American leader’s last face-to-face talk with his Chinese counterpart comes amid uncertainty over future of bilateral relations under Trump.
President-elect’s transaction-based approach to diplomacy could see informal behind-the-scenes dialogue with Beijing coming to the forefront.
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Shinzo Abe, Japanese prime minister during Trump’s first term, is cited as an example of how to work with the US president-elect.
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Ahead of Cop 29 in Azerbaijan, policymakers fret that the once and future president could stall efforts to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
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The Republican promised his supporters a ‘golden age for America’ after securing a mandate to overturn the post-1945 Washington consensus.
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Some 300 children on mainland had been matched with adoptive American families when the ban was announced in August.
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Vital for data transmission and communications between continents, lines are vulnerable to sabotage and a stage for global power rivalry.
US treasury secretary’s meeting in Washington follows talks last week with China’s vice-minister of finance Liao Min.
Drug maker has yet to elaborate whether Leon Wang is in custody, nor have his whereabouts been disclosed.
Without naming Beijing, long-time allies discuss ways for ‘two sides to jointly address current challenges’, especially in South China Sea.
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Geostrategic importance and criticality to global trade cited amid ‘active’ cooperation this year between Beijing and Moscow in Arctic Ocean.
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US national security adviser favours targeted duties as Donald Trump campaigns on raising them to 60 per cent on all Chinese imports.
Exercise to come after US and Canadian vessels made passage through strait on Sunday, which followed PLA’s blockade test a week ago.
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Homeland Security Department confirms 131 deportees are aboard amid the rise of immigration as a defining issue of US presidential election.
These are first sanctions against Chinese entities ‘directly developing and producing’ weapons systems with Russian firms, says US.
An exhibition of photos from the China-Burma-India theatre in WWII shows Chinese and American soldiers fighting side by side.
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The House of Representatives has backed a billion-dollar proposal to counter Beijing’s ‘malign influence’ around the world.
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Manila looks to re-establish a ‘strategic presence’ in the contested South China Sea, as Beijing tightens grip on atoll.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Japanese counterpart last week’s attack in Shenzhen was an ‘individual’ case and should not be ‘politicised’.
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Wu Hailong says US zero-sum mindsets amid ongoing trade restrictions cannot hold back China’s economic progress.
Manila’s defence chief said towing away a grounded ship would be an act of war, but one analyst said that is ‘not a good option’ for China.
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Chinese envoy to Hanoi He Wei promises to ‘reinforce political trust’ and work to better resolve disagreements in the South China Sea.
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Local police detain 44-year-old man accused of attacking the primary student who is being treated in hospital for injuries.
University plans research centre on the ancient kingdom as academics emphasise its significance to ‘national security and reunification’.
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Chinese ambassador He Wei arrives in Hanoi as the countries pledge to improve trust despite South China Sea strains.
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China’s foreign minister met Russian Security Council secretary in St Petersburg, calling for help to build Brics as major platform.
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Beijing and Tokyo hope to build bonds with young people, but strained regional ties and sinking public opinion are blocking the welcome mats.
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Points raised included trade sanctions, two-way investment curbs and ‘unfair treatment’ of Chinese firms in the US, commerce ministry says.
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Yang Chih-yuan, 34, will serve nine years for ‘actively advocating the idea of Taiwan independence’, a red line for Beijing.
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Analysts say removing Manila’s coastguard ship from South China Sea hotspot an ‘option’, but miscalculation risks drawing in the US.