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Opinion | Trump-Xi call signals a new normal for US and China: managed rivalry

Opinion | Trump-Xi call signals a new normal for US and China: managed rivalry

The recent phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump signals a pivotal moment in the world’s most critical bilateral relationship. While tensions between the two powers have dominated headlines, the conversation – described as “pragmatic, positive and constructive” by China’s People’s Daily – hints at an emerging reality: the US and China are being pushed …

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ٹرمپ کا ’ایچ ون بی ویزا‘ فیصلہ: چین نے موقع پر چوکا مار دیا، بھارت دوراہے پر آگیا – World

ٹرمپ کا ’ایچ ون بی ویزا‘ فیصلہ: چین نے موقع پر چوکا مار دیا، بھارت دوراہے پر آگیا – World

امریکا کے صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ کی جانب سے اچانک ایچ ون بی ویزا کی فیس ایک لاکھ ڈالر مقرر کرنے کے فیصلے نے نہ صرف پالیسی سازی کے حوالے سے سخت تنقید کو جنم دیا ہے، بلکہ ماہرین کے نزدیک یہ براہ راست چین کے لیے ایک ”تحفہ“ ثابت ہوگا۔ تجزیہ کاروں کے مطابق امریکا جہاں ”میک امریکا گریٹ اگین“ …

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Long-awaited iPhone 17 helps Apple take bite out of competition

Long-awaited iPhone 17 helps Apple take bite out of competition

For the past four years, some Apple customers have been waiting for a significant redesign before buying a new iPhone. The time has come for those consumers, with the iPhone 17 Pro, Pro Max and iPhone Air going on sale. It is the first time since 2020 that Apple has rolled out several new phone designs. Alongside the new handsets, …

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Does Trump’s push for Afghan air base risk inflaming US-China rivalry?

Does Trump’s push for Afghan air base risk inflaming US-China rivalry?

US President Donald Trump’s push to retake Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Base, framed as a response to China’s nuclear build-up in Xinjiang, risks destabilising an already fragile region and could once again turn the war-torn nation into a flashpoint in the US-China rivalry, observers warn. The historic Soviet-built base is located roughly 70km (43 miles) north of Kabul and less than …

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Xi-Trump call sparks stability hopes but worries linger over Taiwan, tariffs

Xi-Trump call sparks stability hopes but worries linger over Taiwan, tariffs

Friday’s phone call between the leaders of China and the United States could deliver a marked – if fragile – improvement in stability in the world’s most consequential relationship, Chinese observers said. However, they also sounded a note of caution. One analyst highlighted serious sources of friction, such as confrontations in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, while …

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Riding the Tiger: Why Xi and Putin’s ‘Axis of Autocracies’ Could End the Way Churchill Predicted

Riding the Tiger: Why Xi and Putin’s ‘Axis of Autocracies’ Could End the Way Churchill Predicted

“Dictators,” Churchill observed, “ride to and fro on tigers from which they dare not dismount.” “And,” he added, “the tigers are getting hungry.” EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — Churchill penned those words when mankind was on the precipice of what would be the most devastating conflict in human history. The men who took it over the edge – Adolf Hitler, …

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Donald Trump Is Saying There’s a TikTok Deal. China Isn’t

Donald Trump Is Saying There’s a TikTok Deal. China Isn’t

US efforts to ban TikTok started during Trump’s first term in 2020. Months before he left office, Trump threatened to ban TikTok and another Chinese app WeChat. The Biden administration rescinded Trump’s executive orders on the topic but continued to scrutinize TikTok. The US congress eventually passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications (PAFACA) Act in April 2024. …

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Trump and ByteDance tout TikTok deal approval, but no official details yet | TechCrunch

Trump and ByteDance tout TikTok deal approval, but no official details yet | TechCrunch

President Trump on Friday announced that the TikTok deal, which would potentially see the video platform controlled by a consortium of U.S. investors, had been approved by President Xi of China. TikTok owner ByteDance also issued a public statement saying the company would work to ensure that TikTok “remains available to American users through TikTok U.S.” No further details about …

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China is Forgetting its History with Russia

Riding the Tiger: Why Xi and Putin’s ‘Axis of Autocracies’ Could End the Way Churchill Predicted

OPINION — For the past month, it was an onslaught of news and photos of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in meetings with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin, China and then at the 80th anniversary military parade in Beijing celebrating the end of World War II and then press reports of the first joint submarine …

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China reveals more of its drone power at air show, 2 weeks after victory parade

China reveals more of its drone power at air show, 2 weeks after victory parade

Previously unknown drones are making their debut at the five-day Changchun air show, which opened on Friday in the provincial capital of Jilin in northeast China, just two weeks after the Victory Day military parade showcased several new models. Among those attracting attention during pre-opening preparations was a twin-engined flying-wing tailless drone developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), …

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