17 h. ago Chinese solar firms bank on overseas expansion to survive amid US tariffs

Chinese solar and energy-storage companies will continue to press ahead with their overseas expansion with or without a long-term agreement on trade tariffs, as production abroad holds the key to their long-term survival, according to executives at China’s largest solar industry exhibition. Although the US and China reached a 90-day truce in their ongoing tariff war in May, solar panel exports from China and Southeast Asia to the US are still subject to tariffs of as much as 3,521 per cent, with...

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59 h. ago US and China ease trade war tensions by agreeing ‘framework’ truce in London – business live

US and China ease trade war tensions by agreeing ‘framework’ truce in London – business live  The Guardian

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4 d. ago Live updates: Trump officials seek to repair frayed trade war truce with China

Live updates: Trump officials seek to repair frayed trade war truce with China  The Washington Post

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1 week ago Trade war risks could push global shippers to Asia’s arbitration hubs: analysts

The terms “United States exclusion clause” and “China risk clause” were frequently heard at a recent shipping forum hosted by Zhejiang Seaport Group in the eastern city of Ningbo, as uncertainties at sea persist despite the trade war truce reached between the world’s two biggest economies. The event brought together global logistics sector representatives and maritime law experts to consider new contract clauses, strategies and arbitration options, as stakeholders fear that a return of Donald...

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1 week ago China’s Factory Activity Contraction Eases After Trade War Truce

China’s Factory Activity Contraction Eases After Trade War Truce  Bloomberg.com

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3 w. ago The U.S. is targeting Huawei’s AI chips, and China says that could undermine an uneasy truce in the trade war

The U.S. is targeting Huawei’s AI chips, and China says that could undermine an uneasy truce in the trade war  Fortune

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live updates: US and China trade truce becomes fragile as the war of words continues

Trump tariffs live updates: US and China trade truce becomes fragile as the war of words continues  Yahoo Finance

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4 w. ago President Xi sends a message to Danish businesses ahead of China visit by foreign minister

First such letter to a foreign business community since 2021 shows how China is trying to expand its circle of friends amid a trade-war truce with the United States.

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4 w. ago China to US container bookings soar nearly 300% after trade war truce

The agreement to pause tariffs for 90 days promises early peak shipping – but challenges lie ahead, industry insiders warn.

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last month China, US sign duelling deals after agreeing to trade war truce

Following their tariff reductions, China and the US have unveiled major investments – Beijing in Brazil and Washington in the Middle East.

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