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Presidents Xi Jinping and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after a signing ceremony and a joint press conference, in Beijing, on May 13. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Editorial | Cooperation the only winner as Xi warns on trade war losers

China’s President Xi Jinping rallies leaders from Global South against US unilateralism, protectionism, bullying and hegemony.

India

India’s surprise tariff move on US goods suggests tougher stance on trade talks

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United States

Opinion | Britain has capitulated to Trump’s coercive trade. Others must resist

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Hong Kong economy

China-US trade truce won’t stop Hong Kong from filing WTO complaint: John Lee

City leader to press on with case that Hong Kong is a separate customs entity, while economists warn against over-optimism.

Hong Kong has accused the US of violating the WTO’s rules by imposing so-called reciprocal tariffs on the city. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must wake up to the dangers of US port and shipping threats

If Hong Kong fails to anticipate and adapt, its long-standing role as an international maritime centre could be destabilised.

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China-EU relations

EU to report on Trump-fuelled Chinese trade diversion this month

Will assess impact of US tariffs on Chinese shipments; European Commission also mulls retaliatory levies on US$100 billion worth of US goods.

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US-China trade war

Opinion | In a globalised world, the US and China must build bridges, not walls

Far from being a victim, the US has been a beneficiary of globalisation. It must abandon zero-sum thinking and focus on its comparative strengths.

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China-Africa relations

China on African charm offensive to rally opposition to ‘bullying’ US

While Trump targets critical minerals and specific nations, China expands influence through bilateral and multilateral engagement: analyst.

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US-China relations

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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US-China trade war

Global trade war: sparks fly at WTO session over China overcapacity, tariffs

Overproduction focus a ‘waste of time’, Beijing says, stressing real issue is protectionism as US-led group blasts China for alleged subsidies, industrial overflows.

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Yantai Port in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong. Beijing came under fire at a WTO meeting in Geneva on Tuesday for what a US-led group claimed were disruptive trade practices. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

Opinion | China has the upper hand in trade war as Trump flounders

Beyond defending its interests, Beijing’s long preparations for the tariff war are primed to reshape the future global order.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
US-China trade war

Open Questions | Why Scott Kennedy thinks the US-China trade war is ‘far from the endgame’

The political scientist talks tariffs, a potential deal between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, and why the US dollar has lost some of its lustre.

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US-China relations

Opinion | How to find a face-saving way out of the US-China trade war

Beijing has no interest in being seen to be begging for a deal. It’s in regional players’ interest to help avert a full-blown trade war.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Will Trump’s chaos galvanise the Global South?

With trust in Western-dominated institutions waning, the Global South is rallying for a new order that reflects its diverse voices.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey on April 11. Photo: DIA/AP
United States

Opinion | Trump’s bullying raises the prospect of a US gone rogue

The US president’s chaotic approach is not restricted to trade and could throw the rules-based international order into crisis.

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Donald Trump figurines displayed at a shop at the Yiwu International Trade Market in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on April 10. Photo: AFP
United States

Opinion | Why the cowed silence amid Trump’s attacks on global trade and stability?

Many nations are avoiding confrontation due to caution or pragmatism. But this risks encouraging further actions that could destabilise the global order.

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Donald Trump

Trump tariff war: WTO slashes trade growth forecast, warns of deeper slump

Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says her greatest fear is the economies of China and the US decoupling from one another.

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US-China trade war

Opinion | Countries hoping to negotiate away Trump tariffs should think again

Trump’s appetite exceeds what most nations can offer. He couldn’t care less if negotiations are not completed within the 90-day pause period.

Workers sew garments in a factory in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on April 9. Some of Trump’s highest tariffs are on underdeveloped countries. In Asia, Cambodia faced 49 per cent and Bangladesh 37 per cent; these rates could come into effect after the 90-day pause period. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

‘Unfortunate’: Hong Kong caught in middle of Trump tariffs, AmCham says

Business group also voices support for treating Hong Kong as separate customs entity distinct from mainland China.

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United States

Is Global South poised for worldwide reset as faith in multilateral blocs wanes?

New mechanisms are needed to vest more powers to emerging countries, say participants at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

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United States

Opinion | A critic’s case for Trump’s tariffs

By dealing a final blow to the global trading system, the US president’s tariffs open up space for building a fairer, more development-friendly system.

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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2. Photo: TNS
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to boost efforts to lure investment, talent in light of US tariffs

Finance chief Paul Chan has instructed market regulator and stock exchange to prepare for potential influx of mainland companies looking to return to city for listing.

The US has slapped a tariff of up to 145 per cent on goods imported from mainland China and Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee
United States

Macroscope | Trump is crashing the global system that crowned the dollar king

Tariff shock, loss of confidence in the dollar, stock market trauma and a widespread feeling of affront will only quicken de-dollarisation.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong prepares for the worst as city’s 3 trade offices in US may close

‘We will work harder to extend our international trade network,’ commerce chief Algernon Yau says.

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Singapore

Trump’s tariffs: Singapore’s Lawrence Wong slams US – ‘not actions by a friend’

Wong says Washington’s tariffs are a repudiation of the global trade system that the US once championed.

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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has criticised the move by US President Donald Trump to impose a trade tariff on the city state. Photos: Ministry of Digital Development and Information of Singapore, AFP
China economy

My Take | China needs to boost nation’s household income to counteract Trump tariffs

It is an urgent initiative that Beijing must pursue in the face of disruptions that Trump’s tariffs may cause to China’s export sector.

Establishing a more balanced distribution of household wealth in China could potentially help the government’s efforts to increase domestic consumption. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong should not join Beijing in imposing counter tariffs: experts

But lawmaker Jeffrey Lam proposes following Beijing’s lead with 34 per cent tariff on US imports as show of support.

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Donald Trump

Trump doubles down on tariffs, says China ‘hit much harder’ than US

The US president told Americans to ‘hang tough’, warning them of pain ahead but promising that the United States would ‘win’.

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