Today
Apollo boss emerges as top contender for Treasury secretary
Donald Trump has tapped billionaires, celebrities and a private equity mastermind in his latest round of cabinet picks.
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- Matthew Cranston
Yesterday
- Opinion
- China relations
Xi got his message across, but calls to oppose protectionism are a bit rich
Australia is right to rail against Donald Trump’s tariffs, but we should also make our voice heard on Xi Jinping’s “China First” policies.
- Richard McGregor
This Month
- Opinion
- Opinion
How Australia and Japan can keep global trade going
Middle powers can’t do much unilaterally but are large enough to mobilise coalitions for change to keep the world economy open and save the multilateral trading system.
- Shiro Armstrong
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Why Trump could lose the looming trade war
With inflation-weary Americans desperately seeking some relief, the next White House might not have the leverage it expects in tariff negotiations.
- Jonathan Levin
Albanese hopes to persuade China, US against a trade war
Ahead of world leaders’ meetings in South America, the PM says Australia’s middle-power status gives it influence with the two superpowers.
- Phillip Coorey, Andrew Tillett and Tom Rabe
TSMC stops advanced chip shipments to Chinese customers
The Taiwanese maker of most of the world’s cutting-edge computer chips discovered that one of its products ended up in a processor made by Chinese telco Huawei.
- Meaghan Tobin and Ana Swanson
Trump tariffs on China could benefit Australian consumers
Cheaper Chinese made goods could be sent to Australia as one of the consequences of Donald Trump’s threatened trade war.
- Andrew Tillett
Chinese exports soar as Beijing braces for Trump trade tensions
Bumper export figures are expected to inflame tensions between the incoming administration and Beijing, which could respond to new tariffs with bigger stimulus action.
- Joe Leahy, Cheng Leng, Kaye Wiggins and Arjun Neil Alim
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
Fasten seatbelts for a wild ride on Trump and trade
Here are four guideposts for managing Trump 2.0, informed by my time as Scott Morrison’s chief of staff.
- John Kunkel
October
‘Economic cold war’: EU slaps tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars
Germany and its car makers opposed Brussels’ move, fearing it will further stifle European demand for EVs and also prompt painful retaliation from Beijing.
- Hans van Leeuwen
September
- Analysis
- Electric vehicles
Elon Musk could be biggest loser of Biden’s Chinese car ban
Gina Raimondo, the US commerce secretary, raised the terrifying scenario of a rogue state controlling America’s cars remotely.
- Robert Mendick
US and Japan near deal to curb chip technology exports to China
Tokyo is concerned Beijing could block exports of critical minerals — particularly gallium and graphite — if it adopts the export controls being pushed by the US.
- Demetri Sevastopulo and Leo Lewis
- Opinion
- US election
What Trump or Harris would mean for global markets and Australia
Tariffs are unlikely to have a direct impact on Australian trade, but changes to US trade policy may have a larger effect on our ambition to diversify our export base.
- Susan Stone
US crackdown on cheap Chinese goods adds to Temu, Shein woes
The move threatens to reshape parts of the US retail arena and deflate the excitement that’s accompanied the meteoric ascent of bargain bazaars.
- Jeanny Yu and Olivia Poh
Friend or foe? Europe’s big Chinese EV dilemma
Bad news hasn’t been enough to get European carmakers and politicians to rethink their anti-China strategy. But that’s exactly what might need to happen.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Chinese property crash no threat to Australia, says diplomat
Beijing’s number two diplomat in Canberra says Australia’s miners should rest easy – there’s plenty of growth left in China’s urbanisation.
- Andrew Tillett
August
- Opinion
- Opinion
China’s EVs good for Aussie drivers, bad for global trade war
Inside Australia’s national security and economic agencies, a new vexing issue about China is being discussed.
- John Kehoe
Canada tries to halt China’s EV flood with 100pc tariffs
The move replicates US and EU measures as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says China “is not playing by the same rules” as everyone else over electric vehicles.
- Promit Mukherjee and Akash Sriram
China squeezes Western militaries with export ban on weapons metal
The Commerce Ministry announced it will restrict exports of a mineral used in a wide range of products from batteries to weapons in the latest trade war salvo.
- Annie Lee and Mark Burton
Korea seeks Australian lithium to secure US subsidies, sideline China
The US offers electric carmakers tax breaks for sourcing components from it and its free trade partners such as Australia and South Korea, not China.
- Elouise Fowler and Michael Read