6 h. ago US clamp on critical software could cripple Hong Kong aviation, experts warn

Hong Kong’s aviation industry will suffer greatly if the United States slaps export curbs on American-made critical software to the city, experts have warned. The sector relied heavily on this technology, making it nearly impossible to find alternative solutions, they said. US President Donald Trump earlier threatened to curb the export of “any and all critical software” to China amid escalating trade tensions between the two superpowers. Trump’s threat to impose restrictions followed Beijing’s...

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15 h. ago US, China trade officials to meet in Malaysia amid escalating rare earths dispute

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday that he and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent would travel to Malaysia later that day as scheduled to meet with Chinese officials over what he called Beijing’s “incredibly aggressive” measures to curb rare earth exports. The meeting is seen as a stepping stone to a sit-down in South Korea next week on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a time of...

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15 h. ago Trump’s meeting with China’s Xi ‘scheduled’ to take place in South Korea

After repeated on-again, off-again signalling in recent weeks, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has a “pretty long meeting scheduled” in South Korea with Chinese President Xi Jinping to ensure that “we can work out a lot of our questions and our doubts”. This followed comments by Trump on Tuesday that the meeting between himself and Xi might not take place. The mercurial US president has a history of teasing events for publicity and in order to extract last-minute concessions from...

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36 h. ago EU Commission calls for no escalation with China over rare earths

EU Commission calls for no escalation with China over rare earths  Euronews.com

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52 h. ago Trump escalates pressure on China, threatens crushing 155% tariff amid rising trade tensions

Trump escalates pressure on China, threatens crushing 155% tariff amid rising trade tensions  Mint

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57 h. ago To avert war, the West must shatter the mirror by which it views China

In the shadow of escalating tensions between the United States and China, Graham Allison’s concept of the Thucydides Trap has become a staple of geopolitical discourse. Coined by the Harvard scholar, the term evokes the ancient Greek historian Thucydides’ observation that “it was the rise of Athens and the fear that this instilled in Sparta that made war inevitable”. Allison’s study of 16 historical cases, where a rising power challenged a ruling one, found war in 12 instances. He warns that...

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59 h. ago China Tightens Grip on Rare Earth Exports, Escalating Trade Tensions With US

China Tightens Grip on Rare Earth Exports, Escalating Trade Tensions With US  GV Wire

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65 h. ago China’s soybean imports surge as orders to US hit zero and American farmers fret

China imported no soybeans from the United States in September, but total imports remained at high levels amid a recent escalation in the US-China trade war, the latest Chinese customs data showed. Last month, the world’s largest food buyer purchased 12.8 million tonnes of soybeans – a crop heavily reliant on imports for its livestock industry – with a notable surge from Argentina during a brief suspension of export taxes, according to the detailed customs data released on Monday. The absence of...

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3 d. ago Dozens arrested in China amid escalating crackdown on Christian churches

Dozens arrested in China amid escalating crackdown on Christian churches  Fox News

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3 d. ago Trade tensions between the U.S. and China are escalating ahead of Trump

Trade tensions between the U.S. and China are escalating ahead of Trump-Xi meeting  NPR

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4 d. ago Nexperia said to halt salaries and system access for Chinese employees

Nexperia has withheld access to work accounts and halted salaries for its employees in China, according to local news reports citing a letter from the Chinese unit of the Dutch chipmaker, marking the latest escalation in a growing political dispute between the Netherlands and China. The Chinese unit of Nexperia informed customers on Friday that it had been notified by headquarters that salary payments would cease and employees’ access to company systems would be suspended, according to Chinese...

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5 d. ago Xi Removes China’s No. 2 General in Escalating Purge of Military Leadership

Xi Removes China’s No. 2 General in Escalating Purge of Military Leadership  The Wall Street Journal

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6 d. ago China has a new 500 billion yuan ‘financial instrument’. How will it be used?

China’s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), confirmed last month that Beijing was setting up a new “policy-based financial instrument” worth 500 billion yuan (US$70 billion). The special financing tool was first proposed in April – when trade tensions between China and the United States were rapidly escalating – to provide an extra injection of funding to accelerate domestic innovation and support the economy. It has the potential to drive trillions of...

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6 d. ago Oil Tanker Rates Soar as U.S. and China Escalate Port Trade War

Oil Tanker Rates Soar as U.S. and China Escalate Port Trade War  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

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6 d. ago Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the US

Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the US  AP News

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6 d. ago Carmakers Push to Secure Chips as China Trade Spat Escalates

Carmakers Push to Secure Chips as China Trade Spat Escalates  Bloomberg.com

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7 d. ago Bessent says China "can't be trusted" as trade fight escalates

Bessent says China "can't be trusted" as trade fight escalates  Axios

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7 d. ago US urged to rethink its institutions, allies, arm sales amid contest with China

A prominent US think tank has urged Washington to streamline bureaucracy, strengthen institutions and recalibrate its policies with allies to solidify cooperation and consolidate its foothold in the escalating rivalry with China. Intelligence sharing, coalition planning and arms sales are suffering from structural flaws which hinder multinational effective collaboration, risking “potentially catastrophic” results, according to a report published by the Centre for Strategic and International...

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8 d. ago Invest and expand in Hong Kong, Paul Chan tells US firms despite trade tensions

Hong Kong’s finance chief has called on American businesses to invest in the city as he begins his latest visit to the country, even as global concerns grow over the possible re-escalation of the US-China trade war. The government on Wednesday said that Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po arrived in New York the previous day and attended the annual gala dinner of the National Committee on United States-China Relations (Ncuscr), a non-profit organisation that promotes understanding between the...

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8 d. ago Stocks wobble as trade tensions between the U.S. and China escalate

Stocks wobble as trade tensions between the U.S. and China escalate  Los Angeles Times

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