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Joe Biden’s China policy

Joe Biden’s China policy
In his sole term as US president from 2021-2025, Joe Biden continued the hard approach to China marked by his predecessor, Donald Trump, although he veered towards what he called “de-risking” rather than the full economic decoupling that more hawkish American politicians pushed for, and engaged more readily with US allies. His administration’s relationship with China also reflected a focus on technological security.
A woman walks past a Google logo at the company’s campus in Warsaw in February 2025. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Ding Linwei convicted of stealing Google AI secrets for Chinese companies

Some of the blueprints were meant to give Google an edge over Amazon and Microsoft and to reduce Google’s reliance on Nvidia chips.

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US-China relations

WTO faults US in dispute brought by China over clean energy subsidies

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US-China relations

Trump admin pushes out US official whose unit banned Chinese vehicles

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US-China relations

Biden administration decision to scrap China Initiative flawed: White House

US top science adviser Michael Kratsios says ceasing programme aimed at combating economic espionage from Beijing ‘damaging’.

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Michael Kratsios, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said the Biden administration’s decision to terminate the China Initiative programme was “damaging”. Photo: Reuters
Taiwan

F-16V fighter jet tested as Taiwan presses US and Lockheed Martin for delivery

Taiwan’s air force says it is pushing US side on production speed and quality control amid mounting scrutiny from lawmakers over delays.

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US-China relations

Bessent calls Beijing an ‘ally’ after Trump signs bill on ties with Taiwan

US Treasury Secretary tries to ease further tension after Trump signs act aimed at regularly reviewing and updating guidelines with Taiwan.

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China-Latin America relations

Trump seizes on China ‘ban’ in Brazil soy trade, but data shows US gains small

China halted imports of soybeans from five Brazil-based exporters after pesticide-treated wheat was found mixed into cargo bound for Beijing.

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US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Tuesday that US farmers are benefiting from China’s recent ban on select Brazilian soybean shipments. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
US-China relations

US must speed up arms deliveries to Taiwan, create stockpile, Senate hears

Witnesses warn delays and incomplete mandates under landmark 2022 law weaken deterrence as Washington prioritises better ties with Beijing.

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US-China trade war

US must deny China cutting-edge technology, ex-commerce secretary says

Gina Raimondo believes tougher export controls are vital for US national security and high-end chips should be kept out of Chinese hands.

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US-China relations

Trump pardons ex-NYPD officer convicted of helping Beijing stalk Chinese expat

Michael McMahon was one of three men convicted at the first trial stemming from US claims about China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ initiative.

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Michael McMahon gives photographers a thumbs up as he leaves federal court in New York in May 2023. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Chinese watching US moved more by policy, events than entrenched ideology: paper

Researchers in Shanghai and Vancouver find Chinese are more optimistic about their country’s ability to withstand external economic pressure.

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A paper by academics in China and Canada found “Chinese public opinion toward the USA is responsive to leadership changes and observable shifts in US policy rather than adhering to fixed ideological positions”. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

California man Sun Yaoning to plead guilty to acting as Chinese agent

His arrest amid rising concern that Beijing had cultivated a network of operatives to influence local elections in the US.

US-China relations

Opinion | Trump era could herald the end of ideology in US-China relations

Donald Trump’s convergence with Chinese political thought could provide a catalyst for resetting bilateral ties.

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US-China relations

After years of US sanctions, how is Xinjiang’s economy doing?

Chinese scholars say the measures have led to job losses and shrinking profits for some firms, but the region shows resilience.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
US-China relations

Trump pulls China hawk’s nomination for key post in tech war with Beijing

The dropping of Landon Heid as the pick to oversee export controls for national security could signal a more dovish US approach to China.

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Landon Heid, Trump’s nominee for US Assistant Secretary of Commerce, attends a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in April. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Opinion | No amount of China scapegoating will reverse America’s decline

The real danger is not China becoming great again, but US policymakers and commentators failing to confront the cause of domestic problems.

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Science

US House aims to renew China Initiative to ‘maintain America’s competitive edge’

Victim of original China Initiative, Gang Chen, says programme was ‘ultimately weakening, not strengthening, our national security’.

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Trump wants to ground China’s drones – but have they flown too high to reach?

An executive order to limit China’s market penetration and boost the US’ capacity in drones might be too little, too late.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
US-China relations

China boosts tech outreach to Global South as US collaboration dips: analysts

Washington is said to be missing out on ‘big’ opportunities while Beijing reaches agreements with ‘dozens and dozens of countries’.

US-China relations

China’s Huawei must face US criminal charges, US judge rules

The telecoms company is accused of trying to steal technology secrets from US rivals and misleading banks about its work in Iran.

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US-China relations

Opinion | Trump’s fundamental mistake is in seeing China as America’s problem

The US president fails to grasp that a rising China is a new question to answer, not an old mistake to correct.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
US-China relations

Exclusive | Xi-Trump call suggests ties are warming – timing of a meeting is another thing

Analysts say Apec summit in South Korea in November, or a separate meeting in China around then, may be the opportunity for leaders to meet.

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Since his re-election, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in speaking with or meeting Xi Jinping. While they spoke by phone on Thursday, there has been no announcement from either side about when they will meet in person. Photo composition: AFP
Artificial intelligence

China’s orchard of AI, chip grads now ripe for the pickin’ as tech trade sours

Many who entered university during Trump’s first trade war with China are ready to become key cogs in China’s hi-tech engine.

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Donald Trump

Trump admin launches review of Aukus submarine pact with Australia and UK

The move is likely to alarm Australia, which sees the submarines as critical to its defence as tensions grow over China’s military build-up.

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US-China relations

Opinion | US-China trade war goes nuclear with Trump’s chip software ban

Sweeping ban, albeit hard to enforce, threatens to kneecap China’s semiconductor ambitions and endanger its national security.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
US-China relations

Explainer | How dependent is America’s arsenal on China’s critical mineral supply?

Beijing has leveraged its dominance in critical mineral production and refining as a key negotiating point in trade wars.

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American Virginia-class submarines contain 4,200kg of critical minerals. Since 2023, Beijing has imposed controls on exporters seeking to ship eight gallium-related and six germanium-related products abroad. In 2024, the list was expanded to include antimony. Photo: US Navy
US-China relations

In further high-level exchange, China and US say channels remain open

Chinese vice-foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu and US counterpart Christopher Landau talk by phone on Thursday, Beijing says.

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US-China relations

China’s 2019 fentanyl embargo led to drop in US overdoses, study finds

Peterson Institute determines ban contributed to price rise of synthetic opioid, deterring its use by Americans.

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