The EU is trading market access for expertise in key technologies, just as Beijing once did
Modi’s government seeks private sector backing to scale up LLMs and spur research
US president could escalate trade conflict with Beijing by launching probe into supplies
Beijing may have more leverage than President Donald Trump thought
JPMorgan chief tells the FT that Washington and Beijing ‘should engage’ as tariffs escalate
Chinese carmaker’s absence from the US, once seen as a weakness, has turned into an asset
US president says countries are trying to ‘screw’ America as China looks to shore up ties with trade partners
Planning, diversified markets and control of strategic materials potentially give Beijing leverage — if it can bear the pain
Traders warn of ‘standstill’ as shipments through Antwerp drop 85%
Also in this newsletter: why the RBI is right to be careful about household debt
The White House has miscalculated the balance of power in its tariff war with China
Rush of shipments preceded escalation of trade war between world’s two biggest economies
A rise in unsecured credit among a consumer group that symbolises the country’s investment potential is hurting its economic ambitions
Public disagreement within the Trump administration has grown over the past two weeks
Chinese leader seeks to strengthen ties with export-dependent economies facing high US levies
Dispensation is first sign of softening of levies against China and provides a big boost for Apple
Five years of export controls have helped it get very good at making things without American technology
Latin America’s largest economy is poised to extend its lead as China’s top food supplier
Donald Trump’s tariffs will hit millions of video game consoles, electric fans and toys shipped to the US from China
In a multi-polar world, old certainties about the US security guarantee and access to markets no longer hold
Stoic defiance in ‘trinket town’ echoes Beijing’s insistence that nation can prevail against Donald Trump’s tariff blitz
Officials around the world are dashing to diversify their economies. But the fight between the US and China casts a long shadow
To weather Trump’s global storm, Beijing’s economic strategy must evolve
Beijing accuses Trump of violating ‘basic economic laws and common sense’ as it announces tit-for-tat rise in duties
Scale of US levies on Chinese goods deepens recession fears
