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China’s economic rebound contrasts with collapses in the US and Europe, but even as Beijing pursues self-sufficiency, their fortunes are intertwined.
China’s economic rebound contrasts with collapses in the US and Europe, but even as Beijing pursues self-sufficiency, their fortunes are intertwined.
To get World Trade Organisation (WTO) off the sidelines in the superpower dispute, ‘You don’t send a doctor to fix a car,’ Kenyan candidate Amina Mohamed says as she hopes to be the next chief of global trade’s governing body.
To get World Trade Organisation (WTO) off the sidelines in the superpower dispute, ‘You don’t send a doctor to fix a car,’ Kenyan candidate Amina Mohamed says as she hopes to be the next chief of global trade’s governing body.
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) was 51.1 for July, while the non-manufacturing PMI was 54.2.
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) was 51.1 for July, while the non-manufacturing PMI was 54.2.
Even as the US reported record daily coronavirus cases, demand for medical supplies from China appears to have fallen in July.
Even as the US reported record daily coronavirus cases, demand for medical supplies from China appears to have fallen in July.
China’s big firms had a first half of 2020 to forget, but profits have returned in recent months in line with wider economic conditions.
China’s big firms had a first half of 2020 to forget, but profits have returned in recent months in line with wider economic conditions.
Under general terms of agreement reached in January, officials are expected to meet every six months to assess its implementation.
Under general terms of agreement reached in January, officials are expected to meet every six months to assess its implementation.
The European Union is set to retaliate against Hong Kong’s national security law, with targeted export controls and reviews of migration.
The European Union is set to retaliate against Hong Kong’s national security law, with targeted export controls and reviews of migration.
EU-China investment talks are entering a critical stage, as expectations of a breakthrough in Brussels fade following seven years of promises from Beijing to open up its economy.
EU-China investment talks are entering a critical stage, as expectations of a breakthrough in Brussels fade following seven years of promises from Beijing to open up its economy.
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton laid into US President Donald Trump for his China policy in an address to Hong Kong journalists.
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton laid into US President Donald Trump for his China policy in an address to Hong Kong journalists.
US President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act as well as an executive order on Tuesday as Washington ramped up its response to the national security law.
US President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act as well as an executive order on Tuesday as Washington ramped up its response to the national security law.
China’s exports and imports both rose in June, in a sign of a recovery in demand at home and abroad.
China’s exports and imports both rose in June, in a sign of a recovery in demand at home and abroad.
US businesses are planning to shift their sourcing away from China, research shows, but experts warn that it is easier said than done.
US businesses are planning to shift their sourcing away from China, research shows, but experts warn that it is easier said than done.
Two years after the US imposed the first trade war tariffs, its trade deficit with China has narrowed, but the wider relationship is being held together by the sticking plaster of a phase one deal.
Two years after the US imposed the first trade war tariffs, its trade deficit with China has narrowed, but the wider relationship is being held together by the sticking plaster of a phase one deal.
With the US on the sidelines, some voices have suggested China could join the trans-Pacific trade deal abandoned by Donald Trump, but those remaining in the deal are sceptical.
With the US on the sidelines, some voices have suggested China could join the trans-Pacific trade deal abandoned by Donald Trump, but those remaining in the deal are sceptical.
The Hong Kong Autonomy Act is awaiting the US president’s signature, but his past disinclination to sanction China or Russia makes his response hard to predict.
The Hong Kong Autonomy Act is awaiting the US president’s signature, but his past disinclination to sanction China or Russia makes his response hard to predict.
US restrictions on Hong Kong will further tighten China’s access to American technology and represent the first move towards stripping the city of its special trading privileges.
US restrictions on Hong Kong will further tighten China’s access to American technology and represent the first move towards stripping the city of its special trading privileges.
China’s post-coronavirus recovery held steady in June, with the official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) 50.9 for June.
China’s post-coronavirus recovery held steady in June, with the official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) 50.9 for June.
China’s latest blueprint to bolster its western provincial economies has been met with indifference by foreign firms, fatigued by a series of regional development plans.
China’s latest blueprint to bolster its western provincial economies has been met with indifference by foreign firms, fatigued by a series of regional development plans.
US President Donald Trump says he did not sanction China over camps in Xinjiang because of the phase one trade deal. What does this mean for Hong Kong?
US President Donald Trump says he did not sanction China over camps in Xinjiang because of the phase one trade deal. What does this mean for Hong Kong?
Mexican trade veteran Jesus Seade has pitched himself as a unifying choice to succeed Roberto Azevedo as director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) later this year.
Mexican trade veteran Jesus Seade has pitched himself as a unifying choice to succeed Roberto Azevedo as director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) later this year.
Jesus Seade, Mexico's top trade negotiator and a nominee to become the next leader of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), is pitching himself as a unifying candidate who can get global superpowers the US and China back to the bargaining table. Seade spoke with the SCMP's Finbarr Bermingham on June 17, 2020.
Jesus Seade, Mexico's top trade negotiator and a nominee to become the next leader of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), is pitching himself as a unifying candidate who can get global superpowers the US and China back to the bargaining table. Seade spoke with the SCMP's Finbarr Bermingham on June 17, 2020.
Despite the lingering threat of the coronavirus pandemic, analysts say an escalation of tensions with the United States poses the biggest threat to China’s economy in 2020.
Despite the lingering threat of the coronavirus pandemic, analysts say an escalation of tensions with the United States poses the biggest threat to China’s economy in 2020.
Seafood traders in China are anxiously awaiting clarification after Beijing halted imports of European salmon amid concerns it was the source of a new outbreak of coronavirus.
Seafood traders in China are anxiously awaiting clarification after Beijing halted imports of European salmon amid concerns it was the source of a new outbreak of coronavirus.
China’s industrial production growth was strong in May, but improvements in retail sales and fixed asset investment fell short of breaking into positive territory.
China’s industrial production growth was strong in May, but improvements in retail sales and fixed asset investment fell short of breaking into positive territory.
China’s statistics bureau announced positive industrial data for May, but had to cancel a press conference due to a new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing.
China’s statistics bureau announced positive industrial data for May, but had to cancel a press conference due to a new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing.