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High-priced drones and Japan’s hidden AI champion
15:12:55 Jun 26 2025
Hello, this is Kenji in Tokyo.Since Donald Trump began his second term as US president in January, most of us living in this......
Kenjie Kawase, Itsuro Fujino, Lauly Li, Cheng Ting-Fang, Ryohtaroh Satoh, William Langley and Norman Goh
Politics & Policy
US strikes on Iran force China to reconsider Donald Trump’s isolationism
12:01:02 Jun 26 2025
Donald Trump’s dramatic intervention in the Iran-Israel war has reverberated well beyond the Middle East, forcing rival China......
Edward White in Shanghai and Kathrin Hille in Taipei
Economy
The Hong Kong property developer rushing to refinance billions of dollars in loans
12:00:02 Jun 26 2025
One of Hong Kong’s biggest property developers is in talks to refinance billions of dollars in bank loans following years......
Arjun Neil Alim and Chan Ho-him in Hong Kong
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China’s premier vows to ‘open its doors wider’ to trade and tech industry
13:34:07 Jun 25 2025
China’s Premier Li Qiang has said the country would “open its doors still wider to the world” as he warned of the risk of......
Eleanor Olcott in Tianjin and Thomas Hale in Shanghai
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High-priced drones and Japan’s hidden AI champion
15:12:55 Jun 26 2025
Hello, this is Kenji in Tokyo.Since Donald Trump began his second term as US president in January, most of us living in this......
Kenjie Kawase, Itsuro Fujino, Lauly Li, Cheng Ting-Fang, Ryohtaroh Satoh, William Langley and Norman Goh
Business
Politics & Policy
Economy
China’s premier vows to ‘open its doors wider’ to trade and tech industry
13:34:07 Jun 25 2025
China’s Premier Li Qiang has said the country would “open its doors still wider to the world” as he warned of the risk of......
Eleanor Olcott in Tianjin and Thomas Hale in Shanghai
Business
Economy
Trade
Taiwan has upped the ante in the cold war over chips
07:01:05 Jun 25 2025
For over a decade, the US has been waging its chip cold war with a familiar arsenal. Blacklists, export controls and......
June Yoon
Politics & Policy
Economy
Trade
China has influence over ports across Latin America, US think-tank reports
18:00:35 Jun 24 2025
Chinese companies have built or operate 31 active ports in Latin America and the Caribbean, many more than previously thought......
Michael Stott in Rio de Janeiro
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Donald Trump accuses China of violating US tariff truce
16:01:44 May 30 2025
Donald Trump has accused China of violating its two-week-old tariff truce with the US, threatening to reignite the trade......
Joe Leahy in Beijing
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Prague blames Beijing for cyber attack on foreign ministry
22:14:38 May 28 2025
Prague said on Wednesday that state-sponsored Chinese hackers had targeted its foreign ministry’s unclassified communications......
Raphael Minder in Warsaw and Henry Foy in Brussels
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China’s He Lifeng: Xi Jinping’s ally leading trade talks with US
12:05:20 May 09 2025
In Donald Trump’s first term, US trade negotiators encountered a familiar interlocutor in China: Liu He, a Harvard-educated......
Edward White in Shanghai and Joe Leahy in Beijing
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US and China to launch formal trade talks
06:42:59 May 07 2025
Washington and Beijing will this week hold their first trade talks since US President Donald Trump launched a trade war against......
Demetri Sevastopulo and Aime Williams in Washington and Ryan McMorrow in Beijing
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China’s manufacturing activity shrinks as US tariffs take effect
09:47:26 Apr 30 2025
China’s manufacturing activity contracted by the most since 2023 in April, according to an official survey, in an early sign......
Thomas Hale in Shanghai
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FirstFT: Trump softens car tariffs after industry lobbying
05:55:27 Apr 30 2025
Good morning and welcome back to FirstFT. This is what we have for you today: Tariff relief for leading carmakersTrump’s......
Gordon Smith, Tee Zhuo and Benjamin Wilhelm
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Why the US will lose against China
00:25:14 Apr 30 2025
Donald Trump’s “liberation day” of supposedly “reciprocal tariffs” against the rest of the world — arguably, the most eccentric......
Martin Wolf
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China calls US a ‘small stranded boat’ in propaganda campaign
16:54:06 Apr 29 2025
China has stepped up an international propaganda campaign against the US trade war, unleashing slick videos portraying itself......
Joe Leahy and Ryan McMorrow in Beijing and Kathrin Hille in Taipei
Politics & Policy
US strikes on Iran force China to reconsider Donald Trump’s isolationism
12:01:02 Jun 26 2025
Donald Trump’s dramatic intervention in the Iran-Israel war has reverberated well beyond the Middle East, forcing rival China......
Edward White in Shanghai and Kathrin Hille in Taipei
Business
Politics & Policy
Economy
China’s premier vows to ‘open its doors wider’ to trade and tech industry
13:34:07 Jun 25 2025
China’s Premier Li Qiang has said the country would “open its doors still wider to the world” as he warned of the risk of......
Eleanor Olcott in Tianjin and Thomas Hale in Shanghai
Politics & Policy
Economy
Trade
China has influence over ports across Latin America, US think-tank reports
18:00:35 Jun 24 2025
Chinese companies have built or operate 31 active ports in Latin America and the Caribbean, many more than previously thought......
Michael Stott in Rio de Janeiro
Politics & Policy
Economy
Trade
China’s bet on Iranian oil and Middle East influence turns sour
12:00:17 Jun 20 2025
Israel’s attacks on Iran threaten to cut China off from critical oil trading partners, highlighting its need for greater......
Edward White in Shanghai
Business
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High-priced drones and Japan’s hidden AI champion
15:12:55 Jun 26 2025
Hello, this is Kenji in Tokyo.Since Donald Trump began his second term as US president in January, most of us living in this......
Kenjie Kawase, Itsuro Fujino, Lauly Li, Cheng Ting-Fang, Ryohtaroh Satoh, William Langley and Norman Goh
Business
Politics & Policy
Economy
China’s premier vows to ‘open its doors wider’ to trade and tech industry
13:34:07 Jun 25 2025
China’s Premier Li Qiang has said the country would “open its doors still wider to the world” as he warned of the risk of......
Eleanor Olcott in Tianjin and Thomas Hale in Shanghai
Business
Economy
Trade
Taiwan has upped the ante in the cold war over chips
07:01:05 Jun 25 2025
For over a decade, the US has been waging its chip cold war with a familiar arsenal. Blacklists, export controls and......
June Yoon
Business
Economy
Trade
China needs to take a long-term view and let the renminbi rise
12:00:32 Jun 23 2025
The writer is an economist and also sits on the board of the Bank of China (UK). He writes in a personal capacityChina faces......
Gerard Lyons