1 week ago Trump threatens to halt Chinese imports – but counts on Xi to buy US soybeans

With Beijing curbing rare earth exports and shunning American soybeans, US President Donald Trump is raising pressure on China ahead of a planned meeting with Xi Jinping, threatening to halt imports while vowing to reopen its market to US farmers. During a cabinet meeting on Thursday, when asked what he hoped to achieve from potential in-person talks with Xi later this month, the America-first president emphasised the US market’s leverage over China. “We import from China massive amounts, and...

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1 week ago China’s industrial largesse may cost it $370bn a year in lost output

China’s industrial largesse may cost it $370bn a year in lost output  The Economist

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3 w. ago US tariffs will cost Asean billions in lost trade, UN says. Is China the answer?

Southeast Asia is set to be the region hardest hit by American tariffs, according to a new UN report, with observers saying the fallout could push Asean deeper into China’s orbit as the US raises the price of entry to its vast consumer market. The report from the United Nations Development Programme forecasts a 6.4 per cent slump in exports to the United States from the wider Asia-Pacific, driven by price increases from tariffs. But for Southeast Asia – a linchpin in global supply chains and a...

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3 w. ago China girl’s lost diary becomes legendary tourist message book in New Zealand

A girl from southern China accidentally left her diary notebook at a tourist hotspot in New Zealand, only for it to become an unofficial guestbook for people from around the world to sign. Six-year-old Zi Handong from Shenzhen went on a family trip to Lake Tekapo with her family in January. On the first page of her blue-coloured diary, she wrote about her experience in Chinese characters and pinyin. “Today, my mum, dad, brother and grandma went on a jet boat. I thought it was one of those...

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3 w. ago Opinion | China Is Promising a Lot More Clean Energy While America Is Lost

Opinion | China Is Promising a Lot More Clean Energy While America Is Lost  The New York Times

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4 w. ago Mexico captured 24% of US import market that China lost between 2018

Mexico captured 24% of US import market that China lost between 2018-2024  Mexico News Daily

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