Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is visiting China on Friday, his third trip to the country in two years as his government seeks to boost investment from the Asian giant amid global economic uncertainty caused…
Monthly Archives For April 2025
China’s Xi to visit Southeast Asia as trade conflict with U.S. widens
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping will embark on a three-nation Southeast Asia tour next week in his first overseas trip this year to consolidate ties with some of China’s closest neighbours as trade tensions…
China announces 84% tariffs on US goods in showdown with Trump. Europe also hits back
China unveiled retaliatory tariffs of 84% on imports of US goods on Wednesday, matching additional tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump earlier in the day and further inflaming a trade war between the world’s…
What does Washington export to China? Trump’s tariff battle escalates
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson said Trump’s tariff strategy is bad for business in the state, which he said is one of the most trade-dependent in the country. Washington’s global goods exports …
China primes rare earths weapon as trade war escalates: Andy Home
As U.S. President Donald Trump turns up the tariff heat on China, Beijing is targeting ever more of the United States’ critical material supply chains.
China channels Mao in trade war with a vow for ‘complete victory’ over the U.S.
As the world’s two biggest economies face off over trade, a Chinese diplomat shared a video of the late leader Mao Zedong and declared that Chinese people “don’t back down.” …
Beijing bites back at US tariffs by curbing Hollywood film imports
China said on Thursday it would immediately restrict imports of Hollywood films in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s escalation of U.S. tariffs on imported Chinese goods, targeting one of the …
China speaks with Saudi Arabia, South Africa about response to US tariffs
China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao had discussions with his Saudi Arabian and South African counterparts to exchange views on responding to the United States’ “reciprocal tariffs”, the Chinese …
Illegal arcade disguised as … a fake Bitcoin mine? Soldier scams in China: Asia Express
Chinese crypto scams are employing hybrid online and offline tactics. A South Korean arcade hides behind a Bitcoin mine. Asia Express …
Kevin O’Leary backs Trump tariffs to stop China from ‘killing small business in America’
“Shark Tank” Investor Kevin O’Leary argued in favor of new tariffs against China, arguing the status quo has destroyed American businesses both large and small.
Why China’s Xi Jinping is playing hardball with Trump on tariffs: ANALYSIS
Xi Jinping is playing hardball. The Chinese president wants to show his people that the country can withstand the economic pain from President Donald Trump’s tariffs and stand up to what Beijing is calling America’s…
Trump’s triple-digit tariff essentially cuts off most trade with China, says economist
President Trump’s tariff increase on imports from China would basically end most trade between that country and the U.S., according to economist Erica York.
Trump Tariff Live Updates: U.S. hits China with 145% tariff, MicroStrategy reels
April 2: that’s when President Trump began the global tariff war, dubbing the date “Liberation Day.” The escalating tariffs sent the markets into jitters… until it turned out it was all about China.
