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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
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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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
Politics & Policy
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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
Politics & Policy
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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
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US-China trade war is pushing Asian nations to pick sides, ministers warn
12:00:58 May 23 2025
The trade war between the US and China is putting south-east Asian countries under increasing pressure to pick sides between......
Owen Walker in Singapore
Economy
The Chinese elite’s boomtime love of horseriding is about to be tested
11:00:57 May 23 2025
The trainer holds the horse by a rope, neither slack nor taut, while his young student circles at a gentle trot. Despite......
Thomas Hale in Shanghai
Economy
Trade
A geopolitical conflict over minerals may finally be a real threat
12:00:02 May 22 2025
It is not often that habitual complacency makes you an astute judge of world events, particularly those involving geopolitical......
Alan Beattie
Economy
China’s developers at risk as young home buyers walk away
19:26:28 May 21 2025
About 70 per cent of Chinese household wealth is estimated to be tied up in real estate. That is high by global standards......
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Economy
Trade
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
Politics & Policy
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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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
Politics & Policy
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
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