US-China ties

GP resource for pre-university students: geopolitics in a brave new world

Intensifying US-China rivalry has led to economic fragmentation, rising trade protectionism, a relentless technology race, bifurcated supply chains, contested maritime boundaries and the risk of chokepoint leverage.

Kimi panic is a Sputnik moment for ‘open’ AI

Advocates of open AI for years have argued that US leadership cannot rest solely on closed systems controlled by just a handful of labs.

Chinese chip giant CXMT’s $12.7 billion IPO is a flop

CXMT didn’t have a powerful backer to work out a good selling price.

China opposes US ‘forced labour’ tariffs, calls for them to be scrapped

China said the US’ new tariffs were unjustified and amounted to protectionism.

Beijing says US firms train AI models on Chinese examples

This comes days after Washington threatened sanctions on Chinese firms for allegedly stealing American technology.

Why the US is losing Chinese AI stars

Beijing-based Moonshot last week released Kimi K3, a large language model that has been ranked alongside flagship offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic.

Rubio says Xi still set to visit US after Trump speech on Chinese election fraud

US President Donald Trump visited Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May.

China tops US in global favourability for first time: Pew survey

In 20 countries with comparable data going back to 2023, nearly half held a positive view of China, while only 36 per cent regarded the US favourably.

US panic is missing the point on Chinese AI

Labeling Chinese AI models as rip-offs has become a convenient talking point, says the writer.

Fewer American students are studying in China. What does this mean for future ties?

American student Peter Boehm at the Gubeikou section of the Great Wall of China in May 2025. Boehm went to China to immerse himself in the language and to understand the country first-hand.

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