How the new US sanctions on Chinese companies militarising the South China Sea will hit Texas and Sydney; analysing the irony of the trade deal being the only thing holding the US-China relationship together; Owen Churchill unpacks the anti-China focus of Donald Trump's speeches at the Republican National Convention.

US-China trade war update

New US sanctions for South China Sea; RNC Trumpfest an anti-China carnival

Get the latest in the ongoing US-China trade war from the editorial team with deep contacts on both sides. Each week political economy journalist Finbarr Bermingham wraps the latest developments in tariffs, diplomacy and economy from reporters and editors at the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong.

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US-China trade war update