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Geopolitics
Escalating US-China tech and financial wars
American and Chinese leaders urgently need to de-escalate tensions
September 08, 2022
China-Taiwan ties
Biden, Xi plan in-person meet as Taiwan tensions intensify
Biden is still assessing whether to cut some of the tariffs imposed on Chinese imports by his predecessor Trump
July 29, 2022
Geopolitics
Biden expects to speak with China's Xi within next 10 days
Biden’s administration is trying desperately to curb fast-rising US prices ahead of November’s midterm elections.
July 21, 2022
Globalisation
The inflationary consequences of deglobalisation
Deglobalisation pressures in the US and elsewhere have increased amid rising national-security concerns
July 20, 2022
US Economy
Biden Close to Rollback of Chinese Tariffs to Fight Inflation
President Biden may remove some trade tariffs on Chinese imports to alleviate inflation
July 05, 2022
Global Economy
Biden says he and China's Xi to talk 'soon,' weighing tariffs
“I’m in the process of making up my mind.”
June 19, 2022
Tech
Diving deep for tech
Deep tech investing amid heightened global geopolitical tension is best described as a "dynamic multivariate" problem.
March 24, 2022
Sovereign wealth funds
Temasek looks to expand US deals regardless of trade war
(Nov 20): Temasek Holdings will continue to increase its allocation of funds to the US despite escalating trade tensions, the Singapore state investor’s head of Americas John Vaske said.
November 20, 2019
Singapore economy
Singapore shifts focus to regional trade amid trade war uncertainties
(June 28): Singapore will focus on regional trade and digital economic agreements to counter the impact of the US-China trade war that’s weighing on the nation’s growth prospects and prompting some economists to warn of a recession risk.
June 28, 2019
US-China trade war
Is Trump's trade war with China a civilisational conflict?
SINGAPORE (May 20): Late last month, at a security forum in Washington, DC, Kiron Skinner, director of policy planning for the US Department of State, described today’s US-China conflict as “a fight with a really different civilisation and a different
May 20, 2019