35 y. ago State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho

State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho  Matangi Tonga

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3 h. ago Brics virtual rally falters as members appear leery of exacerbating US trade war

Members of the Brics nations logged into a virtual summit on Monday, convened by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, intending to take a defiant stand against US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war. Instead, the quickly assembled outing became an exercise in caution, as the bloc’s heavyweights, Brazil and India, sought to steer clear of further enraging the “America-first” leader. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a founding Brics leader, skipped the meeting, sending...

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4 h. ago China’s money launderers are bankrolling America’s fentanyl epidemic

China’s money launderers are bankrolling America’s fentanyl epidemic  Foundation for Defense of Democracies

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9 h. ago A Chinese ‘Naval Vessel’ Is Now Heading for America’s Backyard

A Chinese ‘Naval Vessel’ Is Now Heading for America’s Backyard  National Security Journal

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12 h. ago Taiwan boosts spending in Latin America as Beijing works to poach allies

Taiwan plans to boost its spending in Latin America by more than NT$1 billion (US$32.8 million) next year, as it seeks to shore up ties with its few remaining allies in the region and push back against Beijing’s intensifying efforts to lure them away. According to a budget proposal submitted to Taiwan’s legislature last week, the island’s foreign ministry will allocate NT$5.37 billion to its Department of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs in the next financial year, up from NT$4.36 billion...

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12 h. ago No amount of China scapegoating will reverse America’s decline

Disturbing reports have surfaced of Chinese students travelling to the United States being subjected to discriminatory and politically motivated treatment. Young students have been pulled aside for hours of questioning, even denied entry under the pretext of national security. While the US has implemented stricter border controls and immigration policies, Chinese students have nothing to do with illegal immigration. They are genuine assets to both countries – not national security risks. As the...

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12 h. ago Opinion | No amount of China scapegoating will reverse America’s decline

Opinion | No amount of China scapegoating will reverse America’s decline  South China Morning Post

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24 h. ago Why America has always needed an enemy, even as a young republic

It’s rare to find an opinion piece that embodies nearly all the false premises and presuppositions that underpin the American empire, now in undeniable retreat. But Rahm Emanuel, former White House chief of staff to Barack Obama, mayor of Chicago and until recently US ambassador to Japan, has managed to do just that. Writing in The Wall Street Journal on August 31, Emanuel claims that the question today for Americans is: “Can China be the external threat that restores internal cohesion to our...

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24 h. ago As I See It | Why America has always needed an enemy, even as a young republic

As I See It | Why America has always needed an enemy, even as a young republic  South China Morning Post

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25 h. ago Global investors shift from US stocks drawn by Asia’s AI boom, Fed policy: BoFA

Investors are looking beyond US equities for the first time in a decade amid a weakening US dollar and likely easing of US monetary policy, moving capital into Asia as they chase the artificial intelligence boom in the region, according to the head of global research at Bank of America (BofA). Ahead of the three-day BofA Securities Asia Pacific Conference starting on Monday, Candace Browning said that US equities had been exceptional from the first half of 2020 to the end of 2024, attracting...

Economics

25 h. ago The tariff trap: Why America’s protectionist gambit only tightens China’s grip on global manufacturing

The tariff trap: Why America’s protectionist gambit only tightens China’s grip on global manufacturing  Yahoo News Malaysia

Economics

27 h. ago Walling off China from America’s best computer chip technology

Walling off China from America’s best computer chip technology  The Wire China

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27 h. ago Dan Wang on China’s ‘Engineering State’ versus America’s ‘Lawyerly Society’

Dan Wang on China’s ‘Engineering State’ versus America’s ‘Lawyerly Society’  The Wire China

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31 h. ago US investigating malware email targeting trade talks with China: reports

US authorities are investigating a bogus email from a Republican lawmaker that contained malware apparently aimed at giving China insights into the Trump administration’s trade talks with Beijing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The malware in the email purportedly sent by congressman John Moolenaar in July to US trade groups, law firms and government agencies was traced by cyber analysts to a hacker group - APT41 - believed to be working for Chinese intelligence, the newspaper...

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31 h. ago US investigating malware email targeting trade talks with China: report

US authorities are investigating a bogus email from a Republican lawmaker that contained malware apparently aimed at giving China insights into the Trump administration’s trade talks with Beijing, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The malware in the email purportedly sent by congressman John Moolenaar in July to US trade groups, law firms and government agencies was traced by cyber analysts to a hacker group – APT41 – believed to be working for Chinese intelligence, the newspaper...

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39 h. ago America Alone Can’t Match China. But With Our Allies, It’s No Contest.

America Alone Can’t Match China. But With Our Allies, It’s No Contest.  The New York Times

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41 h. ago US, China to fight crucial battle for global supremacy in Latin America

US, China to fight crucial battle for global supremacy in Latin America  Nikkei Asia

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42 h. ago 'Naïve' to think China will depend on U.S. chips, its 'Delete America' program will extend to chips

'Naïve' to think China will depend on U.S. chips, its 'Delete America' program will extend to chips  MSN

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59 h. ago Will America’s extended trade truce with China be a boon for farmers in the US Midwest?

There is a major divide in the American heartland. US farm states are facing a drop in exports of key commodities as Beijing turns to alternative suppliers, primarily in Brazil, as a result of Donald Trump’s trade war. Some farmers, however, want to give the US president the benefit of the doubt that his go-slow approach to Beijing will eventually bear fruit in the form of more orders from China as well as other trading partners. Others fear that no combination of new markets will replace the...

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63 h. ago Chinese embassy calls US House Republicans' report targeting China

Chinese embassy calls US House Republicans' report targeting China-US research collaboration 'groundless'  Global Times

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