6 h. ago China’s He Lifeng holds ‘constructive’ call with US officials Bessent, Greer

Top Chinese and US officials held a call on Friday to discuss trade, including ongoing efforts to implement an agreement to de-escalate their countries’ trade war. Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng had an “in-depth and constructive” video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported. Both sides agreed to promote the stable development of bilateral trade and economic ties, and “expand the list for cooperation...

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41 h. ago Macron urges China to help end Ukraine war and ease Europe trade tensions

Macron urges China to help end Ukraine war and ease Europe trade tensions  RFI

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45 h. ago Macron calls on China to help end war in Ukraine, rebalance trade

Macron calls on China to help end war in Ukraine, rebalance trade  Le Monde.fr

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63 h. ago Macron arrives in China for talks with Xi on trade ties and Russia’s war in Ukraine

Macron arrives in China for talks with Xi on trade ties and Russia’s war in Ukraine  AP News

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64 h. ago Macron begins China visit with EU trade ties and Ukraine war high on the agenda

French President Emmanuel Macron has started a three-day visit to China, where he is expected to confront thorny issues including Europe’s trade with Beijing and the Ukraine war. On Wednesday evening, Macron landed in Beijing at the start of his fourth visit to China, which will also include a trip to the southwestern city of Chengdu. He was given a red-carpet welcome by Foreign Minister Wang Yi, with whom he had a brief exchange of words. The French leader is due to meet Chinese President Xi...

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2 d. ago Macron arrives in China for talks with Xi on Ukraine war, trade

Macron arrives in China for talks with Xi on Ukraine war, trade  France 24

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3 d. ago War of position vs. war of maneuver: China’s Gramscian trade strategy

War of position vs. war of maneuver: China’s Gramscian trade strategy  Communist Party USA

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3 d. ago War of position vs. maneuver: China’s Gramscian trade strategy

War of position vs. maneuver: China’s Gramscian trade strategy  Communist Party USA

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5 d. ago What’s next for China’s economy in 2026 – and how it plans to tackle challenges

After a turbulent year marked by the trade war and domestic headwinds, China will head into 2026 cautiously as it grapples with structural challenges to growth. Global investors are watching closely to see how Beijing works to shore up confidence, double down on strategic industries and mitigate overcapacity, all while navigating a fast-evolving geopolitical environment. In this explainer, the Post distils forecasts from major investment banks and economists on what to expect in 2026, also the...

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1 week ago Trump accepts Xi’s invite to Beijing and calls China relations ‘extremely strong’ despite trade war

Trump accepts Xi’s invite to Beijing and calls China relations ‘extremely strong’ despite trade war  New York Post

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2 w. ago Tariff avoidance and import measurement: Lessons from the first US

Tariff avoidance and import measurement: Lessons from the first US-China trade war  CEPR

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2 w. ago Japanese official’s ‘bow’; China’s soybean dilemma: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China tells Japan to ‘behave’ properly as it dismisses call for talks China has urged Tokyo to “behave with restraint” after it called for talks amid the diplomatic freeze over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan. 2. Chinese rare earth magnet exports to US hit 9-month high as trade war resolves China’s shipments of rare earth permanent...

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2 w. ago China’s soybean revolution: how it reshaped trade and tested food security

Soybeans are more than just a crop – they have become a litmus test of Beijing’s evolving food security strategy and sit at the heart of the US-China trade war. As a crucial source of animal feed and cooking oil, soybeans have remained a flashpoint throughout the ebbs and flows of the two nations’ trade disputes, from the tariff war during US President Donald Trump’s first term to the current one. Less well known is China’s transformation from soybean exporter to the world’s leading importer....

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2 w. ago ‘Impossible to achieve’: why China can’t grow enough soybeans to feed itself

Soybeans are more than just a crop – they have become a litmus test of Beijing’s evolving food security strategy and sit at the heart of the US-China trade war. As a crucial source of animal feed and cooking oil, soybeans have remained a flashpoint throughout the ebbs and flows of the two nations’ trade disputes, from the tariff war during US President Donald Trump’s first term to the current one. Less well known is China’s transformation from soybean exporter to the world’s leading importer....

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2 w. ago Opinion | Trump’s Trade War Showed That China Can Stand Up to America

Opinion | Trump’s Trade War Showed That China Can Stand Up to America  The New York Times

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2 w. ago As Russia advances and Trump retreats, China’s ascendancy is clear

While the world’s attention is drawn to US President Donald Trump’s tug of war with China over trade tariffs and technological embargoes, a new development in the Ukraine war is catching the eye of geopolitical observers. Pokrovsk, a city in Donetsk Oblast, has emerged as the most critical flashpoint in Russia’s war on Ukraine. At the intersection of major supply highways and a key railway junction, it serves as a vital logistics hub for Ukrainian forces defending central and western Donetsk....

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2 w. ago Japan trip refunds after PM’s remark, miners hit gold in China: 5 weekend reads

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Airlines offer Japan trip refunds as row over Takaichi’s Taiwan comments deepens 2. Nexperia civil war erupts as Chinese and Dutch arms trade blows 3. Why Singapore’s PAP is taking aim at opposition WP so soon after an election 4. Why China studies scholars in the West have been left in ‘crisis’...

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3 w. ago Nexperia civil war erupts as Chinese and Dutch arms trade blows

The crisis surrounding the chipmaker Nexperia erupted into a war of words on Friday, with the companies’ Chinese and Dutch arms trading barbs, while Beijing slammed the Dutch minister involved. The fiery exchange, which took place over several hours late on Friday evening, will raise tensions ahead of crunch government talks in the Chinese capital next week aimed at resolving the future of the Chinese-owned, Dutch-based company that makes legacy chips vital to the automotive industry. It shows...

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3 w. ago China’s growth softens in October as property drags investment further down

China’s economic indicators showed fading growth momentum in October, underscoring persistent domestic pressures as investment cooled despite steady consumer spending while markets grappled with uncertainty from the trade war. National fixed-asset investment from January to October fell by 1.7 per cent, widening from the 0.5 per cent drop recorded in the first nine months and underperforming Wind’s forecast of a 0.71 per cent decrease. A National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) official attributed...

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3 w. ago Rare earths, chips and batteries – what China can and cannot weaponise

The weaponisation of critical materials was not a bridge that Beijing crossed in the early years of its trade war that began with Washington in 2018. But China has grown more confident, and leadership has shifted from hesitation to measured assertiveness on critical-material controls, as demonstrated in its actions this year amid trade tensions with Washington, according to Morgan Stanley researchers. With such leverage in mind, this explainer uses their report – “Navigating China’s Export...

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