It has been a turbulent year for the fraught US-China relationship. In the fourth part of a series looking back at the events of 2025, we examine the impacts of Trump’s foreign policy on global geopolitics. As the administration of US President Donald Trump ends its first year, expect the unabashed disrupter to continue applying…
The reported US seizure of a ship allegedly carrying Chinese-made dual-use components to Iran might signal Washington was “testing the waters” on reviving an old tactic to pressure Beijing’s ties with its adversaries, but such moves risked breaching international law, analysts said. An American special operations team boarded a ship from China bound for Iran…
Hong Kong-based travellers seeking to visit the US without a visa were left in a state of disarray last week when the country’s government proposed requiring tourists to hand over up to five years of social media information as part of strengthened entry requirements. The proposal, a continuation of US President Donald Trump’s expanded scrutiny…
The United States issued a seizure warrant to Starlink this week related to satellite internet infrastructure used in a scam compound in Myanmar. The action is part of a larger US law enforcement interagency initiative announced this week called the District of Columbia Scam Center Strike Force. Meanwhile, Google moved this week to sue 25…
China now has the largest naval fleet in the world, and its growing numbers of nuclear-powered submarines are an integral part of its efforts to project power beyond its coastal waters. But the view from Beijing is growing more complex as a handful of US allies in the Pacific also ramp up deployment of nuclear-powered…
The fight against a Florida law restricting property purchases by Chinese citizens may hinge on finding new challengers – and on persuading a conservative judiciary unlikely to reverse course, legal experts say. In a 2-1 decision on Tuesday, the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld two provisions of the 2023 law –…
Talks between the Chinese and South Korean leaders have renewed diplomatic momentum, but what happens next could hinge on how Seoul balances its relations with Washington, according to analysts. A lighthearted exchange before their state banquet drew media attention. After Xi presented Lee with a gift of two Chinese Xiaomi smartphones with South Korean-made displays,…
Pakistan has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s explosive claim that the country has been secretly conducting nuclear weapons tests, saying it “was not the first to carry out nuclear tests and will not be the first to resume them.” US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal…
Chinese leader meets Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing just days after his summit with US President Donald Trump. Published On 4 Nov 20254 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share China seeks to deepen relations with Russia despite a “turbulent” external environment, President Xi Jinping has said. Xi made the…
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (R) arrives at the airport of Hangzhou on November 3, 2025. Dmitry Astakhov | Afp | Getty Images Russian officials appeared eager Monday to reaffiirm Moscow’s alliance with China following U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-profile meeting with Xi Jinping….