Yew Lun Tian
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3 weeks ago |
straitstimes.com | Bhagyashree Garekar |Yew Lun Tian |Shannon Teoh |Philip Wen
WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK/MANILA - It took one weekend in Geneva for US President Donald Trump to roll back what has been seen till now as the raison d’etre of his presidency.
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2 months ago |
straitstimes.com | Joyce Lim |Yew Lun Tian
SHANDONG/SINGAPORE – China looks set to up the ante as it stares down the latest tariff threat from the United States in a rapidly spiralling trade war. On April 8, two prominent Chinese social media commentators seen as connected with the state outlined six ways in which China could hit back. Citing unnamed sources, they listed measures ranging from stopping fentanyl cooperation with the US to importing fewer American films.
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2 months ago |
straitstimes.com | Yew Lun Tian |Joyce Lim
SINGAPORE/SHENZHEN–Beijing has vowed to take countermeasures against the latest United States tariffs and urged Washington to resolve trade frictions through dialogue. US President Donald Trump upped the stakes in the trade war with China on April 2 (April 3 SGT) by announcing an additional 34 per cent reciprocal tariffs on Chinese goods and the end of duty-free exemption for low-value imports from China.
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Mar 6, 2025 |
straitstimes.com | Joyce Lim |Yew Lun Tian
BEIJING – China is not intimidated by US threats, said Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, vowing to “fight it to the finish”, days after Washington imposed a second tranche of tariffs on Chinese imports amid an escalating trade war. The public warning by the country’s top trade official came as additional US levies on Chinese goods reached 20 per cent, and could rise further.
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Jan 15, 2025 |
straitstimes.com | Yew Lun Tian
SINGAPORE – Ever since China blocked Google, Facebook and other social media with its Great Firewall starting from 2009, Chinese netizens have had little chance of interacting with Americans on the same social media platform. But now, an influx of American users, who call themselves Tiktok refugees, has surfaced on popular Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu.
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