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US-China relations

US-China relations
Breaking news and analysis on US-China relations, including trade war, talks, and tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Open Questions series

Trita Parsi on why US air strikes strengthened Iran’s hand

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Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Trita Parsi on why US air strikes strengthened Iran’s hand

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Illustration : Brian Wang

Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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US-China trade war

Opinion | Will US threats over Iran be the last straw for Beijing?

China’s measured stance since the Xi-Trump summit in May is reaching a tipping point as US pressure mounts.

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Semiconductors

CXMT vs Pentagon: how China’s tech firms are challenging US blacklists in court

Hong Kong

US Treasury sanctions Hong Kong-based firm over Iran money laundering ties

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United States

Trump orders creation of US ‘Space Academy’, amid rivalry with China

The institution, which will train civilian and military recruits, will be modelled on the famous military school at West Point.

US President Donald Trump departs after presenting the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II crew members in Houston on Friday. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

Uzbekistan tests US-China AI rift with bid to join rival tech bloc

Tashkent eyes Pax Silica entry as Central Asian nations resist growing pressure to choose between Washington and Beijing in the AI race.

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Trade

Opinion | US and China must team up to keep maritime trade routes free and safe

The Strait of Hormuz crisis shows neither state benefits when key waterways can become instruments of political pressure or economic coercion.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Xi-Trump summit plans, Nepal disaster, SCO summit

This week: President Xi Jinping may take China business delegation to US and sign trade-war truce extension with Trump, hundreds killed in Nepal-China disaster, Alibaba holds record Hong Kong share sale. Next week: Xi attends SCO summit, Shein begins trading after long-delayed IPO, August PMI may show factory slowdown and more.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Beijing in May. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

Talks are ‘only way out’ on Iran, Beijing says as Trump hints at Chinese bank bans

Latest salvo from US president adds pressure to already fragile US-China ties before expected summit in Washington.

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US-China trade war

US urged to use Beijing playbook to secure Chinese tech transfers

Experts say Washington should target areas where cutting-edge Chinese technological know-how could be welcomed, then applied to help US.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | Chinese execs may join Xi’s US trip, as trade truce extension ‘almost certain’

Inclusion of business leaders in delegation is under discussion and one-year deal agreed in Busan is likely to be extended, sources say.

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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Washington on September 24. Photo: TNS
US, Israel war on Iran

China and Iran sanctions: Beijing’s red lines and retaliation options

Washington’s new measures seen testing a recent bilateral detente with Beijing, and room for escalation remains, threatening trade, payments and supply chains.

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US President Donald Trump (right) walks with President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 15. Photo: Evan Vucci/Pool via AP
Chinese-Americans

US lawmakers condemn right-wing podcast’s calls for Chinese-American internment

Members of Asian-American congressional caucus warn the ‘dangerous and unacceptable’ rhetoric fuels discrimination and violence.

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Artificial intelligence

Gates pitches US-China AI cooperation ahead of Xi meeting

The Microsoft co-founder may travel to Beijing in November as he seeks support for global cooperation on managing potential AI risks.

Mainland China

What China can do to secure trade routes in its coming high-seas struggle with US

Di Dongsheng argues it could take three decades for China to dominate access to ports, straits, canals and shipping lanes around the world.

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The era of open oceans could be drawing to a close, says academic Di Dongsheng, who urges Beijing to prepare “for struggle in a coming contest over sea power and the security of shipping routes”. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong society

‘Panicked’: pause to US visa interviews affects more than 100 Hong Kong applicants

Sudden global restrictions by Trump have some applicants in city fearing US may scrap immigration pathway.

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US President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, the US State Department said that “appointments for visa services” had been adjusted as officers underwent training at embassies and consulates worldwide. Photo: AP
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Wang Yi calls on US to ‘overcome obstacles’ ahead of Xi-Trump meeting

In meeting with US envoy, China’s top diplomat urges Washington to focus on a positive agenda as the two sides prepare for Xi’s trip.

US immigration

Global US immigrant visa pause: fallout across China, Asia and Hong Kong

On August 26, the US State Department announced a temporary pause on immigrant visa interview appointments at all embassies and consulates globally. Explore our complete coverage of its ripple effects across mainland China, Hong Kong, and the rest of Asia.

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United States

Bill Gates warns of AI’s impact, urges the US and China to cooperate

Tech titan argued on Wednesday artificial intelligence needs significant limits or else the harm to humans will outweigh any potential good.

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Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates issued a stark warning about AI’s risks, saying companies were rushing ahead with the technology without a broader plan for the massive upheaval it would cause. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Cybersecurity

US seizes Chinese hacking platforms targeting Nasa, Fed and Senate

Justice Department says QTFY targeted US critical infrastructure on behalf of China’s security ministry and military.

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China-Latin America relations

US critical minerals proposals to Brazil go unanswered as China looms

A US diplomat says Brasilia has not responded to two overtures, even as a US-backed rare earth acquisition in Brazil nears completion.

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United States

In a small Virginia town, distrust of Big Tech hampers Trump’s AI push

Controversy over first data centres in Danville typifies ongoing debate with concerns over secrecy, distrust and China’s influence.

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The proposed data-centre campus at Berry Hill, a 3,500-acre industrial site 16 kilometres outside Danville, Virginia. Photo: Vincent Chow
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong lawmaker urges firms to expand into emerging markets amid US visa pause

Jonathan Lamport tells SCMP the local business community is closely monitoring whether business visa processing, approvals will be affected.

The US consulate in Hong Kong and Macau on Garden Road in Central. Photo: Jelly Tse
US-China trade war

Opinion | The security-obsessed global economy needs its own Helsinki process

Cold War rivals used ground rules to make competition more transparent, bounded and predictable. Today’s weaponised trade needs the same ambition.

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US-China trade war

How will US ‘D-Day’ threat against Iranian economy impact China’s oil supply?

As northern hemisphere prepares for winter, analysts say latest US sanctions would not deter China from purchasing Iranian oil.

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Donald Trump

Frustration in China as US freezes green card interviews worldwide

The cancelled appointments mark the latest squeeze in a tightening vice on legal immigration during Donald Trump’s second term.

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For many green card applicants, an interview is the final consular step before they can join a spouse, parent or employer in the US. Photo: Shutterstock
US, Israel war on Iran

US pulls China punches in Iran ‘economic D-Day’ sanctions

US measures targeting Iran-linked companies exclude major Chinese ones, probably to avoid the risk of jeopardising the fragile bilateral trade truce.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

US sanctions Chinese firms trading with Iran

Trump administration seeks to stop companies in China and elsewhere conducting business with Iran.

South China Sea

Trump pick Darline Graham wins election despite struggling over Taiwan question

The political newcomer wins Republican Senate nomination after failing to answer questions about South China Sea issues.

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