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The Chinese economy will slow in the year ahead

So the answers to the three questions looming over China’s economy are yes, no and maybe. Yes, consumption will suffer from payback; no, the trade war will not derail growth; and maybe, just maybe, ... Read More

China used its trade juggernaut to withstand US tariffs. Can it keep its edge?

Whether China can maintain its level of exports to the rest of the world – and expand back into the US market after the recent truce, is a consequential question for the world’s second-largest economy ... Read More

China’s Factory Slowdown Shows Urgency Behind US Trade Deal

Separately, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang still hopes to sell chips from the company’s Blackwell lineup to customers in China, though he has no current plans to do so, he told reporters Friday. Blackwell is ... Read More

China's economy jolted by weakest factory output, retail sales growth in over a year

The indicators pile pressure on policymakers to revamp the $19 trillion export-driven economy as a trade war with the U.S. and weak domestic demand heighten risks to growth. Read More

China faces economic drag as investment hits record slump

China’s economy is showing fresh signs of slowing, with investment in fixed assets hitting a record low, and factories producing less. The drop in investment, encompassing both private and public ... Read More

China Started Separating Its Economy From the West Years Ago

Two decades of sustained effort to build national self-reliance and minimize imports have antagonized trade partners but fortified what a senior adviser called Beijing’s “bulwark” against conflicts. Read More

Trump, Xi agree to trade deal, but the US-led confrontation with China continues

Trump’s brandishing of the nuclear threat immediately prior to meeting Xi is the sharpest warning that the US is preparing for all-out war against China. Read More

The Trade War Couldn’t Change China’s Economy

American hopes for political reform in China faded years ago, and now hopes for economic liberalization are fading too. Read More

Trump shaves China tariffs in deal with Xi on fentanyl, rare earths

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming U.S. soybean ... Read More

Farmers showing cautious optimism with U.S.-China trade deal

The new U.S.–China trade agreement promises renewed agricultural exports and relief for American farmers, but shifting global markets leave many cautious. Read More

U.S. Will Investigate China’s Compliance With 2020 Trade Deal

The trade case is coming at a pivotal moment, before a meeting next week between President Trump and China’s leader. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers international trade and reported from Washington. Read More

ASA praises China soybean deal but details still emerging

The American Soybean Association on Thursday praised the Trump administration’s announcement that China will buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans this marketing year and buy a minimum of 12 million ... Read More