12 h. ago Hong Kong must be louder on trade to fight off threat of Trump protectionism

Few economies depend as heavily as Hong Kong on a free and open multilateral trading system. Few have as much to lose if the current US administration succeeds in disembowelling the World Trade Organization and miring international trade in tariffs and other forms of protectionism. Yet as the global trading system faces a protectionist assault, Hong Kong’s voice is nowhere to be heard. Our economy has a vested interest in pushing back against the chaotic trade protectionism that US President...

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21 h. ago How Trump's tariffs are pushing food and drink exporters closer to China

How Trump's tariffs are pushing food and drink exporters closer to China  BBC

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29 h. ago China's Xi seeks closer coordination with North Korea in meeting with Kim

China's Xi seeks closer coordination with North Korea in meeting with Kim  Reuters

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3 d. ago Trump pushes India closer to China and Russia, adding to his diplomatic failures

Trump pushes India closer to China and Russia, adding to his diplomatic failures  MSNBC News

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8 d. ago Chinese envoy warns against sowing ‘fear and hostility’ as US plans visa revamp

Beijing’s top diplomat in Washington on Wednesday warned against undermining of people-to-people relations just hours after the US government proposed a sweeping revamp of visa rules for foreign students, scholars and media citing national security risks. “Going forward, we need to bring our people closer, rather than sow fear and hostility,” China’s ambassador to the US Xie Feng said during an event commemorating Chinese and American soldiers who fought together against Allied forces during...

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9 d. ago China seeks closer trade ties with Saudi Arabia as Gulf trade deal stalls

China seeks closer trade ties with Saudi Arabia as Gulf trade deal stalls  Reuters

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1 week ago Trump Proposes 200 Percent Tariff on Imports from China, Xi Pushes for 300 Percent

Trump Proposes 200 Percent Tariff on Imports from China, Xi Pushes for 300 Percent  cepr.net

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1 week ago How Trump’s China tariffs pushed 2 US retailers to brink of bankruptcy

US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports are biting into the income of some American retail-focused companies, with at least two already in bankruptcy court and others forecasting significant losses. Exporters were shouldering a relatively small share of duties on goods sent from China to the US, leaving American firms to absorb the remaining costs or pass them on to consumers, according to minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting on July 29-30, citing the views of...

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1 week ago As China unveils newest military hardware, a closer look at PLA’s build

The People’s Liberation Army is arguably the world’s most rapidly evolving military, yet it remains the least understood by outsiders. The PLA has not engaged in a war in more than four decades and has left no footprint in actual combat in that time, but the intensity of its exercises and expansion of its arsenal have attracted global attention. As China prepares for a major military parade next month to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II, the PLA is expected to showcase...

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1 week ago Red Arsenal: a new databank on China’s latest military hardware

The People’s Liberation Army is arguably the world’s most rapidly evolving military, yet it remains the least understood by outsiders. The PLA has not engaged in a war in more than four decades and has left no footprint in actual combat in that time, but the intensity of its exercises and expansion of its arsenal have attracted global attention. As China prepares for a major military parade next month to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II, the PLA is expected to showcase...

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2 w. ago US show of force could move Venezuela closer to China: analysts

While the deployment of US warships near the coast of Venezuela is intended to heap pressure on the government and limit its already strained capacity for oil shipments, the action would probably serve to bolster China’s extensive economic ties with the South American country, analysts said. Three destroyers and an amphibious squadron with about 4,000 US Marines were dispatched to the Caribbean Sea close to Venezuelan waters, the White House said this week, in an act they said was intended to...

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2 w. ago Trump’s Tariffs Push New Delhi Closer to Beijing, Testing U.S.

Trump’s Tariffs Push New Delhi Closer to Beijing, Testing U.S.-India Ties  The Soufan Center

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2 w. ago Watch Trump Drives Rivals India & China Closer Together| Insight with Haslinda Amin 8/18/2025

Watch Trump Drives Rivals India & China Closer Together| Insight with Haslinda Amin 8/18/2025  Bloomberg

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2 w. ago Trump’s tariffs backfire: India moves closer to China, strengthening BRICS unity

Trump’s tariffs backfire: India moves closer to China, strengthening BRICS unity  Geopolitical Economy Report

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3 w. ago Trump's Tariffs On India May Have Pushed Delhi Further Into Beijing

Trump's Tariffs On India May Have Pushed Delhi Further Into Beijing-Moscow Axis: Bolton  Deccan Chronicle

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3 w. ago Trump shrugs off Latin American nations moving closer to China

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was not worried about Brazil, Mexico and other Latin American nations moving closer to China, telling reporters in the Oval Office, “They can do whatever they want.” The remarks came during a brief exchange at the White House. Trump added: “You know, none of them are doing very well, and what we’re doing in terms of economics, we’re blowing everyone away, including China. We’re doing better than any other country in the world right now.” Trump’s...

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3 w. ago Bolton: Trump tariffs may push India closer to Russia, China

Bolton: Trump tariffs may push India closer to Russia, China  The Hill

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3 w. ago Trump extends China tariff truce by another 90 days, pushing new deadline to November

Trump extends China tariff truce by another 90 days, pushing new deadline to November  Fortune

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3 w. ago Trump pushes China to quadruple soybean orders ahead of truce tariff expiration

Trump pushes China to quadruple soybean orders ahead of truce tariff expiration  The Hill

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3 w. ago ‘Trump's India tariffs will push New Delhi closer to Moscow and Beijing,’ warns former US NSA

‘Trump's India tariffs will push New Delhi closer to Moscow and Beijing,’ warns former US NSA  Mint

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