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China has right to impose tariffs on US$645 million of US goods

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US-China relations

US Congress limits Biden’s ability to forge better China ties, experts say

Beijing is one of the few subjects Democrats and Republicans can agree on, panellists say at Post’s China Conference: United States.

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US President Joe Biden has little room to develop better ties with China because of the hawkish environment in Washington, experts said at a conference sponsored by the South China Morning Post. Photo: EPA-EFE
HKEX

China remains top of global investors’ agenda, HKEX boss says

As global investors continue to pour billions into Chinese bonds and equities, HKEX has a key role to play as a ‘connector’, says Nicolas Aguzin.

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Top Beijing diplomat in Hong Kong urges US businesses to cooperate with China

With tensions between US and China running high, Liu Guangyuan urges conference participants to ‘contribute more positive energy’ to the countries’ relations.

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Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

China likely won’t join trade deal that replaced TPP, ex-US negotiator says

Beijing has interest, but Wendy Cutler sees ‘a real divorce between China’s statement and the changes that need to be done on the ground to really join CPTPP’.

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If China were to join the CPTPP, it would become a member of the region’s two largest free-trade agreements, neither of which includes the US. Photo: Chinatopix via AP
US-China relations

‘Groundless’: ex-Beijing trade chief dismisses claims China can’t join CPTPP

Long Yongtu, who negotiated China’s entry to World Trade Organization (WTO), has thrown his weight behind a bid from Beijing to join a formerly US-backed Pacific trade deal.

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US-China relations

US, China should talk to iron out rough patches: ex-Beijing trade envoy

Long Yongtu’s comments reflect the keen interest among Chinese policymakers to return bilateral relations to what he calls a “healthy and stable” track.

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US-China relations

Biden should repair US alliances before meeting with Xi, analysts say

The new US administration under Joe Biden will have much work to do to restore America’s reputation globally, one China Conference panellist says.

Joe Biden met Xi Jinping in Beijing in December 2013. Photo: TNS
China-Australia relations

‘Put away the megaphone’, ex-Australia PM Rudd tells both Beijing and Canberra

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd points to how Japan has maintained a relationship with China despite the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands dispute and its US alliance.

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Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd views Tokyo’s ability to deal with Beijing as particularly instructive for Canberra. Photo: EPA
US-China relations

Hong Kong is now a sticking point between China and US, says Tung Chee-hwa

Former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa noted that China had not ‘intruded in Hong Kong affairs for the past 22 years’.

US-China relations

US-China ties will stabilise but remain competitive: ex-Australia PM

Kevin Rudd, speaking at the Post’s China Conference: United States, says the challenge for Beijing will be responding in kind to Biden administration’s ‘policy creativity’ on certain issues.

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US-China relations

Biden, trade, tech: key US-China challenges addressed at virtual conference

High-profile panel to address likely effects of Biden presidency with an emphasis on diplomacy, trade, technology and immigration.

The South China Morning Post’s China Conference: US is a virtual two-day discussion which opens on Tuesday, December 1 at 8am Eastern Standard time. Photo: AP

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What’s next for US-China relations?

Trade truce, yes. Comprehensive deal, unlikely. Tensions in technology and finance could even worsen in the long run.

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US-China trade war

Exclusive | ‘To hell with decoupling!’: ex-China minister hits out at US-China split

Chen Deming, who headed the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing, hit back at the idea the ongoing trade war could force China and the United States to decouple.

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Exclusive | US-China trade deal deadline ‘likely to be missed’: Wendy Cutler

US and China likely to miss a looming deadline to reach a trade war deal as ‘the last mile is always the most difficult’, ex-US trade official says.

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Cutler says conflicting considerations are weighing on the chief negotiators from the US and China. Photo: Handout. Photo: Reuters
China Conference: Hong Kong

Exclusive | Trade war fallout among factors influencing the next decade, analysts say

Governments’ directions – whether the US tilts toward isolationism or internationalism, and if China remains authoritarian or liberalises – are seen as key.

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Exclusive | US-China rivalry will hurt 5G roll-out and innovation, experts say

‘This focus on getting there first is pretty short-sighted,’ one panellist says at China Conference USA: Competition or Cooperation?

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Heads of US business group in Hong Kong denied entry to Macau

Tara Joseph, president of the American Chamber of Commerce, and group’s chairman Robert Grieves held at border for two hours before being turned away.

Robert Grieves (left) and Tara Joseph, the chairman and president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong respectively, were denied entry to Macau. Photo: Jonathan Wong
US-China tech war

The dilemma facing US-educated Chinese AI engineers

China’s goal of becoming a top player in AI may be hampered by the preference of its best students to do their higher education in the US and stay on for valuable work experience

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For those Chinese with long-term plans to stay in the US, a major obstacle lies in getting work visas, especially in the current trade war environment. Illustration: Perry Tse
US-China trade war

What happens if Huawei is banned from the US financial system

The White House had considered adding Chinese telecoms giant Huawei to the Specially Designated Nationals list, which would have blocked it from the US financial system

US-China relations

Former US envoy says Chinese officials see US-China ‘partial decoupling’

Susan Thornton, former Trump administration expert on Asia, discusses her recent conversations with Chinese: ‘It seemed very much that the trade-negotiation moment may have passed.’

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Huawei

US considered banning Huawei from its financial system

The Trump administration considered banning China’s Huawei from the US financial system earlier this year and may revive the shelved plan depending on how things go with the telecoms equipment giant, according to people familiar with the matter.

If the shelved plan had gone through, Huawei would have been among the largest companies ever added to the Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals list. Photo: AP
Huawei

US to tap US$60 billion war chest in boon for Huawei and ZTE rivals

Chief executive of new agency says US is ‘very focused’ on ensuring there are viable alternatives to Chinese telecoms firms.

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A man uses his smartphone as he stands near a Huawei logo at the PT Expo in Beijing in October. Photo: AP
Huawei

China’s Huawei to shift research facilities from hostile US to Canada

Tech giant also considering building new factories in Europe to make 5G equipment.

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US-China trade war

White House warns of Chinese and other foreign influence on US research

Officials note ‘increasingly sophisticated efforts’ to exploit and influence potentially lucrative research activities.

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China Conference: United States
Insights and takeaways from China Conference: United States, an annual flagship conference organised by the South China Morning Post.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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