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China-EU relations

Open Questions | ‘Only game in town’: ex-Spain minister says China-EU ties can thrive under Trump

Former top diplomat says EU’s problems are not about Trump, and both China and the bloc must choose between maintaining existing trade relations or ‘chaos’.

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Science

The English impediment: why Chinese scientists can’t use Chinese

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Business of climate change

Hong Kong’s status as aviation, maritime hub faces green fuel challenge

China trade

What’s eating at Guangdong? For China’s economic champ, the hits keep coming

Malformed by manufacturing malaise, pummelled by property, and targeted by tariffs, the hits keep coming in the southern powerhouse region.

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Ukraine war

How Trump’s push to end Ukraine war tips his hand on China, Russia

US president-elect likely to encounter difficulties given the three countries’ aligned interests in challenging the West, analysts say.

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US-China relations

US importers race to prepare for Trump’s threatened tariffs

Port customers are said to ask: ‘How much cargo can I bring in before warehouses start busting at the seams?’.

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China-EU relations

‘Walking on eggshells’: Europe squeezed from all sides as Trump 2.0 looms

The EU is grappling with tariff threats from the incoming US president, hostile ties with China, and the rise of the far-right.

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Digital currencies

Decentralised kingdom: bitcoin’s Trump bump and how China lost its crypto crown

As the world’s factory, China cornered the market on bitcoin mining, leading to a flurry of crypto business activity before a harsh crackdown in 2021.

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China's economic recovery

Stimulus perplexity: why Beijing, foreign investors can’t see eye to eye

It’s been a tumultuous two months since Beijing fired off a salvo to shore up China’s economy, and divergent perceptions show not everyone is on the same page.

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China trade

China is still smarting from Trump’s last tariff blitz. Is it ready for round 2?

With more tariffs certain once Donald Trump returns to the White House, China must ready its response – this time knowing what to expect.

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China trade

Will Trump’s China tariffs make manufacturing American again?

Donald Trump’s second White House term is bound to bring new China tariffs – but analysts wonder if it will bring manufacturing back.

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Diplomacy

Xi’s South American tour: China takes centre stage as US heads for the wings

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s nine-day trip to Peru and Brazil shows Beijing’s growing profile while US awaits the coming of Trump 2.0.

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China’s Communist Party

How Xi Jinping is going back to Confucius to define China’s future

Xi’s plan to glorify China’s deep cultural roots is embodied in Ruzang, a compilation of the philosopher’s writings and related works.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Where are the nurses? Will higher pay lure non-locals to Hong Kong?

Worries persist despite rule change to open door to professionals trained elsewhere, as city set to be short of thousands of nurses by 2045.

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Stocks

Global CEOs see new hopes, old threats in Hong Kong vs Trump 2.0

‘People are leery of investing a lot of money in a country that is part of geopolitical tensions,’ Oaktree Capital’s Howard Marks says.

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China trade

Amid US tariff threats, can port in Peru open up new markets for China?

US$3.5 billion Chancay port will initially be able to handle 1 million containers a year.

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Science

China, US ‘have different definitions of deterrence’. Will this bring disaster?

Scholars say it is time to shed Cold War concepts imported from the West and develop distinctly Chinese nuclear strategy.

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Hong Kong economy

Why some Hong Kong shoppers are ditching bargains in mainland China

Quality assurance, political values, human ties and ‘stubbornness’ among reasons they stay home to shop.

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US-China relations

Passion and tech resurrected China’s lost cave art, and unearthed past wrongs

‘Monuments woman’ Katherine Tsiang’s Buddhist statue digital restorations have revived interest in lost dynasties and protection of cultural treasures.

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China economy

China’s first-wave tycoons are retiring. Are their kids ready to step up?

As China’s first-generation entrepreneurs reach old age, their companies grapple with succession dilemmas and a new business landscape.

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Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Would cooling-off period stop Hongkongers from being burned by gym hard sell?

Customers of failed fitness chain Physical say they prepaid large amounts for services to be used over many years.

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US-China relations

Will Xi’s final summit with Biden ease US-China jitters before Trump transition?

Despite frosty ties between the two countries, both leaders have personal messages to share before Biden leaves White House, analysts say.

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US presidential election 2024

Is Taiwan ‘not doing enough’? Why Donald Trump’s demands may prove impossible

Taiwan might face impossible expectations from US president-elect who has called for island to drastically increase military spending.

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China-Africa relations

‘This is meant to be a demonstration’: how US plans to challenge China in Africa

The US and China are in a race to secure greater access to Africa’s vast mineral reserves with an infrastructure push by land and sea.

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US-China relations

How will Trump victory affect China’s shift away from US dollar assets?

Risk of financial sanctions prompts Beijing to rethink where it parks its massive foreign exchange reserves.

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Alibaba

Alibaba gives sellers a sweeter deal as Singles’ Day switch-up bears fruit

China’s largest e-commerce firm was slipping in the war for consumers’ wallets. Then it reshaped its relationship with merchants.

Amid a brutal price war in China’s e-commerce industry, Alibaba took a different tack this Singles’ Day with new merchant-friendly policies. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
US presidential election 2024

As US election comes to a close, 1 thing is certain: more tariffs on China

Higher tariffs are a near-certainty with Donald Trump set to reenter the White House, but China is prepared for a new phase of struggle.

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US presidential election 2024

US’ growing support for China tech curbs could advance brain drain: researchers

Visa curbs and an increasingly hostile environment could drive away researchers of Chinese origin, slowing America’s own scientific development.

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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