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MILITARY

Trump’s Golden Dome: will the numbers add up to deter China in the Indo-Pacific?

Planned defence system could make it harder for PLA to strike US bases like those in Guam and Okinawa, or warships trying to defend Taiwan.

1 Jul 2025 - 6:00AMvideocam

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US TARIFF

Why China’s yuan is forecast to keep strengthening against the US dollar

A resilient domestic economy and US debt fears could see the Chinese currency appreciate further, analysts say.

1 Jul 2025 - 11:59AM

Why China sees US trade deals with partners as a threat – and how it could react

1 Jul 2025 - 9:00AMvideocam

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Trump says ‘getting along well’ with China, downplays ‘aggressive’ acts

30 Jun 2025 - 6:50AMvideocam

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Open Questions series

DIPLOMACY

Open Questions | History tells us US-China ties will survive current rupture:

Mahboubi

The leading academic finds grounds for ‘moderate optimism’ after leading a group of American students on a 10-day tour of China.

30 Jun 2025 - 12:22PMvideocam

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China Economy

Open Questions | Veteran banker Jin Liqun on leading AIIB during its formative first 10 years

With his tenure as Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank president drawing to a close, the financier surveys the landscape for multilateral development.

23 Jun 2025 - 12:14PMvideocam

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Diplomacy

Open Questions | Trump and Xi to act tough but won’t allow free fall in US-China ties: Ryan Hass

Think tank expert and former diplomat discusses Donald Trump’s approach to China and why his ‘bromance’ with Xi Jinping might be one-sided.

16 Jun 2025 - 10:13AMvideocam

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Global Economy

Open Dialogue | Is the US dollar’s decline inevitable? Kenneth Rogoff and Yu Yongding weigh in

The two economists reflect on how the Trump administration’s recent actions have harmed the US dollar – and handed China a golden opportunity.

9 Jun 2025 - 11:20AMvideocam

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China Future Tech

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Big Tech

Huawei to open-source self-developed programming language Cangjie

The language supports general programming for apps on HarmonyOS Next, Huawei’s self-developed platform.

3 hours ago

Big Tech

ByteDance’s Douyin launches Yelp-like AI chatbot to suggest eateries, reviews

The chatbot called Tanfan can also be used to compare selected restaurants and watch food video blogs.

3 hours ago

Big Tech

Alibaba Cloud expands AI footprint with data centres in Malaysia, Philippines

Southeast Asia is a key market for China’s Big Tech firms and a battleground for US-China AI rivalry.

6 hours ago

China

US Senate, passing Trump bill, bars energy tax credits for China-linked firms

House of Representatives must still approve legislation, which also ends ‘de minimis’ customs protections, before sending it to White House.

2 Jul 2025 - 1:56AMvideocam

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China

By toy or tea, some China retailers still see US as path to profit

More offline mainland brands are placing big bets on American consumers despite bilateral tensions and weak investor sentiment.

1 Jul 2025 - 1:17AMvideocam