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Hong Kong is counting on investment. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong is counting on innovative investment

The HKIC has funded 80 start-ups and projects. These deals have come at a critical time for the city as it builds itself up as a hi-tech centre.

China-EU relations

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

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Donald Trump

Trump asks China to help bring Ukraine peace, says he ‘had communication’ with Xi

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Science

Top mathematician says Chinese scientists have no choice but to leave US

Many feel ‘uncomfortable’ because of discrimination, according to Yau Shing-Tung.

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Top mathematician Yau Shing-tung says China needs to foster groundbreaking innovations and creative research. Photo: Edmond So
Donald Trump’s China policy

Chinese students in US advised to return to campus before Trump takes office

American universities are trying to address an outpouring of concern among anxious international students fearing ‘worst-case scenario’.

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Say YES: young Americans urged to ‘pioneer’ correct views of China

Ambassador Xie Feng says 14,000 US youths have visited China since November last year, but moves to steer clear of disruption ‘far from enough’.

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Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Deepening Hong Kong, Iran ties show US curbs have ‘lost their potency’: envoy

Ambassador Mohsen Bakhtiar says measures have been taken to overcome sanctions restricting Iranian firms from accessing services in the city.

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Mohsen Bakhtiar, the Iranian ambassador to China, has called for more exchanges between his country and Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee
Science

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

In the world of science, English is the standard language. But could this be limiting talented Chinese academics?

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China-Africa relations

African banks set up shop in China as Beijing pushes for yuan-based trade

African banks are positioning themselves to take full economic advantage as Beijing seeks to de-dollarise its trade.

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Cybersecurity

‘Groundless’: China slams cyber spying accusations as West issues fresh warning

Chinese embassy in New Zealand also urges end to use of cybersecurity issues to ‘slander and smear China’, saying it is itself a victim.

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A joint advisory from New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the US has warned about China-affiliated “threat actors” trying to “conduct a broad and significant cyber espionage campaign”. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China decoupling

Opinion | Why domestic demand is China’s best response to Trump’s tariff attack

The most effective and sustainable solution for China is to put its own house in order by focusing on reinvigorating domestic demand.

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Vendors wait for customers at their stores selling toys at the Yiwu wholesale market in Yiwu, in east Zhejiang province, on November 8. Photo: AP
Taiwan

Taiwan’s Lai suits US with low-key stops but may draw ire from mainland China

Analysts note a shared caution against provoking Beijing in the Taiwanese leader’s layovers in Hawaii and Guam.

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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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War and conflict

Opinion | Is the world on the brink of total war?

The political centre is no longer holding as governments misjudge their capabilities on the battlefield and their level of public support.

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Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian targets in Donetsk, Ukraine, on June 24. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

Top Democrat urges closer US-China cooperation on shared challenges

Ranking congressman on House intelligence committee highlights climate change, fentanyl and global health as areas for cooperation.

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US congressman Jim Himes of Connecticut is the ranking Democrat on the House intelligence committee. Photo: AP
US presidential election 2024

Editorial | Metals ban by China reminds US two can play at costly game

Action by Beijing follows restrictions on semiconductor exports by Washington ahead of the return of Donald Trump.

China-South Korea relations

What a possible South Korean leadership change could mean for China

If lawmakers vote to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol, the main opposition DP could rise to power and take a more ‘conciliatory approach’.

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TikTok

US appeal court upholds law banning TikTok if it is not sold

ByteDance, owner of popular short-video app, must sell it to non-Chinese buyer by January 19; TikTok vows to appeal to US Supreme Court.

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A US Court of Appeals has upheld a law banning TikTok in the US if it is not sold to a non-Chinese company. Photo Illustration: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong needs to reform itself quickly, ex-commerce chief Frederick Ma says

Lower IPO listing costs, new attractions such as golf courses and BMW museum needed to boost economy, he says.

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China trade

China cutting e-commerce red tape to ease export of small packages, support jobs

New policies aim to shore up China’s competitiveness in global manufacturing and e-commerce while alleviating worrisome youth-unemployment pressure.

US-China tech war

US exempts some Chinese firms from chip curbs for Japan, sources say

Washington has excluded some of China’s largest semiconductor companies from its latest export restrictions.

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Some of China’s largest semiconductor companies are missing on the latest US trade blacklist. Photo: Reuters

Trump’s quick pick for US envoy to China raises prospects for top-tier contact

The swift nomination of former senator David Perdue suggests the president-elect sees Beijing as a high priority, observer says.

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Former US senator David Perdue has been named as president-elect Donald Trump’s preferred ambassador to China. Photo: AFP
China trade

‘In China for China’: global firms go local as trade, tech tensions ramp up

Many businesses are adopting an ‘in China for China’ strategy to stay in the lucrative market while avoiding geopolitical disruptions.

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Donald Trump

Trump’s export controls hurting China could rankle US allies: analysts

Sanctions targeting Beijing’s hi-tech progress anticipated as report finds Washington has increasingly used such mechanisms in recent years.

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US-Russia relations

Sino-Russian Arctic cooperation need not trouble US yet, Pentagon official says

Even so, US Defence Department expert on the Arctic adds, ‘it’s important for us to be consistently monitoring how their intentions progress’.

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A photograph released by Chinese state media of China’s first coastguard patrol in the Arctic during a joint exercise with Russia in September. Photo: Weibo
Donald Trump

Trump chose a financier to be the next US Navy secretary. Here’s why

Appointment of John Phelan aimed at making defence spending more efficient by tackling corruption, analysts say.

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John Phelan has no military experience. He is Donald Trump’s pick to be the next US Navy secretary. Photo: MSD Capital
Semiconductors

China chip supply chain calls for ‘cooperation’ after broader US restrictions

Speakers at a Shanghai conference avoided commenting on the new restrictions, preferring to highlight the value of ‘global cooperation’.

Taiwan

US personnel seen training elite Taiwanese coastguard unit: report

Witnesses say the American personnel were aboard three vessels over two days off the southern city of Kaohsiung.

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US-China relations
Breaking news and analysis on US-China relations, including trade war, talks, and tensions between Washington and Beijing.
last updated:
16 October, 2024
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