President Donald Trump's upcoming diplomatic sweep through Asia signals that Washington is recalibrating its power projection in the Indo-Pacific.

China has expanded its export rules on rare earths, requiring foreign firms to get approval for exporting products containing even small amounts of China-originated materials

China’s Commerce Minister struck an optimistic tone on talks with the US, saying Beijing and Washington can find solutions ahead of key trade negotiations between the two countries.

China’s top leaders have pledged to boost the country’s self-reliance in advanced technologies and spur stronger domestic demand over the next five years

D onald Trump has always talked tough about China. He returned to the White House in January gunning for a renewed trade war and demanding that Beijing suppress the illicit fentanyl trade, which kills tens of thousands of Americans each year. What he seems not to have planned for is the response: China is getting tough on Trump.

At Shenzhen’s WeSemiBay Expo, Huawei-backed SiCarrier and SMEE spinoff Amies Technologies unveiled new chipmaking tools, EDA software, and EUV-grade materials, as China doubles down on semiconductor self-sufficiency.

China has banned dealings by Chinese companies with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean.

While Trump said weeks ago that he would meet with Xi at the APEC summit, no date had been announced. The meeting would be Thursday morning local time in Busan, South Korea. On Wednesday, Trump predicted that the two leaders would come to agreements on everything from trade to nuclear power.