6 d. ago Australia’s Albanese to meet China’s Xi in Beijing this summer: source

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to become the latest world leader to travel to Beijing for trade talks, as countries around the world scramble to navigate the turbulence unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. The Australian leader is expected to arrive in the Chinese capital in July or August, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Post on condition of anonymity, with the European Union also scheduled to hold a crunch summit with China during the...

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1 week ago White House accuses US court blocking Trump tariffs of ‘judicial overreach’

The White House on Thursday slammed a trade court for blocking US President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs, calling the ruling “judicial overreach” and urging the Supreme Court to intervene. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that trade negotiations were continuing with “countries around the world” despite the ruling by the Court of International Trade late Wednesday. Leavitt said later that Trump had a “very good call” with the “leader of Japan”...

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1 week ago US targets Chinese student visas, Trump tariffs blocked: 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. A US court has blocked Trump’s tariffs. What does that mean for China? A US court order blocking President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs marks a setback for the US leader, but is unlikely to provide China and other American trading partners with more than a temporary reprieve, analysts said. 2. US to start ‘aggressively’ revoking visas for Chinese...

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1 week ago A US court has blocked Trump’s tariffs. What does that mean for China?

A US court order blocking President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs marks a setback for the US leader, but is unlikely to provide China and other American trading partners with more than a temporary reprieve, analysts said. The Trump administration has already filed an appeal to stop the tariff block with a Federal Circuit court, and even if that effort fails he could potentially reinstate the tariffs using other methods, they added. A three-judge panel at the New York-based US Court of...

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2 w. ago Taco trade? US leader challenges claim that ‘Trump always chickens out’ in talks

US President Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday on a new acronym making the Wall Street rounds to describe a way to profit from his fitful negotiating style, Taco, short for “Trump always chickens out”. Trump, who was evidently not aware of the term when asked about it in the Oval Office by a reporter, responded with equal parts sarcasm and indignation. The Taco trade refers to an investment strategy that benefits from the rise in share prices after the US president relents. “Oh, isn’t that...

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2 w. ago Malaysia’s Anwar urges Asean not to ‘sacrifice’ member states over US tariffs

Asean members must avoid undercutting their neighbours while negotiating on the tariff issue with the US, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim warned on Tuesday, as the bloc ended a summit with the economic threat of Washington’s levies dominating discussions. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) met over two days in Kuala Lumpur to discuss its next steps to address the “reciprocal” tariffs that US President Donald Trump had paused until early July. Asean leaders also...

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2 w. ago Latest Oval Office ambush by Trump could make world leaders think twice

Ramaphosa meeting marked Trump’s second major ambush of an Oval Office visitor.

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3 w. ago Ukraine war: Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘trying to buy time’ to continue conflict

The accusation comes a day after US President Donald Trump spoke with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Zelensky urging the two to begin ceasefire negotiations.

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3 w. ago William Lai vows to protect Taiwan security and industry in speech marking year as leader

After island’s shock at Trump’s 32% tariff move, leader commits to ‘never sacrificing any single sector’ in discussions with US.

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3 w. ago Taiwan’s William Lai vows to protect security, industry in speech marking year as leader

After island’s shock at Trump’s 32 per cent tariff move, leader commits to ‘never sacrificing any single sector’ in talks with US.

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3 w. ago Pope Leo stands as a counterpoint to Trump’s polarising leadership

Despite reservations about his US background, Leo’s ties to the Global South and support for the marginalised have won him global acceptance.

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4 w. ago Trump meets Syria’s rebel leader Sharaa, urges him to establish Israel ties

Sharaa was for years the leader of al-Qaeda’s official wing in the Syrian conflict. The US removed a US$10 million bounty on him in December.

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4 w. ago Syria’s rebel leader Sharaa’s path from global jihad to Trump meeting

The meeting in Saudi Arabia is a milestone for a man who joined al-Qaeda in Iraq around the time of the 2003 US-led invasion.

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