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Andy Browne

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Takeaways from the US-China summit

Experts and politicians offer Semafor their assessment of how this high-stakes meeting went from a US perspective.
Xi and Trump.Evan Vucci/Pool/Reuters

Back to the Future in Beijing

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping seemed to call back to a prior era of bonhomie. But there’s no going back to the 1990s.
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts next to Chinese President Xi Jinping at a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, May 14, 2026. Evan Vucci/Reuters

What Asia fears more than a US-China showdown

US allies in Asia are worried that Washington will strike deals with Beijing that leaves them out in the cold.
US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands after making joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. Damir Sagolj/Reuters

What China’s biggest entrepreneurs don’t get: China

Time after time, major business leaders have been ensnared by the very system that ostensibly seeks to build them up.
A giant screen shows news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a symposium on private enterprises, at a shopping complex in Beijing, ChinaFlorence Lo/Reuters

‘Chinamaxxing’ isn’t enough. Superpowers need to talk in real life, too.

A combination of catchy memes, holiday excursions, and earnest seminars don’t add up to a broad détente.
U.S. YouTuber Darren Watkins Jr., better known as “IShowSpeed”, is seen during a boat trip in Hong Kong, ChinaUS YouTuber “IShowSpeed” in Hong Kong. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

The next US-China battle

Although the superpowers’ tariff conflict is ending, a potentially far more damaging supply battle is just getting going.
Trump and Xi.Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo/Reuters

The Strait of Hormuz closure is a crisis — and a wake-up call

A far bigger crisis may be on the way, and global businesses are hopelessly unprepared.

Why America Inc. should be wary of Trump’s latest trade push

Managed trade is not a new idea in Washington. But US businesses should be wary of how the Trump administration seeks to use it.

How the Iran war is playing into China’s hands

China’s long-running bet on renewables is paying off, with the US pivoting hard toward fossil fuels.

US’ ‘Pivot to Asia’ derailed by Iran campaign

US President Donald Trump’s “little excursion” in the Middle East risks weakening the US in the Asia-Pacific for years to come.

A contrast at the core of the US-China rivalry

A rare American atop a Chinese firm argues the US ‘can outpace China,’ but not without changes.

Altana CEO warns of China’s digital supply chain dominance

China’s control over digital trade networks is a critical vulnerability for the US at moments like the ongoing Iran conflict, Altana’s CEO told Semafor.

Trump’s China trip planning still scattershot, sources say

Sparse details surrounding the meeting reflects the gulf between the superpowers — and their starkly differing operating styles.

The US war with Iran is not a China checkmate

Nothing would give China’s leader more satisfaction than watching the US bog itself down in yet another Middle East quagmire.

Chinese EVs can save Detroit

After rolling across Southeast Asia, Europe, and Latin America, the Chinese electric vehicle juggernaut is targeting the US.

Why markets should care about Jimmy Lai’s sentence

Global investors remain unfazed by Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s 20-year prison sentence.

Sanae Takaichi’s tectonic victory

Japan’s prime minister won a huge election victory, sending geopolitical tremors rippling across Asia, and the world.

Xi is purging. Is this Stalinism?

Xi Jinping’s military purge raises deep and urgent questions about the man atop the leadership of the world’s second-biggest economy.
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