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Which Trump will show up at Nato summit? Odds are it will be the fuming one
US president’s impatience and distrust of multilateral groupings has Nato’s 31 other members walking on eggshells before next week’s key meeting.
3 Jul 2026 - 8:08PM
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US lawmakers push for fewer tax breaks to reduce reliance on China technology
4 Jul 2026 - 12:40AM
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Sun is setting on US dominance of the world, Wu Xinbo says
2 Jul 2026 - 4:11PM
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Alibaba to pay US$600 million to settle US probe into illegal product sales
Amount resolves dispute with US government over allegations firm sold and imported illegal pharmaceuticals and controlled substances into US.
2 Jul 2026 - 7:39AM
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Alibaba has agreed to pay US$600 million to settle a dispute with the US government. Photo: Kyodo
US-China trade war
US backs away from USMCA trade deal, upset over Canada’s China ties
Beijing not named in official notice, but US trade chief blames Canada’s courtship of Chinese investment as major obstacle to new agreement.
2 Jul 2026 - 9:26PM
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China-Japan relations
China’s pressure campaign tests Trump’s commitment to Japan
Tokyo expected stronger US support after Beijing retaliated over Taiwan comments, but analysts say Washington has held back.
2 Jul 2026 - 4:07PM
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Wang Yi warns Rubio to approach Taiwan affairs with ‘utmost caution’
Beijing’s top diplomat tells US Secretary of State to expand cooperation, manage risks in Taiwan-related issues during call on Tuesday.
3 Jul 2026 - 6:20AM
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at the UN headquarters in New York in May. Photo: Reuters
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Alibaba sues Pentagon, rare earth truce woes: 7 US-China relations reads
From China grappling with Trump to the world’s fastest computer: highlights from our overseas correspondents in the second half of June 2026.
1 Jul 2026 - 10:30PM
US-China trade war
Washington, Beijing should de-escalate from tit-for-tat actions, US senator says
Steve Daines calls Beijing’s export controls on US companies and Pentagon’s blacklisting of Chinese tech firms ‘unfortunate developments’.
1 Jul 2026 - 9:16AM
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G20 summit in Miami perfect ‘backdrop for Trump-Xi meeting’: sources
Get-together would cap year with China hosting the Apec leaders’ meeting in Shenzhen in November before the US stages G20 just weeks later.
2 Jul 2026 - 6:15AM
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‘She did not meet me’: US Senator Daines rejects claims of talks with KMT leader
Montana lawmaker says Kuomintang chief Cheng Li-wun met only his staff, contradicting her account of talks in Washington earlier this month.
1 Jul 2026 - 6:03AM
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KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun holds a news conference in Taipei following her US visit earlier this month. Photo: AFP
United States
US State Department approves possible sale of Hellfire missiles to Singapore
The US$22.3 million deal aims to strengthen the defences of the city state, which is a key US strategic partner in Asia.
1 Jul 2026 - 9:06AM
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United States
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump birthright citizenship order
Court preserves automatic US citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders.
1 Jul 2026 - 3:36PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
US strikes Iran after Trump says cargo ship attack violated ceasefire
US Central Command says missile, drone and radar sites were hit after Tehran was accused of targeting vessel in Strait of Hormuz.
27 Jun 2026 - 7:25AM
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US-China relations
Trump thinks he is playing hardball. But China is playing Trump: analysts
Analysts say modest meeting outcomes and shrinking institutional channels leave diplomacy unduly reliant on the leaders’ personal rapport.
27 Jun 2026 - 5:02AM
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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping leave the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on May 15. Photo: AP
Venezuela
Venezuela earthquakes draw aid from governments that cut ties with Caracas
Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and other governments that suspended relations with the country offer rescue teams and humanitarian aid.
26 Jun 2026 - 8:52PM
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China-Latin America relations
EU pitches Brazil a ‘more beneficial’ rare earths deal than US or China
EU’s Jozef Sikela promises refining investment and technology transfer, in a race for Brazilian minerals that the US and China already lead.
26 Jun 2026 - 6:03AM
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Trump backs ‘Six Assurances’ to Taiwan but no arms sale timeline: US diplomat
Michael DeSombre confirms long-standing US policy still in place despite Trump’s apparent departure from it after Beijing meeting with Xi.
26 Jun 2026 - 3:36AM
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The State Department’s top diplomat for East Asia, Michael DeSombre, said on Thursday that the long-standing US policy known as the “Six Assurances” to Taiwan is still operating. Photo: AFP
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US officials fear ‘supervillain’ China pulling ahead in AI race even a little
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Senator Jim Banks expressed concerns about China eroding America’s lead.
26 Jun 2026 - 4:33AM
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US-Venezuela conflict
As Venezuela reels from earthquake disaster, a test for new US relationship
Washington’s swift disaster response clearest indication yet of how relationship with Caracas has evolved, but bigger challenges lie ahead.
26 Jun 2026 - 6:14PM
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US delegation snubs Apec meeting in Macau due to China visa requirements row
Washington not sending ‘high-level participants’ to tourism ministerial summit after alleged ‘arbitrary and targeted’ behaviour towards US.
25 Jun 2026 - 6:12AM
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Donald Trump
New poll shows eroding global trust in Trump and America
Pew survey across 36 nations found just 23 per cent of respondents had confidence in Trump to do the right thing in world affairs.
24 Jun 2026 - 2:00PM
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About two-thirds of respondents had little or no confidence in Donald Trump on global affairs. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
US-China relations
America’s ‘biggest risk’ on AI is China getting ahead, Bessent says
US Treasury secretary also warns there will be retaliation against any attempt to ‘weaponise supply chains’.
24 Jun 2026 - 11:45AM
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US-China relations
‘China Initiative 2.0’: US crackdown on Chinese scholars intensifies
Immigration lawyers and activists claim the Trump Administration has ramped up its targeting of Chinese scientists and researchers in US.
24 Jun 2026 - 7:12AM
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Pentagon sued by Alibaba over ‘arbitrary’ military blacklist targeting Chinese firms
Technology giant says US defence department wrongly labelled it a Chinese military company without evidence.
24 Jun 2026 - 8:14PM
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