President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he would visit China in April and Chinese President Xi Jinping would travel to the United States toward the end of 2026. This comes after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Trump and Xi could meet up to four times this year. “I look forward to seeing…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Washington and Beijing to resolve their differences, deeming economic decoupling “naive.” He believes the US-China relationship is crucial for global stability, advocating for technological independence alongside economic interdependence. Huang is optimistic about resuming sales of advanced chips in China, a market worth billions, despite geopolitical complexities. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang…
The US is in danger of falling increasingly behind China in 2026 as the Asian giant tightens its grip on drones, battery storage, robots and manufacturing, although the No 1 risk to global stability is the US under President Donald Trump, Eurasia Group said on Monday in its closely watched annual forecast of threats, challenges…
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: The U.S. attack on Venezuela will embolden China to strengthen its territorial claims over areas such as Taiwan and parts of the South China Sea but will not hasten any potential invasion of Taiwan, analysts said. Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s considerations about Taiwan and his timeline are separate from the situation in Latin America,…
Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hong Kong’s largest developer, has priced the next batch of units on offer at its massive Sierra Sea residential project about 5 per cent higher than previous phases, signalling a welcome improvement in the city’s housing market. The 148 units in Phase 2A of the development in Sai Sha Wan,…
The Chinese commerce ministry’s latest remarks on the TikTok deal in the US signalled acceptance rather than approval, as Beijing “hopes” the arrangement will comply with Chinese laws and strike a balance between rival interests, analysts say. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce, which oversees trade and export controls, declared its position a week after TikTok…
Beijing: China’s foreign ministry announced sanctions on Friday targeting 10 individuals and 20 U.S. defence firms, including Boeing’s St. Louis branch, over arms sales to Taiwan. The measures freeze any assets the companies and individuals hold in China and bar domestic organisations and individuals from doing business with them, the ministry said. Individuals on the…
NEW DELHI: Only a few months back, Donald Trump had said that the US had lost India and Russia to the “deepest darkest China”. Now, reports indicate he wants the States to join a new grouping with those very countries, and even bring Japan into it. However, no official confirmation has been made regarding this…
The main characteristic of international politics today is competition between the two major powers in the world – the US on the one hand and China on the other. Over the past four decades, China has risen quickly and today is a $ 19 trillion economy, closing in fast on the US which has a…
Investors in the West are underestimating the scale of innovation, entrepreneurship and economic momentum happening in China, leading to missed opportunities, according to William Ford, chairman and CEO of US private equity firm General Atlantic. “Investors avoid investing in China at their own peril,” Ford said in an exclusive interview with the Post on the…