Xi Jinping could seek to use relationship with Tehran as leverage in talks with US president, analysts say
Policymakers must overcome the mercantilist fallacy that the way to get rich is by running surpluses forever
Brussels cites security concerns in latest crackdown on sensitive China-made imports
Pwned by Beijing
The upcoming summit in Beijing could lock in an American posture of strategic deference
If this is pursued with the same energy as industrial policy, it will upend the agricultural economy
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Incentives to replace ageing equipment set to help compensate for still-sluggish property sector
The forthcoming US-China leaders’ summit will be much less fraught than the last one
National Development Reform Commission is becoming Beijing’s chief enforcer
Regulators had reviewed whether deal violated Beijing’s investment rules
The US has no geoeconomic answer to Beijing controlling its trading partners via manipulating supply chains
Beijing threatens unspecified retaliation over fears that bill to strengthen bloc’s industry will hurt its companies
World’s largest producer of titanium dioxide to acquire facility in North East of England
Strategy pivot coincides with slowdown and fierce competition in world’s largest automotive market
Beijing threatens companies with harsh punishments, including exit bans, to protect against foreign sanctions
The response should be better industrial strategies, not knee-jerk protectionism
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Higher oil prices may not be enough to dent the world’s biggest trade surplus
While the Chinese export surge continues unabated, import volumes have been anaemic
Grand bargain that has underpinned US Treasury demand since 1974 is coming undone
Exports and fiscal stimulus offset a still weak domestic economy in the first quarter
The sheer scale of the manufacturing superpower threatens to shut out south-east Asian rivals before they can rise
It may not be those hit first who experience the most pain if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed
Brussels wants firms opening factories in the EU to transfer knowledge and employ local staff. Will it work?
