US, China trade threats, tool find could rewrite Neanderthal history: SCMP daily highlights

China and the US continue to clash with trade tariffs. Photo: Shutterstock

Published: 9:15pm, 8 Apr 2025

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China is rapidly approaching a point where it will have “nothing to lose” in an ever-intensifying trade war with the US, economists said after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap a further 50 per cent in levies on Chinese imports.

2. China’s rise ‘unstoppable’ as US grows tired of policing the world: Zhou Bo

Time is on Beijing’s side in the Taiwan Strait, according to a former People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officer who argues that, while US President Donald Trump pressures Washington’s allies, mainland China is focused on building a hi-tech “global navy”.

3. ‘Where can I go now?’: Chinese factories in Vietnam hammered by US tariffs

Vietnamese workers stitch apparel at a factory in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam has attracted a surge of investment from Chinese manufacturers in recent years. Photo: AFP

Chinese exporters flocked to Vietnam to avoid US tariffs aimed at China, but Vietnam is now also facing a steep rise in duties.