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2026 Xi-Trump summits

In Focus | The US-China tech war has evolved since Xi and Trump last met. Who has the edge?

The two sides have found new sources of leverage across AI, chips, rare earths and wider technology supply chains since the US leader’s May visit to Beijing.

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Low-altitude economy

Low-altitude sector hits turbulence in China’s Hangzhou as subsidies face repeal

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China's economic recovery

Economists urge Beijing to act fast on local-level debt while prices remain low

2026 Xi-Trump summits

US, China agree AI dialogue ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Eight hours of trade talks on Sunday produced agreements on artificial intelligence and trade as President Xi Jinping readies to fly to the US.

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng (centre) leaves following trade talks with the US in New York. Photo: AFP
Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng (centre) leaves following trade talks with the US in New York. Photo: AFP
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Rising toll of US-China trade, tech curbs in focus ahead of summit

Impacts of reciprocal restrictions eroding profits, disrupting supply chains and intensifying market competition are back in the spotlight.

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China energy security

Canada sells more oil and gas to China as relations with US sour

China’s imports of Russian energy products also rise sharply as Beijing diversifies its energy supplies.

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China economy

China’s five-year plan for pharmaceuticals and biomedicine

China aims to become a global drug powerhouse by 2030, according to its five-year development plan for the pharmaceutical and biomedicine sector.

Photo: Xinhua
Photo: Xinhua
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Chinese province urges firms to capitalise on warm US ties before Xi-Trump talks

Eastern manufacturing centre Zhejiang asks traders to find opportunities for US exports in rare period of detente in run-up to leaders’ summit.

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China-EU relations

Open Questions | ‘Trade is never free’: former WTO chief Pascal Lamy on the EU’s China challenge

He says Chinese authorities’ lack of interest in addressing structural macroeconomic imbalance a ‘huge problem’ for European Union.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Up in the air? Why Boeing’s massive China deal could hinge on Trump-Xi talks

Beijing agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets during Trump’s visit to China in May. But the deal has yet to materialise – and could depend on summit outcome.

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An Air China Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner taxis to a runway before takeoff at Beijing Capital Airport on May 9, 2026. Photo: AFP
China-Middle East relations

Chinese firms keen on Oman’s International Financial Centre: official

Neutrality amid US-Israel war on Iran cited as an advantage, as well as location of ports away from Strait of Hormuz.

A highway in Muscat, Oman. Photo: Shutterstock Images
A highway in Muscat, Oman. Photo: Shutterstock Images
China property

Will incentives give China’s housing market more than a short-lived rebound?

Sales of new units in cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen have risen following central government moves designed to revive buyer confidence.

China’s private sector

Top French Design Award given to €20 uniform design for China’s delivery drivers

Developed with the assistance of Jack Ma, designers aimed to bestow dignity on the drivers, an ‘important profession’, the lead designer says.

Kazakhstan

Reporter’s notebook: Kazakhstan trip shows promise, limits of Central Asia ties

It will soon be possible to fly direct from Hong Kong to Almaty, but in the meantime a little flexibility is required.

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The Nur-Astana Mosque is the third-largest mosque in Central Asia. Photo: AFP
Rare earths

Chinese miners partner to tap Tibet gold, copper in latest resource push

Xizang Zhihui Mining and Zhaojin Nonferrous Mining will pursue joint investment in mining projects in the autonomous region.

Tibet ranks first nationwide for identified resources of copper (pictured), chromium, antimony, salt-lake lithium and boron. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Tibet ranks first nationwide for identified resources of copper (pictured), chromium, antimony, salt-lake lithium and boron. Photo: Shutterstock Images
China energy security

China’s crude imports are rising again. What will that mean for oil prices?

China’s plunging oil imports prevented a bigger price spike after the Iran war broke out, but its crude purchases are now ticking up again.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Xi-Trump summit preview: what are the best and worst scenarios?

Tariff cuts or a new 7.5 per cent duty on China? Possible outcomes on the cards as leaders navigate a trade truce and a widening tech schism.

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Banking & finance

Mainland Chinese tax drive flags Hong Kong MPF accounts as offshore trusts

As Beijing tightens tax collection, some mainland residents who previously worked in Hong Kong are being asked to explain their MPF accounts.

China’s Ministry of Finance, along with the State Taxation Administration, issued detailed rules this year governing individual income tax on offshore trusts, with some Hong Kong MPF accounts now mistakenly caught up in the tax drive. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
China’s Ministry of Finance, along with the State Taxation Administration, issued detailed rules this year governing individual income tax on offshore trusts, with some Hong Kong MPF accounts now mistakenly caught up in the tax drive. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
China-EU relations

Open Questions | Pascal Lamy says Europe at ‘moment of truth’ on China trade

Former World Trade Organization chief believes Chinese authorities’ lack of interest in addressing structural macroeconomic imbalance presents a ‘huge problem’ for European Union.

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Infrastructure

Can the new Pinglu Canal become China’s Yangtze of the southwest?

The 134.2km waterway promises shorter routes to the sea and lower transport costs, potentially reshaping the fortunes of landlocked regions.

China-EU relations

Brussels announces dates for next round of China-EU trade talks in Beijing

October 8-9 schedule revealed after video call between European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and Commerce Minister Wang Wentao.

The EU and Chinese flags at trade talks in Beijing in 2015. Photo: AP
China debt

China publicly names officials in ‘unprecedented’ debt crackdown. Can it work?

The escalating campaign comes as officially identified hidden debt shrinks, even as broader estimates of local financing vehicle liabilities remain far larger.

Workers are seen at the construction site of a railway bridge over Yachi river in Bijie, Guizhou province. Photo: Reuters
Workers are seen at the construction site of a railway bridge over Yachi river in Bijie, Guizhou province. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

In Focus | China’s rocket recovery was a space race milestone. Is a relaunch within reach?

SpaceX might have a head start in reusable rockets, but Chinese commercial space companies are exploring ways to catch up in the cost-saving tech.

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Banking & finance

What does the rate increase by the US Fed mean for the Chinese yuan?

Analysts weigh whether Beijing is set to push ahead with a rate cut to bolster China’s economy despite the US Fed raising interest rates.

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China manufacturing

Xi’s industrial power play sees China bet big on AI, chips and smarter factories

Beijing is accelerating its push for resilient supply chains amid geopolitical tensions and domestic weaknesses.

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An automated guided vehicle operates at the workshop of a building-materials company in northern China's Tianjin last month. The nation is looking to build more smart factories. Photo: Xinhua
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