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2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Uniondale, New York, on Wednesday. The former US leader has long championed trade tariffs against China. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Trump likelier than Harris to threaten China with tariffs: analysts

Duelling campaign rhetoric belies broad bipartisan consensus, former American trade officials say, with Indo-Pacific ties hanging in balance.

Duelling campaign rhetoric belies broad bipartisan consensus, former American trade officials say, with Indo-Pacific ties hanging in balance

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Why Philippine warning of South China Sea war may not be cause for serious alarm

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Opinion | Targeting China will just poison ties without helping the US

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Mark Cuban wants to take out Chinese knockoffs. Is Kamala Harris on board?

In February 2022, the US called China the top country of origin for counterfeit goods seized by US customs.

This is not the first time Mark Cuban has expressed support for Harris’ economic agenda. Photo: Instagram/mcuban

Respected mathematician Kenji Fukaya leaves US for China’s Tsinghua University

In a video, Fukaya said Chinese students reminded him of Japanese students’ strong focus and dedication to studying mathematics.

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Opinion | US-China tensions risk igniting nuclear arms race in East Asia

The US, China and Russia should work together to contain nuclear weapons proliferation and constrain regional deterrence efforts.

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China quickly outpacing US in preparing for next war, Congress hears

Pentagon’s red tape and its slowness to embrace new technologies leave allies like Britain, Australia, Japan and South Korea in the lurch.

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The Pentagon, headquarters for the US Department of Defence, in Arlington, Virginia, has been accused of excessive bureaucracy and outdated procurement procedures. Photo: EPA-EFE

Panel urges Biden to prioritise release of Americans wrongfully held in China

Chair of Congressional-Executive Commission on China says detainees must be the focus whenever secretary of state meets Chinese officials.

US study finds China’s tech innovation ‘much stronger’ than understood

Performing best in nuclear power, EVs and batteries, mainland companies will ‘likely equal or surpass Western firms within a decade or so’.

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US Navy chief unveils plan to be ready for possible war with China by 2027

Admiral Lisa Franchetti says lessons from combat in the Red Sea and Ukraine’s Black Sea fight can help the US prepare for an attack on Taiwan.

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The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and two guided-missile destroyers sail in formation in the Red Sea with the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour in June. Photo: US Navy via AFP

Beijing sanctions 9 Pentagon contractors after US arms deal for Taiwan

On Tuesday, the US State Department announced approval of a US$228 million ‘return, repair and reshipment’ equipment package to Taipei.

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Lin Jian, spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry, said the sanctions were in retaliation for the latest US approval of arms sales to Taiwan. Photo: dpa

US FBI strikes second Chinese hacking group ‘Flax Typhoon’

The group was run by a Chinese company that ‘collected intelligence and performed reconnaissance for Chinese government security agencies’.

China-Russia trade inches up as US sanctions and payment issues strain growth

After a historic rise in trade between China and Russia last year, their energy exchanges keep slowing, and analysts point to settlement challenges.

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Beijing’s actions in South China Sea spark concern from US envoy to Singapore

Jonathan Kaplan criticised China’s aggressive South China Sea actions, while highlighting US-Singapore ties at a conference in the city state.

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US Ambassador Jonathan Kaplan highlighted Singapore’s strategic importance to Washington at a financial conference in the city state on Wednesday. Photo: sg.usembassy.gov

Opinion | Why China’s ‘no first use’ policy requires more nuclear weapons

Adequate deterrence requires China to have sufficient nuclear warheads to resist an enemy first strike and ensure second-strike capability.

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Taiwan getting US$228 million in F-16V fighter jet parts: State Department

Proposed sale said to boost self-governed island’s security and help maintain ‘political stability, military balance and economic progress’.

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China trade tased from all sides, backing Beijing into economic bind: analysts

‘The risk of intensifying trade wars is very real’.

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US official defends mix of diplomacy and competition with China in Indo-Pacific

Daniel Kritenbrink of State Department says dealing with Beijing in the region requires ‘intense’ statecraft and communications.

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Daniel Kritenbrink, the US assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs. Photo: AP

US officials head to China for talks amid overcapacity concerns

The US has argued that Beijing’s policy of pushing manufacturing exports is threatening to flood world markets with artificially cheap goods.

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Panda conservation is helping other wild species thrive: scientists

Expanded protected areas and use of similarly effective techniques with animals living alongside the vulnerable bears seen as key to success.

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How Chinese expertise helped to build US aerospace programmes

Throughout America’s ambition to lead the world in space exploration, engineers born in China have played major roles.

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The US has led the charge in space exploration but China-born experts have helped America each step of the way. Photo: Reuters/Nasa

China’s grip on rare earths undercuts projects from US, Japan, and Australia

Despite billions in subsidies, the US and its allies face an uphill battle to break China’s dominance in the rare earth minerals market.

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A worker drives a skip loader while working at the site of a rare earth metals mine at Nancheng county, Jiangxi province. Photo: Reuters

UK’s Peter Mandelson says China should meet London’s willingness to mend ties

Beijing also described as better positioned than most countries to broker peace in Ukraine war, but its economic nationalism is a concern.

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Malaysian glove makers to be given a hand as US finalises China tariffs

The tariffs are expected to revitalise investor sentiment and reclaim market share, with analysts predicting a return to profitability for the sector.

John Lee warns of strong response to US bill targeting Hong Kong trade offices

City leader reiterates closure of outposts will damage trade relations, deliver political gains for politicians at the expense of US businesses.

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Hong Kong’s trade office in San Francisco. Photo: Handout

Jet fighters, long-range rockets: CCTV shows PLA strategies for attacking Taiwan

Large-scale helicopter assault, long-range rockets and sophisticated electronic warfare by naval forces highlighted in evening documentary.

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The latest episode of a documentary series broadcast in mainland China featured footage of PLA exercises and a full account of how a Taiwan landing would be achieved. Photo: CCTV

Aukus risks being just ‘a label’ if it fails to curb China’s ‘adventurism’

The bloc could soon show results in areas such as autonomous underwater vehicles and quantum computing-based defence, analysts say.

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US charges employee of Chinese aerospace giant with hacking Nasa, US military

Song Wu, a Chinese national, is charged in Atlanta, Georgia with 14 counts of wire fraud and 14 counts of aggravated identity theft.

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US-China relations
Breaking news and analysis on US-China relations, including trade war, talks, and tensions between Washington and Beijing.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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