Beijing decries ‘bullying’ US tech curbs that ensnare Chinese firms and products
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China Retaliates Against US With Drone Export Curbs, SanctionsChina’s US Retaliation Raises Stakes Without Derailing Summit - South China Morning Postseen 6 Aug, 08:20description edited
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While global markets watched closely for a joint move by Washington and Tokyo to prop up the Japanese yen this week, Australian dollar traders have been laser-focused on the actions of another power: China. Some analysts view the Australian currency as particularly sensitive to policy moves in Beijing. If China intervenes to boost domestic growth, that could also lift the Australian dollar, the theory goes. But in reality, the currency’s exposure to the world’s second-largest economy is more...While global markets watched closely for another joint move by Washington and Tokyo to prop up the Japanese yen this week, Australian dollar traders have been laser-focused on the actions of another economic power: China. Some analysts view the Australian currency as particularly sensitive to policy moves in Beijing. If China intervenes to boost domestic growth, that could also lift the Australian dollar, the theory goes. But in reality, the currency’s exposure to the world’s second-largest...
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Xi Flexes Expanding Legal Arsenal to Warn Trump Ahead of SummitXi Flexes Growing Legal Arsenal to Warn Trump Before Summit - South China Morning Postseen 13 Aug, 16:27description edited
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The Trump administration on Thursday released a sharply worded report accusing Chinese exporters of orchestrating a system of “illegal transshipment” through more than 40 third countries to dodge US tariffs, branding the practice “The Great Transshipment Scam.” The 25-page document claims Chinese firms have systematically diverted goods through lower-tariff jurisdictions since the US kicked off its trade war with China in 2018. It alleges that exporters use limited assembly, relabelling,...The Trump administration on Thursday released a sharply worded report accusing Chinese exporters of orchestrating a system of “illegal transshipment” through more than 40 third countries to dodge US tariffs, branding the practice “The Great Transshipment Scam”. The 25-page document claims Chinese firms have systematically diverted goods through lower-tariff jurisdictions since the US kicked off its trade war with China in 2018. It alleges that exporters use limited assembly, relabelling,...
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White House says it’s losing $19B-$26B a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffsWhite House claims billions lost each year to tariff evasion through third countries - Bloomberg Politicsseen 16 Aug, 03:36headline rewritten
Trump Imposes 100% Tariffs on Some Drones, Countering ChinaTrump’s 100% Tariff on Drones Deepens US-China Tech Decoupling - Bloomberg Politicsseen 18 Aug, 12:39headline rewritten
China’s Xi to Skip UN Meeting During Trip to US, Politico SaysChina’s Xi to Skip UN Meeting During US Trip, Politico Says - Bloomberg Politicsseen 25 Aug, 05:09headline rewritten
US Eyes China Overcapacity Tariffs of 7.5% Before Xi-Trump TalksUS Eyes China Overcapacity Tariffs of 7.5% Before Xi Visits - Bloomberg Politicsseen 26 Aug, 03:04headline rewritten
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Amid US threats against Tehran's trading partners, Beijing asserts its firmness while seeking to avoid escalation just one month ahead of a new meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.Amid US threats against Tehran's trading partners, Beijing is asserting its firmness while seeking to avoid escalation one month ahead of a scheduled meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer struck a positive tone on relations with China weeks before a summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, despite underlying disagreements between the two nations.The US and China differed sharply in their conclusions from the acrimonious meeting of Group of 20 finance chiefs this week, which has emerged as a new divide weeks before a summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
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Wed, 5 August 2026
10 reports- South China Morning Post08:11first to report
A mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party has urged Washington to expand its cooperation list with Beijing rather than add to a restrictive “Covered List”, pushing back against broadening US curbs on Chinese technology exports. The pushback came just days after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added foreign-made power inverters and advanced robotics, including humanoids, to its so-called Covered List, effectively barring new models from receiving FCC equipment...
- Bloomberg Politics08:27edited after publishing
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China Retaliates Against US With Drone Export Curbs, SanctionsBeijing leveraged its dominance over global drone production to hit back at widening US technology and trade curbs, unleashing a barrage of retaliatory actions on Wednesday while signaling it wants to keep relations with Washington from veering off track.
- abc17news.com09:22
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Beijing announced a swath of measures against the United States and its firms on Wednesday, in what it described as retaliation against recent moves by Washington targeting Chinese companies. The tit-for-tat sanctions come weeks ahead of an expected summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump
- inquirer.com10:58
Tensions are simmering ahead of an expected visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the U.S. in September, despite signs of warming ties during his meetings with President Donald Trump.
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- kfvs12.com5 Aug, 14:52their copy
- canberratimes.com.au11:37
Beijing has slapped controls on exports of drones to the US and restricting dealings with six American entities...
- thenews.com.pk12:02
On Wednesday, China’s Commerce Ministry prohibited domestic entities and individuals from doing business with seven US entities, intensified shipment regulations and limited US agencies' role...
- The Hill14:53
China’s Commerce Ministry announced a new slate of sanctions against the United States and some of its firms on Wednesday in response to a recent moves by two U.S. agencies that targeted China, over a month before Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit President Trump. In the latest move by China, it would...
- abc15.com17:02
China is hitting back against the U.S. with new sanctions and drone export controls — just weeks before an expected Xi-Trump summit.
- wpde.com18:09
The sanctions come ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's travels to the U.S. in September.
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- South China Morning Post23:12
China’s latest export controls and sanctions against American companies in response to recent US measures underscore Beijing’s expanding economic toolkit and its growing willingness to deploy it, according to analysts. “The multiple actions that China undertook underscore the breadth and depth of China’s retaliatory toolbox,” said Wendy Cutler, the senior vice-president at the Asia Society Policy Institute. She added that Beijing’s latest response stood in “sharp contrast” to its “ability and...
Thu, 6 August 2026
11 reports- South China Morning Post01:00edited after publishing
While global markets watched closely for another joint move by Washington and Tokyo to prop up the Japanese yen this week, Australian dollar traders have been laser-focused on the actions of another economic power: China. Some analysts view the Australian currency as particularly sensitive to policy moves in Beijing. If China intervenes to boost domestic growth, that could also lift the Australian dollar, the theory goes. But in reality, the currency’s exposure to the world’s second-largest...
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- en.people.cn05:30
Illustration: Liu Rui/GT China values the hard-won stability in bilateral economic and trade ties.
- en.people.cn05:30
BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- China firmly opposes the U.S. overstretching the concept of national sec
- South China Morning Post09:01
China announced new drone supply chain export controls and counter-sanctions against seven American firms in retaliation for US trade restrictions imposed last week targeting Chinese companies. Sales to United States entities of “drones, their key components and related technologies” will be subject to “strict case-by-case scrutiny”, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday, with the measures taking effect immediately. They amount to a tightening of restrictions first implemented in 2023...
- Bloomberg Politics12:00edited after publishing
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Xi Flexes Expanding Legal Arsenal to Warn Trump Ahead of SummitChina’s latest barrage of countermeasures against the US drew on an expanding legal arsenal, demonstrating Beijing’s growing capacity to retaliate while warning Washington against further tech curbs before Xi Jinping’s expected visit next month.
- South China Morning Post12:30
The recent decision by the US government not to extend its Hong Kong-related state of emergency saw the effective lifting of sanctions on nine mainland Chinese and Hong Kong officials. At a Ministry of Commerce press briefing, a spokesman called it “an important step in fulfilling the consensus” reached in negotiations. Some view the move as a part of the wider attempt at stabilising bilateral relations after US President Donald Trump’s visit to China in May and ahead of Chinese President Xi...
- South China Morning Post14:00
Beijing and Washington’s latest tit-for-tat measures could test ties, but observers say they are little more than a “speed bump” on the road to a potential summit between presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. China’s Ministry of Commerce sanctioned seven US entities and tightened export controls on drones and related technologies on Wednesday, citing the need to “safeguard national security”. The ministry separately launched a national security investigation into imported printing and...
- South China Morning Post18:44
China has bought at least another 10 cargoes of US soybeans, three Asian traders said on Thursday, the latest in a flurry of purchases ahead of President Xi Jinping’s expected US visit next month. State-run buyer Sinograin bought 10 to 15 cargoes on Wednesday, the traders said. At least 10 cargoes were for October-November shipment, one trader said. The deals follow trade talks between Washington and Beijing that, according to the White House, included Chinese commitments to buy 25...
- South China Morning Post21:13
US President Donald Trump has personally pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping over transnational criminal organisations involved in Southeast Asia’s sprawling online scam industry, a senior State Department official said on Thursday. Michael DeSombre, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Washington was raising concerns about both fentanyl trafficking and scam centres “at the highest levels” with Beijing. “President...
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- Channel News Asia22:00
China is now viewed more positively than the US in many countries. Reversing this will be harder than Washington thinks, says Kevin Chen from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
Fri, 7 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post01:00
No longer confined to disputed islands or historical memory, the rivalry between Beijing and Tokyo has evolved into a fight for the global microphone, as both countries try to define each other’s international identity. Amid an escalating diplomatic crisis, China is intensifying its rhetoric against what it calls Japan’s “new militarism”, using World War II-era history to rally regional and global sympathy for its position. In stark contrast, Japan has rejected the label as “false claims”,...
- Japan Times03:35
The speed and breadth of the latest barrage of countermeasures against the U.S. shows Beijing's ability to turn up the pressure while preserving room for de-escalation.
Sun, 9 August 2026
2 reports- nikkei.com09:00
Broad strategy aims to weaken foundations of US-led order in Asia
- South China Morning Post21:30
As China seeks to reshape the global order, Malaysia’s political instability offers a cautionary tale about the challenges Beijing may face abroad. A recent Pew Research Centre survey found that global perceptions of China have improved relative to those of the US, driven partly by the view among some respondents that China under President Xi Jinping is more reliable than a US led by President Donald Trump. As Washington retreats from global leadership roles, Beijing has sought to present...
Mon, 10 August 2026
3 reports- Bloomberg Politics10:36
China ordered steep anti-dumping deposits on pecan imports from the US and Mexico, adding another source of trade friction weeks before an expected summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
- South China Morning Post11:52
Beijing has issued a preliminary ruling that the United States and Mexico are dumping pecans into the Chinese market and harming domestic producers, according to the Ministry of Commerce. “Over the injury investigation period, the volume of dumped imports rose by a cumulative 104.56 per cent and their share of the domestic market increased by 9.69 percentage points,” the ministry said in a statement on Monday. “The import price of the dumped products fell by a cumulative 9.15 per cent and...
- South China Morning Post12:30
Beijing is stepping up efforts to challenge the Western concept of the “tribute system”, arguing that foreign frameworks distort ancient Chinese diplomacy and misrepresent the country’s contemporary global rise. China is redoubling efforts to define its own practices, experiences and ideas through original, home-grown social science language rather than through what it says are Western conceptual lenses. The theory was forged and made popular in the US decades ago as a means to interpret both...
Wed, 12 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post20:01
The US-China Board of Investment, one of the key outcomes of the May summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, is unlikely to be among the deliverables for their expected meeting next month in Washington, according to the head of a leading bilateral business group. “I’m not seeing evidence yet that that’s going to be a sizeable deliverable for the next summit,” Sean Stein, the president of the US-China Business Council, told the South China Morning Post. “The US...
- South China Morning Post22:00
As President Xi Jinping prepares for summit talks with Donald Trump in Washington next month, the United States is closing one of the few remaining openings between the two countries by targeting scientific research. This field has been one of the most durable links in the US-China relationship, but a series of new security-related restrictions on federally funded collaborations with Chinese institutions mark the latest, and arguably most consequential, step in a years-long shift away from...
Thu, 13 August 2026
13 reports- en.people.cn09:00
BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to impose anti-dumping duties on imports of single-
- South China Morning Post10:45edited after publishing
The Trump administration on Thursday released a sharply worded report accusing Chinese exporters of orchestrating a system of “illegal transshipment” through more than 40 third countries to dodge US tariffs, branding the practice “The Great Transshipment Scam”. The 25-page document claims Chinese firms have systematically diverted goods through lower-tariff jurisdictions since the US kicked off its trade war with China in 2018. It alleges that exporters use limited assembly, relabelling,...
- Bloomberg Politics12:01
US customs officials are being overwhelmed by countries that are helping China avoid tariffs, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro says. He says the Trump administration is using artificial intelligence to help catch countries that are part of China's transshipment network. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)
- Bloomberg Politics13:27
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro says the Trump administration is using artificial intelligence to crack down on countries that are helping China avoid tariffs imposed on them by the US. He says more than 40 countries are part of China's transshipment network. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)
- ABC (Spain)15:08
La Administración Trump ha abierto un nuevo frente comercial con uno de sus principales aliados al acusar a la Unión Europea de facilitar que China eluda los aranceles estadounidenses mediante una red internacional de re-exportación de mercancías. La advertencia llega apenas cuatro meses después de que el presidente del Gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, viajara a Pekín para reforzar las relaciones bilaterales y firmara diecinueve acuerdos de cooperación económica, tecnológica y comercial con el...
- Le Figaro (France)15:26
En tirant les leçons des guerres en Ukraine et au Moyen-Orient, la Chine utilise ses alliés russe et iranien comme des aiguillons dans sa rivalité avec Washington.
- Channel News Asia15:29
The trading partners flagged include India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Singapore.
- PBS NewsHour17:46
The report specifically highlights that China responded to new tariffs in 2018 by sending their goods to other nations ranging from Mexico to Malaysia for packaging and limited assembly — a practice known as transshipping.
- Google News - Top Stories17:46
Trump White House says it's losing $19B-$26 billion a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffs PBS Opinion | It Was a Great Scam While It Lasted The New York Times White House exposes ‘Transshipment Scam’ costing US up to $26B, points finger at China Fox News US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump's tariffs BBC Trump White House says it’s losing $19B-$26B a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffs AP News
- Bloomberg Politics21:35edited after publishing
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Trump Imposes 100% Tariffs on Some Drones, Countering ChinaThe Trump administration is imposing tariffs of as much as 100% on imported drones and their components, escalating efforts to reduce US reliance on foreign suppliers and potentially accelerating a decoupling of drone supply chains with China.
- Die Zeit (Germany)23:03
Drohnen ausländischer Unternehmen sind Donald Trump zufolge ein Sicherheitsrisiko für die USA. Bestimmte Modelle will er deshalb künftig mit 100 Prozent bezollen.
- Le Monde (France)23:12
Selon la Maison Blanche, le but est d’« encourager la production » de drones aux Etats-Unis, de « réduire la dépendance » à des fournisseurs étrangers et de protéger la sécurité nationale du pays.
- South China Morning Post23:20
Three Latin American governments that moved against Chinese commercial interests over the past year were named in a White House report on Thursday, which accused Chinese exporters of routing goods through third countries to evade US tariffs. Mexico, Panama and Colombia now join Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic among more than 40 countries the report says carry elevated risk of illegal transshipment, the practice of moving goods through an intermediate...
Fri, 14 August 2026
9 reports- Google News - Top Stories01:30
White House accuses over 40 countries of helping China avoid US tariffs The Hill White House exposes ‘Transshipment Scam’ costing US up to $26B, points finger at China Fox News US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump's tariffs BBC Trump White House says it's losing $19B-$26B a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffs Yahoo White House Says China Avoids Billions in Tariffs by Rerouting Goods WSJ
- The Hill01:30
The White House accused China of routing billions of dollars of goods through other countries to avoid President Trump’s 2018 tariffs, costing the U.S. billions of dollars in lost revenue, according to a new report released Thursday. The report, titled “The Great Transshipment Scam,” found more than 40 countries, ranging from Mexico to Israel, involved...
- Japan Times01:58
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick notes that the U.S. is "too reliant" on foreign unmanned aircraft systems and their parts.
- BBC News World03:09
A new US report said China had moved goods through nations with lower tariffs to dodge higher levies.
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- bbc.com14 Aug, 03:09their copy
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- Euronews04:18edited after publishing
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White House says it’s losing $19B-$26B a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffsThe US loses billions in annual revenue to the practice of routing goods through intermediate countries to disguise their origin, a White House report has estimated. Peter Navarro said US Customs was already using AI to identify offenders.
- Al Jazeera English08:37
White House report claims tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue lost to transshipments.
- South China Morning Post13:00
As US-China tech tensions rise ahead of an expected leadership summit next month, analysts argue Washington’s latest restrictions are unlikely to cause a major disruption in China’s AI exports. But they caution that some of the measures – such as limiting access to “open-weight” models – represent a “genuine wild card” that could reshape the global landscape. Hong Kong-based analysts at Citi Research, led by Yu Xiangrong, argued in a Friday note that US tariffs and export controls were...
- Politico Europe15:01
Washington says Brussels still hasn’t delivered on its commitments from last year’s transatlantic trade deal.
- South China Morning Post23:30
Just months ago, disorganised planning from Washington in the lead-up to US President Donald Trump’s landmark China visit frustrated Chinese officials. Now, Beijing is watching the same story play out on the other side of the world. With less than six weeks until Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned trip to Washington – his first state visit since 2015 – Beijing finds itself increasingly unsettled by the chaos within the Trump administration. Sources told the South China Morning Post that...
Sun, 16 August 2026
1 report- thailand-business-news.com21:26
The White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy has published a report accusing more than 40 countries, including Thailand, of facilitating a "global Shadow Transshipment Network" that allows Chinese exporters to dodge US tariffs.- Thailand Business News
Mon, 17 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post14:00
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US-China ‘Board of Investment’ stalls before expected Trump-Xi meeting The US-China Board of Investment, one of the key outcomes of the May summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, is unlikely to be among the deliverables for their expected meeting next month...
Tue, 18 August 2026
5 reports- Bloomberg Politics02:27edited after publishing
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China’s Xi to Skip UN Meeting During Trip to US, Politico SaysChinese leader Xi Jinping will forgo a stop in New York to address the UN General Assembly during a trip to the US next month to meet President Donald Trump, Politico reported.
- South China Morning Post05:13
Southeast Asian exporters may soon face a heavier burden of proof to show they are not helping Chinese goods dodge US tariffs after the White House named nine countries in the region as part of what it called a global “Shadow Transshipment Network”. The warning came in a White House report titled “The Great Transshipment Scam”, which alleged that Chinese-origin goods were being routed through lower-tariff jurisdictions and re-entering the US market under new national identities. Analysts said...
- South China Morning Post06:59
- South China Morning Post22:06
Midwestern Americans watching television this summer may have been surprised to see China and bacon appearing together in political advertisements. “The corrupt Save Our Bacon scam in the farm bill – it’s a giveaway to Chinese corporations,” one advertisement declared over images of the Chinese flag and Chinese President Xi Jinping. “Whose side is your senator on? America or China?” Viewers might assume the advertisement was promoting yet another Republican-led effort to counter Beijing. The...
- South China Morning Post22:46
Several top US Democratic lawmakers chided US President Donald Trump on Tuesday for easing sanctions recently on Chinese and Hong Kong officials who, they said, were “complicit in Beijing’s dismantling of Hong Kong’s autonomy”. “We write to express serious concern,” the four-page letter said. “It raises serious questions about the durability of US policy towards Hong Kong that we believe warrant a direct response from the administration.” On July 14, the US allowed its designation of Hong...
Wed, 19 August 2026
2 reports- carnegieendowment.org12:00
Chinese biotech companies have been on the receiving end of U.S. economic coercion. Yet their responses have differed significantly because firm and state interests are not uniformly aligned. For Washington, treating all Chinese tech firms the same, irrespective of their actual interests, risks pushing them farther into Beijing’s corner.
- The Guardian World16:42
A weak yuan guarantees Beijing massive trade surplus even as the White House tries tamp down on Chinese imports Since China offered a truce in the trade war last October following its threat to deprive the United States of rare-earth magnets, the Trump administration has been happy to stop escalating. After all, imports from China have been falling, down by 40% in the year to June, compared with the same period in 2024. Best to declare victory and call it a day. But the US hasn’t won this...
Thu, 20 August 2026
7 reports- South China Morning Post01:00
A new study from China has warned Beijing of the danger of defence contractors having too much influence over defence policy, pointing to the profit-driven expansion of the US military-industrial complex as a salutary example. In the study published on Monday, researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s National Institute of Strategic Studies said Washington’s “iron triangle” – linking the Department of Defence, private contractors and congressional committees – had hijacked US national...
- South China Morning Post14:00
Beijing has urged Washington to scrap planned tariffs of up to 100 per cent on imported drones, warning the measures unfairly target Chinese products and threaten global supply chains. The tariffs are not set to take effect until September 3, but Chinese drone shipments to the United States are already under pressure, with exports of some models plunging in July, the latest customs data showed. On Thursday, He Yadong, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said Beijing firmly opposed...
- Le Monde (France)14:17
A un mois de la visite de Xi Jinping à Washington, deux citoyens américains sont maintenant officiellement détenus en Chine : Min Zin et Youlin Chen.
- pressherald.com15:00
“White House says it’s losing billions in tariff revenue” was the lead article by Josh Boak, of the Associated Press, published in the Aug. 14 Business section of the Portland Press Herald. The article says that China is sending goods to other countries for repackaging to avoid U.S. tariffs. What the article does not say is that […]
- Anadolu Agency (AA)17:40
Commerce Ministry spokesperson says tariffs amount to unilateralism, protectionism carried out under guise of 'national security'
- South China Morning Post20:01
China rejected a White House report on Thursday that accused its exporters of routing goods through Mexico and other countries to avoid US tariffs, hours after word emerged that Mexico was preparing to restrict Chinese products further. He Yadong, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of Commerce, told a regular press briefing in Beijing that the report “ignored facts and distorted reality by treating normal international trade and investment as fraud”. He called it a “typical exercise in...
- South China Morning Post22:00
When the US government announced the addition of 43 Chinese companies to an import blacklist in late July over allegations of forced labour in the country’s western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region – including several household food and apparel brands – the local reaction to the news was surprisingly calm. “It felt like a sudden batch of companies was added out of nowhere … but it shouldn’t have much of an impact on the sector,” said the owner of a cotton-ginning mill in southern Xinjiang,...
Fri, 21 August 2026
1 report- Axios16:35
As Europe grapples with its own China shock , the U.S. has largely given up on trying to persuade Beijing to change the export-heavy economic model that's helping fuel it. It's a sharp break from years of U.S. economic diplomacy — including most recently during the Biden administration . What they're saying: "We did that for 25 years with our best people, and everything got worse," U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Axios in an interview this week, referring to efforts to persuade...
Sun, 23 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post06:00
The United States has pledged to take an “America First” approach to the latest round of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation talks, which are taking place in China weeks before President Xi Jinping’s visit to America. The US State Department said: “US leadership in Apec is a key dimension to pursuing America First policies that foster prosperity and advance economic growth in the United States and across the region by breaking down barriers for US business, boosting fair and reciprocal trade...
Mon, 24 August 2026
6 reports- Bloomberg Politics02:57
China’s nationalist tabloid Global Times praised Canada’s retaliation against US tariffs, casting Ottawa’s move as validating Beijing’s opposition to Washington’s protectionist trade policies.
- foreignpolicy.com09:30
A cautionary tale for Washington’s diversification push.
- South China Morning Post12:30
There is no shortage of Western commentary on US President Donald Trump’s second term. What’s missing is an honest account of how 1.4 billion of us in China see it – or at least how China’s officials and scholars do, since that’s who I can speak for here. I’ve spent a decade watching that view change, from real alarm in 2017 to something closer to a shrug today. Four things now count as consensus among Chinese scholars. One, Trump is undermining America’s alliance system. His first term...
- South China Morning Post13:00
Diplomats for China and the US in Latin America have traded brickbats on social media over alleged espionage risks posed by Chinese tech firms in the region, in the latest sign of the two powers’ unfolding strategic tensions in the western hemisphere. US assistant secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs Juan Pablo Segura named telecoms giants Huawei Technologies, ZTE and Hytera, surveillance equipment makers Hikvision and Dahua, and drone heavyweight DJI in a post on social media on...
- Bloomberg Politics15:29edited after publishing
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US Eyes China Overcapacity Tariffs of 7.5% Before Xi-Trump TalksThe US is set to impose a 7.5% tariff on Chinese goods over allegations of excess manufacturing capacity before a planned summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump next month, according to people familiar with the matter.
- Bloomberg Politics22:34
Stephen Moore, former Trump economic advisor, says China is key to the success of the Trump administration's secondary sanctions targeting countries that continue to do business with Iran. Moore also says he is “not a fan” of the escalating tariffs between the US and Canada, warning that higher input prices could make things more expensive at home. He speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on the late edition of Bloomberg's Balance of Power. (Source: Bloomberg)
Tue, 25 August 2026
20 reports- Channel News Asia07:49
- en.apa.az08:29
China’s cooperation with Iran is conducted within the framework of international law and should not be interfered with or disrupted, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday when asked about new US sanctions related to Iran, Al Arabiya reports
- straitstimes.com10:09
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WASHINGTON, Aug 25 - Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to bar American citizens and businesses from supporting Chinese and Russian civilian intelligence and security agencies. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
- hallmarknews.com10:30
China has vowed to take measures to protect its interests after the United States announced plans to impose further sanctions aimed at tightening economic pressure on Iran. Beijing said the new US measures, which target a number of entities, including some based in China, amounted to unilateral sanctions that it strongly opposed. Chinese Foreign Ministry […]
- BBC News World10:56
The US has threatened to isolate nations that continue to do business with Tehran, which sells much of its oil to Beijing.
- Index.hr (Croatia)11:20
SAD JE NAJAVIO proširenje sankcija protiv Irana, ciljajući i njegove trgovinske partnere. Kina, najveći kupac iranske nafte, oštro se protivi i najavljuje zaštitu svojih interesa.
- Al Jazeera English11:30
US sanctions Chinese firms over Iran links but spare big banks as Trump and Xi eye key talks.
- Bloomberg Politics12:00edited after publishing
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Xi Signals Defiance as US Threatens Sanctions for Iran SupportXi Jinping’s government is sending a message of defiance to Donald Trump over China’s economic ties with Iran.
- bne IntelliNews12:27
China says it will keep cooperating with Iran despite Washington's "economic D-Day" sanctions campaign, undercutting a drive that depends on pressuring the buyer of 90% of Iran's oil.
- Tagesschau (Germany)13:48
Um Iran finanziell weiter zu schwächen, drohen die USA nun den Handelspartnern des Landes und verlangen von ihnen, jegliche Geschäfte mit Iran einzustellen. China - der größte Handelspartner Irans - droht bereits mit Gegenmaßnahmen.
- spokesman.com13:51
Beijing threatened to retaliate against the U.S. and signaled it won’t back away from its cooperation with Iran after the Trump administration’s latest sanctions targeted businesses in China and Hong Kong.
- Al Jazeera English14:43
China has advocated for a ceasefire, insisting US sanctions will not resolve the Middle East conflict.
- Times of India16:13
- Bloomberg Politics16:24
Xi Jinping’s government is sending a message of defiance to Donald Trump over China’s economic ties with Iran. Hours after the US sanctioned dozens of Chinese entities and threatened to target an unspecified “major financial institution” for its dealings with Tehran, Beijing responded by saying its relationship with Iran “should not be disrupted or undermined.” Terry Haines, founder at Pangaea Policy, discusses US geopolitical leverage in its approach to the Iran war, China’s economic ties with...
- El País (Spain)16:57
Washington amenaza con sanciones a los principales socios de la República Islámica, con el riesgo de entrar en curso de colisión con China, India y otras potencias
- middleeasteye.net17:00
- The Guardian World17:11
Beijing says it will take ‘all necessary measures’ to protect its interests as US steps up efforts to isolate Tehran Explainer: could US sanctions threaten China-Iran ties? China has denounced the threat of US sanctions for its trade with Iran , saying any such measures would be illegal, and warned it would take “all necessary measures” to protect its national interests. Beijing’s rejection of the US threat of secondary sanctions for any country or entity continuing to trade with Tehran had...
- windsorstar.com18:55
- nypost.com20:14
- Japan Times22:17
Beijing said its relationship with Iran "should not be disrupted or undermined" and that China will take "all necessary measures" to safeguard its interests.
Wed, 26 August 2026
9 reports- asianews.network03:15
Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular news briefing that China will take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard its own rights and interests.
- Novinky (Czechia)04:27
Zákonodárci z obou hlavních amerických politických stran v úterý vyzvali administrativu prezidenta Donalda Trumpa, aby Američanům zakázala podporu čínských a ruských civilních zpravodajských a bezpečnostních služeb. Podpora zahraničních armádních služeb byla zakázána už v roce 2018.
- South China Morning Post04:29
The US Department of the Treasury launched targeted sanctions against some 24 entities based in mainland China or Hong Kong as part of its “Operation Economic Outcast” campaign against Iran and its enablers. See below for the original announcement: US Treasury sanctions by scmp
- Le Monde (France)05:27
Devant les menaces américaines contre les partenaires commerciaux de Téhéran, Pékin affiche son inflexibilité tout en évitant l’escalade à un mois d’une nouvelle rencontre entre Xi Jinping et Donald Trump.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)06:39
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- Le Monde (France)13:30
L’ambassade américaine à Buenos Aires a menacé d’annuler les visas des cadres d’une grande coopérative argentine en raison d’un projet avec le géant chinois des télécommunications. L’incident révèle l’intensité de la rivalité entre Washington et Pékin en Amérique latine.
- South China Morning Post14:00
Beijing has vowed to retaliate against Washington’s expanded Iran sanctions targeting Chinese entities, threatening a clash that could erode recent stability in the US-China relationship and become a new flashpoint weeks before President Xi Jinping visits the US, according to observers. But they say that efforts on both sides, such as this week’s Track 1.5 dialogue, could serve as a check on tensions and allow each side to understand the other’s concerns. The US on Monday announced fresh...
- scmp.com14:00
Beijing warns economic pressure will fail; semi-official Track 1.5 dialogue targets risk control before Chinese president visits US.
- Le Monde English23:41edited after publishing
Amid US threats against Tehran's trading partners, Beijing is asserting its firmness while seeking to avoid escalation one month ahead of a scheduled meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
Thu, 27 August 2026
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- asianews.network28 Aug, 01:15their copy
- Bloomberg Politics09:52
China said it would monitor US actions related to tariffs for alleged overcapacity and may take countermeasures, underscoring lingering friction despite a trade truce.
- DW Top Stories12:37
Washington's strategy of putting maximum economic pressure on Iran is tempered by its desire to smooth political tensions with China.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)12:47
Beijing reserves right to take ‘all necessary measures’ to protect its interests, Commerce Ministry says
- South China Morning Post13:30
The United States has imposed sweeping sanctions on nearly 60 Iran-linked entities, spanning digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping, as Washington seeks to “sever every economic lifeline” that sustains Tehran. Beijing denounced the measures, with the Chinese foreign ministry calling them “illegal unilateral sanctions” and vowing to “take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard its rights and interests”. With the fresh sanctions complicating an already delicate diplomatic...
- South China Morning Post22:00
Chinese and US officials are discussing whether business leaders will join President Xi Jinping’s delegation to the United States next month, as the two sides prepare to extend a one-year trade agreement reached in Busan last October, according to people familiar with the talks. The negotiations come as Xi is expected to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on September 24. Trump travelled to Beijing in May with a large group of top American CEOs, including the heads of Tesla, Apple,...
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- South China Morning Post22:25
The United States should take a leaf out of Beijing’s industrial playbook and strategically open up specific sectors to Chinese investment while ensuring that technology transfers occur, US industrial policy and supply chain experts said at an event on Thursday. The assessment comes as Washington mulls new broad restrictions on Chinese technology, including a proposed prohibition on the sale of cars with connected-vehicle technology linked to China and a ban on imports of Chinese humanoid...
- South China Morning Post22:44
US President Donald Trump on Thursday hinted at sanctioning Chinese banks over their commercial links with Iran, just weeks before Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to visit Washington for a bilateral summit. “Who said I’m not?” Trump said in response to a reporter’s question about why the US had not sanctioned Chinese banks for their dealings with Iranian entities. “Well, I don’t have to announce everything, do I?” Trump’s remarks come days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent...
Fri, 28 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post22:14
The United States announced sanctions on a Hong Kong company on Friday for allegedly helping launder funds for a sanctioned Iranian exchange house, the latest Chinese entity to be targeted as part of Washington’s expanded efforts to squeeze Iran’s financial sector. The development comes as Washington has in recent days slapped new Iran-related sanctions on various Chinese entities, prompting Beijing to vow retaliation just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to the...
Sun, 30 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post12:30
Earlier this month, when US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened sanctions against any nation continuing to purchase Iranian crude oil, he did not name China. He did not need to. China, the Islamic Republic’s largest oil customer, is squarely in Washington’s crosshairs. The US has already unveiled new sanctions against 60 individuals, companies and vessels linked to Iranian trade, including some in mainland China and Hong Kong. Just three months after the May summit between President...
Mon, 31 August 2026
6 reports- Der Spiegel (Germany)05:57
Donald Trumps Finanzminister droht Irans Handelspartnern mit Sanktionen, ja mit dem Ausschluss aus dem Dollarsystem. Teherans Freunde in Peking sind vorsichtig – aber nicht sehr beeindruckt.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)05:57
Donald Trumps Finanzminister droht Irans Handelspartnern mit Sanktionen, ja mit dem Ausschluss aus dem Dollarsystem. Teherans Freunde in Peking sind vorsichtig – aber nicht sehr beeindruckt.
- Bloomberg Politics09:59
China’s president has a busy week on the international stage.
- South China Morning Post14:00
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering Latin American relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Chinese executive filmed taking cash on Colombia metro project Colombian prosecutors are investigating allegations that executives of a Chinese state-owned contractor building the Bogota metro demanded cash from a local subcontractor in exchange for releasing payments owed for work...
- South China Morning Post14:00
US President Donald Trump has already announced the date: September 24. That is when, Trump says, Chinese President Xi Jinping will come to the White House for a visit following the “America first” leader’s own three-day trip to Beijing in May. But there is a diplomatic wrinkle. The Trump administration has publicly put the date on the calendar. Beijing has not formally announced Xi’s Washington visit. According to sources familiar with the plan, Xi is expected to arrive in Washington on...
- South China Morning Post22:32
US President Donald Trump praised China on Monday for remaining on the sidelines during the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Washington. “Even with the Strait of Hormuz, he’s relatively inactive. He’s been relatively inactive by comparison to what he could have been,” Trump said while responding to a reporter’s question on Xi’s likely visit. “He’s coming in a couple of weeks. He looks forward to it. I look forward...
Tue, 1 September 2026
7 reports- South China Morning Post08:30
The US threat of sanctions on China because of Beijing’s relationship with Iran isn’t credible. The artificial intelligence bubble and its own precarious bond market make the US more vulnerable to a shock than China. Even if the US risks massive self-harm and kicks major Chinese institutions off SWIFT, the global messaging system enabling dollar-based cross-border payments, it will merely accelerate the yuan’s rise. China’s trading partners can easily switch to the perfectly functional yuan...
- Google News - Top Stories08:51
China or the U.S.? Two Meetings Offer Competing Showcases of Global Power. The New York Times Trump shows limits, Xi gains leverage as rivals rally on separate stages 헤럴드경제
- South China Morning Post11:54
US Senator Steve Daines, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has wrapped up a days-long trip to China, just weeks ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington. According to accounts online from a Chinese local government and various companies, the Montana Republican travelled from Wednesday to Saturday to China’s tech hub Hangzhou and the southern city of Guangzhou. The visit is consistent with an earlier South China Morning Post report about expectations for Daines’...
- Al Jazeera English13:08
Beijing will not comply with US measures because it can and because it’s in its interest not to.
- South China Morning Post13:28
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has urged US companies to deepen their presence in China, pledging to address their concerns while calling on Washington to reciprocate, as Beijing gears up for President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to the United States later this month. The remarks came as Li met a delegation from the US-China Business Council – led by its chair, Visa CEO Ryan McInerney – at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Li said China would address the “reasonable concerns” of US...
- South China Morning Post15:00
The latest trade war between the United States and Canada marks a turning point with key lessons for China and other major US trading partners as well as risks, say analysts and former trade officials, as US President Donald Trump continues to put his blunt stamp on global institutions. The breakdown in ties between Washington and Ottawa, one of the largest trade relationships in the world, opens one more front in the president’s disruptive path that could fuel a backlash and further distrust...
- Anadolu Agency (AA)16:03
Li urges US to work with China 'in the same direction,' take concrete actions to address Beijing's concerns
Wed, 2 September 2026
3 reports- Japan Times02:21
China's massive export push has pressured economies across the globe, especially as the U.S. has imposed high tariffs on Chinese goods.
- Japan Times07:30
The travel schedule comes as China's leader aims to convince nations that Beijing offers better global leadership than the U.S.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)16:09
In August 2026, Beijing ordered state agencies to strip out Windows build and move to domestic Linux systems. The clearer reading, then, is that Beijing's replacement drive, more than Washington's controls, forms the lasting constraint
Thu, 3 September 2026
6 reports- Google News - Top Stories00:00
America’s crackdown on Chinese drones The Economist Trump Administration: Latest News and Live Updates The New York Times US robot curbs test Asian manufacturers' China balancing act Nikkei Asia FCC Updates Covered List With Power Inverters And Advanced Robotics, Posts Enforcement Roles JD Supra US bans imports of foreign humanoid and quadruped robots, hitting Chinese exporters Межа. Новини України.
- South China Morning Post02:18
US Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday accused the Donald Trump administration of using the critical minerals contest with China as an excuse for corruption – alleging billions of dollars in deals were enriching the president’s family and friends. “Competition with China is no excuse for abandoning safeguards that prevent taxpayer funds from being misused for private enrichment,” said Linda Sanchez, the Democratic lawmaker from California, at a Ways and Means Committee hearing titled “Strategic...
- Bloomberg Politics04:55
A disagreement between Chinese and US officials at a Group of 20 finance chiefs meeting this week mostly revolved around a dispute over one word, according to people familiar with the talks.
- Al Jazeera English06:48
Beijing's support for Tehran is balanced against other relationships in the region, analysts say.
- en.people.cn11:00
BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's customs authority has rolled out enhanced screening and quarant
- Anadolu Agency (AA)17:11
China opposes 'unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law or authorization from the UN Security Council,' says Commerce Ministry
Fri, 4 September 2026
5 reports- Bloomberg Politics02:27edited after publishing
The US and China differed sharply in their conclusions from the acrimonious meeting of Group of 20 finance chiefs this week, which has emerged as a new divide weeks before a summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
- webindia123.com04:59
- The Hill11:00
President Trump has announced plans to launch a Section 301 investigation into European Union trade practices, arguing that regulations like the Digital Markets Act and the EU Space Act unfairly target American companies.
- South China Morning Post12:30
When China’s trade with Latin America reached a record US$518.4 billion in 2024, it marked a fundamental shift in hemispheric economics. Beijing is now the largest bilateral creditor and second largest trading partner of Latin America and the Caribbean, with President Xi Jinping pledging a new credit line of 66 billion yuan (US$9.2 billion) at the 2025 China-Celac (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) forum. Chinese investment has evolved from extractive industries towards clean...
- scmp.com12:30
Washington aims not only to counter growing Chinese influence but to reestablish hegemonic control in the region.