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Big swing: Chinese golf cart makers are moving to US to dodge tariff blitz
Some Chinese manufacturers have been hit by a 1,000% hike in import duties, pushing them to shift production to America.
2 Feb 2025 - 10:00AM
China food security
High-steaks challenge: how China feeds its huge, meat-hungry population
30 Jan 2025 - 10:12AM
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Lunar New Year
Chinese tourists, wary of Thailand, plan other stops for Lunar New Year travel
28 Jan 2025 - 4:56PM
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China trade
Global trade has transformed since US President Trump’s first term: McKinsey
International trade has become significantly more politically-driven since the US president’s first term, according to McKinsey.
27 Jan 2025 - 8:49PM
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Donald Trump has driven a deep shift in global trade networks since 2017, according to McKinsey. Photo: EPA-EFE
Banking & finance
How to make it in America: pressures, pitfalls for China consumer firms going global
As domestic spending falters, Chinese consumer brands are eyeing global markets, but tariffs and cultural barriers could get in their way.
26 Jan 2025 - 10:07PM
Banking & finance
AIIB president calls for ‘fundamental reforms’ to global institutions
Head of Beijing-based multilateral development bank says current global governance structure fails to incorporate emerging economies.
24 Jan 2025 - 5:00PM
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Chinese tourists
Thai PM’s AI video aims to calm Chinese tourists’ nerves as bookings dip
Abduction of Chinese actor Wang Xing sent shock waves through Thailand’s tourism industry, which relies heavily on travellers from China.
23 Jan 2025 - 8:30PM
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A tourist takes a selfie during an underwater dragon dance show in Bangkok, Thailand, last Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
China-Middle East relations
At Davos, Saudi Arabia pitches itself as a new hub for Chinese investment
Saudi minister urges China ‘not to miss opportunities’ to invest in the Gulf state – and exploit its access to different markets.
23 Jan 2025 - 8:12PM
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China trade
Philippine official ‘positive’ on trade with China despite political friction
Trade official says his country can still be a ‘platform’ for China trade, even as US President Donald Trump threatens transshipment tariffs.
24 Jan 2025 - 11:56AM
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US-China relations
Trump wants to wean America off China’s rare earths. Is that possible?
Trump aims to ramp up US production of the critical minerals to reduce its dependence on China. But he may need to hire more federal staff to do so.
23 Jan 2025 - 12:17PM
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China trade
China breaks durian import record as Vietnam, Malaysia nip at Thailand’s heels
In a year that saw China import US$7 billion of the fruit – a record – upstarts Vietnam and Malaysia are eyeing Thailand’s top spot.
23 Jan 2025 - 11:00AM
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China’s durian market - the world’s largest - is becoming a battleground for countries in Southeast Asia eager to get their slice of the proceeds. Photo: AFP
US-China relations
Rising US-China tensions top concerns of American firms in China: AmCham China
AmCham China survey, conducted in weeks before and after Trump’s election, finds concerns over deteriorating relations have not been this high since Trump’s first term.
23 Jan 2025 - 2:42PM
China economy
China vows to protect overseas interests as hurdles and uncertainties mount
Ministry of Commerce says commerce authorities at all levels must bolster risk controls and safeguard overseas interests.
23 Jan 2025 - 9:01AM
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World Economic Forum
China’s stalled economic engines demand strong manufacturing: economist in Davos
‘Made in China’ must mean ‘cheap, good and hi-tech’, says Zhu Min, former IMF deputy managing director and former People’s Bank of China deputy governor.
22 Jan 2025 - 10:39PM
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US-China relations
Trump’s America first trade policy: US-China 2020 deal is again under scrutiny
Nomura analysts say Trump’s ‘rather hawkish’ memo on China raises concerns that Beijing will be forced to comply with original trade terms that it failed to meet.
22 Jan 2025 - 11:36PM
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US President Donald Trump and former Chinese vice-premier Liu He shake hands after signing the phase-one trade deal at the White House in 2020. A review of the deal during Trump’s second term may put pressure on China to fulfil its missed requirements. Photo: Reuters
World Economic Forum
Trump’s threats will only drive countries away from US dollar, economists warn at Davos
US president’s warnings against nations exploring alternative currencies will be counterproductive in the long run, economists argue at World Economic Forum.
22 Jan 2025 - 12:36PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
EU tariffs failing to stop flood of Chinese electric vehicles, new trade data suggests
China’s exports of electric vehicles to the European Union rose again in December, prompting fears of an escalating trade conflict in 2025.
22 Jan 2025 - 11:30AM
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US-China relations
‘We’ll be surprised’ by US-China improvements, Harvard scholar argues in Davos
Graham Allison bucks a trend among analysts warning of worsening ties between the world’s biggest economies, and he does not see Donald Trump as a China hawk.
21 Jan 2025 - 11:04PM
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Graham Allison, a professor with the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, expects ties between the US and China to improve this year. Photo: World Economic Forum
US-China relations
‘Gradual’ US tariffs on China may foreground Trump-Xi summit: Citi
As Trump’s promised day-one tariffs on China failed to appear, a Citi economist has posited import duties may come slower than expected.
21 Jan 2025 - 7:30PM
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China wielding rare earths in trade war seen as ‘strong message’ to Washington
Beijing’s banning of critical minerals and targeting US market seen as ‘strong message to Washington that it is not afraid to further escalate the trade war’.
20 Jan 2025 - 8:30PM
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China trade
Will Southeast Asia get behind Trump’s China trade war? It has 9 billion reasons not to
Both countries have said they will clamp down on US tariff bypasses, but Chinese investment into Southeast Asia - US$9 billion in 2023 - will complicate matters.
20 Jan 2025 - 6:01PM
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China technology
China calls for overseas education ventures in push for tech advancement
Overseas universities specialising in science, tech should be sought for joint projects, China says in wide-ranging 10-year education plan.
20 Jan 2025 - 5:23PM
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China’s leadership has called on local authorities to “enhance high-quality international collaborations in academia, industry and research”. Photo: AFP
US-China relations
US small businesses continue pleas for China tariff relief under Trump
In a new book, a US trade specialist says American firms still hope for the undoing of some China tariffs to help their business.
20 Jan 2025 - 1:00PM
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China trade
Discovery of massive rare earth deposit in Yunnan a boost for China
China Geological Survey says deposit has potential resources of 1.15 million tonnes, including more than 470,000 tonnes of key rare earths.
18 Jan 2025 - 10:00AM
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China manufacturing
China rebuffs US criticism of its world-leading shipbuilders
Ministry of Commerce urges Washington to ‘stop blaming China for US domestic industrial-development problems’.
17 Jan 2025 - 9:00PM
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