US China trade war

Semiconductor

GlobalFoundries expands Singapore presence amid global semiconductor boom; local counters to gain

GlobalFoundries' expansion here has highlighted the increasingly volatile world that semicon companies are in despite a boom.

June 25, 2021

PM Lee calls for US-China truce to avoid "Cold War-style" division of nations - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Geopolitics

PM Lee calls for US-China truce to avoid "Cold War-style" division of nations

PM Lee has called for the world’s biggest economies to avoid a destructive clash that could force smaller states to pick sides.

November 18, 2020

WTO finds Washington broke trade rules by putting tariffs on China; ruling angers US - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

US-China trade war

WTO finds Washington broke trade rules by putting tariffs on China; ruling angers US

The WTO has found that the US breached global trading rules by imposing multibillion-dollar tariffs in its trade war with China.

September 16, 2020

US-China trade war

China hits US officials with sanctions, avoids top Trump aides

China said it will sanction 11 Americans in retaliation for similar measures imposed by the US, but does not target any members of the Trump administration.

August 11, 2020

US-China trade war

China only fulfils 5% of Sino-US energy trade deal in first half of 2020

China has bought only 5% of the targeted US$25.3 billion in energy products from the United States in the first half of 2020, falling well short of its trade deal commitments.

August 04, 2020

US-China trade war

Trump leans against sanctions on Chinese officials for now

US President Donald Trump has indicated to aides that he doesn’t want to further escalate tensions with Beijing, and has ruled out additional sanctions on top officials for now.

July 16, 2020