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Xi Jinping (right) shaking hands with once-sidelined entrepreneur Jack Ma in Beijing ahead of a business summit last month chaired by the Chinese president.

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China’s growth goal will need big stimulus if trade war escalates

President Xi Jinping signalled China’s determination to push ahead with an ambitious growth goal this year, despite the trade war. But things might get ugly.

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China says it ‘will not flinch’ as it meets Trump’s new tariffs with its own

It took only minutes for Beijing to respond to the latest salvo in the US president’s global trade war.

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China and the US have been locked in an ongoing trade spat.

Red alert: Xi’s plan to protect China from the worst of Trump

China’s leaders meet this week in Beijing. Top of mind will be the threat posed by the US president.

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Trump eyes a fresh China assault that could spark trouble on the seas

China’s dominance of the global shipping industry is now in Donald Trump’s crosshairs.

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