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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:
16 October, 2024
US President Donald Trump and former Chinese vice-premier Liu He shake hands after signing the phase-one trade deal at the White House in 2020. A review of the deal during Trump’s second term may put pressure on China to fulfil its missed requirements. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump’s China policy

Trump’s America First Trade Policy: US-China 2020 deal is again under scrutiny

Nomura analysts say Trump’s ‘rather hawkish’ memo on China raises concerns that Beijing will be forced to comply with original trade terms that it failed to meet.

Hong Kong economy

Panama audit of Hong Kong’s Hutchison aims to counter US canal narrative

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World Economic Forum

Trump’s threats will only drive countries away from US dollar, economists warn at Davos

RedNote

Letters | For ‘TikTok refugees’ on RedNote, kindness should be the watchword

Readers discuss social media etiquette, Hong Kong think tanks, abuse of public housing, and a show of Hong Kong professionalism.

An influencer makes a video for his new RedNote account in Times Square in New York on January 16. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Tech titans join Trump for US$100 billion AI boost ‘to beat China’ on Day 2

OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle CEOs join the new president for White House launch of private sector joint venture Stargate.

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Donald Trump

Trump says he is mulling 10% tariffs on China imports

The US president is framing the possible tariffs as a penalty for the flow of fentanyl from Canada and Mexico.

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Donald Trump

Trump says he’s open to Musk buying TikTok ‘if he wanted to’

Billionaire given green light by US president, whose executive order extended company’s deadline to find a non-Chinese buyer by 75 days.

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US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists about TikTok as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Donald Trump’s China policy

Elise Stefanik, Trump’s UN ambassador pick, vows to counter China ‘inroads’

New York congresswoman at Senate confirmation hearing outlines plans to vie with Beijing’s ‘whole-of-government approach’ to building sway.

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Donald Trump

Greenland in cold glare of superpowers as US, China and Russia make moves

Observers doubt the new US president will buy the world’s largest island but his interest underlines its strategic importance.

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RedNote

Opinion | RedNote migration in US a victory for cross-cultural exchange

The unexpected and spontaneous grass-roots response demonstrates the untapped potential for people-to-people diplomacy in our digital age.

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A social media influencer films a video for his new RedNote account, after leaving TikTok, in Times Square in New York City, US, on January 16. Photo: Reuters
US-India relations

With China in focus, Rubio hosts Quad meetings on first day as top US diplomat

First meeting of Trump presidency for security group focused on Indo-Pacific voices opposition to altering status quo ‘by force or coercion’.

Meeting on Tuesday in Washington are (from left) Takeshi Iwaya, Japan’s foreign minister; Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar; US Secretary of State Marco Rubio; and Penny Wong, Australia’s foreign minister. Photo: US State Department
Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin reaffirm ties as Trump returns to White House

China and Russia vow to elevate relationship as US president issues executive orders on domestic and global issues and delays TikTok ban.

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United States

Editorial | As Trump begins his second term in the White House, an eerie feeling of deja vu

Inaugural speech sounds like a copy of what the US president said eight years ago, but now China is better prepared to meet his challenges.

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Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies stirring up trouble on ex-US diplomat’s orders

But Lai says he was eager to engage James Cunningham to help Hong Kong delegation garner US support on extradition bill.

Jimmy Lai has spent 30 days in the witness box. Photo: Sam Tsang
World Economic Forum

China’s vice-premier says chaotic competition on AI could bring ‘grey rhino’

Ding Xuexiang also tells Davos that Beijing isn’t pursuing a trade surplus and there are ‘no winners in a trade war’.

Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
China and climate change

Has Trump created an opening for China by quitting WHO and Paris Agreement?

China appears poised to lead climate initiatives but will struggle to fill vacuum in public health as US leaves frameworks, analysts say.

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TikTok

Exclusive | Art of the TikTok deal: China softening to potential app sale, sources say

Beijing could be more open to ByteDance selling some shares to American investors to improve US relations, sources and analysts say.

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Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

Trump’s speech signals more ‘cajoling and containing’ for China, analyst says

Address underlines changed reality for the US as China’s influence has grown, along with its economic, technological and military might.

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Donald Trump Jr. (right) watches as his father Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on January 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump’s China policy

‘We’ll be surprised’ by US-China improvements, Harvard scholar argues in Davos

Graham Allison bucks a trend among analysts warning of worsening ties between the world’s biggest economies, and he does not see Donald Trump as a China hawk.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | As the rules-based order declines, hegemony takes on a new form

From new development models to shifting norms, global power is now increasingly shared and contested across different regions and actors.

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Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

‘Fewer pits, more bridges’: China’s state media urges stable ties with Trump 2.0

Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily cites ‘historical juncture’ in ties, while Global Times calls for ‘more rational approach’ from US.

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US President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders, in the Oval Office on Monday, his first day back in the White House. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

‘Gradual’ US tariffs on China may foreground Trump-Xi summit: Citi

As Trump’s promised day-one tariffs on China failed to appear, a Citi economist has posited import duties may come slower than expected.

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US President Donald Trump may employ a more gradual approach to tariffs on China than previously expected. Photo: AFP
World Economic Forum

Ding warns Davos AI can be ‘Ali Baba’s cave’ or Pandora’s box – as it happened

Vice-premier addressed China’s economic vitality, global cooperation and concerns over artificial intelligence at World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

United States

Opinion | On the Panama Canal, Donald Trump has much to learn from Jimmy Carter

Carter’s restrained statesmanship at the height of US dominance stands in contrast to Trump’s bellicose rhetoric as his country’s influence declines.

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Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

By going soft on China on first day, Trump leaves room for deals: Da Wei

China-US ties expert explains what ‘America first’ foreign policy means for Beijing and why bilateral relations are not necessarily doomed.

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US President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it at an indoor presidential inauguration event in Washington on Monday. Photo: AP
John Lee

Hong Kong’s John Lee hoping for ‘positive relations’ with US under Trump

But city leader warns against any attempts to interfere politically in Hong Kong’s political and judicial affairs.

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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee speaks to the media at government headquarters in Admiralty. Photo: Nora Tam
Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

Everything you need to know about Trump’s inauguration, from TikTok to Panama

From the first acts of Trump’s new term to the reception in China, here is everything you need to know about the US presidential inauguration.

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TikTok ban

Trump signs executive order delaying TikTok ban, threatens tariffs if no deal

Trump extends deadline by 75 days, threatening tariffs on China if Beijing does not approve a deal regarding the short-video app.

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