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China’s bet on Iranian oil and Middle East influence turns sour
12:00:17 Jun 20 2025
Israel’s attacks on Iran threaten to cut China off from critical oil trading partners, highlighting its need for greater......
Edward White in Shanghai
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
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China’s bet on Iranian oil and Middle East influence turns sour
12:00:17 Jun 20 2025
Israel’s attacks on Iran threaten to cut China off from critical oil trading partners, highlighting its need for greater......
Edward White in Shanghai
Business
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Economy
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
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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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
Panama port owner’s deal fuels fears of dominance by world’s top shipping group
12:07:49 Jun 05 2025
A $23bn sale of ports by CK Hutchison has raised concerns in the logistics industry that the deal could hurt competition......
Chan Ho-him and Haohsiang Ko in Hong Kong and Peter Foster in London
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Apple and Alibaba’s AI rollout in China delayed by Donald Trump’s trade war
23:44:09 Jun 04 2025
Apple’s rollout of artificial intelligence services in China with Alibaba is being held up by a Beijing regulator, as the......
Zijing Wu and Cheng Leng in Hong Kong, Michael Acton in San Francisco
Economy
EU urges China to loosen rare earth curbs as carmakers near crisis point
23:29:16 Jun 04 2025
The EU is pressing China to loosen restrictions on exports of rare earths because of an “alarming situation” for the bloc......
Peter Foster in Paris, Andy Bounds and Barbara Moens in Brussels and Kana Inagaki in London
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Donald Trump says China’s Xi Jinping is ‘hard to make a deal with’
14:38:57 Jun 04 2025
Donald Trump has described Xi Jinping as “extremely hard to make a deal with” as the two countries face off over claims from......
Joe Leahy and Ryan McMorrow in Beijing
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China’s bet on Iranian oil and Middle East influence turns sour
12:00:17 Jun 20 2025
Israel’s attacks on Iran threaten to cut China off from critical oil trading partners, highlighting its need for greater......
Edward White in Shanghai
Business
Politics & Policy
Economy
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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Economy
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
Business
Politics & Policy
Economy
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
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
Business
Economy
Trade
Vietnam risks being the trade war’s biggest loser. Does it have a plan B?
12:00:00 Jun 13 2025
The election of Donald Trump in 2016 was a watershed moment for Bao Phung.His family’s business A&M Flooring, a Vietnamese......
A. Anantha Lakshmi in Hanoi
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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