We have selected seven of the biggest and most 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. Chinese manufacturers in Mexico tread on thin ice amid threat of US barriers Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen “Keep a low profile.” Such … Read more
Recent breakthroughs in U.S.-China ties are already starting to fray over Beijing’s support for Russia in Ukraine. Despite renewed communications between Washington and Beijing, championed since late last year, the U.S. is angry about China’s growing role in the Russia-Ukraine war, specifically its commercial support of Moscow’s military production. The Biden administration is now looking … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his just-concluded latest visit to China with a stop at a Beijing record store where he bought albums by Taylor Swift and Chinese rocker Dou Wei in a symbolic nod to cross-cultural exchanges and understanding he had been promoting for three days. Music, he said at the … Read more
Rapid escalations in Myanmar’s civil war are creating a rare opening for potential cooperation between the U.S. and China, with the chaos and violence in Southeast Asia posing a threat to both countries’ interests overseas. While Washington and Beijing are making an effort to improve relations with each other, any common ground on Myanmar must … Read more
China should dial down its “extreme” emphasis on national security and keep foreign companies in mind when crafting industrial policy to give them the incentive to expand their presence in its market, a US business lobby has said. In a 600-page document featuring numerous policy reviews and recommendations, the American Chamber of Commerce in China … Read more
The Biden administration is unlikely to ease high-level travel warnings for China unless the country takes concrete steps to address safety concerns, a senior administration official told The Hill ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing this week. Blinken will raise with Chinese officials steps they must take before the State Department … Read more
President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a new chapter in the superpower rivalry with their November meeting, embracing open lines of communication despite simmering tensions over competing geopolitical and economic interests. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing this coming week will spotlight how this strategy is holding firm almost five months … Read more
The US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office also initiated a probe into China’s maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries, alleging that Beijing used “unfair, non-market policies and practices” to dominate these sectors. Henry Gao, a law professor at Singapore Management University, said he would not be surprised if China imposes countermeasures against the proposed tariffs through countervailing … Read more
“Looking back, what has been so successful has been … our willingness to forge consensus on important issues, our willingness to collaborate and cooperate [for] local public good and our willingness to agree to disagree,” said Bo Li, deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund. “At a challenging time like this, this willingness is … Read more
On a recent trip to China with my Northwestern Kellogg students, we were all struck by how few Americans had returned to the country since the end of its zero-Covid policy in December 2022. In Shanghai, our tour guide had hosted only one other US school group, and she expected to have only one more … Read more
