China, Trump

US-China Trade Fight Starts Early, Paving Way for Trump Tariffs
Even before Donald Trump takes office on Monday, trade tensions between the world’s biggest economies are already heating up.
China can outfox Trump’s tariffs
Let’s begin with the immediate, direct economic impact of tariffs. China has diversified away from the US market since Trump’s first term. Total American demand for Chinese goods now accounts for about 2.8 per cent of China’s GDP, according to Capital Economics.
China Has a $1 Trillion Head Start in Any Tariff Fight
As Donald Trump prepares for his second term, China’s dominance of global manufacturing is greater than ever.
Trump upended trade once, aims to do so again with new tariffs
Donald Trump came to Washington eight years ago vowing to rewrite U.S. trade relationships, shrink a massive goods trade deficit and rebuild America's industrial base with new tariffs. The president-elect is about to embark on an even more aggressive effort in his second term,
China tech shrugged off Trump’s ‘trade war’ − there’s no reason it won’t do the same with new tariffs
When Donald Trump returns to the White House, he’ll be accompanied by a coterie of China hawks, all vowing to use tariffs and export bans to stop Beijing from challenging the United States’ supremacy in technology.
US-China trade tensions heat up ahead of president Trump’s tariffs
Trade between the world’s two largest economies is on the brink of chaos again. The outgoing Biden administration has turned up the heat in its final days, handing Trump a loaded gun in the form of sweeping restrictions directed at Beijing.
One Weapon China Is Reluctant to Deploy Against Tariffs: A Weaker Currency
The last time Trump hit China with tariffs, Beijing devalued the yuan, blunting the impact. This time, Xi Jinping has ...
China’s economy grows more than expected. But fears of Trump tariffs loom
China’s economy grew more than expected in the last three months of 2024, official data showed on Friday, as it awaits the ...
Bessent: China Will Cut Prices In Response To Tariffs So They Can Continue To "Export Their Way Out Of Economic Malaise"
Scott Bessent told Sen. Ron Wyden, during his confirmation hearing to serve as Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary, he believes ...
Trump told advisers he wants to visit China during his first 100 days in office: report
The soon-to-be 47th president, who will be sworn in on Monday, voiced interest in traveling to China within his first 100 ...
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Donald Trump’s tariff threat has Chicago’s construction industry bracing for impact
Some developers and contractors are taking a wait-and-see approach, while others are scrambling to prepare for taxes that ...
Trump wants to visit China again after he takes office: report
President-elect Trump is interested in heading back to China after he takes office again amid tensions with Beijing, ...
‘So Much Uncertainty’: Businesses Worry About Trump’s Many Tariff Plans
The incoming president has floated numerous tariff plans. Retailers say their livelihood could depend on which ultimately ...
Trump’s tariffs brought China and Mexico closer. Will his second term change that?
China has strengthened trade with Latin America at the expense of the U.S. But Donald Trump, who threatens to raise tariffs ...
An industrial Chinatown near the US southern border readies its options should Trump tariffs come
Chinese companies moved production to Mexico to have tariff-free access to the US market under the USMCA trade deal. With President-elect Donald Trump now threatening tariffs, these companies and ...
Biden Made a Global Push to Constrain China. What Will Trump Do?
Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, said in an interview that “we’ve just stuck with our theory, which is managed ...