USA-China tensions

A drone view shows shipping containers from China, at the China Shipping (North America) Holding Company Ltd. facility at the Port of Los Angeles in Wilmington, California, February 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
USA

China sticks to its guns as fresh US tariff threat pushes tension to the brink

If Trump sticks to his plan for an additional 50% tariff on China unless it withdraws its retaliatory levies on the US, total new US duties on Chinese goods this year could rise to 104% by Wednesday

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about inflation at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
USA

China an unspoken focus as Biden woos African leaders

China and US flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
World+Biz

High-level US envoys to visit China in effort to repair ties

FILE PHOTO: Police officers drive people away during a protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) curbs in Shanghai, China, November 27, 2022, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Eva Rammeloo/via REUTERS
China

US backs right to peaceful protests in China

US bans China's Huawei, ZTE equipment sales citing national security risk
USA

US bans China's Huawei, ZTE equipment sales citing national security risk

Illustration: Kati Szilagyi for Bloomberg Businessweek
Bloomberg Special

US and China go from growing the pie to fighting over slices

Photo: Collected
China

China defends ditching US talks, says Washington must bear 'serious consequences'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a town hall at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations with members of staff in New York City, U.S., May 19, 2022. John Minchillo/Pool via REUTERS
USA

Blinken chides China's 'irresponsible' cut in US communication

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song
World+Biz

Scrapping US-China military talks deepens risk at dangerous time, analysts and officials say

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd and US Coast Guard cutter Munro conduct Taiwan Strait transits August 27, 2021. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Taiwan tensions reveal challenges for US navy as Chinese threat grows

Chinese and Taiwanese national flags are displayed alongside a military airplane in this illustration taken April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
China

US calls China's military action over Taiwan unjustified, Beijing sanctioning Pelosi

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Photo: Reuters
USA

US and allies trade barbs with China, Ukraine dominates Asia security meeting

The People's Republic of China flag and the US flag fly on a lamp post along Pennsylvania Avenue near the US Capitol in Washington during then-Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit, January 18, 2011. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang/File Photo
USA

Rivalry with China in Pacific need not lead to new Cold War, says US security advisor