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But China's efforts to build up self-sufficiency have reduced the threat to its domestic market from global trade developments

Beijing is locking the gates to stop expertise and capital in strategic industries from fleeing

Total US public debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, marking a roughly one-third increase in less than five years amid historically wide federal budget deficits

Hui Ka Yan, 67 and once named by Forbes as China’s richest man, with a net worth of $42.5bn (£31.2bn) in 2017, pleaded guilty in April to eight charges

China’s closely watched CSI 300 Index fell 7.9 percent last month despite firm government support for stocks

China’s closely watched CSI 300 Index fell 7.9 percent last month despite firm government support for stocks

China’s closely watched CSI 300 Index fell 7.9 percent last month despite firm government support for stocks

China’s closely watched CSI 300 Index fell 7.9 percent last month despite firm government support for stocks

US President Donald Trump has slapped an additional 25 per cent tariff on goods coming from India as penalty for New Delhi's continued buying of Russian oil

Trump’s latest protectionist measures will likely exacerbate trade tensions and reignite legal battles

Data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics showed gross domestic product expanded 4.3% from a year earlier in the April-through-June quarter, missing economists' expectations and falling short of China's annual growth target of around 5%

A new process to talk about the trade imbalance between China and the European Union carries no guarantee of success

Taiwan is a semiconductor powerhouse, producing about 90 percent of the most advanced chips used to power leading AI models such as ChatGPT and Claude

Trump arrived in Beijing last night for a three-day visit during which he is scheduled to have several rounds of talks with Xi

Americans should be worried about President Trump’s upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping

The seventh round of negotiations — led by Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — wrapped up just hours ahead of US President Donald Trump’s scheduled arrival in Beijing

That’s the opposite of a conventional wisdom that holds that the United States is a fumbling status quo power, akin to Britain in the waning years of its empire, squandering its strength in sideshow wars (South Africa then; Iran now) while failing to grapple with its principal strategic and economic competitor (Germany then; China now)

Trump reportedly brings 16 CEOs on China visit; inclusion of high-tech, financial firms shows importance of these areas: expert

The data were released just days ahead of a planned meeting next week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing

Rising oil and natural gas prices from the war in Iran are beginning to weigh on the Chinese economy, further slowing already anemic consumer spending and hurting critical export sectors

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the blockade on Sunday after weekend peace talks in Islamabad between the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a deal

In Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit from the Gulf for about one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, Tehran and Beijing have found a tool to boost the Chinese yuan as an alternative to the greenback

In Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit from the Gulf for about one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, Tehran and Beijing have found a tool to boost the Chinese yuan as an alternative to the greenback

They carry rifles and have large diving fins hanging from their gear

After US President Donald Trump pledged to continue aggressive strikes on Iran for another two to three weeks in a speech on Wednesday night, oil prices surged further

After US President Donald Trump pledged to continue aggressive strikes on Iran for another two to three weeks in a speech on Wednesday night, oil prices surged further

Nations slash fuel taxes, curb power use and seek new crude amid supply shocks

Countries across Asia are bracing for a complete cutoff in coming days of Middle Eastern liquefied natural gas, a fuel that underpins power generation and industrial output across much of the region

The result stands in sharp contrast to similar reports published by the European Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) — despite companies from both sides complaining about obstacles such as policy barriers and unlevel playing fields

This trend was on display at the just concluded China Development Forum (CDF) 2026, an annual event where business leaders gathered to explore strategies for capturing opportunities in the country's sprawling market

As the Iran war fuels global fears of stagflation, a debate is intensifying over whether the crisis poses an immediate risk to China’s sources of external demand or a strategic opening for its exporters

As the Iran war fuels global fears of stagflation, a debate is intensifying over whether the crisis poses an immediate risk to China’s sources of external demand or a strategic opening for its exporters

US equity indexes fell on Wednesday after the Federal Open Market Committee kept the Federal Funds rate target unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%

Brent set an intraday record of $147.50 per barrel during the 2008 financial crisis

Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Friday following volatile trading on Wall Street overnight as investors sold assets from government bonds to equities and metals amid the Iran war

Oil prices edged lower on Friday after a tumultuous day that saw the international benchmark surge above $119 a barrel as the Middle East conflict deepened energy supply fears

Headline inflation in Japan has run above the BOJ's 2% target for 45 straight months, only cooling in January 2026

And while these everyday concerns pale compared to the terrors of conflict experienced by those in the firing line, they’re a reality for many

The war in Iran and headaches from an ongoing partial government shutdown have added a new level of complexity to vacation-planning season

The first week of the war with Iran reportedly cost U.S. taxpayers upwards of $11 billion—a figure that doesn’t include the buildup of troops and warships in the region ahead of the initial strikes

Beijing’s infrastructure buildout strategy becomes a core focus of nation’s draft 15th five-year plan amid intense rivalry with Washington

With local governments in China struggling to replenish their treasuries while facing growing public service obligations, Beijing is setting its sights on securing more tax revenue as a major reform goal for 2026 and the four years beyond

Global Governance Initiative offers China's wisdom, solution as many fear world is sliding toward 'law of the jungle': expert

But one query posed at the closed-door meeting, described to Reuters by a politician who attended, reflected a deeper fear haunting Asia's corridors of power since ‌Trump's weekend attacks unleashed chaos in the Middle East

But, aside from the chance to score diplomatic points, Trump’s decision to embark on a war against Iran that is already widening into a regional conflict creates a space for China to once more leverage its critical mineral dominance, particularly in the area of defence, and places the issue of Taiwan on an increasingly long list of concerns for the US

But, aside from the chance to score diplomatic points, Trump’s decision to embark on a war against Iran that is already widening into a regional conflict creates a space for China to once more leverage its critical mineral dominance, particularly in the area of defence, and places the issue of Taiwan on an increasingly long list of concerns for the US

Just a week after the Supreme Court demolished the cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime, questions are swirling about the legal foundation of his replacement tariffs

Trump's 15% replacement tariffs took effect on Tuesday for 150 days