Low-cost apparel retailer Shein is exploring ways to restructure its business in response to new tariffs, including the diversion of U.S. market manufacturing to countries outside of China, according …
Monthly Archives For April 2025
China draws up list of U.S.-made goods exempt from 125% tariffs, sources say
China has created a list of U.S.-made products that would be exempted from its 125 per cent tariffs and is quietly notifying companies about the policy, two people familiar with the matter said.
China’s New Home Sales Slump Persists as US Tariffs Take Effect
China’s residential property sales stayed weak in April, underscoring the need for authorities to boost efforts to revive housing demand and consumption as trade tensions with the US rise. The value …
China’s Export Orders Plunge, Hit by Trump’s Trade War
China’s economy showed its first big signs of damage from the trade war, as steep U.S. tariffs pummeled export orders and production at the country’s factories. A gauge of new export orders fell in …
China sends a stern video message to Trump: We won’t ‘kneel down’
In a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump’s trade war, China’s Foreign Ministry posted to social media a striking video that calls on the international community to stand up to America’s “bully” …
China suggests COVID-19 originated in US in response to Trump allegation
China restated its case that COVID-19 may have originated in the United States in a white paper on its pandemic response released on Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s administration blamed a …
China Naval Patrols Target ‘Provocations’ by US Ally
China claims most of the South China Sea, despite a 2016 international tribunal decision largely dismissing those claims. Under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Manila has pushed back against Chinese …
‘Never kneel’: China taps Korean War and AI memes to hit back at Trump tariffs
China is leveraging its propaganda machine to hit back at U.S. tariffs, rolling out videos using Cold War imagery to lambaste “imperialists.” …
Defiant China Fires Warning at Donald Trump
A Chinese government video exhorts other countries not to buckle to U.S. trade pressure and pledges to “fight on.” …
Xi says China’s economy should adapt to external changes
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Wednesday for action to adjust to changes in the international environment as the country drafts economic plans for the next five years, state-run Xinhua reported.
The markets: China takes a beating while U.S. resilience continues
In recent days new data has shown a drastic reduction in export shipping from China to the U.S. and investors appear to have reacted as a result.
China is making stainless steel tanks for its future super heavy-lift rockets
A Chinese state-owned rocket maker is making progress in producing large diameter stainless steel tanks for its next-generation launch vehicles.
Trump tariffs live updates: China eases tariffs on select US goods as Trump says Beijing will ‘eat’ the costs
The list, not publicly disclosed, appears to be expanding; for instance, China recently waived tariffs on US ethane imports. This approach allows Beijing to maintain a firm public …