Chinese scholars have criticised US-led sanctions over Xinjiang, saying their research showed the measures had resulted in long-term economic damage, including job losses. The findings, presented at an academic seminar in Hong Kong last month, offered one of the first aggregated assessments of the impacts of US sanctions imposed on Chinese companies over alleged human…
Russia’s military operations in Ukraine are being funded through Russian oil sales to countries including India, China, and Brazil, according to the latest claim by US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker. Whitaker, during an interview with Fox News this week, called for additional sanctions and tariffs on these countries to increase economic pressure on Moscow….
US President Donald Trump reportedly urged European Union officials on Tuesday to hit China with tariffs of up to 100% in a bid to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin, said a US official and an EU diplomat. According to Reuters,Trump also encouraged the European Union to slap India with similarly expansive tariffs, said the official,…
The US Department of State announced sanctions on two China-based crude oil and petroleum product terminal operators that helped import millions of barrels of illicit Iranian oil on multiple US-designated tankers. This marks the fourth round of sanctions targeting Chinese operators in Iran’s oil trade network. “These terminal operators play a vital role in the…
Chinese officials have summoned domestic companies, including major tech firms Tencent and ByteDance, over their purchases of Nvidia’s H20 chips, demanding explanations and expressing concerns about information risks. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and other agencies have also held meetings in recent weeks with Baidu and smaller Chinese tech companies. According to sources speaking…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that he will not call US President Donald Trump, saying Trump does not want to talk. Lula referred to the day the tariffs were imposed as “the most regrettable” day in the bilateral relations between the countries. Instead, Lula said will speak with other world…
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Beijing moves drills closer to Taiwan, with Shandong carrier in ‘response zone’ The People’s Liberation Army launched joint exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, marking Beijing’s latest warning to the…
The United States imposed another major round of sanctions on six officials in Hong Kong, including the justice secretary and outgoing police chief, over what Washington said was “transnational repression” under the city’s national security legislation. The move on Tuesday follows previously imposed economic sanctions and other restrictions against the city after Beijing enacted the…
The question now facing Trump is whether to apply real pressure on Putin to make concessions or try to wring more compromises out of Kyiv than he already has. In his call with Trump, Putin agreed to halt attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for a month and to further negotiations toward a permanent cease-fire. But…
The US has imposed sanctions on Thai officials for their role in deporting at least 40 Uyghurs to China, where the US says the Muslim group will face persecution. The US State Department stated that it is “committed to combating China’s efforts to pressure governments to forcibly return Uyghurs and other groups to China, where…