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Labubu: the tiny elf doll driving China’s most valuable toy company
09:20:51 Jun 20 2025
A furry elf doll has turned a Chinese group into one of the world’s most valuable toy companies, triggering in-store fights......
William Langley in Guangzhou and Thomas Hale and Wang Xueqiao in Shanghai
Economy
China made millions of drones. Now it has to find uses for them
12:00:09 Jun 19 2025
In a school district in Shenzhen, would-be truants dodge surveillance drones that patrol the streets. At a nearby park, office......
William Langley in Shenzhen
Economy
US warns Britain over Chinese wind farm security risks
22:26:37 Jun 18 2025
The Trump administration has raised concerns with the UK government over plans by one of China’s largest wind turbine makers......
Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and Rachel Millard and Jim Pickard in London
Economy
Oaktree co-founder Howard Marks calls on China to open up to foreign investors
19:49:20 Jun 18 2025
Howard Marks, co-founder of $200bn alternatives manager Oaktree Capital Management, has called on China to open up more “......
Thomas Hale in Shanghai and Harriet Agnew in London
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Donald Trump plans to delay TikTok ban for a third time
07:12:32 Jun 18 2025
The White House has said it will allow TikTok to continue operations in the US for another 90 days, extending a deadline......
Alex Rogers and Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and Hannah Murphy in San Francisco
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Trade war looms over voices of global business in China
07:01:13 Jun 18 2025
At the American Chamber of Commerce’s 110th anniversary ball in Shanghai this month, there were few initial signs that the......
Thomas Hale
Economy
Trade
EU spurns economic dialogue with China over deepening trade rift
12:00:37 Jun 17 2025
The EU has refused to hold a flagship economic meeting with Beijing ahead of a leaders’ summit next month because of a lack......
Andy Bounds in Brussels and Joe Leahy in Beijing
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China delays approval of $35bn US chip merger amid Donald Trump’s trade war
12:00:00 Jun 13 2025
A $35bn US semiconductor industry merger is being delayed by Beijing’s antitrust regulator, after Donald Trump tightened......
Zijing Wu and Cheng Leng in Hong Kong
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Donald Trump accuses China of violating US tariff truce
16:01:44 May 30 2025
Donald Trump has accused China of violating its two-week-old tariff truce with the US, threatening to reignite the trade......
Joe Leahy in Beijing
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Prague blames Beijing for cyber attack on foreign ministry
22:14:38 May 28 2025
Prague said on Wednesday that state-sponsored Chinese hackers had targeted its foreign ministry’s unclassified communications......
Raphael Minder in Warsaw and Henry Foy in Brussels
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China’s He Lifeng: Xi Jinping’s ally leading trade talks with US
12:05:20 May 09 2025
In Donald Trump’s first term, US trade negotiators encountered a familiar interlocutor in China: Liu He, a Harvard-educated......
Edward White in Shanghai and Joe Leahy in Beijing
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US and China to launch formal trade talks
06:42:59 May 07 2025
Washington and Beijing will this week hold their first trade talks since US President Donald Trump launched a trade war against......
Demetri Sevastopulo and Aime Williams in Washington and Ryan McMorrow in Beijing
Economy
Labubu: the tiny elf doll driving China’s most valuable toy company
09:20:51 Jun 20 2025
A furry elf doll has turned a Chinese group into one of the world’s most valuable toy companies, triggering in-store fights......
William Langley in Guangzhou and Thomas Hale and Wang Xueqiao in Shanghai
Economy
China made millions of drones. Now it has to find uses for them
12:00:09 Jun 19 2025
In a school district in Shenzhen, would-be truants dodge surveillance drones that patrol the streets. At a nearby park, office......
William Langley in Shenzhen
Economy
US warns Britain over Chinese wind farm security risks
22:26:37 Jun 18 2025
The Trump administration has raised concerns with the UK government over plans by one of China’s largest wind turbine makers......
Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and Rachel Millard and Jim Pickard in London
Economy
Oaktree co-founder Howard Marks calls on China to open up to foreign investors
19:49:20 Jun 18 2025
Howard Marks, co-founder of $200bn alternatives manager Oaktree Capital Management, has called on China to open up more “......
Thomas Hale in Shanghai and Harriet Agnew in London
Business
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Donald Trump plans to delay TikTok ban for a third time
07:12:32 Jun 18 2025
The White House has said it will allow TikTok to continue operations in the US for another 90 days, extending a deadline......
Alex Rogers and Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and Hannah Murphy in San Francisco
Business
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Trade war looms over voices of global business in China
07:01:13 Jun 18 2025
At the American Chamber of Commerce’s 110th anniversary ball in Shanghai this month, there were few initial signs that the......
Thomas Hale
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China demands sensitive information for rare earth exports, companies warn
12:00:52 Jun 12 2025
Western companies say China is demanding sensitive business information to secure rare earths and magnets, raising concerns......
Ryan McMorrow and Joe Leahy in Beijing and Kana Inagaki in London
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Trump’s message to Asian students will hurt US universities
07:01:51 Jun 12 2025
In 2010, Xi Mingze, the daughter of Xi Jinping, now president of China, enrolled at Harvard under an alias. Her presence......
June Yoon
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China’s He Lifeng: Xi Jinping’s ally leading trade talks with US
12:05:20 May 09 2025
In Donald Trump’s first term, US trade negotiators encountered a familiar interlocutor in China: Liu He, a Harvard-educated......
Edward White in Shanghai and Joe Leahy in Beijing
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China reports bumper April exports ahead of crucial trade talks with US
11:45:32 May 09 2025
China’s exports grew sharply in April despite Donald Trump’s “liberation” day tariffs on shipments to the US, strengthening......
William Langley in Guangzhou and Joe Leahy in Beijing
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EU companies in China see some benefit from Donald Trump’s trade war
20:48:50 May 08 2025
Most European companies operating in China are already experiencing some positive impact from the country’s trade war with......
Joe Leahy in Beijing
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A resilient US economy can withstand the Trump tariff shock
12:00:52 May 08 2025
Three years ago the ports on the US west coast, their container terminals and rail lines hopelessly congested by the supposed......
Alan Beattie