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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

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

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

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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

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Illustration: Henry Wong

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

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

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

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Illustration: Henry Wong
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A US Marine leads a military vehicle at a beach during a joint field training exercise conducted by South Korea-US Combined Forces Command in Pohang on July 15. Photo: AFP
South Korea

US military’s cyber unit plan threatens South Korea’s diplomatic balancing act

A proposed dispatch of specialist troops signals Washington’s focus is expanding beyond the Korean peninsula, experts say.

Banking & finance

Chinese central bank chief’s remarks at G20

China trade

China rejects G20 trade-imbalance claims, says no need to devalue yuan

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US-China trade war

China rivalry ‘no excuse’: Democrats allege corruption in Trump’s mining deals

Lawmakers say strategic competition over critical minerals doesn’t justify abandoning safeguards that prevent funds from being misused.

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The Donald Trump administration has poured billions of dollars into mining projects, acquired stakes in miners and set up partnerships in a bid to break China’s dominance of critical minerals. Photo: EPA
Semiconductors

Attack the chokepoints: how years of US export curbs reshaped China’s tech scene

China’s tech start-ups now focus far more on key ‘chokepoint’ technologies, especially in the chip supply chain, Morgan Stanley report finds.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Trump can’t wait for Xi’s Washington visit, but claims US leads China in AI race

US president praises Xi and predicts they have ‘a lot of good things to discuss’ at summit, while bragging of beating Beijing in tech war.

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Mainland China

US lawmakers target China, birth tourism as citizenship fight intensifies

Congressional hearings put Chinese birth tourism in the spotlight as the Trump administration presses its challenge to automatic citizenship.

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Birth tourism involves travelling to a country that grants birthright citizenship to give birth, allowing the child to acquire citizenship there. Photo: Shutterstock
SCO

SCO takes landmark stand on nuclear security as Iran comes under renewed attack

The bloc underscores members’ rights to peaceful nuclear development in broader pushback at Western powers, analyst says.

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US-Venezuela conflict

‘Direct hit’: China dealt blow as US-backed firm takes over Venezuelan oilfields

Venezuela was the biggest recipient of China’s lending to Latin America, and Beijing is unlikely to recover debts, one analyst says.

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Visa

US universities curb international student internships following federal warning

The restrictions could have a major impact on Chinese students, who often pursue off-campus work experience while studying in the US.

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The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the first institutions to respond to new directives on international students and internships. Photo: EPA-EFE
Espionage

US journalist jailed for 2 years for working as a Chinese agent

Thomas Weir Pauken II worked for state media in Beijing and admitted to working at the direction of people tied to China’s intelligence services.

American journalist Thomas Weir Pauken II, who also used the alias Tom McGregor, has been sentenced to two years in prison. Photo: Facebook/Tom McGregor
Mainland China

Xi, Trump and Putin may hold trilateral meeting at next Apec forum, Kremlin says

Senior Russian aide confirms possibility of all three leaders meeting in Shenzhen in November ‘was discussed’ at this week’s SCO summit.

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United States

US Congress seeks to identify foreign countries behind scam calls

Inquiry comes as US government reports tying much of the financial damage from scams to Chinese criminal networks based in Southeast Asia.

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US-China trade war

Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with China

Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts.

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An influx of powerful new open-weight models, including Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, has helped China dominate the industry recently. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

In Focus | China, global trading partners watch closely as Trump takes on Canada

Ottawa’s resistance tests the limits of US pressure as countries weigh diversification, leverage and the reliability of Washington deals.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

China’s Li pledges to address US firms’ ‘reasonable concerns’ at Beijing meeting

Chinese premier urges US companies to invest more in China, while calling on Washington to take similar steps to strengthen trade ties.

United States

China demands rights guarantee as US firm secures 100-year Venezuelan oil deal

Call follows news that Caracas authorities have granted concessions covering 17 oilfields with proven reserves of about 65 billion barrels.

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Hangzhou

Trump envoy Daines visits Chinese AI, space firms ahead of Xi summit in US

Montana Republican’s trip coincides with intensifying tech war that has become a major front in the US-China strategic rivalry.

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US Senator Steve Daines (centre) visits to the headquarters of EHang, a Chinese manufacturer of autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, in Guangzhou on Saturday. Photo: Handout
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, August 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met 31 national leaders this year and may meet Trump during a busy September.

United States

US university to pay US$2.1 million over claims it didn’t disclose China ties

Justice Department alleged Ohio State failed to reveal employees’ links to China in applications for federal grant funding.

Iran

Editorial | Don’t let Iran sanctions derail US-China engagement

The US push to isolate Iran economically puts Beijing in the crosshairs. Ahead of Xi Jinping’s state visit, both sides must contain the fallout to protect vital broader ties.

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on August 31. The US needs to find a way out of its Iran quagmire. Photo: Reuters
United States

Trump praises China for being ‘relatively inactive’ in Strait of Hormuz crisis

US president also says he has ‘a lot of respect’ for Chinese leader Xi Jinping and believes feeling is mutual as planned summit in US nears.

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US President Donald Trump answers a question from the media at the White House in Washington on Monday. Photo: AP Photo
Thailand

Can Chinese sleeper hit Dear You conquer the US box office next?

After grossing nearly US$300 million in mainland China, its North American release will test its popularity beyond Chinese-speaking diaspora.

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China-Latin America relations

Chile fines Chinese mafia inmate after cocaine found at maximum-security prison

Prosecutors link the inmate to a Chinese criminal network targeted in a major police operation last year and a second raid in June.

2026 Xi-Trump summits

US targets China’s global trade surplus at G20 meeting ahead of Xi-Trump summit

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent raises concerns over China’s ‘excessive imbalances’ just weeks before crucial bilateral meeting.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends the G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
SCO

Xi, Putin vow to deepen strategic ties after meeting at SCO summit

Xi said relevant departments from both sides are implementing initiatives he and Putin discussed during Putin’s state visit to China in May.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday. Photo: Xinhua via AP
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Prediction markets have priced the Trump-Xi summit. Do the bets have any value?

Trump has announced a September 24 meeting, but Beijing has not. As prediction market bets multiply, they may begin to shape diplomacy.

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Mainland China

Data centre anger, Bill Gates’ AI warning: 7 US-China relations reads

From Ivy League China audits to Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’, highlights from our overseas correspondents in the second half of August 2026.

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