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Rodriguez’s Castro tribute tests Venezuela’s balancing act between US and China
Beijing retains commercial interests in Venezuela even as analysts see Washington curbing its political and strategic influence.
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Chinese drone maker DJI gets another shot at Pentagon blacklist removal
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14 Aug 2026 - 7:34AM
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US-China trade war
US accuses Chinese exporters of masterminding ‘Great Transshipment Scam’
White House alleges that companies are systematically routing trade through third-party nations to evade US tariffs.
14 Aug 2026 - 7:15AM
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A container ship is moved into position at the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province, on May 26. Photo: AFP
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US charges 11 over sham marriages involving Chinese nationals, American soldiers
More than 1,000 marriages were allegedly arranged in decade-long immigration fraud scheme that generated tens of millions of dollars.
13 Aug 2026 - 9:01AM
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China-Latin America relations
China offers Colombia quake aid as new government pivots towards US
Beijing pledges help after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake, but its ambassador’s request for a coordinator remains unanswered.
13 Aug 2026 - 6:15AM
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US sets up task force to combat birth tourism, revokes more than 600 visas
US State Department also announced earlier this week it had revoked more than 175,000 visas since Donald Trump returned to office.
13 Aug 2026 - 5:46AM
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Grace Meng (centre), chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and other Democratic House members react to the US Supreme Court’s decision on June 30 to block an executive order by the Trump administration targeting birthright citizenship. Photo: AP
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US panel on China sees confidence masking economic anxiety after rare visit
Congressional advisers cite AI optimism but question Beijing’s openness after being denied access to Hangzhou tech firms.
13 Aug 2026 - 6:17AM
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US-China ‘Board of Investment’ stalls before expected Trump-Xi meeting
President of US-China Business Council says neither side has ‘initiated consultation process’ or is ready yet for private sector discussions.
13 Aug 2026 - 9:29AM
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US lifts TikTok ban on government devices after ByteDance restructuring
Justice Department says the app’s new US joint venture is no longer covered by the 2022 prohibition targeting app’s Chinese parent company.
12 Aug 2026 - 5:52AM
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US-China trade war
US faults China over vague overseas lending, warns of emerging-market debt risks
US State Department introduces tougher disclosure requirement covering sovereign loans, liabilities and collateral.
12 Aug 2026 - 5:41AM
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The US State Department said in its 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report on Tuesday that China had failed to meet its minimum transparency requirements. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war
US export controls achieving no strategic gain, hurting American firms: survey
US’ export-control licensing regime costs billions in lost exports, with items ‘already available in China’ from variety of other suppliers.
12 Aug 2026 - 5:44AM
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US-China relations
US House panel slammed for asking if scholars lost jobs to Chinese hires
Congressional panel seeks complaints from US academics, but critics call its focus on Chinese applicants a ‘disgrace’.
11 Aug 2026 - 4:18PM
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2026 Xi-Trump summits
Why did US defence official Colby avoid mentioning China in Manila speech?
Some analysts attribute the restraint to a desire to avoid antagonising Beijing ahead of next month’s expected Xi-Trump summit.
13 Aug 2026 - 2:55AM
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China-Latin America relations
China moves to join Brazil’s WTO fight over Trump’s forced labour tariffs
Beijing said it held a substantial commercial interest in consultations Brasilia opened over duties of up to 37.5 per cent.
11 Aug 2026 - 6:05AM
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Beijing in May 2025. China has asked to join Brazil’s WTO consultations over US tariffs. Photo: AP
US-China relations
Chinese national pleads guilty to trying to export US military gear to China
Chen Dingwei, 29, pleaded guilty to attempting to illegally procure US military-grade satellite modems and radios for export to China.
11 Aug 2026 - 6:27AM
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US visa revocations hit 175,000, on pace for new record under Trump
State Department says the 2026 total is set to surpass last year’s record as US president presses ahead with his immigration crackdown.
12 Aug 2026 - 3:20AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Trump demands Iran pay compensation as hopes fade for Hormuz agreement
US president says the issue must be included in future negotiations after Tehran sought damages for US and Israeli strikes.
11 Aug 2026 - 5:55AM
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Black smoke rises following explosions near a military base hosting US forces in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil in July. Photo: AP
US-China relations
US judge blocks Pentagon’s ‘Chinese military’ label for WuXi AppTec
Court finds defence officials misread evidence involving a state-linked fund, Chinese universities and a PLA hospital.
8 Aug 2026 - 9:51AM
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Race for UN top job enters final stage: choice may ‘make or break’ bloc
A strong, visionary leader is needed as next secretary general as Iran war rages during one of most ‘unpredictable times geopolitically’.
7 Aug 2026 - 11:07PM
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US-China relations
Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship and ‘birth tourism’
US president makes narrower second attempt to restrict automatic citizenship after Supreme Court rejected his original policy.
7 Aug 2026 - 12:32PM
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US-China relations
US presses China over alleged scam bosses despite growing police cooperation
Washington says Trump raised the issue with Xi as the FBI expands cooperation with Chinese police on cyberfraud.
7 Aug 2026 - 10:00PM
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Authorities say transnational cybercrime networks are becoming more sophisticated, with online scams costing victims billions of dollars each year. Photo: Getty Images
China-Latin America relations
Argentina extends US$19 billion China currency swap despite US pressure
Buenos Aires locks in the yuan line until 2031, months after the US Treasury Department offered a rival facility.
7 Aug 2026 - 3:21AM
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China-Latin America relations
US sanctions Cuba’s military representative in Beijing over China procurement
Measures target officials and firms accused of obtaining military equipment from China and Russia for Cuba’s armed forces.
7 Aug 2026 - 10:17PM
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US-China trade war
China’s retaliation against US shows depth of its trade war strategy: analysts
Beijing’s latest export controls and sanctions against American companies show its ‘countermeasures framework and toolkit have come of age’.
6 Aug 2026 - 7:18AM
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