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Treasury Secretary Bessent signals US advantage in tariff battle as China's economy crumbles
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is "confident" that China wants to reach a trade deal as the U.S. adversary's economy shows signs of slowing down to "devastating" lows.
Xi says China's economy should adapt to external changes
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Wednesday for action to adjust to changes in the international ...
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Trump's first 100 days: a new economic world order
President Trump's first 100 days in office have already started to reshape international trade, but tariffs and other trade ...
China signals, ever so obliquely, that it’s more open to trade talks
After three months of bluster and huge tariffs on both sides, Beijing and the Trump administration are softening their ...
Will China tariffs ruin Christmas? Trump doesn’t rule out fewer toys on the shelves.
This column is from Trendlines, my business newsletter that covers the forces shaping the economy in Boston and beyond. If ...
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Is China justified in still calling itself a developing country?
Wang Yi, the foreign minister, has called China the global south’s “ex officio” member, and leaders are unlikely to give up ...
China shrugs off threat of US tariffs to economy, says it has tools to protect jobs
China’s leaders are downplaying the potential impact from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, saying they have the ...