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US-China trade war

US-China trade tensions, Li replaces Xi at Brics and more

This week: US and China lower export controls, Xi Jinping reiterates call for ‘unified national market’, Wang Yi says China doesn’t want Russia defeat. Next week: Li attends Brics summit, China CPI may show deflation end, Taiwan military drills.

Semiconductors

Chip design software firms climb as US lifts curbs on China exports

China education

What to expect as tycoon-founded Chinese universities enrol first undergraduates

United States

US House passes Trump bill, which heads to White House for president’s signature

Vote of 218-214 follows late-night session which saw Republican representatives opposed to Medicaid cuts and increased deficit give way.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson, surrounded by Republican members of Congress, speaking after the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at the Capitol on Thursday. Photo: AP
China-EU relations

Exclusive | China tells EU it does not want to see Russia lose its war in Ukraine: sources

Wang Yi speaks of concern that US could shift whole focus in China’s direction in talks with top EU diplomat Beijing.

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US-China trade war

China, US ease export curbs but Trump’s Vietnam deal risks blowback: analysts

Progress after London talks signals a thaw, but analysts say Washington’s crackdown on transshipments could reignite tensions.

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United States

Veteran Chinese diplomat warns Trump’s policies risk ‘shared destruction’

Communist Party diplomat Liu Jianchao pitches China’s vision for international relations while rejecting US rhetoric at World Peace Forum.

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Liu Jianchao, head of the Communist Party’s diplomatic arm, speaks during the 13th World Peace Forum in Beijing, China on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Defence

China military growth looms over Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

Donald Trump’s key spending bill includes about US$150 billion for defence as US policymakers focus on China’s growing military might in the Indo-Pacific region.

Open Questions series

Open Questions | US-China science faltering on ‘political distrust’, Simon says

Geopolitical tension between the US and China is spilling into science, hindering joint research and imperilling a cornerstone collaboration agreement, according to Denis Simon.

US-China tech war

Tech war: US lifts export control of chip design software to China

Siemens, Synopsys and Cadence – three of the world’s largest EDA software developers – are set to resume sales to China.

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The US has lifted recently imposed export restrictions on certain chip design software to China. Photo: DigiTimes
Defence

Trump has a US$30 billion plan to match China at shipbuilding. Can he win?

Observers say US may struggle to match China’s fast-growing naval fleet and commercial shipbuilding, even with the support of Asian allies.

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US-China tech war

Has Apple been trapped by China? Not so fast, analysts say

Panellists at a think tank event dispute the premise of Patrick McGee’s book, ‘Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company’.

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United States

Trump reaches Vietnam trade deal with 20% import tariff

In move aimed at China, transshipped goods from elsewhere would face 40%.

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Quadrilateral Security Dialogue

China must watch out for US-led Quad as tensions fail to dent unity: observers

Cooperation on geopolitical and geostrategic interests seen to be largely unaffected, along with ‘basic strategic choice to counter China’.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the State Department in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

Wang Yi’s Brussels visit lays bare EU-China rifts on Ukraine, trade

Chinese foreign minister, European leaders discuss agenda for planned July 24-25 summit in Beijing and Hefei.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with European Council President Antonio Costa in Brussels on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Taiwan

PLA landing ship spotted off northern Taiwan ahead of major military drill

In rare move, Type 072A vessel appears off coast of Keelung, sailing close enough to ‘threaten critical infrastructure’, navy officer says.

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China trade

Chinese sellers bracing as Amazon Prime Day sale and tariff pressure to collide

Retailers say some of the price hikes from Washington’s tariffs are passed on to consumers, but they also have to eat up extra costs to remain competitive.

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Military

How US under Trump 2.0 plans to combat China’s military strength

This series looks at how America’s view of China as a “pacing threat” has shaped its defence priorities as the military seeks to maintain an edge over a rapidly modernising PLA.  

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China's economic recovery

China mostly unscathed by turbulent 6 months, but 2025 still an uphill climb

Analysts said Beijing has a number of challenges to reckon with this year, but largely agreed the country can still meet its economic growth target.

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Defence

Potential Taiwan clash on the line as PLA, US military develop new fighter jets

Congress appears to be ‘pushing back’ against the Pentagon’s plans to prioritise the air force’s sixth-gen fighter jet over the navy’s.

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Mainland China

China boosts tech outreach to Global South as US collaboration dips: analysts

Washington is said to be missing out on ‘big’ opportunities while Beijing reaches agreements with ‘dozens and dozens of countries’.

The US now maintains dozens of bilateral science and technology pacts, according to the State Department. Photo: Shutterstock
Espionage

2 Chinese arrested in US for espionage for allegedly spying on naval base

Yuance Chen and Liren Lai are accused of photographing a naval base and seeking to recruit members of the US Navy as intelligence assets.

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Yuance Chen (second from left) was photographed on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in January 2025, the criminal complaint says. Photo: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Huawei

China’s Huawei must face US criminal charges, US judge rules

The telecoms company is accused of trying to steal technology secrets from US rivals and misleading banks about its work in Iran.

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US-China trade war

US Senate, passing Trump bill, bars energy tax credits for China-linked firms

House of Representatives must still approve legislation, which also ends ‘de minimis’ customs protections, before sending it to White House.

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Science

Family of China-born neuroscientist Jane Wu files death-related civil complaint

Court filing accuses Northwestern University of discriminating and isolating actions that became a ‘decisive factor’ in her fatal decision.

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Chinese-born molecular biologist Jane Wu was a prominent neuroscientist at Northwestern University, Illinois before her death in July 2024. Photo: Baidu
China’s military

Pentagon reliant on Chinese suppliers and ‘not prepared’ for war, report warns

Some 9 per cent of primary contractors in defence programmes across critical sectors are from China, according to analytics firm Govini.

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China dominates production of the critical minerals needed for many weapon systems. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

China bets on tax perks to win back foreign investors amid global headwinds

Foreign firms get tax breaks for reinvestments, as Beijing moves to counter slump.

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Hong Kong politics

Beijing slams US official, EU body for attack on Hong Kong national security law

‘Certain politicians have disregarded their own poor track record on human rights and the rule of law,’ Beijing office in Hong Kong says.

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