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 subscribing1. US slaps fresh wave of tariffs on China, 50-plus economiesPhoto: APOn July 24, the United States imposed a fresh wave of tariffs against 60 economies, including China, Japan, South Korea, India and European Union member states, hours before a temporary 10 per cent blanket levy was due to expire. As US-Chinese AI model gap narrows, what next for Washington? Photo: ShutterstockIn June, the US’ AI lead over China seemingly shrank from months to weeks following the arrival of new Chinese models from Moonshot AI and Alibaba Group Holding – to the surprise of many in Washington.