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Trump’s Tariffs Put China’s E-Commerce Superpowers to the Test
Companies like Alibaba that built China’s world-leading online shopping sector are now helping its sellers find markets beyond the United States.
FirstFT: China says it can do without US farm and energy imports
We start in Beijing, where China’s top economic officials yesterday used a press conference to reassure the public about the state of the economy amid a trade war with the US. Here’s more on what…
China says its airlines and Boeing have been severely affected by tariffs
Chinese airlines and Boeing have been severely impacted by U.S.-imposed tariffs, disrupting regular trade and investment activities of many businesses, the Chinese commerce ministry said in a …
4 Former Hong Kong Lawmakers Freed After Years in Prison Under a Beijing-Imposed Security Law
Four former Hong Kong lawmakers have been released after spending more than four years in prison for their conviction under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement
U.S. tariffs will hasten, not slow, China’s drive for tech self-sufficiency
The next time the U.S. tries something like the H20 chip ban, it may mean very little to the China AI ecosystem.
Amid Trump tussle with China, state attorneys general target Beijing over fentanyl, TikTok
Kentucky GOP Attorney General Russell Coleman and other attorneys general have written to the Trump administration asking it to close a federal loophole that reportedly allows fentanyl into the U.S. more easily.
China’s food, energy supplies secure without US imports, official says
Beijing says it has self-sufficiency in staple crops and energy, and enough alternative import sources to offset even a total loss of US goods.
With China and the US at intense economic odds, other nations are being forced to choose sides
As President Donald Trump’s trade war locks the world’s two largest economies on a collision course, America’s unnerved allies and partners are cozying up with China to hedge their bets.
Temu customers in the U.S. hit with steep import charges due to tariffs
Chinese online retailer Temu, known for its ultra-low prices, is hitting U.S. customers with hefty import charges due to President Donald Trump’s trade war. Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have in some cases more…
13 Big U.S. Companies That Are Owned by China
You might think some of America’s most recognizable brands are still all-American. But behind the logos, things have quietly changed. Over the past decade, Chinese companies have acquired some of the …
Chinese Manufacturers Flood TikTok To Subvert Trump’s Tariff Agenda
Chinese manufacturers are flooding TikTok with viral videos aimed at undermining President Donald Trump’s tariff crackdown, turning the platform into a digital battlefield over American trade policy.
China’s Shenzhou 20 astronauts take control of Tiangong space station (video)
The Shenzhou 20 mission launched on a Long March 2F rocket from Jiuquan spaceport in northwest China on April 24. The spacecraft arrived at the Tiangong space station 6.5 hours later, completing its rendezvous and…
