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US-China relations
Breaking news and analysis on US-China relations, including trade war, talks, and tensions between Washington and Beijing.
last updated:
16 October, 2024
China’s industrial overcapacity could pose an economic challenge for the European Union this year. Photo: Shutterstock
China-EU relations

For Europe, China looms as 2025 economic threat, analysts say

China seen posing ‘longer competitive challenge and a sort of strategic challenge’ in important industries, and this could reinforce the EU as a US ally.

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US-China tech war

US blacklists Chinese AI unicorn as tech rivalry escalates

RedNote

Letters | TikTok ‘refugees’ are meeting the Chinese internet. Sparks may fly

TikTok

TikTok prepares to shut down app in US on Sunday, sources say

Shutting down TikTok in the US could make it unavailable for users in many other countries, the company has said.

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TikTok is set to be banned in US app stores on Sunday, barring a last-minute reprieve. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Hong Kong politics

Joe Biden extends special status for Hongkongers in US for 2 more years

Only Hongkongers who have lived in the US since the programme was first introduced in 2021 are eligible.

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Donald Trump

US secretary of state nominee Rubio echoes Trump’s Panama Canal China concern

In nomination hearing, Rubio also slams Beijing’s ‘violation’ of Hong Kong’s autonomy and asserts ‘national defence’ component of Taiwan Relations Act.

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United States

CIA director nominee vows to increase focus on China and emerging technologies

John Ratcliffe would be one of the few national security officials from the first Trump administration to join the second.

John Ratcliffe, US president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Photo: AFP
China manufacturing

US seeks to target China’s shipbuilders. Why are they ‘not overly concerned’?

Washington has been looking into the world-leading dominance among Chinese shipping yards, but ‘we’re not overly concerned’, one executive says.

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Ukraine war

US sanctions Chinese firms supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine

The move puts additional pressure on Moscow days before Biden steps down and Trump takes over.

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Huawei

US blacklists company that ordered TSMC chip found in Huawei processor

Sophgo was among 25 China-based companies and two Singapore-based companies added to the US restricted trade list.

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The new rules follow curbs the US placed on TSMC after discovery of its chip in Huawei’s Ascend 910B multi-chip system. Photo: Reuters
China’s Communist Party

China’s state security forces given new powers to oversee key building projects

New rules allowing greater oversight of works on government and military sites follow repeated warnings about spies targeting key facilities.

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The state security ministry will supervise work on sensitive government and military buildings. Photo: Reuters
United States

China dodges RedNote censorship issue as US TikTokkers migrate

Foreign ministry says it encourages and supports people-to-people exchanges.

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Diplomacy

Shanghai courts Taylor Swift as Chinese cities bet on stars to boost economy

‘We are optimistic,’ tourism official says as Shanghai reportedly enters talks to bring American pop superstar to China.

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Taiwan

Trump’s security pick pledges China strategy that reinforces Indo-Pacific ties

Mike Waltz delivers clearest signal yet on regional partnerships and also affirms stance on arms for Taipei.

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Incoming US national security adviser Mike Waltz told a “Passing the Baton” event organised by the United States Institutes of Peace that the new administration will continue and reinforce Washington’s policies on China. Photo: USIP
TikTok

Trending off TikTok? US users going to RedNote face challenges, analysts say

Different content regulations and lack of English support could mean short-lived American-fuelled growth for suddenly popular alternative platform.

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A download screen for the social media app Rednote, also known as Xiaohongshu, which has had an influx of US users fleeing TikTok in recent days. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defence secretary pick, calls China main foreign threat

First nominee to face Senate, he is questioned on commitment to US allies in hearing marked by questioning on reported sexual misconduct and other behaviour.

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China economy

Editorial | Robust exports show China is embedded in global supply chain

As Trump administration looms, record trade performance for 2024 will fuel talk of overcapacity and increase pressure on Beijing to rebalance the economy.

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China-EU relations

Xi Jinping, in first talk with new European Council head, seeks more cooperation

Xi and Antonio Costa discuss hot-button issues like Ukraine and tariffs on Chinese EVs, while also preparing for an EU-China summit.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and new European Council President Antonio Costa had their first phone conversaation on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Xinjiang

US targets China textile giant Huafu Fashion over Uygur forced labour concerns

Mining and solar energy firms also had their imports banned, bringing the total number of companies on the trade blacklist to 144.

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US-China tech war

US bans Chinese and Russian tech in smart cars, citing national security risks

‘Targeted approach’ meant to ensure foreign adversaries’ software and hardware are kept off American roads, commerce secretary says.

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Singapore

China ‘will not admit defeat’ on US rivalry as it is playing the long game

Strategic rivalry is a long-term battle, and China’s influence will only grow, observers say in response to Joe Biden’s farewell claims.

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President Joe Biden in his final foreign policy speech has claimed that China “will never surpass” the United States. Photo: AP
TikTok

China’s TikTok sellers eye Amazon and Shein as US ban looms

Cross-border merchants in China are bracing for an impending ban on TikTok in the US.

The TikTok logo is displayed outside the social media company’s offices in Culver City, California. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS
Alibaba

Chinese firms face harsh reality amid geopolitical tensions: Alibaba co-founder

Current geopolitical environment is the most unfriendly ever, Alibaba co-founder and chairman says.

Donald Trump

Opinion | 21st-century geopolitics is expanding beyond US, China to a four-party game

As the global strategic framework moves on from the uneasy period of US hegemony and China’s rise, a critical quadrilateral is forming.

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China GDP

Can China top the US economically by 2030? Economist reaffirms 1994 prediction

Before US President Joe Biden’s attack on China’s growth prospects, Justin Lin Yifu said it was on track to becoming the world’s largest economy despite challenges, as ‘soldiers are met with generals, water with earth’.

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Economist Justin Lin Yifu, seen here at the Asian Financial Forum on Monday, contends that China’s economy should surpass that of the US in the next decade. Photo: Getty Images
US-China tech war

Opinion | US-China quantum contest winner will shape the world’s future

On top of technological supremacy, the quantum race could reshape the very nature of international relations and global power dynamics.

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Google Quantum AI’s Hartmut Neven (left) and Anthony Megrant examine a cryostat refrigerator for cooling quantum computing chips at Google’s Quantum AI lab in Santa Barbara, California, on November 25, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

Top CIOs cautious on global growth amid Trump and China policy uncertainties

Global markets could see a period of ‘extended volatility’ after registering solid gains last year, Manraj Sekhon of Templeton Global says.

Donald Trump

Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China

Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.

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