US-China Relations

We must prepare for all uncertainties

Proactive steps can help avert spillover effects of US-China tariff war
13 April 2025, 07:00 AM

China’s bold move to bypass Western tech dominance

Washington’s continued restrictions on exporting chip technology to Beijing may soon prove futile.
13 April 2025, 06:00 AM

Biden or Trump, hawkish economic approach on China to intensify

Despite differences between Democrats and Republicans, analysts expect Washington's approach to Beijing will only become tougher
26 February 2024, 12:51 PM

Who is winning the Beijing-Washington tech war?

One crucial aim of the Washington-led tech war is preventing Beijing from making advanced chips by blocking technology from the West
26 September 2023, 02:00 AM

China warns US trade curbs threaten global supply chains

Beijing has raised "serious concerns" with the United States over Washington's trade curbs on Chinese businesses, warning they could threaten the "security and stability" of global supply chains, state media reported Tuesday.
29 August 2023, 07:40 AM

Strong message from Beijing to Washington, Moscow

Was the timing of the recent China and the five Central Asian countries’ summit (C5) a mere coincidence? It took place almost simultaneously with the G7 event in Hiroshima, making similar headlines all over.
25 May 2023, 14:00 PM

No respite from the slow-motion US-China collision

The run-up to the US presidential election, together with China’s suspicion that the US is trying to contain its economic growth, will impede efforts to build trust and de-escalate tensions between the two countries.
11 May 2023, 11:00 AM

The need for a new US foreign policy

Unless US foreign policy is changed to recognise the need for a multipolar world, it will lead to more wars, and possibly World War III.
15 April 2023, 19:00 PM

China and the US must escape both Thucydides and Kindleberger traps

Beijing believes it i​​s their destiny to lead the world by 2049, the Communist Revolution’s 100th anniversary, as set out in Xi Jinping’s long-term vision.
20 November 2022, 15:19 PM

Peace, stability in the Taiwan Strait balanced on a razor’s edge

Why would the US, which has spent so much time and effort creating this intricate strategic ambiguity, suddenly become so unambiguous in its support for Taiwan?
2 September 2022, 17:30 PM

Peace is good for all, but why do some still prefer conflict?

The incumbent superpower is now ominously sliding towards a military confrontation with the rising one.
12 August 2022, 03:00 AM

Bangladesh needs to be smart about US sanctions

Once the shouts of "conspiracy" and the routine blame games have subsided, we will have to come to terms with the rapidly changing geopolitics, of which these sanctions are symptomatic.
1 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Trump says China 'broke' trade talk deals

US President Donald Trump says that China "broke the deal" it had reached in trade talks with the United States, and vowed not to back down on imposing new tariffs on Chinese imports unless Beijing "stops cheating our workers."
9 May 2019, 11:31 AM

US issues China travel advisory amid increased tensions

The US State Department on Thursday renewed its warning for US citizens traveling in China to exercise increased caution due to "arbitrary enforcement of local laws" amid heightened diplomatic tensions over the arrest in Canada of a Chinese technology company executive.
4 January 2019, 04:38 AM

Trump urges China to clamp down on North Korea border

US President Donald Trump on Monday urges China to maintain tight control of its border with North Korea until he signs a denuclearization deal with Kim Jong Un.
21 May 2018, 13:41 PM

US toughens stance on foreign deals in blow to China's buying spree

A secretive US government panel has objected to at least nine acquisitions of US companies by foreign buyers so far this year, people familiar with the matter say, a historically high number that bodes poorly for China's overseas buying spree.
21 July 2017, 09:27 AM

Beijing blasts Pentagon report on Chinese military as damaging trust

China condemns the US Defence Department's annual report on the Chinese military today, calling it deliberate distortion that has "severely damaged" mutual trust.
15 May 2016, 14:05 PM