‘Queen of the Chinese’, drone war fears, cancer drug on sale: 7 US-China relations reads

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. The ‘Queen of the Chinese’ and a forgotten history on the US-Mexico border

Interest in the history of the Chinese community in the Lone Star State is growing. “There’s a real resurrection in understanding the influence of the Chinese in Texas,” Linda Chew, a retired judge in the US state’s sixth-largest city, told the SCMP last month.

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2. 5 things to watch out for in 2027 US defence bill aimed at countering China

The 2027 US defence bill, covering more than US$1 trillion in proposed defence spending, will be one of the most closely watched pieces of legislation when Congress returns in November, with efforts to counter China running through nearly every corner of the text. Here’s what you need to know.

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3. Trump says he’s open to meeting Xi and Putin in China for nuclear talks

US President Donald Trump in October said that he was open to a three-way meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin during his November visit to China, with nuclear weapons on the agenda.

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4. Avoid studying in China? FBI battles US student fears over security clearances

Washington has a dilemma: the US needs more Americans with first-hand knowledge of China to navigate the growing US-China rivalry, but students and educators say fears about future security clearances are discouraging some young Americans from gaining that experience.

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5. China close to matching US spending on ‘new way of war’, senator warns

The United States is lulling itself into a “sense of false security” over its military rivalry with China, according to a Republican senator who called for more spending on modern warfare systems and closer cooperation with allies.

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6. US adds ‘wrongful detention’ warning for Americans travelling to China

The US State Department added a “wrongful detention” warning to its travel advisory for China, alerting Americans to the risk of being detained arbitrarily under Chinese law.

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7. Chinese cancer drug to go on sale in US after Americans travel to buy it

Global pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca said it would start selling a cancer drug after coming under criticism for failing to bring it to the US market faster, prompting some Americans to fly to Shanghai to procure the potentially life-saving medicine first developed in China.