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Chinese factories rush to reduce reliance on Donald Trump’s US
12:00:07 Jun 22 2025
Chinese manufacturers are racing to find buyers at home and abroad as trade tensions with the US threaten their single largest......
Ryan McMorrow and Nian Liu in Zhejiang and William Langley in Guangzhou
Politics & Policy
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
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
Business
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Economy
Chinese factories rush to reduce reliance on Donald Trump’s US
12:00:07 Jun 22 2025
Chinese manufacturers are racing to find buyers at home and abroad as trade tensions with the US threaten their single largest......
Ryan McMorrow and Nian Liu in Zhejiang and William Langley in Guangzhou
Politics & Policy
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
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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
Politics & Policy
Economy
Society
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
Society
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
Society
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Trade
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
Business
Economy
Trade
FirstFT: US poised to dial back bank reserve rules
05:42:47 May 15 2025
Good morning and welcome to FirstFT. Here’s what’s on today’s agenda: US authorities prepare to relax bank rulesRecord “reverse......
Gordon Smith, Tee Zhuo and Benjamin Wilhelm
Economy
Trade
Toy group VTech to move production out of China despite tariff reprieve
22:44:33 May 14 2025
One of the world’s biggest toymakers, which supplies retailers including Walmart and Target, plans to move all US-bound production......
Chan Ho-him in Hong Kong
Economy
Western carmakers risk wipeout in China, warns Jeep owner Stellantis
22:17:50 May 14 2025
Western brands may not have a future in China as local carmakers close in on the last remaining stronghold held by the likes......
Kana Inagaki, Patricia Nilsson, Ian Johnston and Mari Novik in London
Business
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Exporters ‘shocked and elated’ as China trade cranks back into gear
12:58:49 May 14 2025
Jacob Rothman, who has been making kitchenware in China sold by US retailers including Walmart for more than two decades,......
William Langley in Guangzhou, Chan Ho-him in Hong Kong and Joe Leahy and Wenjie Ding in Beijing
Politics & Policy
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
Trade
Economy
Chinese factories rush to reduce reliance on Donald Trump’s US
12:00:07 Jun 22 2025
Chinese manufacturers are racing to find buyers at home and abroad as trade tensions with the US threaten their single largest......
Ryan McMorrow and Nian Liu in Zhejiang and William Langley in Guangzhou
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
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