
Robert Delaney
North America Bureau Chief at South China Morning Post
North America bureau chief, @SCMPNews. Author of The Wounded Muse.
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1 week ago |
scmp.com | Khushboo Razdan |Robert Delaney
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would make a decision about US military involvement in Iran within two weeks. “Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision on whether or not to go within the next two weeks,” Trump said via White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
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1 week ago |
scmp.com | Robert Delaney
There was nothing wrong with the idea that America might want a 250th anniversary celebration of the US Army. The celebration that US President Donald Trump finally got after pushing for it since his first term could have been billed as a front-running event connected to the country’s 250th birthday, since we are almost one year away from that significant date.
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2 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Robert Delaney
US President Donald Trump’s proclamation last week that he would bar Harvard University from enrolling new international students put the spotlight back on an unprecedented stand-off between the White House and America’s pre-eminent university. Trump’s move came less than a week after a federal court injunction blocked the US Department of Homeland Security’s termination of Harvard’s ability to host international students.
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3 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Laura Zhou |Robert Delaney
US-China trade talks in London next week would signal positive development in ties but the negotiations would not be easy, observers said. Meanwhile, Chinese state media reaction to the expected talks was muted, with commentaries reminding the US to honour its pledges while asserting Beijing’s red lines.
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3 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Robert Delaney
US President Donald Trump’s top economic officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts on Monday. “I am pleased to announce that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, will be meeting in London on Monday, June 9, 2025, with Representatives of China, with reference to the Trade Deal,” Trump said on social media. “The meeting should go very well.
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“They’re going to be talking about the agenda and the process. They’re sort of setting the table for what would be a more formal negotiation,” said Evan Medeiros. “We’re at the beginning of the beginning.” Story by @markmagnier https://t.co/Qvx11Guw3N via @scmpnews

Trump’s tactics could backfire, uniting BRICS nations against his coercion, even if a BRICS-sponsored currency remains out of reach. Moreover, hefty US tariffs could accelerate currency multipolarity. https://t.co/KaLmPmlnQB via @scmpnews, @khushboo228, Igor Patrick

“Beijing is winning without fighting,” @LowyInstitute found, adding that China’s patience, pressure tactics and successful diplomatic strategy “could be a prelude to war”. Story by @SCMPNews's @markmagnier https://t.co/uFrjR1APTB