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AdvertisementUS-China relationsChinaDiplomacyHow ‘paramount leader’ Donald Trump could prove to be a guard rail in US-China tiesFor now, the US president has tamed the China hawks on his team while opting not to antagonise counterpart Xi Jinping, analysts say
Reading Time:6 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPDewey Simin BeijingPublished: 6:00am, 22 Oct 2025China’s rocky trade relationship with the United States was on full display this month as US President Donald Trump threatened to impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports.AdvertisementSeparately, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denounced China’s move to expand curbs on rare earth exports, calling it “a sign of how weak their economy is”. He also described Li Chenggang, one of China’s trade negotiators, as “pretty unhinged and very aggressive”.Trade ties between the rival powers remain fraught, even as Bessent held “frank” talks over video with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng on Saturday, with the pair set to hold fresh in-person neg..

US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Hamas against violating the Gaza ceasefire, asking the militant group to “be good” or it would be “eradicated”.”We made a deal with Hamas that they're going to be very good, they're going to behave, they're going to be nice,” he told reporters at the White House as he hosted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.”And if they're not, we're going to go and we're going to eradicate them, if we have to. They'll be eradicated, and they know that,” he added.He further claimed that Hamas had no support of Iran and said: “They don't have the backing of really anybody anymore. They have to be good, and if they're not good, they'll be eradicated.””They got very rambunctious, and they did things that they shouldn't be doing, and if they keep doing it, then we're going to go in and straighten it out, and it'll happen very quickly and pretty violently,” he said.Israeli forces, on Sunday,..

AdvertisementUS-China trade warUSDiplomacyPanama ports deal: CK Hutchison gets encouraging signs from Panamanian governmentPanama is still open to being flexible and reaching an amicable agreement with CK Hutchison, owned by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPFrank Tangin WashingtonPublished: 6:39am, 21 Oct 2025Updated: 6:42am, 21 Oct 2025A senior Panamanian official said on Monday that Panama will remain flexible and potentially reach an agreement with CK Hutchison as the Latin American country navigates the geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China.Advertisement“We are working on a plan in case that [Panama’s Supreme Court] ruling goes against the extension of the contract” for CK Hutchison, said José Ramón Icaza, Panama’s minister of canal affairs.
“In that case, we have to step in as the Panama Maritime Authority to take control of that concession, without generating a disruption of the supply chain,” he said in an event wit..

AdvertisementUnited StatesWorldUnited States & CanadaEx-FBI director Comey seeks dismissal of criminal charges, cites vindictive prosecutionComey claims he is a victim of Trump’s ‘personal spite’ and charges against him were filed by an unlawfully appointed lawyer
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPReutersPublished: 6:17am, 21 Oct 2025Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges against him, arguing that the US lawyer who brought the case was unlawfully appointed and that he is being unfairly targeted because of US President Donald Trump’s “personal spite” against him.
AdvertisementThe court filings from Comey, which accuse the Trump administration of “wilfully unlawful conduct”, represent his best chance to get the charges quickly dismissed and avoid a jury trial. Comey previously said he is innocent and has “great confidence” that the court system will clear his name.“The indictment in this case arises from multiple glaring cons..

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