US-China relations

Most countries avoided ‘protectionist virus’ this year, but US could be ‘epicentre of downside risks’ in 2026: DBS

The bank’s chief economist says to watch for more ‘DeepSeek moments’ from China and high levels of FDI in Asean next year

“China is definitely very competitive in this,” Nobel Prize winner John Martinis said.

Nobel winner warns China is ‘nanoseconds’ behind the US in quantum race

The US, Europe and China are all vying to build quantum computers with practical applications

US President Donald Trump meeting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea in October.

Why Asia should worry about a G1 world as China’s power grows

Chinese leapfrogging is showing up in a host of other sectors, including defence

US President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping last met in South Korea in October 2025.

Can Trump recalibrate US-China relations?

The April 2026 meeting in Beijing signals a move from open confrontation to managed competition

All the cargoes are scheduled for January shipment from US Gulf Coast terminals and Pacific Northwest ports, the sources said on Wednesday.

China buys at least 10 US soybean cargoes in new deals after Trump-Xi call: sources

[BEIJING] China bought at least 10 cargoes of US soybeans worth around US$300 million in contracts signed since Tuesday, two traders with knowledge of the deals said, a day after the presidents of bot...

In a conversation with John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News (right), Prime Minister Lawrence Wong covered topics ranging from nuclear energy to social security, but focused on geopolitics and trade.

PM Wong says new framework is needed to avoid ‘devastating consequences’ of retaliatory trade

His conversation with Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief also covers money laundering and a possible capital gains tax for Singapore

MP Materials aims to integrate the entire supply chain from mining rare earths to magnet production and has ambitious plans to produce magnets within years.
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West scrambles to fill heavy rare earth gap as China rivalry deepens

As China limits exports, MP Materials leads US bid for alternatives