U.S. officials are considering whether they can strike a deal with China that would ramp up its purchases of American goods and investments in the United States.
Monthly Archives For February 2025
These Are the Largest Weapons Manufacturers Building China’s War Chest
China spent over $309 billion on defense in 2023, more than any other country with the exception of the United States. China’s record-high defense spending is the product of steady year-over-year …
China minister expresses dissatisfaction over tariffs to new US trade secretary
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has expressed strong dissatisfaction with U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods in a letter addressed to the newly confirmed U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the …
China holds dominant position in humanoid robot ecosystem: analysts
China leads the West in number of top listed companies involved in developing humanoid robots, Morgan Stanley finds.
US displaced China as Germany’s biggest single trading partner last year
The United States was Germany’s biggest single trading partner last year for the first time since 2015, displacing China from the top spot as exports to the Asian power declined, official figures …
China boosts oil imports from Brazil and West Africa as sanctions reshape sourcing
As Middle Eastern crude prices have increased, Chinese refiners have increased purchases of Brazilian and West African crude. This comes as refiners reorganize their sourcing due to sanctions, tariff …
Killer of Japan boy in China’s Shenzhen did not appeal death sentence
The man convicted of fatally stabbing a 10-year-old Japanese boy in Shenzhen, southern China, last September has not appea …
China proposes new rules to tighten control over rare earth sector
China on Wednesday began public consultation on new regulations designed to protect its domestic rare earth industry, a sector where Beijing has previously weaponised its dominance via export controls …
China’s universities get students up to speed on DeepSeek with new AI classes
The domestic start-up’s runaway success has led some higher education institutions to create course programming on applications of its AI model.
China’s top financial regulator vows stable credit supply to private firms
China’s top financial regulator vowed it will maintain stable and effective credit supply to private firms and will step up support for their loans, an official statement showed on Wednesday.
China’s holdings of US Treasuries fall to lowest level since 2009
China’s holdings of Treasuries have fallen to their lowest level since 2009, as Beijing holds more of its US government bonds through lower-profile accounts and diversifies into alternative assets.
China refiners buy more Brazilian, W.African crude as sanctions, tariffs disrupt supply
Chinese refiners have stepped up purchases of Brazilian and West African crude as they reorganise sourcing around sanctions and tariff disruptions, and after prices of Middle Eastern grades surged.
Foreign direct investment into China falls 13.4% y/y in January
Foreign direct investment into China came in at 97.6 billion yuan ($13.40 billion) in January, down 13.4% from the previous year, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Wednesday.
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