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Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, met on Monday with a group of corporate chieftains, including the entrepreneur Jack Ma, who was sidelined by the government four years ago, in a show of support for private business at an economically precarious time. The heads of the electronics companies Huawei and Xiaomi, the battery maker CATL and…
Rows of white concrete buildings near the Pearl River in southern China house one of the world’s fastest-growing industries: Gritty workshops are churning out inexpensive clothing that is exported straight to homes and small businesses around the world. No tariffs are paid, and no customs inspections are conducted. The laborers who make these goods earn…
Linda Sun, a former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, faces new allegations related to charges that she used her position to benefit the Chinese government, according to a superseding indictment against Ms. Sun and her husband unsealed Tuesday. Ms. Sun, who served as the governor’s deputy chief of staff, is accused of…
The new king of the Chinese box office is an adorably ugly, demonic child fighting off monsters. In less than two weeks since its release, “Ne Zha 2,” an animated film based loosely on Chinese mythology and a famous 16th century novel, has become the highest-grossing movie ever in China, with more than $1 billion…
President Trump is poised to move forward with sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum on Monday, re-upping a policy from his first term that pleased domestic metal makers, but hurt other American industries and ignited trade wars with allies on multiple fronts. The 25 percent tariffs that the president said he would impose on…
Follow live updates on Trump’s tariffs and executive orders. President Trump’s promise to impose 25 percent tariffs on Monday on all U.S. imports of steel and aluminum would primarily target American allies, but at their heart they strike at his longtime nemesis: China. The top five suppliers of steel to the American market in January…
To many Chinese, DeepSeek’s success is a victory for China’s education system, proof that it equals that of the United States or has even surpassed it. The core team of developers and scientists behind DeepSeek, the Chinese start-up that has jolted the A.I. world, all attended university in China, according to the company’s founder. That’s…
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday that will temporarily allow low-cost products from China to continue coming into the United States tariff-free. The order reverses, at least for now, a decision that he made last Saturday, when he signed an executive order eliminating so-called de minimis treatment for goods from China. The de…
Shipping containers from China at the China Shipping (North America) Holding Company Ltd. facility at the Port of Los Angeles in Wilmington, California, Feb. 4, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters President Donald Trump has long been a fan of tariffs, and in his first month back in the White House he wasted no time imposing…
UBS warns that the trade war with China could escalate from current levels, despite President Donald Trump’s temporary pause on U.S. tariff threats against Mexico and Canada. As of Tuesday, the U.S. levied a 10% tariff on all Chinese goods, but Trump has previously threatened tariffs as high as 60% against China, UBS global equity…