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US-China relations

Exclusive | US sentiment on China does not equal consensus, says analyst Rick Waters

Ex-US Department of State official discusses the role of civil diplomats and whether US should have an end-state goal in its China strategy.

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US State Department cuts line on ‘Taiwan independence’ from website fact sheet

16 Feb 2025 - 10:27PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

Will China fill gap left by the US at G20 meeting in South Africa?

16 Feb 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

China-Middle East relations

China still willing to boost Israel ties despite strains from Gaza conflict

Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar that the country takes a ‘long-term’ view of the relationship.

16 Feb 2025 - 5:40PMvideocam

The meeting between Gideon Saar and Wang Yi was the highest-level direct meeting since the start of the Gaza war. Photo: Xinhua

Ukraine says ‘China has a crucial role to play in achieving peace’

Top diplomats from Beijing and Kyiv met in Munich, as three-year war appears to be moving into a new stage.

16 Feb 2025 - 4:00PM

South China Sea

Beijing, Philippines spar over South China Sea claims during Munich conference

Former Chinese deputy foreign minister Fu Ying says Beijing will not accept occupation of a World War II-era ship that Manila grounded in the area.

16 Feb 2025 - 4:20PM

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China-EU relations

China courts frazzled Europe as Western alliance wavers

At Munich Security Conference, top Chinese envoy Wang Yi goes on charm offensive while US leaders berate Europe.

16 Feb 2025 - 5:26PM

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Germany. Photo: dpa

DeepSeek, ancient Chinese wisdom mix as China underlines resolve at Munich forum

Any way the wind blows, China ‘will remain calm and steadfast’, Wang Yi says in talking about US-China relations at Munich security forum.

15 Feb 2025 - 9:06PMvideocam

US aid freeze presents an opportunity for China in Afghanistan. Will it take it?

Beijing has the financial capacity to do so but ‘lacks the intent to engage in large-scale development assistance’, analyst says.

15 Feb 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

Pacific nations

China, Cook Islands pledge deeper cooperation as Li Qiang, Mark Brown meet

Multiple cooperation deals signed as Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown talk in Harbin, CCTV reports.

15 Feb 2025 - 6:59PMvideocam

Chinese Premier Li Qiang with Mark Brown, prime minister of the Cook Islands, in Harbin on Friday. Photo: Xinhua

US-China relations

Quiet clash over Afghanistan may presage more US-China tensions at UN

Beijing has shown interest in initiating and guiding UN resolutions and mandates concerning Kabul, which Washington opposes.

15 Feb 2025 - 7:26AMvideocam

Afghans receiving UN-sponsored rations distributed by the National Disaster Preparedness Office in Kabul, on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Brazil’s Lula chides Beijing, EU, US for practices that gave China its tech edge

The Brazilian president also hinted that he may file a WTO complaint against Washington’s tariffs.

15 Feb 2025 - 5:39AMvideocam

US-China relations

Wang Yi tells security forum China will respond ‘resolutely’ to US ‘bullying’

At Munich Security Conference, Chinese foreign minister also says Beijing will be a ‘stabilising force’ in a multipolar world order.

15 Feb 2025 - 5:42AMvideocam

In Munich, China backs Trump’s Ukraine peace process as Vance attacks Europe

J.D. Vance stuns security conference by railing at European governments and talk of ‘threats from within’.

15 Feb 2025 - 9:19PMvideocam

US Vice-President J.D. Vance holds talks with Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte in Munich on Friday. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

Putin invites Xi and Trump to Moscow, raising prospects for landmark summit

Xi Jinping will be in the Russian capital for war anniversary but no confirmation from US president.

14 Feb 2025 - 8:31PMvideocam

Russia has the biggest stockpile of nuclear weapons. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP

China-UK relations

China’s ‘rational’ position on Ukraine war validated, Wang Yi says in Britain

China’s foreign minister, in London to meet British counterpart David Lammy, says results of China-UK cooperation are emerging.

14 Feb 2025 - 4:49PMvideocam

Trump says he wants to work with Russia and China on limiting nuclear arms

The US president said he would start with conversations with leaders Putin and Xi, potentially moving to a trilateral meeting.

14 Feb 2025 - 6:49AMvideocam

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Brics summit to tackle AI governance, global health and financial reform: Brazil

Note from bloc’s chair this year reflects plan to promote equitable global governance rather than control by ‘just big corporations’.

14 Feb 2025 - 6:23AMvideocam

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will lead the next annual Brics summit in July. Photo: Reuters

US-India relations

Trump meets Modi, says he hopes US, China, India, Russia can all ‘get along’

Bilateral talks yield trade commitments and promises on F-35 jets, as well as praise for the Quad partnership.

14 Feb 2025 - 4:05PMvideocam

China-UK relations

Wang Yi sends free trade message at revived UK-China Strategic Dialogue

Ministerial talks brought back to life in London as Starmer’s government pursues a more pragmatic China policy.

14 Feb 2025 - 12:16PMvideocam

Pacific nations

Chinese Premier Li Qiang set to meet Cook Islands leader Mark Brown in Harbin

Cook Islands’ expected partnership deal with China has triggered tensions between the South Pacific nation and New Zealand.

13 Feb 2025 - 9:22PM

Prime Minister Mark Brown of the Cook Islands is in China for a week-long state visit until Sunday. Photo: AP

China-Japan relations

Trump-Ishiba talks may ‘put the brakes on’ momentum between Beijing and Tokyo

China will be in ‘no hurry’ for high-level engagement with Japan after ‘troubling’ development, according to analysts.

13 Feb 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

Last week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will raise questions in Beijing about its growing detente with Tokyo, according to one observer. Photo: AP

China-EU relations

Wang Yi heads to Dublin as Ireland’s role in US-China rivalry comes into focus

Chinese foreign minister likely to press case for maintaining ties despite Ireland’s vulnerability to US policy shifts under Donald Trump.

13 Feb 2025 - 4:27PMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

CATL eyes global dominance in EV battery market with US$5 billion cash reload

Overseas business made up 31 per cent of CATL’s total sales in the first nine months of 2024, versus 32.7 per cent in 2023, according to exchange filings.

13 Feb 2025 - 12:43PMvideocam

US-China relations

Unprecedented US visit by all 13 Canadian premiers paints China as ‘enemy’

Bracing for tariffs, provincial leaders seek to win over ‘results-oriented’ White House and ‘protect ourselves from the likes of China’.

14 Feb 2025 - 6:55AMvideocam

12 of Canada’s 13 premiers pose for a photo in a show of unity at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Photo: Bochen Han

Open Questions series

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PMvideocam

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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AMvideocam

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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM

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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PMvideocam

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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AMvideocam

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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic

29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AMvideocam

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AMvideocam

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic

29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AMvideocam

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