China, Trump

Trump says he discussed trade, fentanyl, tiktok with China's Xi
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he discussed trade, fentanyl and Tiktok with Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying their phone call "was a very good one for both China and the U.S.A."
US-China Trade Fight Starts Early, Paving Way for Trump Tariffs
Even before Donald Trump takes office on Monday, trade tensions between the world’s biggest economies are already heating up.
China tech shrugged off Trump’s ‘trade war’ − there’s no reason it won’t do the same with new tariffs
Donald Trump has touted tariffs as high as 60%. But China’s domestic tech sector may be insulated against such measures.
Trump's China Trade Surplus Challenge
On the eve of Donald Trump’s White House return, the Chinese government announced that last year it recorded a trade surplus of almost $1 trillion, a third of which was with the US.
Live Q&A: How Trump’s Trade War Rhetoric on China Affects Everyone
Bloomberg reporters answer questions about how Trump’s promises to raise tariffs on China could lead to a trade war with global consequences.
Trump upended trade once, aims to do so again with new tariffs
Donald Trump came to Washington eight years ago vowing to rewrite U.S. trade relationships, shrink a massive goods trade deficit and rebuild America's industrial base with new tariffs. The president-elect is about to embark on an even more aggressive effort in his second term,
US-China trade tensions heat up ahead of president Trump’s tariffs
Trade between the world’s two largest economies is on the brink of chaos again. The outgoing Biden administration has turned up the heat in its final days, handing Trump a loaded gun in the form of sweeping restrictions directed at Beijing.

China, economy

EU Debates Dropping China Trade Case, Frustrating Trump Advisers
The European Union is debating whether to drop a sensitive trade investigation against China over alleged coercive activity ...
China kicks off subsidised auto trade-ins
China's commerce ministry kicked off subsidised auto trade-ins on Friday, extending a program likened to the U.S.
China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion
China’s vast exports in 2024 exceeded its imports on a scale seldom seen anywhere except during or immediately after the two ...
Trump, China's Xi speak on phone ahead of inauguration
President-elect Trump said he had a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that was "a very good one" for both countries, pledging cooperation on trade and fentanyl.
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China posts record trade surplus as export wave finds shores outside US
Buttressed by a massive spike in exports, all-time highs in car and computer chip shipments and its largest-ever share of ...
US Trade Representative says China's shipbuilding sector hurts US, is actionable
The U.S. Trade Representative said its trade probe of China's dominance of the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sector is ...
US targets China’s answer to OpenAI with trade blacklisting
Beijing-based Zhipu singled out among artificial intelligence start-ups for allegedly advancing Chinese military capabilities ...
China’s Africa imports rise, but will 2025 headwinds halt the continent’s trade gains?
Boost in commodities demand helps narrow Africa’s China trade deficit as nations urge more imports of processed goods.