Mei Mei Chu

🔊 ‘It said that trade tools alone are no longer sufficient. What they need now are legal countermeasures.’ @meixchu says since the US-China tariff truce, Beijing has quietly expanded export controls and tightened supply chain rules reut.rs/3R2IZs4

🔊 ‘If a company tries to move their supply chain out of China, that gives China an excuse to investigate these foreign companies and even seize their assets.’ @meixchu on the new leverage Beijing is trying alongside its trade truce with Washington reut.rs/3P2fEgU

While the optics suggested de-escalation, Beijing used these months to broaden its legal leverage. This timeline lists new countermeasures that Beijing has unveiled since signing the truce in October 2025: reuters.com/world/china/ho…

'If you want peace, prepare for war.' Ahead of next month’s summit with Trump, Beijing is moving past tit-for-tat trade spats to build a systematic menu of economic pressure tools. From AI chip bans to new supply chain laws, my latest for @Reuters: reuters.com/world/china/un…

#China is accelerating its efforts to end the Iran war, walking a diplomatic tightrope as it prepares for a summit next month with U.S. President Trump while trying not to alienate Tehran. #IranWar‌ Our @Reuters analysis: reuters.com/world/china/ch…

China is quietly rebuilding its grip on North Korea just as Pyongyang balances Russia and renewed U.S. interest, putting Beijing in a stronger position to shape Kim Jong Un’s choices.

Watching Kim Jong Un with Xi Jinping and Putin at last Sept parade showed how much leverage DPRK had gained. Months of reporting reveal how China is now quietly moving to reclaim influence, from trade to border infrastructure. My latest report : reuters.com/world/china/ch…

US attacks against Iran has put #China's Xi Jinping on the back foot ahead of an expected summit with Trump, who for the 2nd time in as many months has turned US military against one of Beijing's close partners. w/ @TrevorNews @michaelvmartina reuters.com/world/china/at…

Pleased to be quoted in this @Reuters article on the Zhang purge, alongside @jonczin @neilthomas123 @JamesCharChina and @ehundman. Thanks to @meixchu and @michaelvmartina for the opportunity. reuters.com/world/china/no…

#China Xi Jinping's investigation into top general and ally Zhang Youxia is taking his corruption purge into his innermost circle, even close personal ties do not offer protection when it comes to loyalty to the party boss. My analysis for Reuters: reuters.com/world/china/no…

U.S. President Trump hailed a meeting with China's Xi as "amazing" and "12" on a 10-point scale, but the agreement reached appears to be no more than a fragile truce in a trade war with root causes still unresolved. Our analysis w/ @lauriechenwords reuters.com/world/china/tr…

Donald Trump said he was confident of hashing out a deal with Xi Jinping, whom he is expected to meet next week, after top economic officials from both countries reached a preliminary consensus in trade talks that concluded on Sunday. reuters.com/world/china/us…

SCOOP: China and Malaysia are in early talks on a rare earths processing project, with Khazanah Nasional likely to partner with a Chinese state-owned firm to build a refinery in the Southeast Asian nation, sources said. mine w/ @danialmdazhar @meixchu reuters.com/world/china/ch…

EU firms are expecting more shutdowns and losses as Beijing continues to hold a tight grip on #RareEarths exports despite a July agreement to fast-track shipments to the bloc. #China reuters.com/world/china/eu…

This display of diplomatic clout, stamina and geopolitical ambition has helped quell concerns among some China observers about the 72-year-old president's vitality, linked to sporadic absences and - so far unknown - succession plans. reuters.com/world/china/di…

Analysis: With diplomatic tour de force, China's Xi shows he's 'totally in charge' w/@lauriechenwords @slodek @meixchu reuters.com/world/china/wi…

Jets, missiles and communist leaders! Scenes from #China president Xi Jinping’s chest-thumping WW2 military parade, that saw Xi, #Russia president Putin and #NorthKorea leader Kim Jong-un share a stage for the first time in history.

The most striking moment from the SCO summit was a 30-sec happy, friendly, candid(?) interaction between Xi, Modi and Putin that sends a very strong msg of solidarity to Trump, no matter if it’s orchestrated or not. My report w/ @lauriechenwords reuters.com/world/china/ch…

Absolutely moving images from the Indonesian protests that capture the raw anger and desperation of protestors, especially if you know how demure, soft spoke and gentle these mak ciks typically are.

Modi is in China for the first time in 7 years and told Xi New Delhi was committed to improving ties with Beijing. reuters.com/world/china/in…

Russia's Putin and India's Modi have landed in Tianjin, China today for the SCO summit. Bilaterals are underway with Xi, but all eyes are on a possible Xi-Putin-Modi trilateral that could reshape the regional chessboard amid rising US pressure. reuters.com/world/china/ru…