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With Trump’s inauguration, US-China rivalry opens new and uncertain chapter

Whether and how the mercurial president-elect delivers on his various pledges on trade with Beijing and other issues will be anyone’s guess.

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US-China relations

What fate awaits undocumented Chinese migrants in the US under Trump?

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US-China relations

First year of Trump presidency crucial for US-China ties: scholar

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US-China relations

For US to edge China in tech, add visa options to lure quantum workers: official

‘Significant’ labour shortfall runs into tens of thousands as Washington and allies worry about Beijing cracking their encryption.

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An empty parcel of land surrounded by water on three sides including Lake Michigan to the east that PsiQuantum, an American quantum-computing company, plans to build on the border between Illinois and Indiana. Photo: Chicago Tribune/TNS
An empty parcel of land surrounded by water on three sides including Lake Michigan to the east that PsiQuantum, an American quantum-computing company, plans to build on the border between Illinois and Indiana. Photo: Chicago Tribune/TNS
US-China relations

Top Democrat urges closer US-China cooperation on shared challenges

Ranking congressman on House intelligence committee highlights climate change, fentanyl and global health as areas for cooperation.

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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.

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US should blunt ‘collaboration’ by China, North Korea, Russia: senior officials

Outgoing national security adviser urges Trump administration to expand defence cooperation with allies amid ‘dangerous’ global landscape.

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Jake Sullivan has served as US national security adviser since the outset of the Biden administration in 2021. Photo: Abaca Press/TNS
Jake Sullivan has served as US national security adviser since the outset of the Biden administration in 2021. Photo: Abaca Press/TNS
US-China relations

How will China policy go after Trump overhauls the US government?

Planned purge means loss of institutional knowledge and working-level communications, but there are upsides, analysts say.

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US-China relations

US blasts China’s export ban on key minerals, vows ‘necessary steps’

Beijing’s new restrictions on germanium and gallium exports ‘underscore the need to diversify away from China’, US State Department tells the Post.

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‘Political environment sucked’: Democrats reflect on Harris election loss to Trump

Some Democrats are calling for a campaign review, focusing on working-class issues amid the challenging political climate.

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US Vice-President Kamala Harris reacts as she delivers remarks, conceding 2024 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump on November 6. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

WTO boss urges middle powers to defend global system ahead of US-China trade war

Deepening fragmentation looms with Donald Trump’s return to White House and joint diplomacy needed, says re-elected Nigerian economist.

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the World Trade Organization’s director general, speaks at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 29, 2024. Photo: AFP
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the World Trade Organization’s director general, speaks at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 29, 2024. Photo: AFP
G20

Global Impact | China hot on the agenda at Apec, G20 gatherings as Trump’s spectre looms large

In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look back at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting in Lima and G20 gathering in Rio de Janeiro.

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China trade

Key architect of US-China trade war set to push hard line in Trump’s cabinet

US president-elect Donald Trump has nominated international trade lawyer Jamieson Greer as the next US trade representative.

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US presidential election 2024

Global Impact | New leaders in Asia, as well as the US, create questions as Trump return looms

In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at how the Trump administration will fare across a much-changed political landscape in Asia.

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US president-elect Donald Trump. Photo: AP
Taiwan

How will Trump handle Taiwan? Beijing sees hawkish signs as analysts are divided

Some say he could use self-ruled island as bargaining chip for economic concessions while others rule that out, citing political pushback.

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An American-made anti-tank missile is launched by Taiwanese soldiers from a carrier vehicle during training in Pingtung, Taiwan, on August 26, 2024. The US is committed to supplying Taiwan with weapons. Photo: Reuters
An American-made anti-tank missile is launched by Taiwanese soldiers from a carrier vehicle during training in Pingtung, Taiwan, on August 26, 2024. The US is committed to supplying Taiwan with weapons. Photo: Reuters
China trade

China races to stockpile US chips before Trump ramps up sanctions

As more US tech curbs look likely in second Trump term, China’s imports of made-in-America integrated circuits have surged by 60 per cent.

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Speculation over Trump’s US treasury pick reveals divergent views in transition

China tariffs in focus as president-elect’s high-profile advisers like Elon Musk push candidates who embody a break from ‘business as usual’.

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US presidential election 2024

For lame duck Biden, an anticlimactic exit from the world stage

Outgoing US president, who will give way to Donald Trump in two months, has little to no clout at upcoming global summits.

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US President Joe Biden will leave office on January 20. Photo: AP
US President Joe Biden will leave office on January 20. Photo: AP
US presidential election 2024

Trump’s China policy could pit deal makers against ideologues: analysts

Hardline appointees and nominees may curb his transactional impulses on issues like trade, technology and Taiwan, US-based analysts say.

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Asia-Pacific to see slowing economic growth amid trade tensions: Apec

Protectionism ‘harms economic relations’ among 21 member countries, group’s report says, as unease rises over Donald Trump’s agenda.

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US-China relations

Trump’s China dealings to rely on billionaires like Elon Musk: analysts

President-elect’s transaction-based approach to diplomacy could see informal behind-the-scenes dialogue with Beijing coming to the forefront.

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Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk speaks during a rally for Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on October 5, 2024. Photo: Reuters
US presidential election 2024

Trump 2.0: older, more aggressive and potentially a bigger China hawk

Would a second Donald Trump US presidency mean even more tariffs and antagonism toward Beijing?

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Former US President Donald Trump.
Former US President Donald Trump.
US presidential election 2024

Minority voters could make difference for Harris, Trump in tight election

Presidential campaigns vie for Asian, black, Latino vote in crucial swing states as some loyalties have shifted.

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US-China relations

US financial-sanction threat should make China rethink forex holdings: economist

‘Possible future sanctions from the US’ under a new US president have set off alarms in Beijing’s policy circles.

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What will a Trump or Harris win mean for China? SCMP editors give their view

From trade to tech to Taiwan, our China and US editors weigh in on the key issues.

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