9 h. ago Trump’s Chinese drone issue, Viagra’s potential against cancer: 5 weekend reads

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump wants to ground China’s drones – but have they flown too high to reach? 2. New Communist Party rules hint Xi Jinping is delegating more power to deputies 3. Why Singapore refused to be a ‘Third China’ – and how Lee Kuan Yew made it clear 4. Chinese study uncovers cancer-fighting potential...

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4 d. ago Veteran Chinese diplomat warns Trump’s policies risk ‘shared destruction’

The Trump administration’s national security mindset could push humanity towards more conflicts and even “shared destruction”, the head of the Communist Party’s diplomatic arm has warned. Liu Jianchao, who leads the International Department of the party’s Central Committee, pitched China’s vision of international relations – a rejection of the ethos reflected in American foreign policy language – as a viable path to lasting global peace on Thursday. The veteran Chinese diplomat rejected...

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4 d. ago Trump’s Vietnam Trade Deal Takes Aim at Back Door for Chinese Goods

Trump’s Vietnam Trade Deal Takes Aim at Back Door for Chinese Goods  WSJ

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5 d. ago Trump Administration Accuses 2 Chinese Citizens of Spying on U.S. Navy

Trump Administration Accuses 2 Chinese Citizens of Spying on U.S. Navy  The New York Times

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7 d. ago Chinese FM responds to enquiry about whether China plans to invite Trump to military parade in Beijing in September

Chinese FM responds to enquiry about whether China plans to invite Trump to military parade in Beijing in September  Global Times

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7 d. ago Trump downplays Chinese hacking, IP theft and pathogen smuggling, says US ‘getting along well’ with Beijing

Trump downplays Chinese hacking, IP theft and pathogen smuggling, says US ‘getting along well’ with Beijing  Malay Mail

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1 week ago Trump tariffs: Nike pledges to cut reliance on Chinese factories

Trump tariffs: Nike pledges to cut reliance on Chinese factories  BBC

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1 week ago Carmakers GM, Tesla and Ford lead list of US companies in China exposure: report

General Motors, one of America’s top carmakers, leads US companies in its exposure to China, perched in a delicate position as bilateral trade tensions persist amid US President Donald Trump’s steep 55 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports, according to a research report published this week. But GM is hardly alone. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla, rival carmaker Ford, engine manufacturer Cummins, aerospace and tech firm Honeywell, beverage giant Coca-Cola, and chipmaker Qualcomm also...

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1 week ago Gordon Chang: It's time for President Trump to impose 'severe costs' on the Chinese

Gordon Chang: It's time for President Trump to impose 'severe costs' on the Chinese  Fox Business

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1 week ago Chinese Toymaker Takes Drastic Action to Survive Trump’s Tariffs

Chinese Toymaker Takes Drastic Action to Survive Trump’s Tariffs  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago China’s firms must integrate to succeed abroad, executives say at ‘Summer Davos’

Chinese companies should relocate their entire manufacturing ecosystems – rather than just completing the assembly of goods in another country – to solidify their overseas expansions, industry insiders said during the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin. With uncertainty over global trade on the rise in the second term of US President Donald Trump, Chinese companies will look to strengthen the resilience of their supply chain by building factories in new markets, either for export or...

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1 week ago ‘Summer Davos’ calls for China’s firms to move manufacturing abroad for success

Chinese companies should relocate their entire manufacturing ecosystems – rather than just completing the assembly of goods in another country – to solidify their overseas expansions, industry insiders said during the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin. With uncertainty over global trade on the rise in the second term of US President Donald Trump, Chinese companies will look to strengthen the resilience of their supply chain by building factories in new markets, either for export or...

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1 week ago Did US strikes wipe out Iran’s nuclear facilities? Chinese experts sceptical

Chinese defence experts expressed scepticism about US President Donald Trump’s claim that air strikes had “obliterated” Iran’s biggest nuclear facilities, following reports that core components of Tehran’s nuclear assets remained intact. CNN reported on Tuesday that an assessment by the Defence Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon’s intelligence arm, was at odds with Trump’s claim that Iran’s enrichment sites – Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan – were “completely and totally obliterated”. While the full...

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1 week ago Trump administration’s shifting stance on Chinese student visas has broader consequences

Trump administration’s shifting stance on Chinese student visas has broader consequences  Fast Company

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2 w. ago Trump welcomes Chinese students just weeks after study visa directive

Trump welcomes Chinese students just weeks after study visa directive  The PIE News

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2 w. ago 'Chinese threat' that made Donald Trump make deal with China is now worrying TV, speaker, smartwatch and

'Chinese threat' that made Donald Trump make deal with China is now worrying TV, speaker, smartwatch and  Times of India

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2 w. ago A port CEO panned Trump’s tariffs. Then a Chinese envoy’s wife sent praise

A port CEO panned Trump’s tariffs. Then a Chinese envoy’s wife sent praise  Al Jazeera

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2 w. ago As US urges foreign investment, Chinese firms see Trump policy and balk

When US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick addressed over 5,000 attendees via video at a major investment forum outside Washington last month, his message was clear: now is the time to invest in the US. Aimed at a global audience of business leaders and investors, Lutnick’s remarks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit were meant to affirm America’s openness to foreign capital. But for many Chinese firms, the message did not square with the suspicion they face in the US, even as it came just hours...

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3 w. ago ‘Uncertain future’ for US, Hong Kong MTR’s allure: 5 weekend reads

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘Setting sun’: on Trump’s parade day, Chinese media see a US in decline 2. Why are mainland Chinese tourists posing in front of MTR stations in Hong Kong? 3. China’s extreme heat shield breaks thermal limit on hypersonic flight 4. After the ceasefire, leaders of India and Pakistan seek cover...

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3 w. ago Chinese media contrasts US pageantry and violence on Trump’s parade day

Donald Trump’s first large-scale military parade in decades has prompted Chinese commentators to compare and mock the contrast between the US president’s pageantry and the nationwide unrest sparked by his immigration policies. The festivities in Washington on Saturday occurred on a day marked by protests around the nation that underscored the country’s deep divisions. In China, some state media and online commentators declared Trump’s “America First” policy a failure in light of the mass...

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