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US, Israel war on Iran
2 US troops dead, 1 missing after Iran attacks base in Jordan
These are the first American service members killed due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.
19 Jul 2026 - 8:50AM
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US-China relations
Asian-American groups fear Trump’s escalating rhetoric will fuel racism in US
18 Jul 2026 - 9:35AM
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Many allegations, little evidence: unpacking China election-interference records
18 Jul 2026 - 3:36AM
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US lets Hong Kong emergency expire but keeps preferential treatment restrictions
State Department says 2020 order remains in effect as city still lacks sufficient autonomy for different treatment from mainland China.
18 Jul 2026 - 6:18AM
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Hong Kong is one of Asia's leading international financial centres. Photo: AFP
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Could Trump’s ‘last-gasp’ China election claims derail Xi’s US trip?
As midterms loom and Iran war backlash grows, US president resurrects unproven allegations, casting uncertainty over Chinese leader’s visit.
17 Jul 2026 - 8:00PM
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US to toughen up visa regulations for Chinese journalists, foreign students
Trump administration claims changes will combat visa fraud and strengthen national security, but legal experts condemn new proposals.
18 Jul 2026 - 12:21AM
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Beijing denounces US chip curbs as threat to global supply chains
Move to incorporate three China-focused export control measures into the NDAA marks a new escalation in the US technology rivalry.
17 Jul 2026 - 5:13AM
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Nvidia’s AI chips are at the centre of US efforts to tighten export controls on advanced computing technology bound for China. Photo: Nvidia
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US hardens AI stance on China as Anthropic calls for extending lead
AI company urges tighter export controls, saying Chinese rivals are rapidly closing the gap through unauthorised model distillation.
16 Jul 2026 - 6:05AM
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Trump intel pick to play ‘helpful’ role in agreeing economic strategy with China
Jay Clayton says US can still work together ‘on the world stage economically’ with Beijing despite the geopolitical challenges they face.
16 Jul 2026 - 5:08AM
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China-EU relations
EU accuses China of seeking to reshape global order in stark new strategy paper
China trying to ‘reshape the global order in line with their interests’, EU says in some of bloc’s strongest official criticism of Beijing.
16 Jul 2026 - 11:29AM
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Global views of China and Xi improve as perceptions of US decline: Pew survey
China’s image has recovered from pandemic lows while confidence in the US and its global leadership has weakened.
16 Jul 2026 - 3:54AM
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Pew found China now holds a higher average favourability rating than the US among 20 countries tracked over time. Photo: Shutterstock
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US must act quickly to counter China’s growing tech progress, lawmakers told
Analysts claim Washington needs to slow down Chinese momentum and speed up US technology advances now or fall well behind the Asian giant.
15 Jul 2026 - 7:09AM
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US says Nvidia’s H200 exports to China remain ‘trivial’ despite approvals
US commerce official Jeffrey Kessler says only a ‘very small quantity’ of AI chips have reached mainland China and Hong Kong so far.
15 Jul 2026 - 5:13AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Trump scraps Hormuz toll plan but presses ahead with Iran blockade
In latest flip-flop, US president says Gulf investment deals will replace shipping fee, while restoring blockade targeting Iranian trade.
15 Jul 2026 - 10:01AM
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US National Science Foundation to ban projects with flagged Chinese institutions
Raising security fears, NSF moves from case-by-case approval to full ban on working with restricted entities and their employees.
14 Jul 2026 - 9:44AM
The US National Science Foundation is moving away from Chinese collaborators that have been flagged as restricted entities by the government. Photo: Shutterstock
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US tariff probe unlikely to derail autumn Xi-Trump meeting: analysts
Experts say both sides remain focused on trade negotiations and new tariff-free mechanisms despite fresh investigations.
14 Jul 2026 - 12:25PM
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US-China relations
Lindsey Graham’s death removes one of Washington’s most influential China hawks
Graham’s sister will fill his Senate seat, but his role as one of Trump’s closest foreign policy advisers may prove harder to replace.
14 Jul 2026 - 5:47AM
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Trump to restore Iran blockade, charge fees for Strait of Hormuz shipping
US president says Iranian ships and those trading with Iran will be barred, while other commercial traffic will pay a 20% transit fee.
14 Jul 2026 - 6:50AM
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The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations
China accuses US of ignoring Trump, Xi rapport and targeting Chinese firms
Beijing claims US misused its power by blacklisting more than 60 Chinese companies after goodwill generated at Trump-Xi summit in May.
11 Jul 2026 - 7:03AM
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Renewed US-China AI dialogue serves US security interests: former officials
Ex-officials say AI safety talks offer Washington valuable insight into Beijing’s advances, risks and vulnerabilities.
11 Jul 2026 - 6:41AM
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Why Christmas trees are causing a ruckus in the US-China trade war
US growers urge officials to keep tariffs on Chinese-made artificial trees, saying lower duties threaten family farms and livelihoods.
11 Jul 2026 - 2:35AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Trump claims Iran wants to resume talks with US despite ceasefire breaches
US president’s remarks underscore the increasingly contradictory state of relations between Washington and Tehran.
11 Jul 2026 - 3:51AM
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US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington had agreed to resume discussions with Iran despite military exchanges resuming this week. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
US-China relations
2 men sentenced for roles in trafficking fentanyl analogues from China to the US
Accused were among nine individuals charged and convicted for their part in importing more than one metric tonne of drugs into the US.
15 Jul 2026 - 4:14AM
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US says China gave only hours’ warning before Pacific submarine missile launch
Washington says Beijing’s notification of launch fell short of expected standard followed by other established nuclear powers.
9 Jul 2026 - 8:20AM
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China-Latin America relations
A year into Trump’s tariffs, Brazil trades less with US and more with China
Trading report lands as USTR weighs extra 25 per cent levy and Flavio Bolsonaro tells hearing that Lula ‘licks China’s boots’.
9 Jul 2026 - 6:21AM
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