US-China relations
Xi gains upper hand before Trump summit after US tariff reversal
The removal of tariff threats will make it harder for the American leader to press his Chinese counterpart for larger soybeans purchases
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
As Trump shreds climate rules, China’s emissions start to fall
Chinese leaders envision a future in which clean energy dominates, while the US is betting on a future powered by fossil fuels
China’s Wang meets US’ Rubio before planned Trump-Xi summit
Financial markets have been expecting more engagement between the two sides
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
US-China trade detente fuels mothballing of key China tech curbs
Trump-Xi trade truce led to shelving of China tech restrictions
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
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’
Trump launches US$12 billion minerals stockpile to counter China
The effort is akin to the nation’s existing emergency oil stockpile
Fragile US-China truce threatened by tensions over Iran
Trump warns of Venezuela-style change in Teheran. How will Beijing react?
