China’s Alibaba Group Holding beat analysts’ estimates for fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as a focus on low-cost goods in response to cautious consumer spending helped boost domestic e-commerce …
Monthly Archives For May 2024
China’s property ‘whitelist’ lifeline stutters amid sector gloom
When China’s local governments began compiling a “whitelist” of housing projects for loans earlier this year, troubled developers hoped it would open a spigot of credit for a sector that remains a …
China breakthrough could make ‘fault-tolerant’ quantum computing a reality
Chinese researchers advance quantum simulation technology with clear and flexible system that ‘deserves to be included in textbooks’.
Biden hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum – adding to tensions with Beijing
The Biden administration announced plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment — an election-year move that’s likely …
China tests EU resolve on export trade fight: podcast
France’s Emmanuel Macron got little to show from President Xi Jinping’s European tour this month. In this Exchange podcast, MERICS expert Grzegorz Stec explains the difficulty of managing ties with …
US announces tariffs on $18 billion of China imports, including 100% on electric vehicles
This was part of a series of tariff rises on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports that the White House announced on Tuesday.
US To Raise Tariffs On $18 Bn Of China Imports Including Chips
The United States is hiking tariffs on $18 billion worth of imports from China, targeting strategic sectors like electric vehicles, batteries, steel and critical minerals, the White House said Tuesday …
Biden announces new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, including electric vehicles
President Biden is keeping the tariffs on Chinese imports put in place by his predecessor and 2024 opponent, former President Donald Trump. And he’s adding new ones for things like electric vehicles.
The End of TikTok Is a Propaganda Win for Beijing
When President Biden signed a bill requiring that TikTok be divested from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, members of Congress hailed the law as a blow to Beijing. They shouldn’t be so quick to celebrate.
Actors from Yushu of NW China’s Qinghai perform in Beijing
Actors from Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China’s Qinghai Province perform in Beijing, capital of China on May 13, 2024. Thirty actors, all of them career farmers and herders, presented 10 shows, including dance,…
How China Rose to Lead the World in Cars and Solar Panels
Heavy subsidies for industry, together with weak sales in China, have set the stage for an export boom, raising fears of factory job losses elsewhere.
Biden to increase tariffs on $18 billion in Chinese imports in a new warning to Beijing
“China’s simply too big to play by its own rules.” Biden’s predecessor, former President Donald Trump, enacted a sweeping tariff program on $300 billion in Chinese imports during his administration, …
US and China at odds over corn import ideas after soy divergence
Two months ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture stopped using Chinese customs data to estimate China’s soybean imports since supplier data indicated much larger volumes, creating a large gap …
