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BUSINESSSep 1US urges G20 to cut trade imbalances, focus on ChinaUS Treasury Secretary Bessent urges other G20 countries to do more to protect their economies from Chinese imports.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERSep 1Nepal’s Deadly Floods Put China and India on EdgeGeopolitical conflict will only get worse with climate change.Foreign Policy
CONFLICTSep 1Mainland China stepping up preparations for Taiwan blockade, report saysSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 1Nepal-China floods highlight a growing front of the climate change crisisOn August 26, a section of glacier collapsed at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres on the Nepalese side of the Himalayas. The falling ice and rock accelerated down a steep valley at about 50 metres per second, scouring debris and transforming into a high-speed mudslide that slammed into Gyirong Port on the Chinese side just seven minutes later. The force of the flow largely buried and obliterated the border facilities. Hundreds of people, many of them travellers, remain missing on the Chinese...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 1China Xi arrives in Egypt as US sanctions threat looms over Iran linksChinese President Xi has arrived in Egypt amidst a looming US sanctions threat related to Iran's international links. This highlights complex geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East.bssnews.net · Bangladesh
SCI & TECHSep 1Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with ChinaThe US Congress on Tuesday advanced a new bill that seeks to establish American global leadership in open-source artificial intelligence, an area where China currently dominates, by promoting adoption of US open-source models and publicising risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts. The legislation was one of several proposals marked up in the US House of Representatives targeting China amid escalating tech competition between the two countries. Congressional committees “mark up” a...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 1China derails consensus on communiqué after US-hosted G20Beijing objects to language calling for elimination of ‘non-market’ policies to curb trade imbalancesFinancial Times
POLITICSSep 1China’s Xi makes his first visit to Egypt in a decadeChinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cairo and was greeted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 1Passing the baton of China - Egypt friendship from generation to generation : Global Times editorialAn editorial from Global Times discusses the generational continuity of friendship between China and Egypt. This article reflects on the long-term diplomatic relations between the two nations.globaltimes.cn · China
BUSINESSSep 1GT Voice : Misplaced priority on reducing China reliance will be costly detour for EUA misplaced priority by the EU on reducing its reliance on China is projected to result in a costly detour. This suggests potential economic repercussions for European Union policy decisions.globaltimes.cn · China
POLITICSSep 1China Warns Taiwan of Consequence After Pacific Summit Visitdeccanchronicle.com · India
POLITICSSep 1China warns Taiwan after Taipei envoys attend Pacific leaders summitChina issued a warning to Taiwan after Taiwanese envoys participated in a Pacific leaders' summit. This reflects ongoing diplomatic tensions between China and Taiwan.sandiegouniontribune.com · United States
POLITICSSep 1China, global trading partners watch closely as Trump takes on CanadaThe latest trade war between the United States and Canada marks a turning point with key lessons for China and other major US trading partners as well as risks, say analysts and former trade officials, as US President Donald Trump continues to put his blunt stamp on global institutions. The breakdown in ties between Washington and Ottawa, one of the largest trade relationships in the world, opens one more front in the president’s disruptive path that could fuel a backlash and further distrust to...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 1China-Nepal floods: first research shows that no one could have outrun debris flowNot even the world’s fastest sprinters could have outrun the devastating floodwaters that struck a border crossing between China and Nepal last week, according to one of the first peer-reviewed assessments of the disaster. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) calculated that the surface velocity of the debris flow was 19 metres per second (62 feet per second) when it struck the checkpoint at Gyirong Port in Tibet. This is almost twice Usain Bolt’s average speed when he set the...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 1Trump’s North Korea hope, US revokes visas, China’s rocket force: 7 global relations readsWe have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump says he plans to meet Kim Jong-un this year, citing good relationship US President Donald Trump said that he planned to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un later this year, despite Pyongyang denying that the two leaders were in direct communication. Read the full story here. 2. China...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 1What’s next after China court freezes US$318m in Nexperia assets amid Wingtech battle?A Chinese court’s order to freeze 2.14 billion yuan (US$318 million) in Nexperia-affiliated assets has cemented the operational independence of its Chinese manufacturing engine from its European headquarters, leaving its local facilities increasingly isolated amid a prolonged custody battle. The Dongguan Intermediate People’s Court in the southern province of Guangdong, where Nexperia’s biggest assembly and test plant is located, has frozen the equity interests in four subsidiaries owned by the...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 1China’s Li pledges to address US firms’ ‘reasonable concerns’ at Beijing meetingChinese Premier Li Qiang has urged US companies to deepen their presence in China, pledging to address their concerns while calling on Washington to reciprocate, as Beijing gears up for President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to the United States later this month. The remarks came as Li met a delegation from the US-China Business Council – led by its chair, Visa CEO Ryan McInerney – at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Li said China would address the “reasonable concerns” of US...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 15 phones made in China that can rival Samsung and Apple in 2026In 2026, Chinese brands have stopped trying to catch up, and they are now leading in cameras, charging speed, AI, and batteries, and they’re doing it for less. The post 5 phones made in China that can rival Samsung and Apple in 2026 appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
BUSINESSSep 1China demands rights guarantee as US firm secures 100-year Venezuelan oil dealChina has demanded protection of its interests in Venezuela after a US-backed energy company was granted 100-year concessions covering oilfields previously operated by Chinese and Russian firms. “China-Venezuela cooperation is protected by international law and the laws of both countries. China’s legitimate rights and interests in Venezuela must be guaranteed,” foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said in Beijing on Tuesday. “Economic and trade cooperation between countries should follow the...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 1If a ‘great rebalancing’ is coming, will China really have to pay for it?Michael Pettis says a great rebalancing is coming and China will pay for it. It’s strange how the man who insists that power decides who pays never tests his claim on Washington. The Beijing-based economist has been warning that a great rebalancing is coming since he published a book called The Great Rebalancing. That was in 2013. His latest Foreign Affairs offering? You guessed it: “A Great Rebalancing Is Coming: Who Will Bear the Costs of a Global Trade Adjustment?” It’s the same plot: Today’s...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 1Switzerland and China Free Trade Agreement ( FTA ) UpgradeSwitzerland and China are upgrading their Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This action aims to enhance economic relations and trade between the two countries.china-briefing.com · China
DISASTERSep 1Glacier risk hangs over China-Nepal border as region remembers mudslide victimsResidents and rescuers in the Tibet autonomous region paused for three minutes on Tuesday morning to remember the victims of last week’s mudslide disaster. Sirens sounded for three minutes from 9.55am at the Gyirong Port police station, with similar memorials at rescue and road-reopening sites throughout the region, according to state broadcaster CCTV. More than 1,000 people died and thousands remain missing along the China-Nepal border area after a glacier collapsed at Langtang Lirung on the...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 1As rice output falls, Malaysia looks to China’s ‘2 yields, 1 land’ modelMalaysia is looking to China’s rice-prawn farms as a model to extract more from its shrinking paddy land as a slide in rice self-sufficiency has left it increasingly reliant on imports from its Southeast Asian neighbours. The experiment is also part of an attempt to confront other issues such as ageing farmers and more erratic weather, which have dented Malaysia’s rice output. Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu said on Monday that Malaysia needed to raise its rice...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 1Swedish chip expert Henry Homayoun Radamson dies in China of ‘sudden illness’, aged 63Award-winning Swedish chip expert Henry Homayoun Radamson has died in Shanghai at the age of 63. Radamson, who moved to China in 2016, was working as the chief scientist at the Guangdong Greater Bay Area Institute of Integrated Circuit and System. The institute said on Tuesday that he died from a “sudden illness” on August 12. In 2023, Radamson was awarded the Chinese Government Friendship Award, which recognises those who have made outstanding contributions to China’s development. He was best...South China Morning Post
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