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Joe Biden’s China policy

The reported divestment plans of WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics show their efforts to head off the potential impact of the US Biosecure Act. Photo: Shutterstock

WuXi AppTec, WuXi Biologics rise in Hong Kong as some operations go up for sale

The gains were made on the back of a report that said the two firms plan to sell certain overseas operations amid heightened US scrutiny.

The gains were made on the back of a report that said the two firms plan to sell certain overseas operations amid heightened US scrutiny

4 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

Alleged Chinese agent, ‘Formosa’ exercise in Brazil: 7 US-China relations reads

3 Oct 2024 - 11:00PM

US bans Chinese steel, food-additives firms over Xinjiang human rights

3 Oct 2024 - 5:40AM

China ‘profoundly unhelpful’ as it ignored chance to cooperate: US diplomat

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell puts focus on China as he reflects on administration’s foreign policy challenges and setbacks.

3 Oct 2024 - 5:44AMvideocam

Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell has been a principle architect of US President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Photo: Reuters

CIA seeks informants in China, North Korea and Iran, recruiting online

The US spy agency posts instructions for interested applicants in Mandarin, Farsi and Korean on several social media platforms.

3 Oct 2024 - 6:22AM

Taiwanese air force officers to train in the US as island awaits new F-16V jets

Fourth-generation US warplanes represent Taiwan’s bid to match the PLA’s J-20 stealth fighters as it steps up cross-strait activities.

2 Oct 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

In break from past, China receives no formal statement from US on National Day

Leaders or senior officials from Europe sent congratulatory messages to China, as did the leaders of Russia and North Korea.

3 Oct 2024 - 9:06AMvideocam

A flag-raising ceremony marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China on October 1. Photo: EPA-EFE

US-China talks helping avoid Chinese retaliation against Biden tariff hikes

Meetings with US officials gave their Chinese counterparts a ‘nuanced understanding’ of the decision and helped head off a ‘huge escalation’.

2 Oct 2024 - 3:06AMvideocam

PLA stages National Day drill in South China Sea in wake of 5-nation exercise

The drill in the disputed waters follows joint manoeuvres by the Philippines, US, Australia, Japan and New Zealand.

1 Oct 2024 - 11:24PMvideocam

China’s commerce minister to discuss EV tariffs with US counterpart

The proposed talks between Wang Wentao and Gina Raimondo come ahead of a key vote by EU members.

1 Oct 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

The US has imposed tariffs of 100 per cent on Chinese electric vehicle imports. Source: Bloomberg

Chinese merchants still have opportunities to grow overseas sales, PayPal says

PayPal executives say Chinese merchants creative about meeting demand will continue to see growth in international sales.

1 Oct 2024 - 5:00PMvideocam

PayPal’s headquarters in San Jose, California, on March 10, 2015. The digital payments firm has been expanding in China and sees continued opportunities for cross-border e-commerce. Photo: AP

Opinion | What’s ailing the China-sceptic Quad? It’s complicated

The grouping’s members are pulling in different directions, and a second term for Donald Trump might upend America’s values-based global strategy.

29 Sep 2024 - 9:59PMvideocam

The US bill that could turn up the heat in the anti-China propaganda war

The House of Representatives has backed a billion-dollar proposal to counter Beijing’s ‘malign influence’ around the world.

28 Sep 2024 - 1:23PMvideocam

China and Brazil hold peace plan meeting for Ukraine war on UN sidelines

Beijing’s top diplomat voices hope for convening global peace conference with ‘fair discussion’ of all proposals as US stays sceptical.

28 Sep 2024 - 8:20AMvideocam

Wang Yi (right), China’s top diplomat, confers with senior Brazilian official Celso Amorim at a meeting in New York on Friday. Photo: AP

Opinion | Protecting US or suppressing China? Tech war is what you believe it is

Both the US and China are employing different narratives to rally their domestic populations behind their tech policies.

27 Sep 2024 - 9:18PMvideocam

Biden is blocking ‘second China shock’ with tariffs: US ambassador

Envoy also warns that more sanctions on Chinese entities may follow to stem the flow of goods that support Russia’s military.

27 Sep 2024 - 9:58AMvideocam

Strengthening US shipbuilding to counter China becomes a focus of lawmakers

Bipartisan bill will be introduced in US Congress in effort to revitalise a diminished industry amid growing Chinese dominance.

26 Sep 2024 - 6:02AMvideocam

US-China progress sparks hope for Cop29, Azerbaijan says

‘Positive signals’ after talks between the two superpowers has raised hopes for a breakthrough, the host country’s chief negotiator says.

26 Sep 2024 - 4:39AMvideocam

While last year’s Cop28 summit in UAE struck a landmark deal to phase out fossil fuels, Cop29 is charged with putting a price tag on how much developing nations will need to weather the mounting impacts of climate change. Photo: AP

Two US executives step aside at China’s top chip gear maker amid trade tensions

Two executives with US citizenship at Chinese chip gear maker AMEC have stepped down from their positions, as trade tensions between the US and China escalate.

25 Sep 2024 - 10:47PM

India-China relationship is key to future of Asia: New Delhi’s foreign minister

India can ‘chew gum and walk at the same time,’ Jaishankar says of his country’s membership of both Quad and China-Russia aligned Brics.

25 Sep 2024 - 10:20PMvideocam

Canada aims to match US on banning Chinese-made car software

The government is ‘absolutely’ looking such a measure, Finance Minister Freeland says, citing security concerns and Chinese overcapacity.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:04PMvideocam

Canada’s Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on September 17. Photo: Reuters

PLA sends South China Sea commander to US for first time in over 2 years

Chinese General Wu Yanan attended Indo-Pacific defence meeting in Hawaii and had ‘candid exchange of views’ with US Admiral Samuel Paparo.

24 Sep 2024 - 9:38PM

General Wu Yanan, the PLA commander responsible for the South China Sea, visited the US for the annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference last week. Photo: Weibo/野马共和

Biden stresses foreign policy legacy, China relations in final UN speech

‘We seek to responsibly manage the competition with China so it does not veer into conflict,’ US president says in his valedictory address.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:40AMvideocam

US drone makers, officials visit Taiwan on mission to secure supply chain

It comes as the United States is seeking to reduce supply chain risks by moving manufacturing away from mainland China.

24 Sep 2024 - 9:00AMvideocam

Trump unusually restrained at event about China’s influence on the US economy

Donald Trump, in a rare display of restraint, listened more than he spoke at a campaign event with farmers in Smithton, Pennsylvania.

24 Sep 2024 - 2:40PM

Donald Trump at a round table event with local farmers and officials in Smithton, Pennsylvania. Photo: Reuters

US targets China’s rare earths dominance with minerals-security finance network

Move brings together banking and mining institutions from top minerals producer Australia as well as chip exporters Japan and South Korea.

24 Sep 2024 - 5:40AM

A wheel-loader operator fills a truck with ore at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California. Photo: Reuters

US plans phased security ban on China-, Russia-made connected vehicle software

The proposed rule will target Chinese and Russian technology for automated driving and communications systems.

23 Sep 2024 - 10:57PMvideocam

Barred by declining investments, US law firms shrink China footprint

At least four US-based civil law firms have closed offices in China this year, the Post has confirmed.

23 Sep 2024 - 7:00PM

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Joe Biden’s China policy

US President Joe Biden has made it clear from the start that his administration will make China a policy priority, saying he expects “extreme competition” between the two countries. While Biden’s rhetoric is not as hawkish as that of his predecessor Donald Trump, his team is expected to continue a hard approach to China, albeit in greater consultation with US allies. Early signals from the Biden administration also reflect a focus on human rights in the relationship with China.

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9 September, 2024