Inside China
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Global economy
The world’s most important bromance needs to be rekindled
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump can’t let relations between China and the US deteriorate any further.
- by Karishma Vaswani
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China is already in deep trouble. Trump will make things worse
China is considering a range of ideas to fix its economic mess. It may have to take more radical and painful measures if Donald Trump starts a new trade war.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Electric vehicles
China is leaving Europe’s and America’s carmakers in the dust in the EV race
China’s 21st-century auto technology is causing turmoil for the big established US, Japanese and European carmakers.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Trade wars
China is on a collision course with Trump. It just fired a warning shot
China has not wasted any time responding to the latest US attempt to restrain its development of a crucial industry. It was an unusual move and perhaps a sign of things to come.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Ready for ‘warfare’: China loads its weapon to fight back against Trump
Donald Trump has made it clear he believes a confrontation between the US and China over trade and technology is inevitable. Beijing has had time to get ready.
- by Alexandra Stevenson and Paul Mozur
Despite all the tea in China, in Shanghai, the coffee is hot
On the streets of China’s financial and cosmopolitan hub, a caffeine-fuelled revolution is taking place.
- by Lisa Visentin
China’s richest are selling their trophy homes at bargain prices
One by one, tycoons who built their wealth on China’s economic rise have been giving up their trophy homes in Hong Kong.
- by Alexandra Stevenson
Flurry of mass casualty attacks in China causes alarm
There have been at least nine mass killings and attacks in China in 2024 – three more than in the entire previous decade.
- by Casey Hall
Media tycoon tells court he did not use Trump officials to influence policy on Hong Kong
Pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai has taken the stand for the first time since his arrest on national security charges.
- by Lisa Visentin
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US Votes 2024
Rise of the hawks: Trump’s first appointments don’t bode well for China
Donald Trump’s administration is starting to take shape, and his appointees to key positions have something in common: they’re well-known China hawks.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Tight US election casts a shadow over China’s economic planning
Xi’s key policymakers are meeting to discuss a large fiscal stimulus package, knowing that the US election outcome could have threatening implications.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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