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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicUS-China relations

Topic: US-China relations

US bans cotton products, tomatoes from China’s Xinjiang over forced labour

The move is the latest in a series of actions where the US is raising pressure on China over some companies’ alleged ill-treatment of workers.

Wang Wentao, defence technocrat who has to fix China’s trade troubles as new commerce minister

Wang will help shape & implement China’s economic policy goals of boosting consumer demand and navigating a tumultuous trade relationship with the US.

How US bill on Tibet can check Chinese excesses, but why India’s hands are still tied

If India takes any stand on Chinese interests whether in Tibet or South China Sea, it would bear the brunt of Chinese retaliation.

Westerners grow wary of travelling to China over threat of detention

Some who do business with China are worried about the risk of being swept up by security agents & becoming casualties of geopolitical tensions between Beijing and the West.

China sends sanctioned official to American Chamber of Commerce event in Beijing

The move demonstrated how US executives operating in China have little say over what political figures they are required to deal with.

China calls to rebuild trust, end hostility with US ahead of Joe Biden presidency

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly said the two nations need to strive to restart dialogue and return to the right track.

US plans to sanction more Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Beijing would take countermeasures should the US continue down the 'wrong path,' without elaborating.

Trump keeps hammering China just weeks before Biden takes over

Trump administration restricted travel visas for Chinese Communist Party members & banned cotton imports from a military-linked firm — moves that might further strain US-China ties.

China reaches out to US allies Japan, South Korea in preparation of Biden presidency

Trump’s election loss has thrown a new element of uncertainty into relations that Japan and South Korea have with China, their top trading partner and a key security risk.

Trump plans new hard-line moves against China to bind Biden, report says

Trump could announce sanctions or trade restrictions against Chinese firms, govt entities or officials, citing human rights violations to US national security, Axios reports.

On Camera

Lt Samuel Kamalesan’s dismissal for religious stand shows colonial mindset. Army must end it

The case of Lt Samuel Kamalesan was a rare clash between an officer’s beliefs and the Army’s traditions, but today’s climate of politicised religiosity and a hierarchy pandering to it makes reform urgent.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.