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Are Trump loyalists struggling in US rural heartland ready to say ‘enough’?
Hammered by crippling costs and precious revenue lost to China, Midwest farmers’ loyalty to the US president will be tested in 2026 midterms.
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Semiconductors
US launches review of Nvidia’s H200 chip sales to China: sources
19 Dec 2025 - 3:35PM
US-China relations
China cuts US Treasury holdings to lowest level since 2008
19 Dec 2025 - 1:09PM
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US-China relations
US arms deal supports Taiwan’s effort to reassure Trump on defence burden
Weapons package underpins Taipei’s move towards an asymmetric ‘porcupine’ strategy as Washington presses allies to do more.
19 Dec 2025 - 10:30AM
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The Javelin is a single man-portable fire-and-forget medium-range antitank weapon system designed to defeat all known and projected threat armor. Photo: Handout
US-China trade war
Trump signs defence bill restricting investment in Chinese tech, military firms
Key provisions target contracts with Chinese biotech companies and outbound investment in technologies with military applications in China.
19 Dec 2025 - 2:54PM
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US-China trade war
TikTok reaches deal on new US venture with American investor group
The deal was signed on Thursday, with the landmark move ending years of legal and political uncertainty.
19 Dec 2025 - 11:23PM
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US-China trade war
China reportedly sticking to its soybean deal with US, but worries remain
Beijing secures 7 million tonnes of soybeans, passing halfway mark of its US purchase agreement. However, little has been shipped so far.
19 Dec 2025 - 10:36AM
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China secures 7 million tonnes of soybeans, passing halfway mark of its US purchase agreement. Photo: The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS
US-China relations
US highlights Panama security ties as China-linked canal ports deal stalls
US envoy’s coastguard visit near Panama comes as Beijing presses for Cosco control and Washington pushes back.
19 Dec 2025 - 4:59AM
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China food security
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What does future hold for Brazil, US in China’s soybean balancing act?
The two countries remain top suppliers, but efforts to promote self-sufficiency are set to reduce reliance on imports.
18 Dec 2025 - 1:12AM
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China trade
China bets big on copper processing, but ‘weaponisation’ risks are low: analysts
Beijing views copper as critical for EVs and AI, but a reliance on imported ore limits China’s ability to use the strategic metal as leverage.
17 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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US-China trade war
Surviving the shocks: what China and the US learned from 2025’s trade war
Businesses and officials faced a year of disruption – and in some cases, resilience – as tariffs and export controls roiled global markets.
17 Dec 2025 - 8:07AM
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Artificial intelligence
Sea change: China narrows AI gap with US 3 years after ChatGPT shock
The turning point came when DeepSeek released its V3 and R1 models, which were on par with OpenAI’s GPT and Meta’s Llama models at the time.
14 Dec 2025 - 12:57AM
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US-China trade war
China-free supply chain? US firm has a rare earth strategy – but can it work?
Backed by Washington, REalloys seeks to break dependence on China but says achieving fully self-sufficient supply chain will take time.
12 Dec 2025 - 10:30PM
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China trade
China’s food-security push to slash soy imports by two-thirds: Goldman Sachs
Beijing is lowering feed content and making related advancements that analysts say could reduce China’s foreign-soybean dependence dramatically within a decade.
12 Dec 2025 - 11:00AM
China-India relations
Trump, Modi have ‘warm’ phone call – but 2025 unlikely to end with a trade deal
Even after calls for India to contribute more in the Indo-Pacific to counter China and deepen defence ties, Trump refuses to budge on trade concessions.
12 Dec 2025 - 7:07AM
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US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoyed a friendly phone call on Thursday, but a trade deal between the two countries is still some way off. Photo: AP
US-China trade war
China may buy Nvidia’s H200 – but homegrown chip strategy here to stay: analysts
Despite Trump easing curbs, domestic chipmakers expected to remain central to Beijing’s tech ambitions.
11 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin drops below US$90,000 as AI worries sour risk appetite
The fall signals renewed market jitters after the historic crypto crash in October.
11 Dec 2025 - 4:03PM
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US-China trade war
US seeks ‘constructive’ reset with China as trade tensions ease: Greer
Trade envoy says Washington aims to steady ties after a bruising tariff year, even as disputes over minerals and AI chips persist.
11 Dec 2025 - 6:22AM
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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer during an interview at the White House in October. Photo: Reuters
United States
US Fed delivers quarter-point rate cut as policymakers weigh inflation outlook
Move falls short of Trump’s demands as debate over Fed independence intensifies and markets brace for global spillover effects.
11 Dec 2025 - 4:34AM
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Banking & finance
China’s sovereign fund reveals it opened London office after Trump win
China Investment Corporation opened its third offshore office in London in December 2024, joining outposts in Hong Kong and New York.
10 Dec 2025 - 10:43PM
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China trade
‘Toothpaste without China’? EU firms must stop Beijing, US overreliance: report
European Union Chamber of Commerce in China urges companies to “eliminate single-source dependencies”.
10 Dec 2025 - 2:09PM
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China-Latin America relations
US senators warn of China-cartel links forming a global ‘Silk Road of crime’
At a Senate hearing, officials described Chinese money brokers as key to laundering cartel funds and fuelling the illicit fentanyl trade.
10 Dec 2025 - 7:28AM
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US Customs and Border Protection display plastic bags of fentanyl after being seized at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. US lawmakers say Chinese money brokers and Latin American cartels have merged their operations into a system that blurs the line between trade and trafficking. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war
US-China tech thaw? Trump clears Nvidia H200 exports – why it matters
It’s a ‘sliding scale’ strategy, analysts say of Trump’s U-turn – preserve American market share while dampening Beijing’s self-reliance push.
9 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
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Semiconductors
China’s AI developers to welcome Nvidia’s H200 chip shipments, analysts say
Nvidia faces stronger domestic competition from the likes of Huawei, Cambricon, Moore Threads and MetaX.
9 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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US-China trade war
Supply chain guru Victor Fung warns of ‘20% tax’ as tariffs reshape global trade
As governments revive tariffs as a policy weapon, the cost will ultimately be borne by consumers, warns Hong Kong tycoon Victor Fung.
9 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
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