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Brian Rhoads
SCMP Plus Editor
Brian Rhoads has been a journalist in Asia and North America for more than three decades, serving in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York and the San Francisco area. He graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Political Science in 1987.
Brian Rhoads has been a journalist in Asia and North America for more than three decades, serving in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York and the San Francisco area. He graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Political Science in 1987.
Languages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Heavy rains and growing drought risks may make it harder to feed China’s 1 billion-plus population.
Investors in Hong Kong have missed out on an AI chip boom, while also suffering amid concerns about China’s economy.
Zhipu AI model matches Anthropic’s Mythos on certain cybersecurity tasks, researchers say, after rating highly for its coding.
Europe’s most valuable company is seeking to boost sales in China while its home government works to fend off tougher export controls from the US.
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Beijing is supporting the development of offshore yuan trading as part of a broader drive to boost the Chinese currency’s global role.
Two rare earth miners were among 10 US companies added to an export control list as China imposed tit-for-tat retaliatory measures.
Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang defended China’s exports after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for a Plaza Accord-style intervention to strengthen the yuan.
The US government will get 30 days, instead of 90, to review new AI models under voluntary guidelines approved by President Donald Trump.
Unifying and strengthening cross-border investment rules will help China fight potential trade wars with the US and Europe.
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth adopted a noticeably less hostile tone towards China in his address at this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue.
EU officials will discuss new trade protection measures at a meeting on Friday as the continent’s companies contend with a deluge of Chinese imports.
China’s tech champion is counting on a new approach to chip design to help it overcome challenges from US sanctions.
Futu Holdings’ Leaf Li’s fortune shrank by over a quarter after Chinese regulators launched action against illegal cross-border stocks trading.
Cities will have to give migrant workers and their families better access to healthcare and education services under a loosening of the household registration system.
Defence Undersecretary Elbridge Colby may visit China ahead of a possible trip by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth amid tension over Taiwan arms sales.
A presidential summit in Beijing did little to advance plans to build Power of Siberia 2 even as the two leaders reiterated their nations’ strong ties.
A reduction in China’s direct holdings of US government debt may be partly offset by the nation holding Treasuries via third parties.
Retail sales growth slumped in April, industrial output cooled and fixed-asset investments tumbled as high oil prices hit China’s economy.
The presidents of China and the United States focused on cooperation and potential trade, rather than tougher issues, as they opened the first day of talks in Beijing.
The US president headed to Beijing with 17 CEOs, belatedly including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, reflecting a focus on trade for his summit with China’s Xi Jinping.
Asian markets surge on hopes for an end to US-Iran conflict and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, even with many risks still hanging over markets.
The EU is devising a new tool to help fight a trade war with China even as it contends with increasing hostility from US President Donald Trump.
Japan’s prime minister penned agreements with her Australian counterpart as the two nations seek to pare reliance on Chinese rare earths and safeguard energy supplies amid the war in Iran.
Beijing issued an unprecedented order to ignore US sanctions just ahead of presidential summit in Beijing.
Shares of BYD and Geely rose after they released earnings as the Strait of Hormuz shutdown boosts global demand for Chinese-made electric vehicles.
The US and China may have to cooperate on managing the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence even as the technology starts to dominate competition between them.
DeepSeek’s new artificial intelligence model puts up a price challenge to US rivals and is a further step towards a stand-alone Chinese AI ecosystem.
China is set to open seven nuclear reactors this year, and other countries are reconsidering atomic energy as the Strait of Hormuz shutdown disrupts oil and gas supplies.
The US president stepped back from resuming attacks on Iran, while both sides maintained blockades of the vital Strait of Hormuz.
