The country’s GDP growth beat expectations to March, but worries persist about the looming impact of the US trade conflict.
Latest move matches tariff level announced by US President Donald Trump, and officials say any future US increases will not be met with reply.
11 Apr 2025 - 5:48PM videocam
Fears are growing that the US-China trade war could enter an unpredictable – and potentially devastating – new phase.
As trade conflict threatens a complete decoupling, analyst asks: ‘If the US produces everything domestically, why would other countries need the dollar?’.
10 Apr 2025 - 7:50PM videocam
Beijing could further restrict Hollywood films and target American law firms and consultancies, according to several influential commentators.
9 Apr 2025 - 11:52AM videocam
China’s central bank sets midpoint rate at 7.2066 per US dollar ahead of imposition of even steeper US tariffs.
9 Apr 2025 - 6:41PM videocam
Despite recent supply chain shifts, US consumers will have a hard time finding replacements for many staple goods still produced in China.
‘Whether the tariff is 70 per cent or even 1,000 per cent makes little difference’ when the result is that it blocks trade with US, says Eurasia Group China director.
8 Apr 2025 - 6:38PM videocam
Ministry of Commerce vows to ‘resolutely’ strike back against any US moves to impose further tariffs.
8 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM videocam
After a ‘Liberation Day’ ceremony that saw the US’ trade war expand worldwide overnight, analysts ask how China will defend itself.
3 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM videocam
Donald Trump’s deadline for China report has arrived, ahead of his ‘Liberation Day’ to free US economy from what he sees as unfair practices.
1 Apr 2025 - 10:31PM videocam
At high-profile gatherings this week, notions of China’s rise and the West’s decline were in vogue – but in today’s world, attitudes change fast.
Wu Xiaoqiu says rising protectionist sentiment has dealt a severe blow to global economic recovery.
28 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM videocam
Former deputy secretary general for China’s State Council warns of a potential negative impact from foreign import tariffs on small packages.
The Yale economist lamented the path his country is taking under US President Donald Trump during a panel discussion at the Boao Forum.
27 Mar 2025 - 10:16PM videocam
The current pension structure is too lopsided to provide adequate benefits to those in poorer regions, former banking officials say at Boao Forum.
27 Mar 2025 - 5:30PM videocam
Li Dongsheng says setting up an electronics factory in the US does not offer a competitive advantage right now.
German carmaker is at the forefront of pending tariff talks between Brussels and Beijing.
24 Mar 2025 - 11:00PM videocam
Richard Li has been invited to the China Development Forum as founder of Pacific Century Group, list of attendees seen by the Post shows.
23 Mar 2025 - 4:10PM videocam
Li says Beijing will roll out measures to ensure the smooth operation of the economy, if needed.
23 Mar 2025 - 11:43PM videocam
Officials met representatives of the US retailer to discuss its treatment of Chinese suppliers following the imposition of import duties.
13 Mar 2025 - 9:53AM videocam
Freight companies ‘dare not’ use the railway after Russia tightened sanctions and impounded huge volumes of Europe-bound cargo.
11 Mar 2025 - 11:28PM videocam
More than three-quarters of China’s electric car brands may disappear as Beijing vows to stamp out excessive competition.
Guangdong aspires to be the vanguard of China’s technological and industrial innovation, the province’s top official says.
An increase to China’s fiscal deficit ratio, its highest ceiling ever, indicates more spending and a more ‘proactive’ policy are in store.
6 Mar 2025 - 12:23AM videocam
US agriculture and defence-linked tech hit with import duties, export restrictions as China responds to US President Donald Trump’s tariff increase.
5 Mar 2025 - 10:22AM videocam
Small-scale factories supplying China’s e-commerce giants face an uncertain future as the US moves to end tax exemptions for small parcels.
26 Feb 2025 - 9:49AM videocam
Beijing appears to be extending an olive branch to the previously under-fire drug maker as it tries to shore up private sector confidence.
21 Feb 2025 - 5:43PM videocam
Government wants foreign investment to ‘serve the high-quality development’ of country’s manufacturing industry.
Proposed 25 per cent tariffs on cars, drugs and chips would harm China’s regional competitors more than China itself, analysts say.