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US President Donald Trump (right) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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Xi lands in US for high-stakes summit with Trump amid deep tensions

Chinese leader begins 48-hour visit as Trump seeks progress on AI, Iran, rare earths and trade, with expectations for deals low.

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Xi’s US visit begins with rare airport welcome from Trump, trade truce extension

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Why China’s top AI pioneers are expected to miss this week’s Xi-Trump summit

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US, China need nuclear-style AI safeguards, congressman says before Xi summit

Top Democrat on the House China committee calls for international inspections of leading AI laboratories and a ban on self-improving systems.

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US House Select Committee on China ranking member Ro Khanna speaks with journalists before an Artificial Intelligence briefing on September 16 in Washington. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
US House Select Committee on China ranking member Ro Khanna speaks with journalists before an Artificial Intelligence briefing on September 16 in Washington. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
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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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US, Japan and South Korea launch economic-security talks before Xi summit

Three allies target economic coercion and industrial overcapacity while reinforcing calls for stability across the Taiwan Strait.

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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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US chipmaker Nvidia recorded a US$400 million charge for excess H200 inventory and purchase obligations. Photo: Reuters
US chipmaker Nvidia recorded a US$400 million charge for excess H200 inventory and purchase obligations. Photo: Reuters
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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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Trump signs bill targeting China’s Russia energy imports days before Xi’s US visit

US president gives backing to ‘Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026’ before next week’s Xi-Trump summit in Washington.

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US President Donald Trump displays signed orders during a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Friday. Photo: AP
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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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Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping arrive for a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People during Trump’s visit to Beijing in May. Photo: AP
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping arrive for a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People during Trump’s visit to Beijing in May. Photo: AP
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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Exclusive | BYD, Xiaomi, Innolight likely on guest list for Xi Jinping’s US trip: sources

Sizeable business delegation – mirroring US President Donald Trump’s entourage in Beijing – suggests potential for investment deals at the summit.

US-China relations

China pushes back against US sanctions bill targeting Russia’s top energy buyers

Beijing braces as US House clears ‘Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026’ before next week’s Xi-Trump summit in Washington.

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Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun says Beijing “opposes long-arm jurisdiction that has no basis in international law or the authorisation of the UN Security Council”. Photo: Kyodo
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Huawei accused of stealing robot tech to get hands on T-Mobile’s trade secrets

US prosecutors claim Chinese tech giant officials were intent on finding out about technical specifications of the robot, dubbed Tappy.

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An image of Tappy the robot. US prosecutors accuse Huawei of repeatedly trying to steal information about the T-Mobile robot's design. Photo: Eastern District of New York Court Records
An image of Tappy the robot. US prosecutors accuse Huawei of repeatedly trying to steal information about the T-Mobile robot's design. Photo: Eastern District of New York Court Records
China trade

How Canada’s Trump headache is fuelling a China trade boom

Exports to China hit their highest first-half level in decades as Ottawa looks to reduce dependence on its southern neighbour.

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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek AI engineer slams Anthropic, OpenAI over ‘pacing’ calls, invokes Hitler

Heated rhetoric highlights tensions over how quickly artificial intelligence should advance and who should shape its future amid mounting safety concerns.

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As AI race with US heats up, China targets US$4.5b tech goal in new 5-year plan

Plan forecasts that operating revenue of enterprises and manufacturers in related sectors will exceed 30 trillion yuan by 2030.

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A technician works on a semiconductor production line in Chongqing, China, on July 29. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
A technician works on a semiconductor production line in Chongqing, China, on July 29. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
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Chinese AI firms shunned US delegation over sanctions fears, commission says

Members stress value of Washington-Beijing dialogue as both sides prepare for dedicated talks on AI governance.

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Banking & finance

‘Gone in seconds’: Chinese buyers snap up government debt amid US bond turmoil

From social media tips to long queues at banks, buyers in China are rushing to secure government debt amid a global sell-off of US Treasuries.

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Anthropic claims Moonshot, DeepSeek secretly diverted user requests to Claude

AI giants accused of cloning American models by funnelling real Chinese user queries to them via network of intermediate platforms.

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The Anthropic report accuses Kimi model developer Moonshot of secretly showing users Claude model outputs and passing them off as Kimi’s, then using those exchanges to improve its own models. Illustration: Reuters
US-China relations

Huawei racketeering trial in US enters second day of testimony

Prosecutors allege a 20-year ‘culture of crime’, while defence says Huawei’s success was built on innovation, not theft.

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Huawei Technologies is facing a landmark criminal trial in the US on charges including bank fraud, money laundering and racketeering conspiracy. Photo: Reuters
Huawei Technologies is facing a landmark criminal trial in the US on charges including bank fraud, money laundering and racketeering conspiracy. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

Record China-US gap in bond yields unlikely to trigger capital flight: Marsh

Executives say dollar dominance remains intact as borrowers diversify funding and use offshore yuan bonds to help manage elevated US financing costs.

US-China trade war

US says China ‘on track’ to fulfil farm purchases ahead of Xi’s Washington visit

Trump administration trade official says ‘China is ramping up their purchases’ and business is progressing well between two countries.

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US-China relations

US sanctions Chinese-language Xinbi Guarantee marketplace over cyber scams

Washington also seizes Telegram channels and US$52 million in cryptocurrency linked to the platform’s alleged illicit operations.

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US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces enforcement actions against the Chinese-language marketplace Xinbi Guarantee in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
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