Wednesday, July 02, 2025

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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.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

 
US TARIFF
Chinese yuan banknotes are sandwiched between several US dollar bills in this file photo. Photo: Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez/dpa

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.

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

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

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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.

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Illustration: Henry Wong

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.

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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.

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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.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
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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.

The logo of Huawei is seen at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, France, in June. Photo: Reuters

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.

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.

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.

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US Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill after the Senate passed President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

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.

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