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China Summons Ambassador of US Ally Amid Renewed Tensions
Liu Jinsong, the head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Department of Asian Affairs, on Thursday summoned Jaime FlorCruz, ...
'We want to trade': Vietnam's future caught between the US and China again
But that is a risky ambition during US President Donald Trump's trade war – it's partly why he is threatening a 46% levy ...
FirstFT: China steps up global propaganda push against US trade war
Also in today’s newsletter, Canada’s Carney prepares to take on Trump, and China’s copper stockpiles set to run out ...
Senate confirms former Sen. David Perdue as Trump’s US ambassador to China amid tariff showdown
The Senate has confirmed former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China are locked in a tariff ...
China exports to U.S. plunge as tariffs hit, leading some experts to warn of product shortages
The drop-off in shipments could lead to empty store shelves this summer as retailers deem China-made goods too expensive to ...
Trump Is Paving the Way for Another ‘China Shock’
The MIT economist David Autor helped fracture the old free-trade consensus. But he thinks that what’s replacing it is even ...
West Coast Ports Brace for China Tariffs to Dent Import Volume Within Days
Large importers, including retailers and manufacturers, paused imports from China this month amid an escalating trade war.
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How China Armed Itself for the Trade War
The view that the Chinese leadership was desperate to negotiate a trade deal, to avoid economic pain that could destabilize ...
Restaurant fire kills 22 in northeast China’s Liaoning
A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people on Tuesday, the official news agency Xinhua said, in the latest in a ...
Bessent says US will weigh China's failure on 'phase one' trade deal from first term in negotiations
Treasury Secretary Bessent said the Trump administration will weigh China's lack of compliance with the "phase one" trade ...