China has retaliated with tariffs on an equivalent amount of ... "The chances of a deal soon are still quite small," said Scott Kennedy, director of the project on Chinese business and the economy at ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says China ‘out of control’ as it loses El Salvador to Beijing
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan vowed on Tuesday to fight China's "increasingly out of control" behavior after Taipei lost another ally to Beijing when El Salvador became the third country to switch ... ( read original story ...)
China to launch national probe into policy implementation: media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will conduct a series of “targeted inspections” this year in a bid to ensure that central government policies are being properly implemented at the local level, state news a... ( read original story ...)
China’s biggest risk may be its property market — not the trade war
Property is the biggest risk in the next 12 months, much greater than the trade war, according to Larry Hu, head of greater China economics at Macquarie. Last week, Nanjing, a tier two city, announced ... ( read original story ...)
Businesses beg for tariff relief as trade war with China rolls on
China has retaliated against an equivalent amount of U.S. goods ... “The chances of a deal soon are still quite small,” said Scott Kennedy, director of the project on Chinese business and the economy ... ( read original story ...)
China hoping to secure free-trade agreement with Canada amid rising tensions with U.S.
China’s ambassador to Canada said Monday he hopes to make progress on a free-trade agreement with Canada and others amid his country’s rising trade tensions with the United States. “On the background ... ( read original story ...)
China says it’s ‘always ready’ to restart free trade talks with Canada
China’s envoy in Ottawa says free trade talks between Canada and China have stalled partly due to Canada’s focus on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. “It is true now that the FTA ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. firms warn next China tariffs to cost Americans from cradle to grave
The top U.S. business lobbying group said the Trump administration lacks a “coherent strategy” to address China’s theft of intellectual property and other harmful trade practices and called for “serio... ( read original story ...)
Doing Business in China Without a WFOE: Will the Defendant Please Rise
I do mean to sound alarmist here. Almost since this blog’s inception, we have written about how if you are doing business in China you need a Chinese legal entity, be it a Wholly Foreign Owned Entity ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Financial IPO plans pushed back again
Ant is also under pressure from Beijing’s efforts to tighten control of non-banks ... “I am not surprised that they once more are postponing their IPO.” The decision to delay Ant’s listing was made se... ( read original story ...)