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China poised to strike back if Trump follows through on sweeping tariff plan

US President Donald Trump’s pledge to combat value-added taxes (VAT) levied on American exports has put China on the defensive,…

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Japan’s China investment drops 60% in 10 years as firms rethink strategies

Japan’s investment in China has plummeted by 60 per cent over the past decade, a casualty of escalating tensions between…

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China hedges its energy bets as Russia pipeline plan remains on hold

China, the world’s leading consumer of natural gas, diversified its energy imports last year enough to reduce its risk exposure…

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Trump has fired his first tariff salvo at China. Are Japan and South Korea next?

Tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea may be next on the agenda for US President Donald Trump as…

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Explainer | Donald Trump says China runs the Panama Canal. Is he right?

While US President Donald Trump has claimed China “operates” the Panama Canal – an allegation that has stirred controversy, as…

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Trump’s Panama tensions augur risk for Chinese investments

The United States’ pledge to reassert control over the Panama Canal is not expected to cause major shipping disruptions, analysts…

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Exclusive | Scholar Jing Qian on right sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump and DeepSeek

Jing Qian is a co-founder and managing director of the Center for China Analysis at the Asia Society Policy Institute,…

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Chinese firms, trapped in Trump policy maelstrom, struggle to stay on course

From tariffs to package deliveries, unexpected policy declarations – and in some cases, near-immediate reversals – from US President Donald…

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China’s factory activity contracts in January, breaking 3-month expansion

China’s factory activity fell back into contractionary territory in January in advance of an early Lunar New Year holiday period,…

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China breaks durian import record as Vietnam, Malaysia nip at Thailand’s heels

With China’s durian imports breaking records in 2024 – reaching nearly US$7 billion in value – competition for its market,…

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