4 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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4 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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5 h. ago Beijing firmly opposes Trump’s secondary tariffs threat to Russia

Beijing firmly opposes Trump’s secondary tariffs threat to Russia  WION

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7 h. ago ‘Protectionist’: China’s swipe at Trump tariffs in Albo meeting

‘Protectionist’: China’s swipe at Trump tariffs in Albo meeting  dailytelegraph.com.au

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11 h. ago Trump's $100B AI Shockwave: Nvidia Back in China, Coal Back on the Grid

Trump's $100B AI Shockwave: Nvidia Back in China, Coal Back on the Grid  Yahoo Finance

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11 h. ago Global views of China and Xi improve, while they decline about the US and Trump, survey says

Global views of China and Xi improve, while they decline about the US and Trump, survey says  AP News

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11 h. ago Nvidia to resume China AI chip sales after Huang meets Trump

Nvidia to resume China AI chip sales after Huang meets Trump  Ars Technica

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12 h. ago Trump says US will be fighting China 'in a very friendly fashion'

Trump says US will be fighting China 'in a very friendly fashion'  Reuters

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12 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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13 h. ago China takes veiled swipe at Trump's tariffs amid calls for greater ties with Australia

China takes veiled swipe at Trump's tariffs amid calls for greater ties with Australia  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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13 h. ago Trump AI Czar David Sacks Defends Reversal of China Chip Curbs

Trump AI Czar David Sacks Defends Reversal of China Chip Curbs  Bloomberg.com

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16 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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16 h. ago Did Trump just TACO on China? Nvidia’s stock and China ADRs are flashing a signal.

Did Trump just TACO on China? Nvidia’s stock and China ADRs are flashing a signal.  MarketWatch

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18 h. ago China Pledges Closer Ties With Russia After Trump’s Sanctions Threat

China Pledges Closer Ties With Russia After Trump’s Sanctions Threat  The Moscow Times

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18 h. ago Trump’s trade policies drive Hong Kong industry’s ‘China plus N’ shift

Hong Kong’s industrial sector is increasingly adopting a “China plus N” strategy as a primary defence against unpredictable United States trade policies, with about 70 per cent of its members already operating in, or moving to, Southeast Asia, according to a report. Steve Chuang Tzu-hsiung, chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, said that this strategy was a calculated hedge against geopolitical volatility that has been years in the making. “You don’t know which madness [US...

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18 h. ago Trump trade policies driving Hong Kong industry’s ‘China plus N’ shift: study

Hong Kong’s industrial sector is increasingly adopting a “China plus N” strategy as a primary defence against unpredictable United States trade policies, with about 70 per cent of its members already operating in, or moving to, Southeast Asia, according to a report. Steve Chuang Tzu-hsiung, chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, said on Tuesday that this strategy was a calculated hedge against geopolitical volatility that had been years in the making. “You don’t know which madness...

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18 h. ago Nvidia can export AI chips to China after Jensen Huang and Trump meet

Nvidia can export AI chips to China after Jensen Huang and Trump meet  Quartz

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18 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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18 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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18 h. ago Nvidia Can Sell AI Chip to China Again After CEO Meets Trump

Nvidia Can Sell AI Chip to China Again After CEO Meets Trump - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal

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