Khushboo Razdan
Senior US Correspondent
Khushboo Razdan is a senior correspondent based in Washington. Prior to this, she worked for the Post in New York. Before joining the team, she worked as a multimedia journalist in Beijing and New Delhi for over a decade. She is a graduate of the Columbia Journalism School.
Khushboo Razdan is a senior correspondent based in Washington. Prior to this, she worked for the Post in New York. Before joining the team, she worked as a multimedia journalist in Beijing and New Delhi for over a decade. She is a graduate of the Columbia Journalism School.
Areas of Expertise:
US-China relations, Indo-Pacific geopoliticsLanguages Spoken:
English, Hindi
While Trump and Bolsonaro face backlash in the Americas, right-wing movements remain resilient in France and Germany.
Surging membership for the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and high-profile progressive wins set the stage for a clash with Democratic moderates.
Traditional Republican China hawks may try to challenge the influence of the US president and his Maga allies after election disaster.
Democrats are projected to seize control of both chambers of Congress as the president says he will accept the election result.
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Once dismissed as a fringe movement, the organisation is gaining political ground with DSA-backed candidates poised to enter Congress.
China and Djibouti jointly reaffirm Somalia’s territorial integrity and emphasise importance of freedom of navigation.
While strategic rivalry remains, changing tone between the two powers could help Beijing sell its version of China to the world.
The Pentagon wants tangible returns, while the bloc has long refused to choose sides.
Programme designed to prop up the Northern Mariana Islands’ economy axed as Republicans campaign on immigration enforcement.
SCMP has previously reported that Quad and Squad meetings were being planned on the sidelines of Asean events.
One-day trip comes weeks before Apec forum in China, with Trump and Putin set to attend. Trump has also said he wants to meet Kim again.
Defence secretary says Beijing-backed organisations on US campuses have been added to Pentagon list of threats to national security.
Philippine push for US-linked security ties alongside Asean chair duties triggers debate on regional unity and flexibility towards China.
Philippine ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez also says he hopes Asean will become like Nato, capable of handling its own security.
While trilateral talks would be a potent sign that Russia’s isolation is ending, they could leave US allies in strategic limbo.
Denis Simon says this year’s Trump-Xi summits are helping to shape conversations at the Beijing university’s Schwarzman College.
Tokyo is hoping for a visit by the US president that would signal the strength of the relationship between the two allies.
Two sides are said to be in discussions to make cooperation on artificial intelligence a potential deliverable when leaders meet next month.
Diplomatic, administrative and military officials said to have exchanged intelligence and aligned Asia-Pacific priorities and messaging.
Some American CEOs are said to be skipping the gathering because of poor communication about the summit schedule and planned events.
White House press secretary worked at a leading Chinese law firm and learned enough of the language to occasionally surprise people.
US Treasury secretary expected to meet Chinese vice-premier in Shenzhen ahead of summit in November as trade truce extension takes priority.
Defence had argued the case was based on a ‘single day’ of surveillance and wasn’t proof she would flee, but a federal judge disagreed.
White House pageantry casts Beijing as an equal – unsettling India and raising questions about China’s Global South status.
No Washington stop planned during the three-day visit to Arizona’s semiconductor corridor, sources said.
Trump may also be accompanied by his wife, Melania, who has not travelled to Asia with her husband since 2020, sources say.
Pentagon chief reshapes US military’s top ranks as his own job comes under question and Beijing and Washington work to avoid crisis.
Washington’s brief message omits the word ‘prosperity’ and makes no mention of Xi’s visit, offering a snapshot of shifting US-China ties.
It comes after State Department clarification following US envoy’s disclosure, as Beijing says only that it is firm on boosting defence.
