5 h. ago US and China are ‘creeping’ towards a trade deal, former ambassador Burns says

Washington and Beijing are on a “creeping path towards some kind of a deal”, former US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said on Tuesday, while offering some rare support for US President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy towards China. Burns, who served as envoy to Beijing under former president Joe Biden from 2022 until this year, told a crowd at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado that both sides had strong economic incentives to reach a trade agreement. He also pushed back against the...

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5 h. ago Former US envoy backs Trump tariffs, says China deserves ‘tough

Washington and Beijing are on a “creeping path towards some kind of a deal”, former US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said on Tuesday, while offering some rare support for US President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy towards China. Burns, who served as envoy to Beijing under former president Joe Biden from 2022 until this year, told a crowd at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado that both sides had strong economic incentives to reach a trade agreement. He also pushed back against the...

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14 h. ago Trump’s pick for United Nations ambassador wants to ‘make the UN great again’

Mike Waltz, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for United Nations ambassador, vowed on Tuesday to make the world body “great again” – and that he would do so by confronting Beijing’s expanding influence while leading an overhaul of what he described as a bloated, favouritism-plagued institution. “Countering China is critical,” the former Florida congressman said during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Waltz called it “absurd” that China, the world’s...

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18 h. ago Donald Trump Gives Republicans New Demand In Race With China

Donald Trump Gives Republicans New Demand In Race With China  Newsweek

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20 h. ago Trump claims Indonesia trade deal; Bessent says China deal timeline ‘flexible’

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration had reached a trade deal with Indonesia, without offering any details about the terms, scope, or timeline, while his Treasury Department chief cut Beijing some slack on the deadline for a final deal with China. “Great deal, for everybody, just made with Indonesia. I dealt directly with their highly respected President. DETAILS TO FOLLOW!!!” Trump said in a social media post. A deal between the US and Southeast Asia’s most populous...

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20 h. ago Trump claims Indonesia trade deal; Bessent calls China deal timeline ‘flexible’

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration had reached a trade deal with Indonesia, while his Treasury Department chief cut China some slack on the deadline for a final deal of its own. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said that Indonesia would charge no tariffs on US imports, while exports from the southeast Asian country to America would be subject to a 19 per cent levy. “They are going to pay 19 per cent and we are going to pay nothing ... we...

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21 h. ago Trump’s team is waking up the reality of rivalry with Russia

Based on his recent statements, it appears that US President Donald Trump’s position on Ukraine has evolved to match that of his predecessor. He now says shipments of weapons will continue and that Ukraine must be able to defend itself. He has expressed unhappiness with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and on Monday threatened 100 per cent tariffs on Russia and countries doing business with it if a Russia-Ukraine deal isn’t reached in 50 days. This may surprise some observers, especially...

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23 h. ago Why Trump’s remittance tax will be ‘devastating’ for Filipino

A new tax on international remittances introduced under US President Donald Trump’s sweeping economic reform bill is drawing criticism from Filipino-American communities, who say the measure will hit working-class migrants hardest and threaten the livelihoods of their families in the Philippines. Under the new law, green card holders and migrant workers will be charged a 3.5 per cent levy on overseas money transfers starting on January 1 – a move that analysts warn will carry far-reaching...

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24 h. ago India in a fix over Trump’s tariff threat aimed at Russian oil

US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep secondary tariffs on countries trading with Russia has raised alarm in India over the future of its discounted oil purchases from Moscow, with analysts warning the issue could complicate negotiations on a bilateral trade deal with Washington. Trump vowed on Monday to impose “very severe tariffs” if Russia did not end its war in Ukraine within 50 days. Washington would target Moscow’s remaining trade partners with measures aimed at choking off...

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38 h. ago Nvidia's Jensen Huang Is Right About the Real AI Race With China

Nvidia's Jensen Huang Is Right About the Real AI Race With China  Bloomberg

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42 h. ago Trump to Russia: 100% ‘secondary’ tariffs if no deal on Ukraine

Voicing sharp frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose 100 per cent “secondary” tariffs on any country doing business with Russia if a Ukraine ceasefire isn’t secured within 50 days. Speaking alongside Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, Trump took direct aim at Putin as he also announced plans to boost arms sales to the transatlantic alliance in support of Ukraine. “I’m disappointed in President Putin, because...

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42 h. ago Trump threatens Russia with 100% ‘secondary’ tariffs if no deal on Ukraine

Voicing sharp frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose 100 per cent “secondary” tariffs on any country doing business with Russia if a Ukraine ceasefire isn’t secured within 50 days. Speaking alongside Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, Trump took direct aim at Putin as he also announced plans to boost arms sales to the transatlantic alliance in support of Ukraine. “I’m disappointed in President Putin, because...

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43 h. ago Move away from US: China exports emerge strong despite Donald Trump’s tariff chaos; is the record trade s

Move away from US: China exports emerge strong despite Donald Trump’s tariff chaos; is the record trade s  Times of India

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45 h. ago China’s ‘energy ring’; Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. How Trump’s latest tariffs on allies, rivals could fund his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ As the ink on US President Donald Trump’s signature “One Big Beautiful Bill” barely dried, he turned his focus back to tariffs, ending a three-month lull in global trade tensions. 2. China’s exports accelerate in June as US trade truce creates opening China’s exports recorded a...

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48 h. ago How Trump’s latest tariffs on allies, rivals could fund his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

As the ink on US President Donald Trump’s signature “One Big Beautiful Bill” barely dried, he turned his focus back to tariffs, ending a three-month lull in global trade tensions. With the pause on April’s “reciprocal tariffs” expiring on July 9, Trump has announced new rates on 25 economies over the past week – including both neighbours and long-time allies. In this explainer, the Post wraps up the latest developments and explores what lies ahead. Which countries have received Trump’s tariff...

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49 h. ago Fact check: Donald Trump says China has 'very, very few' wind farms

Fact check: Donald Trump says China has 'very, very few' wind farms  Houston Chronicle

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49 h. ago Tech war: China approves Synopsys’ acquisition of Ansys after US lifts EDA ban

China’s antitrust regulator on Monday approved American chip design software giant Synopsys’ US$35 billion acquisition of Ansys, weeks after the administration of US President Donald Trump lifted export controls on electronic design automation (EDA) products to the mainland. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said in a statement that it gave the green light to Synopsys’ deal for Ansys, a computer-aided engineering software vendor, under the condition that the two firms honour...

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54 h. ago European Union on the ropes as Trump and China turn the screws

If a week is a long time in politics, after a bruising fortnight of wrestling with the world’s two superpowers, the European Union could be forgiven for thinking it has aged several decades. A bruising encounter over Russia with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi was followed by chaotic skirmishes on trade with the United States over the last week, as the EU scrambled to avoid being crushed between the duelling titans. The bad news for the bloc’s bureaucrats is that they may have an even trickier few...

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57 h. ago ‘More Asean, Middle East flights needed for Hong Kong under belt and road plan’

Hong Kong is striving to enhance its connectivity with countries under the Belt and Road Initiative by increasing flight frequencies to strategic destinations such as Xinjiang, Riyadh and Dallas, as well as launching new direct routes to second-tier Asean and Middle Eastern locations, the city’s chief for the national plan has said. In an exclusive interview with the Post, Commissioner for Belt and Road Nicholas Ho Lik-chi also said the global volatility brought by US President Donald Trump’s...

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60 h. ago Li Cheng and Andy Browne discuss what Donald Trump gets wrong about China

Welcome to Open Dialogue, a new series from the Post where we bring together leading voices to discuss the stories and subjects occupying international headlines. In this edition, two leading China watchers discuss the consequential relationship between the world’s two largest economies and how ties might develop under the second Donald Trump administration amid growing trade frictions. Professor Li Cheng, a leading political scientist who has studied China for decades, is the founding director...

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