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Fate of Nippon Steel’s ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ bid for US Steel in Biden’s hands
Joe Biden has 15 days to decide on the US$15 billion sale, amid opposition from key stakeholders, and president-elect Trump, who says it is a national security risk.
24 Dec 2024 - 5:59PM
US-China relations
US launches trade investigation into China’s ‘legacy’ chips
24 Dec 2024 - 1:08AM
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US-China relations
US restrictions on outbound investments to China scrapped from spending bill
20 Dec 2024 - 10:26AM
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Tech War
Cybersecurity
US investigates China-founded internet router maker TP-Link
Investigators fear that TP-Link is using ‘the Huawei playbook’, according to people familiar with the probe.
19 Dec 2024 - 10:17AM
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US-China relations
US TikTok ban: Supreme Court to review law banning Chinese-owned app
The arguments over whether the law violates freedom of speech protected by the US Constitution will be heard on January 10.
19 Dec 2024 - 5:07AM
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US-China relations
TikTok asks US Supreme Court to halt divest-or-ban law, pending review
Highest US court is asked to review lower court’s ruling as Donald Trump praises popular video app for helping him connect with young voters.
17 Dec 2024 - 7:10AM
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How China can survive Trump threats, avoid Japan’s mistakes: Zhang Yansheng
Seasoned researcher says Trump’s ‘extremist’ protectionism will isolate US and cede the high ground on multilateralism to China.
16 Dec 2024 - 3:45PM
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Global Economy
Chinese overseas
Have money, will travel: Chinese investors join overseas assets in US visa bids
A new cohort of Chinese migrants to the US is on the rise – investors looking to permanently relocate to conduct their business smoothly.
15 Dec 2024 - 7:00PM
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China
US-China relations
How to gain entrée into Trump’s White House? Beijing is looking for ways
The old ways of making connections and gaining influence aren’t likely to be as reliable in the coming, unpredictable administration.
15 Dec 2024 - 7:56AM
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United States & Canada
United States
Elon Musk wants to turn SpaceX Starbase into a new Texas city
Boca Chica site is the primary location where SpaceX builds and launches its huge Starship rocket system.
13 Dec 2024 - 3:04PM
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Big Tech
TikTok
US asks court to reject TikTok’s bid to stave off law that could ban the app
The Justice Department argued that ‘continued Chinese control of the TikTok application poses a continuing threat to national security’.
13 Dec 2024 - 12:45PM
A man carries a Free TikTok sign in front of the courthouse where the hush-money trial of Donald Trump was underway on April 15 in New York. Photo: AP
Australasia
New Zealand
‘Please don’t do that’: New Zealand urges Trump to spare ally from tariffs
The finance minister urged the incoming administration to exempt Wellington from any new levies, highlighting the balanced trade ties between the two sides.
13 Dec 2024 - 9:12AM
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Donald Trump
Canada weighs export taxes on uranium and oil If Trump starts trade war
Such levies would be a last resort for Trudeau’s government, coming after retaliatory duties on US-made goods.
13 Dec 2024 - 5:28AM
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US-China relations
China still ‘open’ to trade engagement with Trump despite tariff threats
Even as the risk of another trade war looms as Donald Trump prepares for his second term, China stresses ‘dialogue and coordination’ with US.
12 Dec 2024 - 9:30PM
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Blockchain
Digital currencies
US bankers cautious about crypto amid expectations of regulatory easing
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said the Wall Street giant would ‘evaluate’ dealing in top cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether if rules change.
12 Dec 2024 - 11:40AM
A CoinFlip bitcoin ATM seen at a gas station on December 9 in Pasadena, California. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
United States & Canada
Donald Trump
Trump is named Time’s Person of the Year, rings NYSE’s opening bell
The ringing of the bell is a powerful symbol of US capitalism, and Trump has never done it before despite decades as a New York businessman.
12 Dec 2024 - 10:52PM
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China
US-China relations
US hits China with new tariffs on solar wafers, tungsten products
Steep duties taking effect January 1 meant to guard against Beijing’s rising clean-energy prowess.
13 Dec 2024 - 12:13AM
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Biden, touting his economic legacy, calls Trump’s tariff plans a ‘major mistake’
Defending his economic record, the departing US president warns that his successor will ‘return the country to trickle-down economics’.
11 Dec 2024 - 6:37AM
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US President Joe Biden delivering remarks about the US economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
China
US-China relations
US appeal court upholds law banning TikTok if it is not sold
ByteDance, owner of popular short-video app, must sell it to non-Chinese buyer by January 19; TikTok vows to appeal to US Supreme Court.
7 Dec 2024 - 9:53PM
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China Economy
China trade
‘In China for China’: global firms go local as trade, tech tensions ramp up
Many businesses are adopting an ‘in China for China’ strategy to stay in the lucrative market while avoiding geopolitical disruptions.
6 Dec 2024 - 8:00AM
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Diplomacy
US-China relations
Trump’s export controls hurting China could rankle US allies: analysts
Sanctions targeting Beijing’s hi-tech progress anticipated as report finds Washington has increasingly used such mechanisms in recent years.
6 Dec 2024 - 5:55AM
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OPINION
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Inauguration invitation to Xi shows Trump’s deal-making in action
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Trump 2.0 is forcing Asian economies to make hard choices fast
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Zhengxu Wang
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What Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy can learn from China’s reformers
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