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US lawmakers investigate DoorDash’s use of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2.6 model
Food delivery giant latest targeted as rising adoption of China-built AI models pushes Washington to find strategies to combat trend.
1 Aug 2026 - 7:07AM
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China-Latin America relations
Chile’s Kast courts China day after US hits exports with forced labour tariff
1 Aug 2026 - 9:57AM
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US-China relations
China hits back at US forced labour blacklist as ‘classic act of coercion’
1 Aug 2026 - 9:12PM
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US-China relations
US sanctions Mahan Air’s China network over alleged support for Iran’s IRGC
Two Shanghai companies and a Chinese executive targeted as Washington expands pressure campaign from Iranian oil to aviation and cargo.
31 Jul 2026 - 5:50AM
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Mahan Air has been under US sanctions since 2011 over its alleged support for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Photo: Reuters
2026 Xi-Trump summits
China voices ‘serious concern’ over new US curbs in senior trade talks
Beijing raises objections during high-level call as both sides work towards economic outcomes ahead of an expected Xi-Trump summit.
31 Jul 2026 - 6:16AM
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Can China’s EV boom give it decisive edge in geopolitical tech war?
Beijing’s dominance in global EV industry may provide leverage over countries dependent on its technology and supply chains, analysts say.
30 Jul 2026 - 5:50AM
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US sanctions mainland China, Hong Kong firms over Iranian oil shipments
Six targeted tankers allegedly carried crude to China as Washington links economic campaign to US Navy enforcement.
30 Jul 2026 - 8:56PM
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The Mozambique-flagged tanker Lily is owned and operated by Hong Kong-based Confident Apex Limited. Photo: Handout
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US bans new Chinese robots, power inverters in latest tech crackdown
Trump administration cites threats to US national security and supply chain vulnerabilities as reasons for latest sanctions.
29 Jul 2026 - 9:51AM
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meets US officials as issues grow over China chip access
Washington visit comes amid investigation into whether restricted processors were used to train Moonshot AI models.
29 Jul 2026 - 5:42AM
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Record Chinese biotech out-licensing meets rising US scrutiny
Surging cross-border deals out of China are running headlong into intensifying US national security fears.
29 Jul 2026 - 10:39AM
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US congressional group plans annual visits to China after trade trip
The fact-finding mission by members of a congressional advisory body to Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou was the first of its kind since 2019.
28 Jul 2026 - 7:20AM
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A US congressional advisory panel focused on China has returned from their trip. Photo: Shutterstock
China-Latin America relations
Brazil turns to China trade deal after Trump tariffs, as years of resistance end
Xi and Lula agree to fast track Mercosur trade talks, endorsing a deal Brasilia fought to bury when Uruguay first proposed it.
28 Jul 2026 - 5:13AM
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Canada
New US-Canada bridge opens as trade tensions test ties
Canadian-funded Gordie Howe Bridge to Detroit aims to ease trade bottlenecks as tariff row bites.
28 Jul 2026 - 12:32PM
US-China trade war
China condemns US over new Section 301 tariffs – but holds off on retaliation
Beijing also rejects allegations that Chinese companies trained local AI models on American systems.
27 Jul 2026 - 7:55PM
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US-China relations
How America’s 250-year China dream became its greatest strategic challenge
Historians trace how US hopes of trade, reform and friendship gave way to rivalry with the power it once sought to transform.
26 Jul 2026 - 12:37PM
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Nvidia, Palantir, Meta warn about ‘premature restrictions’ of open-weight models
Top US tech companies urge policymakers in open letter not to undermine competition and drive more users to Chinese AI systems.
25 Jul 2026 - 12:20PM
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US-China trade war
Trump’s new tariffs, stock market intervention, mega IPOs
This week: Trump levies new tariffs against 60 US trading partners, China’s ‘national team’ investors prop up tumbling stock market, and Bessent threatens sanctions against Chinese AI developers. Next week: CXMT debuts in Shanghai followed by Zhongji Innolight in Hong Kong after blockbuster IPOs, China’s Politburo likely to discuss economy, ChinaJoy draws gamers in Shanghai, and more.
24 Jul 2026 - 5:01PM
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Nobel economist on anti-China, anti-science US, AI’s risks
MIT’s Simon Johnson, former IMF chief economist, on Trump’s wrong turns, including tariffs, the AI threat to Chinese jobs and the chances of a global recession.
24 Jul 2026 - 11:33AM
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US-China trade war
More Americans think China is world leader in AI, new survey reveals
Findings come as AI race between Washington and Beijing ramps up and with technology high on agenda at planned Trump-Xi summit in September.
24 Jul 2026 - 8:42AM
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US senators clash over scope of Chinese connected-vehicle ban
Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of US Senate Committee on Commerce, warns substantial revisions will be needed before bill can become law.
24 Jul 2026 - 6:50AM
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Liberation Day 2.0? US slaps fresh wave of tariffs on China, 50-plus economies
‘Forced labour’ duties replace Trump administration’s original sweeping levies but are unlikely to generate the same level of global shock.
25 Jul 2026 - 6:38AM
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Trump’s manufacturing push meets reality as costs rise and investment stalls
Tariffs alone have yet to overcome China’s competitive edge as policy uncertainty and structural hurdles weigh on US industry.
24 Jul 2026 - 3:39AM
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US-China trade war
On tariffs, China and US ask industry a US$30 billion question
As President Xi and President Trump prepare for an expected summit, trade officials are weighing public input on reciprocal duty cuts.
23 Jul 2026 - 8:00PM
US-China relations
US not getting enough critical minerals from China, Greer warns Senate
Remarks on minerals vital for electronics come as Marco Rubio and Wang Yi discuss upcoming meeting of leaders.
23 Jul 2026 - 5:36AM
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Trump tech official accuses China’s Moonshot AI of stealing from Anthropic
Michael Kratsios alleges Beijing-based company targeted Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, through large-scale ‘distillation’.
23 Jul 2026 - 4:00AM
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