US-China trade

South-east Asia emerges as surprise winner in US-China trade spat, report shows

Exports from the Asean to the US surge by 23% in September from a year earlier

Taimur Baig, DBS' chief economist, says 2025 has turned out to be a much better year than expected, despite fears of economic instability.

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

Jamieson Greer says China has gotten approximately “a third” of the way through its soybean purchase commitment for this growing season.

US trade chief says China has complied with terms of trade deals

Trump and Xi, in late October, have agreed to extend a tariff truce, roll back export controls and reduce other trade barriers

China’s soybean buying has been a focal point in its fraught trade relationship with the US.

China can still meet US soybean pledge, traders say

The Asian nation has not officially confirmed that target, but has moved to reduce tariffs on the crop and lifted import bans on three American exporters

Currently only large rare earth companies are eligible to apply for general licences, however, eligibility will widen if the regime is a success, the source said.

China issues first batch of streamlined rare earth export licences: source

Beijing’s new licensing regime signals it is following through on commitments made at the Trump-Xi summit

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

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...

Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang, who has forged a close relationship with Trump and calls him often, is eager to sell his products to China.

Trump weighing advanced Nvidia chip sales to China, Lutnick says

The company remains shut out of the Chinese market for AI chips