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US-China relations

International

Trump, Netanyahu agree US should press Iran to cut oil sales to China: Axios

China accounts for more than 80% of Iran’s oil exports

The country continues to build out its coal-fired power plant fleet to ensure energy security but overall, Chinese leaders envision a future in which clean energy dominates.
ESG

As Trump shreds climate rules, China’s emissions start to fall

Decline in China’s emissions, while small, may mark a turning point for the world’s largest polluter

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) met China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
International

China’s Wang meets US’ Rubio before planned Trump-Xi summit

Financial markets have been expecting more engagement between the two sides

No decision has been made on the matter and the discussion was characterised by the people as informal and preliminary.
Companies & Markets

Ford CEO, Trump officials discussed China-US carmaking JVs

These would be structured so that both the Chinese and US partners would share profits and technology, say sources

China tech restrictions could be revived if relations sour, source says.
Global Enterprise

US-China trade detente fuels mothballing of key China tech curbs

Trump-Xi trade truce led to shelving of China tech restrictions

A rare earth metals mine at Nancheng county, Jiangxi province in China. Analysts say the US and China face a contest to guarantee long-term access to the critical minerals.
International

China’s Li inspects rare earth facilities, hints at leverage in US rivalry

Rare earths are components essential to the manufacture of everything from automobiles to smartphones

“The relationship with China, and my personal relationship with President Xi, is an extremely good one, and we both realise how important it is to keep it that way.” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Global Enterprise

China’s Xi and Trump talk by phone, hours after Xi spoke to Putin

Trump says the two leaders had ‘a long and thorough call’

Under Trump, the US has taken the rare step of investing directly in domestic minerals companies to boost the production and processing of rare earths at home.
Global Enterprise

Trump launches US$12 billion minerals stockpile to counter China

The effort is akin to the nation’s existing emergency oil stockpile

US President Donald Trump (left) with China President Xi Jinping at the Apec Summit in South Korea on Oct 30. Trump’s additional tariff on countries doing business with Iran could spark retaliation from Beijing, the primary purchaser of Iranian oil.
Opinion & Features

Fragile US-China truce threatened by tensions over Iran

Trump warns of Venezuela-style change in Teheran. How will Beijing react?

Despite US trade tension and a property slump, China's economy hit its 5% growth target for 2025 via exports and reform.
Global Enterprise

A year into Trump presidency, ‘pivot to China’ gathers pace

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