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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
TopicUS-China relations

Topic: US-China relations

Trump & Xi trade truce is built on ‘easy wins’

No progress on rebalancing trade, as Chinese investment into the US remains restricted.

US-China trade war: Trump announces extra 100% tariff on Beijing

The actions signaled the biggest rupture in relations in four months between US & China. Many questioned whether an uneasy economic detente reached over the summer can survive.

US State Dept sentences employee to 4 yrs in prison for selling defence information

The US Justice department announced that Michael Schena, 42, was sentences for conspiring to collect and transmit defence information to authorities in China.

US and China set for trade talks in London this week

The meeting comes days after Trump spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping in a rare leader-to-leader call amid weeks of brewing trade tensions and a dispute over critical minerals.

China will use SCO to counter Trump’s tariff missiles. India has a tough balancing act ahead

China will soon host the 25th meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council, an opportunity it will use to forge business alliances to counter Trump’s tariffs.

China is ready for an adversarial US in 2024, whether it’s Trump or Harris

In Chinese discourse, neither Trump nor Harris' victory is viewed as beneficial to China, given the bipartisan alignment on a hardline stance.

China benefits from US involvement in Ukraine & Gaza. India must tread carefully

In the context of the ongoing geopolitical contestation between the West and China, keeping the US engaged in Ukraine and Gaza will only benefit Beijing in the long run.

US-China ties hang between Biden and next president. Recent trips show a lot is on the line

Despite raging wars in Europe and West Asia, multiple US govt agencies have made it clear that China’s rise in the Indo-Pacific poses the most significant challenge to America’s global primacy.

81% Americans view China ‘unfavourably’, up from 66% in 2020, finds Pew survey

Moreover, the report by US-based think tank finds that 8 in every 10 Americans have little or no confidence in Chinese President Xi Jinping 'doing the right thing in world affairs'.

Project 2025: How American conservatives plan to defeat ‘wokeism’, seal borders, cut China ties

Conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation is leading Project 2025, which lays down policy recommendations & a 180-day playbook should a Republican candidate clinch the Presidency.

On Camera

Takaichi channels Abe & wins over Trump

Trump calls Takaichi 'one of the greatest prime ministers' & offers her 'anything you want'.

Mumbai’s been driving India’s data centre market, but water shortage, power demand pose risks

According to a report by Macquarie, India’s data centre market is estimated to double by 2027. India currently has 1.4 gigawatts of operational data centre capacity.

Navy Chief calls for collective solutions to maritime challenges in ‘complex & dynamic’ Indo-Pacific

At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.