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US-China trade war

US-China trade war
Breaking news and analysis on the US-China trade war, its history and timeline, and the impact on the global economy.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Chinese EV maker Nio has leased nearly 10,000 square metres of space from CTP in Budapest. Photo: CTP
International Property

Chinese firms seek European base for factories amid trade tensions, tariffs

European industrial real estate developer CTP expects increased demand from Chinese firms that do not want to get caught in the trade war.

US-China relations

US launches trade investigation into China’s ‘legacy’ chips

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China economy

Opinion | China can’t rely on technology as a panacea for economic recovery

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Donald Trump

Trump picks Stephen Miran to head Council of Economic Advisers

Former Treasury aide headed for top White House economic job as Trump assembles team for second term.

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US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
United States

Outside In | Does Trump’s tariff-happy team realise China is playing weiqi, not chess?

Much depends on how successfully Trump seduces leaders away from multilateral rule-making and how firmly China resists the siren call of bilateralism.

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Banking & finance

Opinion | In a world fraught with risk, Trump will add to the bumps

Amid increasing geopolitical uncertainty and trade tensions, investors are counting on the US central bank to keep printing money.

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China trade

‘Resilient’ trade gains see Shenzhen poised to overtake Shanghai despite US tech siege

Total trade value in city dubbed China’s Silicon Valley surged past 4 trillion yuan from January to November, with a record year-on-year increase.

Strong growth in Shenzhen’s trade has been buoyed, in part, by rising demand for Chinese electronics and hi-tech products. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

Opinion | US-China science pact renewal a ray of hope amid techno-nationalism

The pact sustains targeted collaboration, but it also risks reinforcing emerging scientific blocs, potentially reshaping the global research landscape.

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Cybersecurity

US investigates China-founded internet router maker TP-Link

Investigators fear that TP-Link is using ‘the Huawei playbook’, according to people familiar with the probe.

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US-China relations

Superpower showdown: how US-China economic warfare could play out under Trump

As US president-elect Donald Trump forms his hawk-filled cabinet, what might China do to counter and deflect a barrage of blows?

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China food security

Opinion | China’s ‘Food Silk Road’ holds key to thwarting Trump tariffs

Policymakers in Beijing have taken steps to address supply chain vulnerabilities and the weaponisation of imported food supplies.

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A farmer operates a combine during soybean harvesting on the Voss farm near Palo, Iowa, on October 2. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Why China may be less patient with Trump the second time around

Beijing has signalled to the incoming government that it’s prepared to ‘resist and retaliate’, according to analysts.

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US-China relations

Opinion | Trump effect already felt as China scrambles to mend ties with US allies

Beijing’s moves to ease tensions with India, Japan and others appear to be part of strategy to avoid clash with Donald Trump’s White House.

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United States

Opinion | Why a Trump economic boom is much less likely this time around

Trump is once again inheriting a strong US economy but the world is more volatile, and US debt and interest rates are much higher.

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US-China relations

As China predicts more uncertainty in 2025, it urges Trump to make right choices

Foreign Minister Wang Yi vows ‘China will firmly be a force for peace’ while hoping Washington will meet Beijing halfway.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave the keynote speech at the Symposium on the International Situation and China’s Foreign Relations in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AP
China economy

China’s crop import curbs causing soybean shortage

Some soybean crushers in Dongguan in Guangdong province have had to suspend operations for the last three weeks, traders say.

US-China relations

US-China working groups on economy, finance meet as future in doubt under Trump

Dialogue set up last year as Biden and Xi sought to manage bilateral differences could fall off amid anticipated revival of trade war.

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US-China relations

Opinion | Inauguration invitation to Xi shows Trump’s deal-making in action

The US president-elect’s overture to China’s leader shows he doesn’t want to be as confrontational as his messaging and advisers suggest.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and then US president Donald Trump on November 9, 2017, outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Tass/Abaca Press/TNS
China's economic recovery

Open Questions | How China can survive Trump threats, avoid Japan’s mistakes: Zhang Yansheng

Seasoned researcher says Trump’s ‘extremist’ protectionism will isolate US and cede the high ground on multilateralism to China.

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US-China relations

Opinion | Trump 2.0 is forcing Asian economies to make hard choices fast

The stability and prosperity of Asia depends on how regional economic powerhouses navigate complex dynamics while maintaining their autonomy.

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China-EU relations

China-EU trade war a ‘lose-lose’ situation, top diplomat Wang Yi warns

Wang meets French diplomatic adviser Emmanuel Bonne for strategic dialogue that could lay groundwork for visit by Emmanuel Macron.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) meets Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic adviser to the French president, in Beijing on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

How to gain entrée into Trump’s White House? Beijing is looking for ways

The old ways of making connections and gaining influence aren’t likely to be as reliable in the coming, unpredictable administration.

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Chinese overseas

Reporter’s note: How a mall in Mexico became a flashpoint in US-China rivalry

The fierce economic competition between the US and China has had many casualties - even a shopping centre in the heart of Mexico City.

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US-China relations

Macroscope | As liberal international order crumbles, war could be on the cards

National leaders seem to have forgotten that autarky is incompatible with the high levels of prosperity enjoyed in the post-war era.

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China trade

How will Trump tariffs affect small foreign businesses operating in China?

Relocating operations or restructuring supply chains remain costly and complex challenges.

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A container is loaded onto a truck at the Port of Los Angeles in the United States on December 3. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

US-China science pact renewed, sparking backlash from some in Trump’s party

Substantial revisions include enhanced inter-agency review, but backlash from some Republicans was swift.

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The US-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement was initially signed in 1979 as the two countries commenced formal diplomatic ties. Photo: Shutterstock
Electric & new energy vehicles

Brazilian ports jammed with 70,000 Chinese EVs as tariffs loom

Chinese carmakers flood the world’s sixth-biggest car market as they try to avoid new tariffs.

US-China relations

Chinese official praises Trump invitation but does not say if Xi will attend

Trump spokesman confirms inauguration invitation, but Qiu Wenxing of Chinese embassy does not discuss whether Xi Jinping will attend.

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