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Why China's export machine keeps humming, despite the US's tariff squeeze

China's exports to the world grew nearly 6% from a year earlier, defying expectations of a broad slowdown.

Treasury Secretary Bessent details Trump administration's plan to tackle China's economic imbalances

China trade has reached a "good place" with reduced tariffs, but said China's 30% share of global manufacturing is unsustainably imbalanced.

Baseline Tariffs Could Be Higher than Expected. That Would Cost Consumers

After President Trump said that tariffs could be set at a baseline level of 15%, economists projected that consumer prices ...

China, Vietnam Plan First Joint Army Drill Amid US Tariffs

China and Vietnam plan to hold their first joint army training exercise this month, a sign of deepening military ties as the ...

Europe and China agree to take action on climate change and nothing else in tense Beijing summit

BEIJING (AP) — China and the European Union have issued a joint call to action on climate change during an otherwise tense ...

Why China Won’t Stop the Fentanyl Trade

The opioid that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year has become a source of political leverage that Beijing won’t easily give up.

EU-China summit live: Tariffs, Ukraine and rare earths dominate talks amid tense relations

Von der Leyen and Costa will raise thorny issues such as the trade imbalance, rare earths and Ukraine during meetings with ...

China’s Xi urges EU to make ‘the right strategic choice’ amid international trade turbulence at key summit

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told visiting European Union leaders that Europe should make “the right strategic choice” and ...