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Nayan Seth
SCMP Contributor
Nayan Seth is a Washington-based multimedia journalist and policy research analyst with previous professional experience in China and India. He covers US-China-India relations and US foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region.
Nayan Seth is a Washington-based multimedia journalist and policy research analyst with previous professional experience in China and India. He covers US-China-India relations and US foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region.
Areas of Expertise:
Foreign policy, energy security, critical mineral supply chains, maritime securityLanguages Spoken:
English
Steve Daines calls Beijing’s export controls on US companies and Pentagon’s blacklisting of Chinese tech firms ‘unfortunate developments’.
Montana lawmaker says Kuomintang chief Cheng Li-wun met only his staff, contradicting her account of talks in Washington earlier this month.
Californian congressman says ‘denaturalise’ comments by Michael Lucci, founder of State Armor, are ‘absurd’.
New Delhi says Washington pledged AI access would continue after Anthropic restrictions as the US-led initiative adds new members.
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US Treasury secretary also warns there will be retaliation against any attempt to ‘weaponise supply chains’.
Immigration lawyers and activists claim the Trump Administration has ramped up its targeting of Chinese scientists and researchers in US.
Washington-New Delhi strains test bloc’s cohesion, but concerns over Beijing may keep critical minerals plans on track.
Analysts warn of more trouble ahead after China adds 10 US firms to the export control list and restricts 46 from government procurement.
There are no signs that the US president is about to phone Lai Ching-te and upset the fragile stability with Beijing, sources say.
Ambassador Xie Feng tells Washington gala many American business friends share his view on direction of US-China Board of Trade.
In their first bilateral meeting in 16 months, US president only goes as far as calling commercial vessel operations ‘a rough profession’.
Terms of the accord remain secret nearly a day after the announcement to end the conflict, with leaders due in Switzerland on Friday.
Agreement set to end US naval blockade and establish 60-day window to dismantle Iran’s nuclear programme.
Proposed plan would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, dismantle Iran’s nuclear programme and end the conflict.
US military says the tanker ignored repeated warnings before being disabled for violating the Iran blockade.
US-China Business Council survey points to lost sales for American companies, with few signs of reshoring.
US judge urges faster refunds of billions of dollars in revenue from tariffs that were collected and later deemed illegal by Supreme Court.
US president’s warmer tone towards Beijing has raised hopes in China, but US tariffs, export curbs and lawmakers tell a different story.
North Korean leader says strengthening relations with China is the country’s ‘most important strategic mission’, according to state media.
Treasury chief says US-China ties are stable but warns reliance on China in critical minerals, chips and medicines is unacceptable.
Uncertainty over Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran conflict has New Delhi moving on US$10 billion plan to transform Great Nicobar Island.
Both leaders used carefully crafted speeches at Thursday night’s state banquet to lean into the two countries’ deep and historical ties.
Hundreds of Beijing residents join professional photographers at vantage points near airport to capture arrival of the presidential plane.
Melania Trump skipping Beijing trip as US president heads to China alone for first state visit since 2017.
Sources close to the filmmaker say he will be working on preparations for latest sequel of Rush Hour action-comedy franchise.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s recent visit to Beijing illustrates ‘delicate equilibrium’, analyst says as others voice scepticism.
Heavily armoured US Secret Service vehicles spotted in China’s capital herald the year’s most significant diplomatic event.
‘Diplomatic language is never neutral. When you adopt someone else’s framing, you partially legitimise their world view’: former ambassador.
The king’s present – which came just days after the third assassination attempt on Trump – is a Chinese homophone for ‘attending the dying’.
