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Hong Kong Opinion

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Illustration: Craig Stephens

China Opinion

Opinion | Trump’s targeting of China will only spur its economic recovery

Trump’s policies are repelling nations and academics, helping China deepen trading ties and attract talent even as the US heads towards recession.

5 hours agovideocam

Macroscope | Trump’s economic ignorance and unpredictability prove a potent mix

10 Apr 2025 - 5:24PMvideocam

Opinion | Why decision on a Northern Metropolis authority can’t be rushed

10 Apr 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

Diplomacy

Opinion | Why China’s grip on American life will stay unshaken, Trump tariffs or not

Tariffs will end up hitting the US ‘have-nots’ hardest while failing to dethrone China as top producer of everyday goods.

10 Apr 2025 - 8:16AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order at the White House in Washington on Tuesday using a pen that might have been made in China. Photo: Reuters

World Opinion

Opinion | How Europe can teach Trump a hard lesson on free trade

Unlike in the 1930s, Europe is united and capable of weaving a global trade web that spans from Shenzhen to Sao Paulo.

10 Apr 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Opinion

My Take | Why Trump tariffs have resulted in Canada and China fightback

Both countries want to cut deals with the US president, but know they must go all out to deny the White House bully a cheap and easy win.

9 Apr 2025 - 9:00PM

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Asia Opinion

Opinion | Void left by US aid cuts could be vital test for China-India detente

As the world struggles to send aid to Myanmar, New Delhi and Beijing have a chance to emerge as leaders in humanitarian relief.

9 Apr 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

People reach up for food aid being distributed in Sagaing, Myanmar, on April 3, following the March 28 earthquake. Photo: AFP

China Opinion

Opinion | Why China can and should go all out against Trump in his trade war

China has all the cards and the confidence; but for the US, the likely outcome is the bursting of the US financial bubble and the dollar’s demise.

9 Apr 2025 - 6:30PMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | Trump’s tariff wall was never about fairness or reciprocity

Blanket tariffs on all goods imports confirm he is committed to ‘liberating’ the US from the very system that made it prosperous.

9 Apr 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Does Trump have what it takes to solve North Korean nuclear impasse?

To get Pyongyang to denuclearise, the US must learn from past negotiation mistakes and make Kim Jong-un an offer he can’t refuse.

9 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Opinion

Editorial | Hong Kong cannot afford another own goal

With five top teams on their way to Hong Kong for a ‘festival of football’, fans must manage their expectations following the Messi farce.

9 Apr 2025 - 8:45AM

Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi (centre, in pink) and teammates sit on the substitute bench during a friendly match in February 2024. Messi had to sit the game out due to an injury, disappointing many of Hong Kong’s football fans. Photo: Reuters

Opinion

Editorial | Hong Kong better prepared with Beijing backing for uphill battle ahead

China has many levers at its disposal to support both its and Hong Kong’s stock markets during Donald Trump’s senseless trade war.

9 Apr 2025 - 8:15AM

World Opinion

Opinion | What the Asian Tigers can teach Trump

The US president is interested in making America bigger. But human talent, not land, is the asset most worth investing in.

9 Apr 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | What Trump got wrong with his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

The White House’s explanation of how it set the new tariff rates was based on unfounded premises and wrong assumptions.

9 Apr 2025 - 5:56AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order on tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on April 2. Photo: TNS

China Opinion

Opinion | As Trump’s tariffs roil markets, will new global order bypass the US dollar?

Amid fears of full-blown trade war and demise of rules-based globalisation, Beijing signals it will resist economic coercion and guard free-trade system.

8 Apr 2025 - 5:17PMvideocam

As nations face “dangerous” new financial and trade realities amid Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs, world leaders have new incentives to consider alternatives to the reserve currency status of the US dollar. Photo: Chicago Sun-Times via AP

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Green design is a daunting challenge that’s well worth the effort

If recycling is not cheaper and faster, is it worth it? Building owners need to understand nature is valuable despite not having a price tag.

8 Apr 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | If the EU adopts a ‘US plus one’ strategy, Hong Kong has a role to play

Hong Kong can lean into its role as a superconnector and help boost cooperation between European countries and China.

8 Apr 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

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Asia Opinion

The View | Why Asian real estate is safe from Trump’s tariff blitz

Trump’s tariffs will inevitably dampen sentiment towards Asian real estate, but domestic demand will act as a shock absorber.

7 Apr 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

People walk along Shibuya Crossing during snowfall in Tokyo on March 4. Japan’s safe-haven credentials, the boom in overseas tourism amid the plunge in the yen and growing confidence in reflation help explain why Tokyo was the best-performing commercial property investment market among the leading cities in Asia for the last three years. Photo: AFP

World Opinion

Opinion | What Trump got wrong with his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

The White House’s explanation of how it set the new tariff rates was based on unfounded premises and wrong assumptions.

9 Apr 2025 - 5:56AMvideocam

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Does Trump have what it takes to solve North Korean nuclear impasse?

To get Pyongyang to denuclearise, the US must learn from past negotiation mistakes and make Kim Jong-un an offer he can’t refuse.

9 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM

World Opinion

Opinion | Trump’s tariff wall was never about fairness or reciprocity

Blanket tariffs on all goods imports confirm he is committed to ‘liberating’ the US from the very system that made it prosperous.

9 Apr 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

A worker stocks shelves with products imported from China at a market in Los Angeles on April 8. What President Donald Trump wants is to break America’s decades-long dependence on imports. Photo: EPA-EFE

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