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Cyber & Technology April 29, 2026 464 stories in this edition

Chips, oil and Iran: why US is raising pressure on China before Xi-Trump talks

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Ralph Jennings
Chips, oil and Iran: why US is raising pressure on China before Xi-Trump talks

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The United States is stepping up pressure on China across multiple strategic fronts, in moves analysts say could strengthen US President Donald Trump’s hand ahead of his planned high-stakes mid-May meeting with President Xi Jinping. But they cautioned that Beijing was likely to remain unfazed because it had already adapted to earlier curbs by reducing its reliance on the American market. US lawmakers in the House For...

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The United States is stepping up pressure on China across multiple strategic fronts, in moves analysts say could strengthen US President Donald Trump’s hand ahead of his planned high-stakes mid-May meeting with President...

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