US-China relations ‘not amenable to quick fixes’: PM Lee
[SAN FRANCISCO] THERE may not be any “quick fixes” to the US-China relations, but a high-profile meeting between leaders of the world’s...
Is a trade deal between the US and Asia still on the cards or has the ship sailed?
[SAN FRANCISCO] Last week, much of the business community heaved a small sigh of relief as they watched a meeting between US...
China, Japan reaffirm ‘strategic relationship’ in rare talks
CHINESE President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said they would pursue mutually-beneficial relations in their first face-to-face talks in...
China raises concerns with US over export controls, sanctions, tariffs
CHINA’S commerce minister expressed concern over US curbs on semiconductor exports to China, as well as sanctions on Chinese firms and tariffs...
Leaders agree on three pillars of cooperation at US-led Indo-Pacific talks
[SAN FRANCISCO] Member economies of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) have reached a consensus on three “pillars” of cooperation, while...
Apec ministers agree to prioritise interconnectivity, innovation and inclusivity
[SAN FRANCISCO] Trade and foreign ministers from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (Apec) member economies have agreed to work on three priority...
Biden calls Xi a dictator after carefully planned summit
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had not changed his view that Chinese President Xi Jinping was effectively a dictator...
Xi tells US firms China ready to be partner and friend
CHINA is ready to be a partner and friend of the United States, and there is plenty of room for bilateral cooperation...
Biden, Xi open talks stressing need to fix US-China tensions
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping kicked off their first meeting in more than a year on Wednesday, with...
Ahead of Xi talks, Biden says US ‘not trying to decouple from China’
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden said on Tuesday that the United States was not seeking to distance itself from China but in fact...