Barbie Hsu dies at 48, US-China rivalry: SCMP daily catch-up

1. Taiwanese actress Barbie ‘Big S’ Hsu dies from pneumonia

Hsu gained popularity for her starring role in the 2001 TV drama Meteor Garden. Confirming Hsu’s sudden death on Monday, her family said in a statement that the actress was travelling in Japan when she caught the flu, which triggered pneumonia.

2. China warns that US tariffs will hit fentanyl cooperation efforts, damage trust

China’s public security ministry has spoken out against the US decision to place a 10 per cent duty on all Chinese imports – along with larger tariffs for Canada and Mexico – warning that it will be detrimental to bilateral cooperation on fentanyl control.

3. US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

The academic and former US State Department adviser discusses what US-China relations might look like under the Trump administration, and why Washington’s deterrence strategy must include assurances as well as threats.