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. Trump’s immigration crackdown chills speech of foreign students, scholars in US Subject to deportation if they commit crimes, violate their visa terms or are deemed to be a threat to public safety, international students and scholars in the US have always stood on more precarious ground than their American counterparts. But in less than 100 days, the Trump administration has put them and other visa holders under unprecedented pressure. Read the full story here. 2. China issues warnings about US travel to its citizens, urging ‘caution’ China’s government in April issued two warnings to its citizens about travel to the United States, noting a deterioration in bilateral relations as the two countries slap hefty tariffs on each other’s imports. Read the full story here. 3. Brics foreign ministers tout multilateralism amid US trade policies Foreign ministers from an expanded Brics group of countries originally anchored by Brazil, Russia, India and China vowed to bolster multilateralism and promote peace amid intensifying global conflicts and mounting economic turbulence driven by US trade policies. Read the full story here. 4. Pentagon urges faster militarisation of space, citing China’s advances China is mastering directed energy, radio frequency and other advanced weapon systems that threaten US activities in space, the head of operations for the US Space Force warned in April. “We just have a much broader set of missions than what we see the PRC focusing on,” General B. Chance Saltzman said. Read the full story here. 5. China’s UN envoy slams US in bid to bolster global support A top Chinese diplomat used an informal UN Security Council session in April to slam US policy under President Donald Trump as Beijing tries to capitalise on growing negative global opinion toward Washington. Many of the themes raised by Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the UN, echoed long-standing talking points, including US “hegemonic interests” and the need for “win-win” diplomacy where “no one is superior”. Read the full story here. 6. US is urged to mine seabeds for critical minerals in counter to China To break China’s strategic grip on critical minerals, the US must remove impediments, streamline issuance of permits and marshal capital to mine resources from the sea floor, witnesses told Congress in April. Read the full story here. 7. Trump says China’s talks with Vietnam are probably intended to ‘screw’ US China’s efforts to deepen economic ties with Vietnam was likely part of a plan to “screw” the US, American President Donald Trump suggested while discussing tariffs and possible exemptions for automobiles and auto parts. Read the full story here. Also from the Post’s foreign correspondents EU leaders plan trip to Beijing in July for summit with Xi (read more) ‘We will win this trade war’: victorious Carney’s message to Trump from Canada (read more) CK Hutchison’s control of Panama ports ‘undermines’ sovereignty, lawyers say (read more) US and Ukraine will sign critical minerals deal next week: Donald Trump (read more) China lifts sanctions on EU lawmakers amid transatlantic strains (read more)