International trade
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Senior Labour figures call for review of Chinese investment in UK infrastructure
Government’s rapprochement with Beijing may risk national security in wake of British Steel crisis, party memb…
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‘The sky won’t fall’: China plays down Trump tariff risks as stock markets rally
Chinese customs official says trade has diversified away from US in recent years and plays up its ‘vast domest…
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‘No winners’ in a trade war, says China’s Xi as he heads to Vietnam on charm offensive
Xi Jinping expected to present China as reliable partner in contrast to US, which imposed – then suspended – t…
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US-China trade war intensifies as Beijing’s tariffs come into effect after Trump pause
China’s 84% tariffs on US products come into force amid market relief after Trump suspends steep reciprocal ta…
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‘We will have to raise prices’: gloom and resolve in Yiwu, on China’s trade war frontline
At the world’s largest wholesale market, vendors have reduced their exposure to the US but fear the repercussi…
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Tariffs driving India to strike trade deals, finance minister says ahead of UK talks
Nirmala Sitharaman says turmoil forcing countries to seek accords beyond old ideological and political tiesInd…
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China vows to ‘fight to the end’ against latest Trump tariff threat
Beijing accuses US of blackmail and adding a ‘mistake on top of a mistake’ as Wednesday deadline for latest le…
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Asian countries riven by war and disaster face some of steepest Trump tariffs
Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos hit with rates over 40% as experts say the real target is ChinaBusiness live – late…
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China looks south as it seeks to reduce reliance on a capricious United States
China wants to protect against the volatility of Trump’s tariffs, and now has more than a dozen free trade agr…
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Hong Kong firm to sell stake in Panama ports amid Trump pressure
Deal with US finance giant BlackRock, valued at almost $23bn, comes amid push to curb perceived China influenc…
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China likely to target US agriculture, state media reports, as Trump tariff deadline nears
Global Times signals Beijing’s likely countermeasure after US president threatened a further 10% duty to come …
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Fair and Square? Chinese retail chain’s expansion rankles Kenyan rivals
Local business owners in Nairobi said the rapid expansion of China Square had created an uneven playing fieldO…
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China has reacted in kind to Trump’s tariffs, but a deal may still emerge
Beijing will defend its core interests, but its initial response is more cautious than when Trump imposed levi…
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Panama Canal will remain Panamanian and open to all nations, says official
Administrator rejects Donald Trump’s claims that China controls canal or suggestion US could take it backWho o…
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Will Japan’s close ties with US survive the caprice and quirks of Donald Trump?
Japan’s complex defence alliances built up over years as protection against China could be put at risk in a Tr…