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Trump calls Xi 'very tough' after accusing China of breaching trade pact

Donald Trump ramps up US-China tensions, alleging Beijing violated a May minerals agreement, as trade talks with Xi Jinping stall, fresh visa curbs stir diplomatic unease

FBI arrests Chinese researchers for smuggling lethal crop pathogen into US

US warns of agroterrorism threats after arresting a University of Michigan researcher and her partner for allegedly bringing a deadly fungus into the country

Broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China, says US

A Chinese scientist entered the US last year with a toxic fungus stashed in his backpack, federal authorities said Tuesday as they filed charges against him and a girlfriend who worked in a lab at the University of Michigan. The pathogen is known as Fusarium graminearum, which can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people, the FBI said in a court filing in Detroit. The FBI said a scientific journal describes it as a "potential agroterrorism weapon." Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, were charged with conspiracy, smuggling, making false statements and visa fraud. "The alleged actions of these Chinese nationals, including a loyal member of the Chinese Communist Party, are of the gravest national security concerns," US Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr said. Jian appeared in court and was returned to jail to await a bond hearing Thursday. An attorney who was assigned only for her initial appearance declined to comment. In July 2024, Liu was turned away at the

US to move forward with tariffs despite court ruling, say Trump aides

The Trump administration has confirmed that the tariffs announced under President Donald Trump will proceed, with no plans to extend the 90-day tariff pause

China accuses US of violating trade truce over chip curbs, vows retaliation

US-China truce in jeopardy as Washington and Beijing trade accusations over Geneva trade agreement violations

China says Hegseth touting Cold War mentality in calling it 'threat'

China on Sunday denounced US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth for calling the Asian country a threat, accusing him of touting a Cold War mentality as tensions between Washington and Beijing further escalate. The foreign ministry said Hegseth had vilified Beijing with defamatory allegations the previous day before at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a global security conference. The statement also accused the United States of inciting conflict and confrontation in the region. Hegseth deliberately ignored the call for peace and development by countries in the region, and instead touted the Cold War mentality for bloc confrontation, it said, referring to the post-World War II rivalry between the US and the former Soviet Union. No country in the world deserves to be called a hegemonic power other than the US itself, it said, alleging that Washington is also undermining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific. Hegseth said in Singapore on Saturday that Washington will bolster its defences oversea

China's factory activity contracts in May amid trade tensions, PMI at 49.5

While the manufacturing index indicated sector growth, the new orders index remained below 50, signalling ongoing weakness despite some improvement

Chinese students at US colleges will be 'fine', says Donald Trump

'Well, they're going to be OK It's going to work out fine,' Trump said when asked what his message would be for students who want to remain in the country

US will stand by Indo-Pacific allies against China threat: Pete Hegseth

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressures from China. He said Washington will bolster its defences overseas to counter what the Pentagon sees as rapidly developing threats by Beijing, particularly in its aggressive stance toward Taiwan. China has conducted numerous exercises to test what a blockade would look like of the self-governing island, which Beijing claims as its own and the US has pledged to defend. China's army "is rehearsing for the real deal", Hegseth said in a keynote speech at a security conference in Singapore. We are not going to sugarcoat it -- the threat China poses is real. And it could be imminent. China has a stated goal of having its military be able to take Taiwan by force if necessary by 2027, a deadline that is seen by experts as more of an aspirational goal than a hard war deadline. But China has also developed sophisticated man-ma

Will stop being 'nice', says Trump as China violates trade agreement

US President Donald Trump on Friday said he will no longer be Mr NICE GUY with China on trade, declaring in a social media post that the country had broken an agreement with the United States. Hours later, Trump said in the Oval Office that he will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping and "hopefully we'll work that out", while still insisting China violated the agreement. What deal Trump was referring to was not clear. But the rhetoric was a sharp break from recent optimism when he lowered his 145 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods to 30 per cent for 90 days to allow for talks. China also reduced its taxes on US goods from 125 per cent to 10 per cent. The bad news is that China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US, Trump posted. So much for being Mr NICE GUY! Trump said the tariff reduction quickly stabilised the Chinese economy, though the decrease also brought a degree of relief to US companies that said the previous rates essentially ..

Chinese students looking for new destinations amid Trump's visa crackdowns

Many students in the US, including Indians, face challenges as Trump's tighter visa scrutiny creates growing uncertainty for international students in the country

Only Trump-Xi talks can revive stalled US-China deal, says US Treasury Sec

The remarks from Scott Bessent come two weeks after the two nations agreed to a 90-day tariff pause along with mutual reductions

China slams US govt for revoking student visas, says will damage its image

The remarks by the Chinese spokesperson came hours after Marco Rubio announced that the Trump administration would work to aggressively revoke visas of Chinese students

Trump admin tightens China chip curbs by targeting design software

The Trump administration this year banned Nvidia from selling its H20 chips to Chinese customers, the third round of such restrictions since 2022

Export controls are endangering the fragile US-China truce

Just two-and-a-half weeks after agreeing to suspend tariffs, both countries are using export controls to disrupt each other's key industries

China's soft spot in trade war with Trump: Risk of huge job losses

Economists sharply disputed how much pain Trump's tariffs caused, but the message underscored the centrality of jobs to China's export-reliant economy

US futures jump while Asian shares slip after Trump delays EU tariffs

US futures jumped Monday and Asian shares mostly fell after US President Donald Trump said he would delay a threatened 50% tariff on goods from the European Union to July 9 from June 1. Trump announced the decision after a call Sunday with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, who said she wants to get down to serious negotiations, according to the US president's retelling. Last week, Trump said on social media that trade talks with the European Union were going nowhere and that straight 50% tariffs could go into effect on June 1. The future for the S&P 500 gained 1% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.8%. In Asian trading, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 climbed 0.7% to 37,427.48 while the Kospi in Seoul picked up 1.2% to 2,622.07. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 1% to 23,370.94 and the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.3% to 3,338.42. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was nearly unchanged at 8,360.70. Other regional markets were mostly lower. On Friday, US

Trump tariffs loom over Asean Summit as ties with China strengthen

Trade and economic cooperation will likely dominate the agenda of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit taking place in Kuala Lumpur, along with conflicts in Gaza and Myanmar

Singapore PM Lawrence Wong says government to engage US-China honestly

A key priority for Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will be to deepen the trade-focused country's relations with the major powers, especially the US and China, engaging them honestly in a principled manner while not getting caught in their rivalry. Speaking after his newly re-elected government was sworn-in on Friday, Wong stressed, Where our interests align, we will work with them (the US and China). Where they do not, we will stand firm and protect Singapore's security and sovereignty. He also added that the first priority would be to secure an "assured place" for Singapore in this "changed world". Singapore, said Wong, will also seek new ties with countries in parts of the world, like Africa and South America, where it does not have much presence yet. In a world of shifting alliances, we will be a steady and constructive partner, one willing and able to contribute to peace and stability, to advance dialogue and fraternity, and support a rules-based global order, he said.

China updates free trade deal with Asean as US tariff war escalates

China and Asean conclude negotiations to modernise their 15-year-old FTA, even as Beijing and Washington agree to a 90-day tariff truce following weeks of trade retaliation