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A US flag waves outside the White House in Washington. File photo: AP

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Is the US banning drones from China until it can make better ones itself?

DJI products like the Mavic 2 Pro have proved popular in the US, where the Chinese tech firm sells more than half of all commercial drones. Photo: Getty Images

A DJI Matrice 350 RTK, operated by New Jersey Transit, flies over an emergency response drill and training exercise in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on April 18. Photo: Reuters

Washington forced to weigh public comments backing popular Chinese-made devices as it reckons with new reality of shared tech frontier.


Why Chinese-American success stories still provoke prejudice and fear

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

A photo commemorating the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad excluded the Chinese workers who did much of the hard labour. Photo: Andrew J. Russell

Protests against a Texas law banning Chinese nationals from buying properties. Photo: AFP

Almost a century and a half has passed since the notorious Chinese Exclusion Act, but anti-Asian prejudice is still rife.


The great AI reckoning: how China is flipping the script on US’ new industrial revolution

From EVs to robotics, China’s advancement in cutting-edge tech has seen it shake off the West’s long-standing belief in US exceptionalism.


As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, it confronts a new world order dominated by its relationship with China. In this wide-ranging series, we examine the pressure points and possibilities in those ties, from hard tech to soft power.


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