Yesterday
China hikes tariffs, says Trump’s trade war ‘has become a joke’
China’s commerce ministry said Donald Trump’s use of excessively high tariffs has become little more than a numbers game.
China’s $2trn market rescue is just the start as trade war intensifies
State-linked funds stepped in to rescue Chinese stocks this week as the battle with the US intensified. But it’s an expensive exercise.
Could China win a ‘fight to the end’ against Trump?
There is a real chance the two largest economies in the world decouple. If that happens, both will be competing to be the engine room, and the cornerstone, of global trade.
Hawke and Keating were wrong. There is a strong case for tariffs
The Hawke-Keating-Howard era got rid of tariffs. But in their place, they brought in a range of imposts that never existed before, or at least not to the same degree.
This Month
Battle-hardened China can survive Trump’s trade war: ex-envoy
Geoff Raby says the country’s transition from a low-cost producer of clothes and household goods to a centre of advanced manufacturing had made it more resilient.
Beijing seeks to build alliances against US
Europe and South-East Asian countries are the best hope for China as it looks to build on commercial and strategic relationships in the region and beyond.
China’s factories face disaster in Trump’s trade war
Thousands of small factories with tiny profit margins have played a central role in China’s international competitiveness. Many could now struggle to survive.
No, Ambassador Xiao, China is not a champion of free trade
It is not Trump’s tariffs but Chinese economic policies and practices over many decades that are the greater challenge to economic globalisation as we know it.
Defiant China escalates trade war, raises tariffs on US goods to 84pc
Beijing slapped another 50 per cent tariff on all American imports in direct response to Donald Trump ramping up levies on Chinese goods.
‘US hard to sell to now’: China’s exporters train sights on Australia
US tariffs of 104 per cent will force Chinese exporters to diversify. A flood of cheap goods could be good for consumers, but a weakened China is not good for Australia.
China thinks it will win this trade game of chicken. Here’s why
Market turmoil and cracks in support for Donald Trump’s tariffs have further cemented the view that Beijing need only wait a little longer for backlash to build.
How Japan built a 3D-printed train station in 6 hours
In the hours between the last train departing the night before and the first one arriving in the morning, workers put up an entirely new building.
Japan warns on Dutton’s gas reservation policy
A Tokyo think tank says limiting sales into the regional spot market could “handicap” Australian producers and trim Japanese trading in South-East Asia.
The economic nuke China could still drop on Trump
Retaliatory tariffs may only be the beginning of Beijing’s counterattack, although one possibility would be devastating for both the US and China.
‘The sky won’t fall’: Beijing appeals for calm over tariff storm
Beijing said it has a range of tools to defend its economy from Trump’s trade war, but also acknowledged growth could take a hit, as China stocks plunged.
‘Skip the Tesla’: China memes explode over Trump’s trade war
China’s netizens have flocked to the internet to mock Donald Trump over his tariff campaign, and many are calling on consumers to “buy China”.
‘All-round blockade’: Trump tariffs hit China’s offshore factories
Chinese companies that shifted operations to South-East Asia to save costs while getting around Trump tariffs during his first mandate are back in the firing line.
China hits back at Trump with 34pc tariffs, targeting goods crucial to US
The latest trade war exchange adds the rapid deterioration in the relationship between the world’s two biggest economies.
South Korea’s president ousted over martial law fiasco
The constitutional court removed Yoon Suk Yeol from office four months after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law sparked a prolonged political crisis.
Japan paralysed by Trump’s double tariff hit
Japan’s economy is heavily reliant on its car makers, who are expected to suffer a crippling blow from Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
Beijing vows retaliation as Trump targets China again
The latest impost, stacked on top of an earlier 20 per cent tariff, threatens to further ratchet up tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
The Japanese trust banks even less now. The reason will surprise you
Customers have long stashed cash, jewels, housing deeds and whatever else they wanted to keep secure in safety deposit boxes. Now they’re having second thoughts.
China has long been steeling itself for Liberation Day
As Washington readies new trade barriers, Beijing has been accelerating its plans to reduce reliance on exports to the United States for economic growth.
Jardine Matheson, giant of Hong Kong commerce, charts new course as investor
The storied Anglo-Asian conglomerate was founded as an opium trader in 1832 and famous as an inspiration for James Clavell’s novels. The shift marks a new incarnation.
China embassy rejects ‘spy ship’ claims
The embassy has rejected claims that a Chinese vessel cruising along Australia’s southern coast is a “spy ship”, describing media reports as “smearing”.