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US-China relations

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

Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

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Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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China’s major advances in artificial intelligence have intensified pressure on US rivals, leaving American AI policy at a crucial crossroads.

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Editorial | A warmer global image gives China more room to boost cooperation

Rising global trust in Beijing can lower the hurdles to joint action on stability and prosperity.

Foreign tourists dressed in imperial costumes pose for photos near the Forbidden City in Beijing, on April 16. Photo: AP
US Department of Justice

US Justice Department investigating Harvard over financial aid programmes

The Trump administration is probing if Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students.

China-Latin America relations

Brazil widens lead over US in China’s soybean market despite Trump-Xi deal

China’s Brazilian soybean imports up 13.7 per cent in June compared to a year earlier; US figures fell 20.6 per cent over the same period.

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Rare earths

Trump order targets China-linked military mineral supply chains

US defence contractors must identify critical mineral sources and reduce dependence on Beijing-linked materials.

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US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Photo: EPA
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US claims 3 China-linked spy sites in Cuba monitoring American military activity

State Department report alleges Beijing and Moscow regard Cuba-based facilities as among their ‘most critical foreign listening posts’.

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US immigration

Trump turns to China in renewed US birthright citizenship push

After losing in court, administration targets alleged Chinese ‘birth tourism’ with prosecutions and new legislative efforts.

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China exports

‘Made in China’ increasingly a symbol for hi-tech and high value

Led by robots and EVs, the country’s move up the industrial value chain is gaining momentum, June’s industrial export figures show.

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A woman poses next to humanoid robots at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on Saturday. More than 400 such models have been developed in China, according to official data. Photo: AFP
2026 Xi-Trump summits

China and US still in contact on Xi summit trip despite Trump’s election claims

‘Head-of-state diplomacy provides irreplaceable strategic guidance’, foreign ministry says, after Marco Rubio downplays derailment fears.

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US President Donald Trump holds talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2017. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI pushes China closer to US in frontier tech

An overwhelming rush to sign up for Moonshot’s Kimi K3 model underscores how China is rapidly gaining ground on the US in artificial intelligence.

China GDP

China’s half-year growth

Second-quarter GDP grew by a slower-than-expected 4.3 per cent, weighed down by the US-Israeli war on Iran, weak domestic consumption and a prolonged property slump.

Hong Kong national security law

Is the end of US sanctions on some Hong Kong officials an olive branch?

Under original executive order, US imposed six rounds of sanctions targeting 48 Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials from 2020 to 2025.

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Hong Kong lost its preferential treatment in areas including trade and export controls back in 2020. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Fewer opportunities, less passion, no clue? How US’ China expertise is fading

Geopolitical friction and a lack of career paths are hollowing out the pipeline of US specialists who truly understand China.

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In the US, growing political scrutiny and cuts to federal funding for China studies have limited research and exchange programmes, while China has tightened controls over visiting scholars and made visas harder to get. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong

US party heads to China to examine national security implications of trade ties

The fact-finding mission by members of a congressional advisory body is the first of its kind since 2019.

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Rare earths

Could Yunnan’s mineral wealth and location solve China’s ‘Malacca dilemma’?

‘Nationally leading resource reserves’ make the province indispensable to Beijing’s push for ‘defence industry mobilisation’, report says.

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Donald Trump

Trump’s China interference claims ‘reveal huge crisis facing American democracy’

The US president’s allegations are campaign rhetoric and not likely to affect ties with Beijing, according to a leading political scientist.

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Donald Trump has accused China of meddling with the 2020 presidential election. Photo: EPA
United States

Asian-American groups fear Trump’s escalating rhetoric will fuel racism in US

Community leaders warn US president’s explosive China election-interference allegations may see rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.

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Donald Trump

Editorial | Trump’s anti-China claims must not derail bilateral relations

A political manoeuvre, his unsubstantiated claims of Chinese interference in US elections must not be allowed to do their worst.

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United States

Many allegations, little evidence: unpacking China election-interference records

Declassified US intelligence files showing millions of Americans’ voter information do not back Trump’s claims Beijing hacked 2020 election.

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US President Donald Trump gestures at the White House in Washington on Thursday after a national address focusing heavily on US election security. Photo: AP
Hong Kong

US lets Hong Kong emergency expire but keeps preferential treatment restrictions

State Department says 2020 order remains in effect as city still lacks sufficient autonomy for different treatment from mainland China.

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Hong Kong is one of Asia's leading international financial centres. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

China slams ‘unfounded smears’ as Trump election claims threaten diplomatic thaw

Donald Trump alleges Beijing stole 220 million voter files, in a prime-time speech potentially clouding Xi Jinping’s planned US visit.

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China airliners

Taking flight: Airbus secures a big order from Chinese airlines

Air China says it will purchase 15 widebody A350-900 jets, while subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines will buy 40 narrowbody A320neo aircraft.

United States

China hints at retaliation after US tightens student and journalist visa rules

The changes have heightened concerns among Chinese citizens already studying in the US and those planning to do so.

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Student visas will now be limited to four years. Photo: TNS
Russia

‘Let them fight’: Chinese social media reacts to Trump’s election claims

US leader’s explosive accusations against Beijing prompt mockery, concern and calls for self-reliance from online commenters.

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US President Donald Trump has delivered a national address focusing heavily on US election security. Photo: Pool AFP via AP
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China rejects Trump’s election meddling claims as ‘fabricated’ and ‘slanderous’

The US president has been making similar accusations for years, claiming China wanted him to lose against his Democratic rivals.

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Artificial intelligence

Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the World AI Conference

The Chinese president addressed the opportunities and challenges of AI, urging the country to seize the “rare historic opportunity” of AI-driven growth by embracing technological openness.

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