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Trump’s commerce pick vows to keep China from using US tech to ‘compete with us’
Former long-time Wall Street CEO also pledges ‘across-the-board tariffs’ to gain leverage against Beijing and other countries.
30 Jan 2025 - 6:25AM
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European Union
EU keen to work with Trump on China’s ‘non-market policies’: trade chief
30 Jan 2025 - 3:03AM
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US-China relations
DeepSeek impact on US tech stocks could alter Washington’s approach: analysts
30 Jan 2025 - 12:01AM
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US-China relations
US senators examine China’s influence over Panama Canal
Treaty allows for canal’s takeover, witnesses tell Senate panel, but they provide no evidence Chinese port operations breach neutrality.
29 Jan 2025 - 7:24AM
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A container ship navigates through Panama Canal locks in Cocoli, on the outskirts of Panama City. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations
Nvidia shares jump after sell-off sparked by DeepSeek surprise
Some analysts cite company’s possible role in DeepSeek’s success and call share price drop ‘overdone’.
29 Jan 2025 - 7:12AM
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China-EU relations
EU, out in the cold in Trump 2.0, braces for more transactional relationship
US president’s advances on Greenland have spooked European Union officials, reminding them how difficult he will be to deal with.
28 Jan 2025 - 7:00PM
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US-China relations
Trump calls China’s DeepSeek AI leap a ‘wake-up call’ for US tech
Tariffs could be imposed on foreign-made semiconductor chips, including those by Taiwan’s TSMC, if they are not made stateside.
29 Jan 2025 - 12:12AM
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DeepSeek , a Chinese AI start-up was the most downloaded free app in the US on Apple’s App Store over the weekend. Photo: Reuters
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US tech stocks plunge on China AI’s unexpectedly strong showing
Unclear whether panic selling and sentiment are an overreaction or indication that Silicon Valley has underestimated Chinese tech prowess.
28 Jan 2025 - 7:06AM
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China manufacturing
China’s factory activity contracts in January, ending 3-month expansion streak
China’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index contracted in January, denying the economy an early boost in 2025.
27 Jan 2025 - 11:14PM
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Banking & finance
How to make it in America: pressures, pitfalls for China consumer firms going global
As domestic spending falters, Chinese consumer brands are eyeing global markets, but tariffs and cultural barriers could get in their way.
26 Jan 2025 - 10:07PM
TikTok
TikTok-loaded smartphones in US lists for thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook
On eBay, listings could be found for as much as US$50,000, or as little as US$340, as of Friday.
25 Jan 2025 - 6:02PM
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Some enterprising individuals are selling smartphones and tablets that have TikTok – and other apps from its parent company ByteDance. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence
Meta Platforms to spend US$65 billion on AI infrastructure in 2025: Zuckerberg
Meta’s chief executive said the funds will be used to build a data centre ‘so large that it would cover a significant part of Manhattan’.
25 Jan 2025 - 11:31AM
US-China relations
Trump officials say they are reviewing China’s compliance with trade deal
The nominee for US Treasury secretary said last week that Trump would use the 2020 phase one agreement as a starting point with Beijing.
26 Jan 2025 - 1:18AM
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Semiconductors
Chipmaker Texas Instruments’ forecast signals semiconductor slump is persisting
The company has recorded nine straight quarters of sales decline, as much of the electronics industry remains mired in a slowdown.
24 Jan 2025 - 12:20PM
US-China relations
Trump tells Davos he is hopeful about US-China ties as he warns on tariffs
American leader touts ‘very good’ relationship with Xi Jinping amid ‘massive’ trade deficits with Beijing.
24 Jan 2025 - 6:29PM
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US President Donald Trump speaks by video to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. Photo: AFP
US-China relations
US lawmakers bring back bill to revoke China’s trade status
Legislation targets permanent normal trade relations designation, which was conferred in 2000 ahead of China’s joining the WTO.
24 Jan 2025 - 5:01AM
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US-China relations
Trump wants to wean America off China’s rare earths. Is that possible?
Trump aims to ramp up US production of the critical minerals to reduce its dependence on China. But he may need to hire more federal staff to do so.
23 Jan 2025 - 12:17PM
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US-China relations
Rising US-China tensions top concerns of American firms in China: AmCham China
AmCham China survey, conducted in weeks before and after Trump’s election, finds concerns over deteriorating relations have not been this high since Trump’s first term.
23 Jan 2025 - 2:42PM
Escalating bilateral tensions have intensified the reluctance of US companies to invest in China. Photo: AP
US-China relations
Trump’s America first trade policy: US-China 2020 deal is again under scrutiny
Nomura analysts say Trump’s ‘rather hawkish’ memo on China raises concerns that Beijing will be forced to comply with original trade terms that it failed to meet.
22 Jan 2025 - 11:36PM
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Hong Kong economy
Panama audit of Hong Kong’s Hutchison aims to counter US canal narrative
‘The [Panama government] needs concrete data to counter this China is controlling the canal narrative,’ insider says.
22 Jan 2025 - 11:26PM
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Hong Kong property
More Hong Kong home buyers may lose deposits, agents say
Deposit defaults on new homes shot up by 75 per cent to 449 last year, and property agents see the trend continuing into 2025.
22 Jan 2025 - 12:03PM
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US-China relations
Trump says he is mulling 10% tariffs on China imports
The US president is framing the possible tariffs as a penalty for the flow of fentanyl from Canada and Mexico.
22 Jan 2025 - 9:19AM
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US President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves after speaking in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
US-China relations
Trump says he’s open to Musk buying TikTok ‘if he wanted to’
Billionaire given green light by US president, whose executive order extended company’s deadline to find a non-Chinese buyer by 75 days.
23 Jan 2025 - 12:42AM
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Donald Trump
Bessent’s nomination as Trump’s Treasury chief clears Senate Finance Committee
The billionaire hedge fund manager now faces a final confirmation vote in the US Senate.
22 Jan 2025 - 2:32AM
US-China relations
‘We’ll be surprised’ by US-China improvements, Harvard scholar argues in Davos
Graham Allison bucks a trend among analysts warning of worsening ties between the world’s biggest economies, and he does not see Donald Trump as a China hawk.
21 Jan 2025 - 11:04PM
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OPINION
Richard Heydarian
Opinion
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To truly make America great again, Trump must succeed in 2 things
26 Jan 2025 - 8:31PM
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Zhou Xiaoming
Opinion
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If Trump has his way with Maga, it’s back to the law of the jungle
24 Jan 2025 - 8:30PM
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James Borton
Opinion
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How the US can challenge China’s dominance over critical minerals
23 Jan 2025 - 8:30PM
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Nicholas Spiro
Macroscope
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Trump’s glaring policy contradictions are both a blessing and a curse
23 Jan 2025 - 4:30PM
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Jeffrey Wu
Opinion
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Will Trump succeed in containing China – or fuel its rise?
22 Jan 2025 - 11:26PM
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Wang Huiyao
Opinion
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With deal-maker Trump, business cooperation could reset US-China ties
17 Jan 2025 - 8:30PM
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