A senior Chinese Communist Party official casts a suspicious eye towards an unmarked van lurking outside his building, as he rushes in and shuts the door. Inside his room, he picks up a framed …
Monthly Archives For May 2025
China Quietly Exempts About a Quarter of US Imports from Tariffs
China has quietly started to exempt some US goods from tariffs that likely cover around $40 billion worth of imports, in what looks like an effort to soften the blow of the trade war on…
China’s electric vehicle industry is preparing to take on the world. Is America ready?
Once seen as a producer of clumsy knock-offs, Chinese carmakers have catapulted to the forefront of the growing global EV industry.
K-Pop Is Returning to China
China restricted performances by South Korean artists in retaliation for the deployment of a U.S. antimissile system in 2016.
Trump tariffs live updates: China says ‘door is open’ to trade talks with the US
China has said it’s evaluating approaches from US officials to start negotiations about tariffs, a potential de-escalation in the trade war that has raised hopes that formal trade talks could start …
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as hopes for US-China trade talks banish Big Tech gloom
US stock futures rose on Friday as a possible thawing in US-China trade tensions boosted spirits after earnings from Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) shed light on the likely cost of tariffs. Beijing is …
Bitcoin Price Rises. China Trade Hope, MicroStrategy, Other Things Driving Cryptos.
Bitcoin has shown signs of decoupling with the stock market but is still very much affected by macroeconomic conditions.
Shein puts London IPO on hold amid Trump’s China tariff crackdown
Shein suspends plans for its London IPO as Trump’s tariffs and loss of US tax exemptions on Chinese imports prompt reassessment of global strategy and regulatory hurdles.
New tariffs are now hitting cheap US imports from China
The de minimis exception, which has allowed businesses to import low-value goods without duties from China and Hong Kong, has expired as of 12:01AM ET today as part of President Trump’s executive …
Trump has closed a tariff loophole for “de minimis” merchandise from China and Hong Kong
US President Donald Trump, by executive order on April 9, is closing the door on tariff exemptions on small packages from China and Hong Kong. The policy, which took effect on May 2, has ended…
The U.S. tax loophole that made Shein and Temu rich is changing. What will happen to the brands now?
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 2 to end the de minimis exemption — a rule that allows small packages worth less than $800 US to enter the U.S. tax free —…
Shenzhen launches pilot program to support departure tax refund policy
To further streamline the departure tax refund process for overseas travelers, Shenzhen in Guangdong province launched a new pilot program featuring a “one order, one bag” model at three designated …
Why China’s Rogue State Allies May Worry Beijing
Xi’s efforts to repair ties with U.S. allies may be hampered the longer Russian and North Korean forces continue the war against Ukraine.
