14 h. ago TikTok reaches new US deal; China’s answer to Nvidia’s A100: 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. TikTok reaches deal on new US venture with American investor group In a landmark move that ends years of legal and political uncertainty, TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi informed employees that the company has signed a binding agreement to divest its US entity into a joint venture controlled by a consortium of American investors. 2. Chinese team builds optical chip...

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14 h. ago TikTok’s new US deal, China’s answer to Nvidia’s A100: SCMP daily highlights

TikTok’s new US deal, China’s answer to Nvidia’s A100: SCMP daily highlights  South China Morning Post

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43 h. ago Automakers Seem the Target in Mexico–China Tariffs, but Small Exporters Take the Hardest Hit

Automakers Seem the Target in Mexico–China Tariffs, but Small Exporters Take the Hardest Hit  The China-Global South Project

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62 h. ago PLA division’s new leaders, lessons from 2025 trade war: 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. PLA division overseeing Taiwan sees newcomers in charge The Chinese military’s Eastern Theatre Command, the division that oversees Taiwan and that has been hit hard in Beijing’s anti-graft campaign, appears to be presided over by two officers who joined the division only recently. 2. Senior US and Chinese defence officials continue ‘military-to-military’...

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3 d. ago US reported to have seized Chinese cargo, Mexico stands by tariffs: 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. ‘Testing the waters’? US reported to have seized Chinese cargo bound for Iran The reported US seizure of a ship allegedly carrying Chinese-made dual-use components to Iran might signal Washington was “testing the waters” on reviving an old tactic to pressure Beijing’s ties with its adversaries, but such moves risked breaching international law, analysts...

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3 d. ago US ‘seizes’ Chinese cargo, Mexico stands by tariffs: SCMP daily highlights

US ‘seizes’ Chinese cargo, Mexico stands by tariffs: SCMP daily highlights  South China Morning Post

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3 d. ago Mexico’s China tariffs show the rise of Trump’s trade template

Mexico’s China tariffs show the rise of Trump’s trade template  Financial Times

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4 d. ago Mexico stands by 50 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods, says move will protect 350,000 jobs

Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard on Monday defended Mexico’s decision to impose new tariffs on imports from China and other Asian countries, describing the move as a necessary step to protect hundreds of thousands of domestic jobs rather than a provocation to any trading partner. The tariff package, approved by Congress last week, will take effect on January 1 and introduce duties ranging from five to 50 per cent on 1,463 products from countries without trade agreements with Mexico. These...

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4 d. ago Tokyo’s latest bid to ease tensions with Beijing, Liu Cixin on AI: 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. Tokyo spells out part position on Taiwan in bid to ease tension with Beijing The Japanese government has spelled out its position on Taiwan – although only in part – based on the 1972 document that normalised diplomatic ties to ease tensions, but insists the Taiwan issue should be resolved “peacefully through dialogue”. 2. Sci-fi writer Liu Cixin on why...

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4 d. ago Japan’s bid to ease tensions with China, Liu Cixin on AI: SCMP daily highlights

Japan’s bid to ease tensions with China, Liu Cixin on AI: SCMP daily highlights  South China Morning Post

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5 d. ago Beijing sanctions former Japanese military chief for ‘colluding with Taiwan separatists’

Beijing has imposed sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defence Forces, saying he had “colluded with separatist forces” in Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday. It comes after Beijing lodged a protest with Tokyo in March over the appointment of Iwasaki as an honorary adviser to the Executive Yuan, the Taiwanese government’s highest administrative body. The “countermeasures” include freezing Iwasaki’s movable and immovable assets and...

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7 d. ago Japan, US defence chiefs discuss radar row; Mexico’s China tariffs: 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. Japan, US defence chiefs cover radar row and other China tensions in phone call US and Japanese defence chiefs spoke on the phone on Friday about a confrontation between Chinese and Japanese fighter jets over the weekend, with Tokyo saying it did not seek to escalate the tensions. 2. Mexico slaps tariffs of up to 50% on Chinese goods as US trade pact review...

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8 d. ago Japan, US defence chiefs cover radar row and other China tensions in phone call

US and Japanese defence chiefs spoke on the phone on Friday about the recent confrontation between Chinese and Japan Self-Defence Force fighter jets, as Tokyo said it did not seek to escalate the tensions. During the call, Japan’s defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth engaged in a “candid exchange” of views on the “rapidly deteriorating” security situation in the Indo-Pacific region, according to a Japanese defence ministry release. “The two sides stated serious...

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8 d. ago Mexico’s Tariff Hikes on China Will Cause Major Disruptions for Key Mexican Industries

Mexico’s Tariff Hikes on China Will Cause Major Disruptions for Key Mexican Industries  Mexico Solidarity Media

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8 d. ago Mexico slaps tariffs of up to 50 per cent on Chinese goods as US trade pact review looms

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday defended her government’s decision to impose new import tariffs, hours after the Senate approved legislation allowing duties of up to 50 per cent on more than 1,400 products from Asian countries. The measure, widely seen as aimed at curbing Chinese imports, comes as Mexico prepares for a review of its trade agreement with the United States and Canada next year. Sheinbaum described the move as part of her administration’s plan to strengthen domestic...

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8 d. ago Mexico slaps tariffs of up to 50% on Chinese goods as US trade pact review looms

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday defended her government’s decision to impose new import tariffs, hours after the Senate approved legislation allowing duties of up to 50 per cent on more than 1,400 products from Asian countries. The measure, widely seen as aimed at curbing Chinese imports, comes as Mexico prepares for a review of its trade agreement with the United States and Canada next year. Sheinbaum described the move as part of her administration’s plan to strengthen domestic...

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8 d. ago China urges Mexico to reverse 50% tariffs ‘as soon as possible’

China urges Mexico to reverse 50% tariffs ‘as soon as possible’  Mexico News Daily

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8 d. ago China, India Warn Mexico Against Unilateral Tariff Increases

China, India Warn Mexico Against Unilateral Tariff Increases  Mexico Business News

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8 d. ago Mexico’s tariffs on China aim to placate US – but could backfire: analysts

Mexico’s move to place tariffs of up to 50 per cent on Chinese and other Asian goods underscores US efforts to pressure other countries to take action against China – and Beijing may well retaliate, analysts said. The Mexican Senate on Wednesday approved duties between 5 and 50 per cent on 1,463 product categories – including auto parts, textiles and plastics – starting from January 2026. President Claudia Sheinbaum had proposed the tariffs in the name of protecting local industries, subject to...

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8 d. ago ‘Maximum pressure’: why China is taking Mexico’s tariff move ‘very seriously’

‘Maximum pressure’: why China is taking Mexico’s tariff move ‘very seriously’  South China Morning Post

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