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The Economist3h
China’s secret weapon in the trade war
A s China’s export machine sputters under the weight of 145% tariffs, jobs are at risk. Some 16m workers are involved in the ...
Xi says China's economy should adapt to external changes
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Wednesday for action to adjust to changes in the international environment as the ...
China Is Considering Trade Talks With U.S., but It Has Conditions
Despite mounting financial pressure, China says it won’t negotiate until the Trump administration shows “sincerity” by ...
With China and the US at intense economic odds, other nations are being forced to choose sides
As President Donald Trump's trade war locks the world's two largest economies on a collision course, America's unnerved ...
MoneyWeek on MSN2d
What will the unravelling of US-China trade mean for the economy?
Bilateral trade was worth $582 billion in 2024. The US imports $41 billion worth of smartphones a year from China, or 73% of imports in the category. With laptops, it’s $32 billion at 66%.
China quietly exempts about a quarter of U.S. imports from tariffs
China has quietly started to exempt some US goods from tariffs that likely cover around $40 billion worth of imports, in what ...
Foreign Affairs2d
Will China Escalate?
The perception that China likely does not face an existential threat from the United States has had a stabilizing effect on ...
Trump tells business chiefs he needs 'little bit of time' as US economy shrinks
The US economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.3%, a sharp downturn after growth of 2.4% in the previous quarter, the US ...