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America must re-industrialise and cut its reliance on China in critical technologies such as semiconductors, 6G and quantum computing, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy secretary of commerce told senators on Thursday. Advertisement Paul Dabbar’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation came as bipartisan efforts mount in Washington to limit Beijing’s influence over global supply chains and emerging technologies. With China expanding its dominance in electric vehicles, telecoms infrastructure and advanced manufacturing, US lawmakers are pressing the Commerce Department to adopt policies that reinforce…

US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser and a top aide versed in China policy will leave the administration, American media reported on Thursday. Advertisement If confirmed, the departure of National Security Adviser Mike Waltz along with his deputy, Alex Wong, would be the first major shake-up in the White House since the president started his second term some 100 days ago. It follows a scandal that broke late last month after the editor of The Atlantic magazine was mistakenly added to a chat on the secure platform Signal by…

We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump’s immigration crackdown chills speech of foreign students, scholars in US Illustration: Henry Wong Subject to deportation if they commit crimes, violate their visa terms or are deemed to be a threat to public safety, international students and scholars in the US have always stood on more precarious ground than their American counterparts. But in less…

Award-winning materials scientist Li Yongxi has left the United States for a position at China’s Nanjing University (NJU). Advertisement According to an April 28 post on NJU’s social media account, Li joined the university’s Institute of Functional Materials and Intelligent Manufacturing as an associate professor at its Suzhou campus. Although his personal page at NJU does not specify when he returned to China, Li is likely to have joined the university in the past few months. He was still in Michingan in January, when his study on organic solar cells…