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Jodi Xu Klein is an award-winning business journalist with 20 years of experience. She joined the Post in 2017, after a decade based in the US reporting for The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. She was part of the Time Magazine team that won the Henry R. Luce Award, breaking the China SARS story.
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Climate change ‘cannot be a partisan issue’, UN expert and Paris Agreement architect Christiana Figueres says.
Climate change ‘cannot be a partisan issue’, UN expert and Paris Agreement architect Christiana Figueres says.
No matter which candidate for president wins in November, the conflicts with China will flare again, US analysts say.
No matter which candidate for president wins in November, the conflicts with China will flare again, US analysts say.
The change will compel US pension funds, mutual funds and other institutional investors that track the benchmarks to add billions of dollars more to yuan-denominated shares of Chinese companies.
The change will compel US pension funds, mutual funds and other institutional investors that track the benchmarks to add billions of dollars more to yuan-denominated shares of Chinese companies.
Investors look for businesses relying on domestic revenues next year in a shift to avoid international headwinds. ‘Companies focused on consumer spending are less impacted by geopolitical uncertainty,’ analyst says.
Investors look for businesses relying on domestic revenues next year in a shift to avoid international headwinds. ‘Companies focused on consumer spending are less impacted by geopolitical uncertainty,’ analyst says.
Epidemic that has devastated China’s pig population ‘heralds a new era in Chinese production and consumption of meat’, US report says.
Epidemic that has devastated China’s pig population ‘heralds a new era in Chinese production and consumption of meat’, US report says.
Waiver allows US companies to continue doing business with Chinese telecoms giant.
Waiver allows US companies to continue doing business with Chinese telecoms giant.
‘It will be worse than the world wars that ruined European civilisation,’ says former secretary of state and adviser to Richard Nixon
‘It will be worse than the world wars that ruined European civilisation,’ says former secretary of state and adviser to Richard Nixon
William Barr labels telecoms giants as national security threats, citing ‘their own track record, as well as the practices of the Chinese government’.
William Barr labels telecoms giants as national security threats, citing ‘their own track record, as well as the practices of the Chinese government’.
In a speech in New York, US President Donald Trump reiterates that scheduled 15 per cent tariffs will be imposed on December 15 if a deal is not reached.
In a speech in New York, US President Donald Trump reiterates that scheduled 15 per cent tariffs will be imposed on December 15 if a deal is not reached.
The number of Chinese billionaires fell by 48 to 325, according to UBS and PwC Billionaire Insights Report; as many as 103 individuals fell off the billionaires list in 2018, while 56 new names reached the threshold.
The number of Chinese billionaires fell by 48 to 325, according to UBS and PwC Billionaire Insights Report; as many as 103 individuals fell off the billionaires list in 2018, while 56 new names reached the threshold.
Beijing’s aim may be to leverage its edge in superfast next-generation tech to build a separate, heavily censored internet, US Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai told the Council on Foreign Relations.
Beijing’s aim may be to leverage its edge in superfast next-generation tech to build a separate, heavily censored internet, US Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai told the Council on Foreign Relations.
Hardliners insist Beijing is a security threat that must be addressed, while others say sweeping restrictions could push research offshore. The policy impasse is creating chaos for the US tech industry, with annual sales to Huawei alone of more than US$14 billion.
Hardliners insist Beijing is a security threat that must be addressed, while others say sweeping restrictions could push research offshore. The policy impasse is creating chaos for the US tech industry, with annual sales to Huawei alone of more than US$14 billion.
The Democrat from California joined nearly a third of her Senate colleagues in cosponsoring the legislation, which has already passed in the US House.
The Democrat from California joined nearly a third of her Senate colleagues in cosponsoring the legislation, which has already passed in the US House.
Though it hasn’t been formally launched, the system has already been used to force international firms to adopt Chinese values on politically sensitive issues.
Though it hasn’t been formally launched, the system has already been used to force international firms to adopt Chinese values on politically sensitive issues.
Hans Vestberg says the technology ‘is ultimately one of the most important infrastructures for the 21st century’, but avoided taking a stand on the US ban of Huawei.
Hans Vestberg says the technology ‘is ultimately one of the most important infrastructures for the 21st century’, but avoided taking a stand on the US ban of Huawei.
The prospects for the programme known as EB-5 are grim as a stringent new rule with a higher investment threshold could dry up applications.
The prospects for the programme known as EB-5 are grim as a stringent new rule with a higher investment threshold could dry up applications.
Such a move, which could involve delisting Chinese firms from US stock exchanges, would affect billions of dollars in investment pegged to major indices.
Such a move, which could involve delisting Chinese firms from US stock exchanges, would affect billions of dollars in investment pegged to major indices.
Expansion of authority for the Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States has created demand for advisers to help steward deals.
Expansion of authority for the Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States has created demand for advisers to help steward deals.
Relations are ‘at a crossroad’ but it is untrue that China seeks to replace the US in its world role, Wang says in a speech in New York, adding that ‘decoupling from China is decoupling from the future’.
Relations are ‘at a crossroad’ but it is untrue that China seeks to replace the US in its world role, Wang says in a speech in New York, adding that ‘decoupling from China is decoupling from the future’.
US President Donald Trump is facing growing pressure going into 2020 re-election campaign and a possible economic slowdown.
US President Donald Trump is facing growing pressure going into 2020 re-election campaign and a possible economic slowdown.
The overlap between Huawei and the Chinese government ‘raises very serious concerns’, says Robert Strayer, deputy assistant secretary of state for cyber and international communications.
The overlap between Huawei and the Chinese government ‘raises very serious concerns’, says Robert Strayer, deputy assistant secretary of state for cyber and international communications.
Forty-three per cent of Fortune 500 firms – up from 30 per cent at the start of the year – have shown concern about the US president’s tariff battle with China. The tariffs may be at the point where they ‘seriously’ hurt companies, consumers and the wider economy, a report says.
Forty-three per cent of Fortune 500 firms – up from 30 per cent at the start of the year – have shown concern about the US president’s tariff battle with China. The tariffs may be at the point where they ‘seriously’ hurt companies, consumers and the wider economy, a report says.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 1.4 per cent on US-China trade talks resuming in October and surging US payrolls.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 1.4 per cent on US-China trade talks resuming in October and surging US payrolls.
Chinese telecoms giant dismisses a Portuguese inventor’s allegation of patent theft as an effort to ‘take advantage’ of the geopolitical climate while accusing the US government of trying to ‘coerce’ Huawei employees to turn against the company.
Chinese telecoms giant dismisses a Portuguese inventor’s allegation of patent theft as an effort to ‘take advantage’ of the geopolitical climate while accusing the US government of trying to ‘coerce’ Huawei employees to turn against the company.
Delaying a ban while adding more Huawei entities to the blacklist ‘reflects a schizophrenic approach to China trade relations’, and represents a much broader problem for US tech companies: in this environment, how to do business with China.
Delaying a ban while adding more Huawei entities to the blacklist ‘reflects a schizophrenic approach to China trade relations’, and represents a much broader problem for US tech companies: in this environment, how to do business with China.
Technology and semiconductor companies account for some of the biggest losses, including Apple and chip maker Nvidia.
Technology and semiconductor companies account for some of the biggest losses, including Apple and chip maker Nvidia.
Beijing will raise tariffs on items originating in the US from 5 per cent to 10 per cent in two batches.
Beijing will raise tariffs on items originating in the US from 5 per cent to 10 per cent in two batches.
The two African nations also rejected a Wall Street Journal report saying Huawei employees helped officials conduct espionage against opposition figures.
The two African nations also rejected a Wall Street Journal report saying Huawei employees helped officials conduct espionage against opposition figures.
Dennis Kwok and Alvin Yeung of the Civic Party say they want to tell the truth about what’s happening in Hong Kong to the international community.
Dennis Kwok and Alvin Yeung of the Civic Party say they want to tell the truth about what’s happening in Hong Kong to the international community.
Some categories are being removed because of ‘health, safety, national security and other factors’ while tariffs on other items would be delayed until December 15.
Some categories are being removed because of ‘health, safety, national security and other factors’ while tariffs on other items would be delayed until December 15.
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