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Trump to ‘disrupt’ US-China flows as law firm shuts Beijing office: analysts
New York-based Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison plans to close its Beijing office at the end of the year.
5 Dec 2024 - 8:00AM
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US-China relations
US should blunt ‘collaboration’ by China, North Korea, Russia: senior officials
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US-China relations
8 US telecoms firms, dozens of nations hit by China hacking, White House says
5 Dec 2024 - 7:30AM
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Big Tech
Artificial intelligence
Did the Chinese intern sued by ByteDance just win an AI award?
The award, however, triggered speculation about whether the paper’s lead author was the ex-intern who ByteDance sued for US$1.1 million.
5 Dec 2024 - 10:41AM
The award received by ByteDance further boosts its credentials in artificial intelligence technology. Photo: Shutterstock
United States & Canada
Donald Trump
Trump mulls DeSantis for Pentagon chief as Hegseth faces multiple allegations
Hegseth insists he’s ‘not going anywhere’, claiming the US president-elect’s full support despite concerns about his path to confirmation.
5 Dec 2024 - 3:42AM
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Donald Trump
Trump picks billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa
The tech CEO is a close collaborator with Elon Musk, and took part in the world’s first commercial spacewalk with SpaceX.
5 Dec 2024 - 4:23AM
Diplomacy
US-China relations
Trump picks Peter Navarro, US-China trade war architect, for senior role
Beijing-sanctioned economist who spent time in federal prison tasked with advancing White House agendas on ‘manufacturing, tariff and trade’.
5 Dec 2024 - 3:18AM
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Diplomacy
US-China relations
How will China policy go after Trump overhauls the US government?
Planned purge means loss of institutional knowledge and working-level communications, but there are upsides, analysts say.
5 Dec 2024 - 5:18AM
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United States & Canada
Gun violence in the US
UnitedHealthcare CEO shot dead in New York, prompting hunt for masked killer
Suspect fled on an electric bike towards Central Park after shooting Brian Thompson in an apparently targeted hit.
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Politics
North Korea
Will North Korean party plenum offer signs of renewed dialogue with US?
Analysts say Kim has used previous plenary meetings to announce diplomatic strategies, including messages aimed at the US and South Korea.
4 Dec 2024 - 8:00AM
Diplomacy
US-China relations
US blasts China’s export ban on key minerals, vows ‘necessary steps’
Beijing’s new restrictions on germanium and gallium exports ‘underscore the need to diversify away from China’, US State Department tells the Post.
4 Dec 2024 - 9:18AM
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United States & Canada
Donald Trump
Trump says Canada could be 51st US state. A Canadian minister says he was joking
The US president-elect made the remarks in jest during a dinner with PM Justin Trudeau, says Dominic LeBlanc, who was at the event.
4 Dec 2024 - 1:50PM
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US president-elect Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself standing on mountain with a Canadian flag next to him on Tuesday. Image: Truth Social/realDonaldTrump
East Asia
South Korea
US says it was not warned of South Korea’s martial law declaration in advance
The White House said it was ‘relieved’ after President Yoon Suk-yeol decided to reverse course on the shock decree.
4 Dec 2024 - 3:22PM
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Diplomacy
Ukraine war
How Trump’s push to end Ukraine war tips his hand on China, Russia
US president-elect likely to encounter difficulties given the three countries’ aligned interests in challenging the West, analysts say.
4 Dec 2024 - 8:08AM
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China
US-China relations
3 Uygurs freed as part of US-China prisoner exchange: report
The Biden administration reportedly drove ‘a fairly tough bargain’ with Beijing in gaining the release of the Uygurs.
4 Dec 2024 - 5:07AM
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United States & Canada
United States
Chinese national in US charged with illegally shipping arms to North Korea
Shenghua Wen says the weapons and ammunition were to be used for a surprise attack on South Korea.
4 Dec 2024 - 5:39AM
Images of firearms and electronic devices were found on Shenghua Wen’s phone. Photos: US Justice Department
Diplomacy
US-China relations
Chinese academics grapple with the idea of a rising East and a declining West
The notion faded from discussion for a while, but it continues to resonate.
3 Dec 2024 - 11:04PM
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United States & Canada
United States
‘Political environment sucked’: Democrats reflect on Harris election loss to Trump
Some Democrats are calling for a campaign review, focusing on working-class issues amid the challenging political climate.
3 Dec 2024 - 9:00PM
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Tech War
US-China tech war
Chip war: Chinese firms play down fresh US sanctions, tout local supply chain
Newly blacklisted Empyrean and Skyverse say the sanctions will have little impact, pointing to their local tech stack and domestic customers.
3 Dec 2024 - 1:29PM
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East Asia
Japan
‘I will block this’: Trump vows to stop Japanese takeover of US Steel
US Steel may have to close if the Nippon Steel sale is blocked. Donald Trump says tax incentives and tariffs will make it ‘great again’.
3 Dec 2024 - 2:44PM
US president-elect Donald Trump. On the campaign trail, he vowed to install protectionist economic policies to help support US businesses. Photo: AP
United States & Canada
Donald Trump
Trump picks billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens as ambassador to UK
The incoming US president has made a raft of nominations for his administration in recent weeks.
3 Dec 2024 - 9:45AM
Diplomacy
US-China relations
WTO boss urges middle powers to defend global system ahead of US-China trade war
Deepening fragmentation looms with Donald Trump’s return to White House and joint diplomacy needed, says re-elected Nigerian economist.
3 Dec 2024 - 6:28AM
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China
South China Sea
Help from Asean nations to counter China is unlikely: ex-Philippine Navy officer
As the Philippines pushes back in the South China Sea, ‘we have to accept that China successfully divided’ other Southeast Asian nations.
3 Dec 2024 - 6:08AM
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Open Questions series
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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