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2 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Yew Lun Tian |Walter Sim |Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
SINGAPORE/TOKYO/JAKARTA - US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s rousing call in Singapore recently for Indo-Pacific countries to ramp up their defence spending and, if one reads his lips correctly, buy more American weapons, is likely to fall on deaf ears across much of Asia.
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1 month 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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Jan 9, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Yew Lun Tian
The use of force by the US to gain control of the Panama Canal and Greenland will hurt American interests more than it will hurt Chinese ones, analysts say. US President-elect Donald Trump said at a press conference on Jan 7 that he wants to acquire the Panama Canal, which falls under the sovereignty of Panama in Central America, and the Arctic island Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Yew Lun Tian
SINGAPORE – Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun is reportedly being investigated, making him the latest target in a sweeping crackdown on corruption within the world’s largest military. Admiral Dong, who started the job just 11 months ago, would be the third consecutive defence minister to fall foul of the law in less than two years, should a Nov 27 Financial Times (FT) report prove accurate.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Yew Lun Tian
Mr Dong Jun would be the third consecutive defence minister to fall foul of the law in under two years, should a Nov 27 Financial Times report prove accurate. PHOTO: REUTERS Updated Nov 27, 2024, 11:30 PM Published Nov 27, 2024, 11:30 PM SINGAPORE – Chinese defence minister Dong Jun is reportedly being investigated, making him the latest target in a sweeping crackdown on corruption within the world’s largest military.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Joyce Lim |Yew Lun Tian
The industrial park, which has evolved as China developed, remains relevant as a beacon for China’s connection with the world, says Minister-in-charge of the SIP Chan Chun Sing Suzhou Industrial Park is the first intergovernmental project between Singapore and China.
