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US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio might be planning to eliminate the State Department’s Office of Science and Technology Cooperation. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

US State Department office for science and technology pacts may be closing

If Office of Science and Technology Cooperation is shut, analysts say, White House could take more direct role in research negotiations.

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United States

Wall Street gains on tariff optimism, strong jobs data

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Hong Kong economy

Explainer | What Hongkongers should expect with official end of ‘de minimis’ exemption by US

US-China trade war

China’s trade talk comments aim to ramp up pressure on US, analysts say

Beijing confirmed on Friday it was open to discussing a trade deal – but added that Washington should lift its tariffs.

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The US-China trade war has already led to a steep drop in container shipping between the world’s two largest economies, putting both sides under pressure to seek a deal to de-escalate the conflict. Photo: Xinhua

Could Rubio’s new national security role make US-China communications easier?

US secretary of state’s latest job puts him on a par with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi – something that may help ‘streamline’ talks.

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European Union

EU fines TikTok €530 million for China data transfer

TikTok has been in the crosshairs of Western government for years over fears of China using personal data for espionage or propaganda.

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Apple

Apple sales in China dip as US tariffs add to headache

As iPhone sales in China continue to fall, Apple also faces US$900 million tariff costs this quarter.

Customers look at iPhones in an Apple store in the Huangpu district in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

Opinion | US tariffs a wake-up call for China to improve labour standards

If China’s export competitiveness remains reliant on lowering its labour standards, the US and others will continue their trade-restrictive policies.

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US-China trade war

Canton Fair offers fee refunds as China moves to protect tariff-struck exporters

In an unprecedented move to protect firms amid trade war with the US, the expo has cut fees for Chinese participants in half.

E-commerce

Temu embraces local US sellers as Trump plugs ‘de minimis’ loophole

The shopping site is shifting its US business to a ‘local fulfilment model’, as tariff exemptions for low-value Chinese goods come to an end.

Temu has changed its US business model in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Photo: AFP
Espionage

Chinese educated overseas hit back at ‘appliance queen’ over spy allegations

Shanxi Returnees’ Chamber of Commerce publishes open letter to Dong Mingzhu over comment she would ‘never use a haigui pai’.

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Dong Mingzhu, chairwoman of Gree Group appliance firm in China, stirred controversy last month after saying Chinese educated overseas might be spies. Photo: Handout
China-EU relations

Deal or no deal? EU engages US, China on high-wire bargaining act

Europe must navigate between the two powers, knowing that cutting an economic deal with one could make it impossible to do so with the other.

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US-China trade war

Opinion | The US is fixated on ‘beating China’. It needs to stop beating itself

A bill introduced five years ago epitomises the emotion, chaos and inconsistency with which Washington approaches its ‘China anxiety’.

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Espionage

New CIA videos seek to lure Chinese officials to leak secrets to US

The US spy agency is confident the clips are penetrating the ‘Great Firewall’ and reaching their intended audience.

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A CIA official said China was the agency’s foremost intelligence priority in a “truly generational competition” between the US and China. Photo illustration: Reuters
Middle East

As nuclear talks stall, Trump threatens sanctions on anyone who buys Iran oil

Such a move could escalate tensions with China – Iran’s leading customer – when ties are already strained over tariffs.

An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural near the former US embassy in a street in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Trade

US must cut China tech reliance, says Trump’s pick for No 2 at Commerce

Nominee asked how he would keep America first as Washington lawmakers fret over Beijing’s lead in EVs, telecoms and advanced manufacturing.

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Shanghai

Editorial | Xi answers trade war with hi-tech strategy to fuel development

Shanghai visit by President Xi Jinping leaves no doubt that way forward for China is via technological self-reliance and closer ties with Global South.

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Mainland China

‘Signalgate’ China hawk ousted as US national security adviser

Mike Waltz leaving job to become new US ambassador to the United Nations as top diplomat Marco Rubio takes over NSC role in interim.

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US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump and US ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on March 25. Photo: AFP

US immigration chills, China’s travel warning: 7 US-China relations reads

From multilateralism at Brics to China’s UN envoy slamming the US, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in April 2025.

Science

China’s young talent scheme lures smart materials scientist Li Yongxi from US

Nanjing University website says Li has taken a position as an associate professor at its Suzhou campus.

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US-China trade war

First blood? Trump’s trade war starts to bite as China’s cargo shipments slump

US tariffs are beginning to take a toll – but some analysts believe Beijing could still achieve 5 per cent GDP target.

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Trucks move past piles of containers stacked at a container terminal port on the Yangtze River in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality on April 20. Photo: AP
Science

Former Harvard professor convicted over China ties joins Tsinghua University

Chemist and nanoscientist Charles Lieber says he aims to ‘realise more scientific dreams in the vibrant and innovative city of Shenzhen’.

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Charles Lieber was found guilty in 2021 of hiding his ties to a Chinese talent programme. Photo: AP
US-China trade war

A month into Trump’s trade war, the world is divided – how are nations reacting?

China retaliated with strong measures against Washington’s record-high tariffs, but other countries have preferred a softer approach.

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US-China trade war

Video | Amazon scraps plan to list tariff costs

E-commerce giant says plan ‘never approved’ following White House complaint

China hawk David Perdue confirmed as US envoy to Beijing

Former US senator and veteran business executive with Asia experience has been labelled ‘anti-China’ by Beijing think tank.

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Former US Senator David Perdue, who has been a vocal China critic, won bipartisan support during his confirmation for US ambassador to China. Photo: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS
US-China trade war

Letters | Could Trump even convince American workers to make iPhones?

Readers discuss why bringing manufacturing jobs back to the US is easier said than done, and the West’s changing attitude towards China.

Car workers listen as US President Donald Trump marks his 100th day in office at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan on April 29. Photo: AFP
India

What will happen to China’s rejected Boeing planes? India may have an answer

If Indian carriers can acquire the jets, it could ease capacity issues and boost the country’s aviation growth.

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Asian-Americans

Quarter of Americans see Chinese-Americans as possible threat: poll

Survey by Asian American Foundation also says 63 per cent of Asian-Americans report feeling unsafe.

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