• July 16 2025
  US companies in China decry overproduction as price war hits profits

  More than a quarter of large American businesses are considering relocating, survey finds

  
• July 15 2025
  Semiconductors

  Nvidia shares climb as White House relaxes export rules on China chip

  Group says it has received US government assurances that it will approve licences for H20 chip

  
• July 14 2025
  Trump tariffs

  US probes imports of drones and critical material in chips and solar panels

  Investigations could lead to tariffs on unmanned aircraft systems and polysilicon

  
• July 13 2025
  US foreign policy

  US demands to know what allies would do in event of war over Taiwan

  Trump administration says it is trying to prevent war but raises eyebrows by calling for commitments from Australia and Japan

  
• July 13 2025
  News in-depthRetail sector

  China falls for US-style bulk buying at Sam’s Club despite trade tensions

  Walmart’s warehouse chain hits sweet spot to become one of the fastest-growing foreign retailers in the country

  
• July 9 2025
  Semiconductors

  Nvidia’s Huang plans Beijing trip ahead of new China AI chip launch

  CEO to talk with Chinese officials next week, aiming for September unveiling of processor compliant with US export controls

  
• July 9 2025
  Trump administration looks to ban Chinese groups from buying US farmland

  US move prompted by concerns that purchases are undermining national security

  
• July 7 2025
  Italy arrests alleged Chinese hacker wanted by US for industrial espionage

  Xu Zewei suspected of links to Beijing-backed group accused by Washington of stealing Covid-19 vaccine secrets

  
• June 27 2025
  US-China trade dispute

  Trump says US-China trade truce has been ‘signed’

  Purported pact follows negotiations in London and Geneva to de-escalate global trade war

  
• June 26 2025
  News in-depth

  US strikes on Iran force China to reconsider Trump’s isolationism

  President’s willingness to use military force prompts rethink in Beijing over Taiwan

  
• June 24 2025
  China has influence over ports across Latin America, US think-tank reports

  CSIS research highlights concerns in Washington over extent of Chinese companies’ involvement in regional infrastructure

  
• June 17 2025
  TikTok Inc

  Trump plans to delay TikTok ban for a third time

  US president will sign an executive order this week extending deal deadline by 90 days

  
• June 11 2025
  Business InsightJune Yoon

  Trump’s message to Asian students will hurt US universities

  President’s policies risk making it harder for institutions to compete against international rivals

  
• June 11 2025
  Aukus

  Pentagon launches review of Aukus nuclear submarine deal

  ​Ending the pact would be a blow to the security alliance with Australia and UK

  
• June 11 2025
  US-China trade dispute

  Trump says US-China deal ‘done’ as two sides restore trade war truce

  US president reveals agreement struck with Beijing covers rare earths

  
• June 10 2025
  Huawei Technologies

  China’s Huawei plays down its chipmaking capabilities

  Founder Ren Zhengfei says US is exaggerating his company’s technology amid trade talks between Washington and Beijing

  
• June 6 2025
  US-China trade dispute

  Trump says US-China trade talks to be held in London on June 9

  Announcement follows phone call between American president and Chinese leader Xi Jinping

  
• June 6 2025
  FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen

  Trump and Xi break the ice

  Leaders speak on phone amid simmering trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies

  
• June 5 2025
  Trump and Xi agree to launch new round of trade talks

  Leaders hold phone call amid simmering trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies

  
• June 5 2025
  EU trade

  EU businesses lobby China for rare earths ‘fast-track’ channel

  Beijing’s strict controls on critical minerals threaten supply chains worldwide

  
• June 4 2025
  US-China trade dispute

  Trump says China’s Xi is ‘hard to make a deal with’

  Ties are strained over slow approval of export controls for rare earths

  
• June 3 2025
  US Department of Justice

  Chinese couple charged with attempt to smuggle noxious fungus into US

  Case comes as Washington continues to focus on national security risks stemming from Beijing

  
• June 3 2025
  Edward Luce

  The great Trump riddle on China

  No one knows what the US president’s desired endgame with Beijing really is

  
• June 2 2025
  US-China trade dispute

  China accuses US of ‘seriously violating’ trade truce and vows to respond

  Beijing promises to take strong measures to defend its interests

  
• May 31 2025
  Hegseth warns Chinese military action against Taiwan ‘could be imminent’

  Beijing says US defence secretary is trying to instigate confrontation and stir up the region