China says Nvidia violated antitrust laws as it ratchets up pressure ahead of U.S. trade talks The chipmaker has increasingly found itself caught up in a tug of war between Washington and Beijing. Fortune · Sep 15, 2025
Can the EU and NATO impose tariffs on India and China, as Trump wants? In an effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, the US president proposes tariffs targeting Putin’s major trading partners. Al Jazeera · Sep 15, 2025
China Accuses Nvidia of Breaking Anti-Monopoly Law Over Mellanox Deal — What It Means for Global Tech China's market regulator has accused Nvidia of breaching anti-monopoly commitments linked to its $7bn Mellanox deal, escalating US-China chip tensions and raising risks for global semiconductor trade. International Business Times UK · Sep 15, 2025
What Is Going On With Texas Instruments And Analog Devices Stocks On Monday? U.S. semiconductor stocks Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) came under pressure Monday as China escalated its regulatory offensive against the sector. Beijing launched fresh probes into American chipmakers and targeted Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) with an antitrust ruling, setting a tense backdrop for ongoing U.S.-China trade talks in Madrid. Benzinga · Sep 15, 2025
Xi’s show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate China’s delicate diplomatic balance If the purpose of a rare joint appearance of the leaders of Russia, North Korea and China on Sept. 3, 2025, was to foster unity among allies, then early indicators suggest its already working – just elsewhere. The Conversation · Sep 15, 2025
US 'Very Close' To TikTok Deal With China: US Treasury Chief The United States is "very close" to a deal with China to settle their dispute over TikTok, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday as the two sides resumed trade talks in Madrid. International Business Times · Sep 15, 2025
60% of Hongkongers Want Same-Sex Marriage — So Why Did Politicians Vote It Down? Despite surveys showing 60% support for same-sex marriage in Hong Kong, lawmakers voted down a bill that would have granted limited rights to gay couples, raising questions about politics, culture and Beijing's influence. International Business Times UK · Sep 15, 2025
Australia, Papua New Guinea To Sign 'Historic' Defence Deal A defence deal to be signed this week could see Papua New Guineans serve in the Australian military, Canberra said on Monday, the pact seen as an attempt to counter Beijing's rising Pacific influence. International Business Times · Sep 15, 2025
Chinese Factory, Consumer Activity Slow Amid Economy Struggles China's economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year. International Business Times · Sep 15, 2025
Trump signals he may extend TikTok deadline again as US-China talks resume in Spain Future of video app hangs in balance while Beijing and Washington remain locked in trade disputes The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025
New Round Of US-China Trade Talks Kicks Off In Madrid China and the United States kicked off the latest round of trade talks on Sunday in Madrid, where they are set to thrash out their TikTok dispute and President Donald Trump's promised hefty tariffs. International Business Times · Sep 14, 2025
China’s military warns Philippines against provocations in South China Sea Beijing issues warning after joint exercises involving the US and Japan as it pushes a nature reserve plan in the area. Al Jazeera · Sep 14, 2025
US Farmers Head To China As Trade Strains Weigh: Report U.S. agricultural producers are reportedly preparing to travel to China this fall, aiming to boost ties with Beijing amid ongoing trade friction. Benzinga · Sep 13, 2025
US condemns Beijing’s South China Sea ‘nature reserve’ plan China’s plan to build a nature reserve in the Scarborough Shoal brings strong responses from the Philippines and US. Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2025
International Business Times UK · Sep 12, 2025 Why You Still Can't Order the iPhone Air in China — And How Beijing's eSIM Approval Plays a Role The launch of Apple's new iPhone Air in China has been put on hold, with the company's website indicating a delayed release.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025 Ten Years: has the hit film’s dystopian vision of Hong Kong in 2025 become a reality? In 2015, a scrappy group of film-makers tapped into the ‘anxiety of what the city would become’ under Beijing’s increasing influence. Now screening at the Hong Kong film festival UK, it resonates in new ways
Radio France Internationale · Sep 12, 2025 Is China's SCO a counterweight to NATO or just geopolitical theatre? Once a modest Central Asian security forum, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation now pits Beijing’s ambitions against Western dominance, with its August summit casting President Xi Jinping as a champion of a new multipolar order. But internal rifts raise doubts that it can rival NATO.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2025 Mexico acting ‘under coercion to constrain’ China with 50% tariff on cars, says Beijing Analysts say plan to raise tariffs on Chinese car imports is designed to placate Donald Trump and ward off US tariffs against Mexico
International Business Times UK · Sep 12, 2025 Yu Menglong Cause Of Death: What Eyewitnesses Said Happened After Fatal Fall - Did Feud With Friend Happen? Yu Menglong, 37, found dead after a fall in Beijing. Witnesses describe the scene as feud rumours circulate, police confirm no foul play.
Benzinga · Sep 11, 2025 Nvidia's China Chip Boom Faces Threat As Beijing Pushes For Homegrown AI Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has popularized the accelerators that China should ditch, a top government adviser warned, urging the country to develop domestic chips that enable artificial intelligence.
The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025 China suffered damage worth £2.2bn in August as monsoon wreaked havoc Beijing says more than 10 million people affected by succession of disasters ranging from flash floods to droughts
The Conversation · Sep 11, 2025 A new world order isn’t coming, it’s already here − and this is what it looks like On Sept. 3, 2025, China celebrated the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan by staging a carefully choreographed event in which 26 world leaders were offered a podium view of Beijing’s impressive military might.
International Business Times · Sep 11, 2025 Philippines Protests China Nature Reserve Plan For Scarborough Shoal The Philippines on Thursday protested Beijing's plan for a "nature reserve" on the disputed Scarborough Shoal, with a top official calling it a pretext for "eventual occupation" of the South China Sea site.
International Business Times · Sep 11, 2025 North Korea's Kim Ju Ae 'Likely Successor': Seoul South Korea's spy agency said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter, Ju Ae, who recently accompanied him on a high-profile visit to Beijing, is understood to be his recognised successor.
The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025 Philippines protests China's plan for a nature reserve at a hotly disputed shoal The Philippines is protesting a plan by China to establish a nature reserve at one of the most hotly disputed shoals in the South China Sea and demanding that Beijing withdraw it immediately