends on US military presence to act as a bulwark against Beijing, but America may find itself stretched in a volatile world.

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US-Asean relations

Crisis calculations: Trump’s America leaves Southeast Asia in a spin

Global South

Why has China set up a new Hong Kong-based international mediation body?

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China-EU relations

‘We’re not billiard balls’: how China’s EU charm offensive fell flat

A month out from their leaders’ summit, few are expecting any meaningful improvement in ties between Beijing and Brussels.

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EU leaders had voiced openness to deeper trade ties with China, but the two sides appear to be back at square one. Photo: AFP
China trade

China’s magnet exports to US slammed in May as rare earth curbs hit: data

Wielding its biggest bargaining chip in trade dealings with Washington, Beijing applied pressure by imposing export controls on some critical minerals.

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Defence

F-47’s loyal wingmen drones ‘huge deal’ for US sixth-gen air dominance programme

The cutting-edge collaborative combat aircraft on display at the Paris Air Show represent Washington’s ‘biggest bet’ on autonomous craft.

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Semiconductors

China’s Empyrean sees opportunities in US chip-design software curbs

Beijing-based company hopes to ascend to the top tier of global EDA providers, but acknowledges considerable gap with US rivals.

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Semiconductor chips seen on a circuit board. Photo: Reuters
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong schools warned on US Independence Day celebrations

‘Friendly reminders’ of national security risks sent out as education chief warns ‘soft resistance’ could influence students ideologically.

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Mainland China

China ready to fight fentanyl, illegal immigration with US: top police chief

Public security minister signals willingness to tackle Trump priorities in meeting with American envoy, but US must ‘meet China halfway’.

United States

US President Trump delays US’ TikTok ban again: ‘deadline purgatory’

It is not clear how many times Trump can keep extending the ban as the government continues to try to negotiate a deal for TikTok.

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Trump has amassed more than 15 million followers on TikTok since he joined last year. Photo: TNS
Science

China to lead global space weather monitoring and warning network

Latest agreements add to country’s initiative in long-term surveillance system to protect communications, power grids.

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Solar storms can severely disrupt satellite communications, navigation and power grids on Earth. Photo: Shutterstock
Taiwan

US mainstay of Taiwan Strait patrols, the P-8, in spotlight at Paris Air Show

While ‘core mission’ is freedom of navigation, the aircraft’s ‘bread-and-butter’ role is intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

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Stablecoins

Why US-backed stablecoins have China wary of a potentially more dominant dollar

Former head of China’s central bank warns ‘USD-backed stablecoins could have worldwide influence’, and what about the yuan’s internationalisation?

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Education in Hong Kong

‘Betrayal’: why Hong Kong students remain cautious as US resumes visa processing

US State Department says new policy requires applicants to make social media accounts public so officials can screen for content deemed hostile.

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Appointment slots at the US consulate in Hong Kong for student visas are once again available. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Blockchain

Tariffs see Chinese bitcoin-mining machine makers eye US production

Top manufacturers Bitmain, Canaan and MicroBT are setting up production in the US to counter tariff and geopolitical risks.

Canaan’s bitcoin-mining fleet in West Texas, US. Photo: Handout
Diplomacy

China urges US to ‘look at the whole picture’ on tariffs to see true trade ties

Meanwhile, Washington’s ambassador to Beijing says Donald Trump’s vision is for relationship based on fairness and respect.

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Science

Top scientists will leave US in waves this summer: experts

Increasing numbers of scientists are eyeing opportunities in Australia, Canada, China and Europe amid threatened cuts to funding.

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Israel-Iran conflict

China weighs strategic impact as US mulls military response in Iran

With limited leverage, Beijing may choose a muted response but will protect its economic interests in region, analysts say.

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Smoke rises following an Israeli attack in Tehran on Monday. Beijing has grown its economic footprint in the Middle East substantially in recent years. Photo: Reuters
TikTok

TikTok’s fate still in limbo as Trump extends deadline to sell its US operations

Analyst assessments reflect the uncertainty on whether Trump can – or will – keep extending the TikTok ban.

Digital currencies

Hong Kong could serve as stablecoin test bed to raise yuan’s profile

Hong Kong’s stablecoins can serve as a testing ground for the mainland, providing both experience and lessons, HashKey Group CEO says.

United States

Opinion | Where is the tolerant, friendly and open US of my college days?

Young people choosing to study abroad are curious about the world and other cultures, not political pawns or risks to national security.

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Posters of American and British universities, including Harvard University, are seen on the wall at an overseas education agency in Beijing on May 29. Photo: AFP
Rare earths

Europe must reduce critical mineral dependence on China, just like US: Boeing

Global aerospace supply chain means no country can go it alone, ‘we’re going to have to work together’, senior official said.

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The Boeing pavilion at this year’s International Paris Air Show, which runs until Sunday. Photo: EPA
Mainland China

Letters | What Chinese citizens hope for as China grows more globally powerful

Readers discuss China’s economic pragmatism, precious lessons from Harvard, and competing versions of war history.

China-Russia relations

Opinion | In China-Russia relations, power speaks louder than friendship

A leaked Russian memo reportedly calling China a potential threat continues the long and tangled arc of Sino-Russian history.

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US-China trade war

After tight-lipped talks in London, the US-China silence speaks volumes

A week after the second round of high-profile trade negotiations between Beijing and Washington, analysts break down what happened before, during and after.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
Panama

China condemns US after plan to replace Huawei towers in Panama is unveiled

US embassy’s announcement of project to swap ‘secure American technology’ for Huawei telecoms equipment also troubles Panamanian president.

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China has reacted sharply to a US plan to replace Huawei equipment in Panama. Image: Shutterstock
TikTok

Trump to extend TikTok deadline again, giving ByteDance 90 days to find buyer

The US president ‘does not want TikTok to go dark’, the White House says, as Trump prepares to put off a threatened ban for the third time.

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Hong Kong economy

25% of Hong Kong employers plan to cut staff in next quarter: survey

Company releases poll results as latest government figures show unemployment rate has reached 30-month high, at 3.5 per cent for March to May.

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