Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — A high-stakes call between the U.S. and Chinese presidents on Thursday has yet to resolve a global shortage of rare earth exports that businesses say…
Donald Trump said Wednesday that China’s President Xi Jinping was “extremely hard” to make a deal with, at a time when the White House has been suggesting the two leaders could talk this week amid a rise in trade tensions. “I like President XI of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY…
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 5, 2025. Florence Lo | Reuters BEIJING — China plans to help struggling businesses with targeted measures in the face of “increased external shocks,” according to a readout of a…
BEIJING — China on Monday warned it will retaliate against countries that cooperate with the U.S. in ways that compromise Beijing’s interests, as the trade war between the world’s two largest economies threatens to embroil other nations. China’s warning comes as U.S. President Donald Trump‘s administration is reportedly planning to use tariff negotiations to pressure…
An aerial view of a new city district in southern China’s Nanning city on Feb. 28, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China on Wednesday set its GDP growth target for 2025 at “around 5%” and laid out stimulus measures to boost its economy amid escalating trade tensions with the U.S. Beijing raised its…
Investors may want to reduce their exposure to the world’s largest emerging market. Perth Tolle, who’s the founder of Life + Liberty Indexes, warns China’s capitalism model is unsustainable. “I think the thinking used to be that their capitalism would lead to democracy,” she told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “Economic freedom is a necessary, but not sufficient…
U.S. President Donald Trump meets China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29, 2019. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters BEIJING — China is emphasizing its willingness to negotiate as increased tariffs on exports to the United States may soon become a reality. U.S….
