China’s warning to Japan that it could choke off supplies of rare earths, its favorite weapon in trade conflicts, targets a persistent vulnerability among Japanese manufacturers after more than a decade of Tokyo trying to reduce reliance on its rival.

China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Wednesday, focusing on strategic trade access across eastern and southern Africa as Beijing seeks to secure key shipping routes and resource supply lines.

S. Korean President Lee Jae-myung told business leaders in Beijing on Monday that Seoul and Beijing should pursue cooperation grounded in pragmatism.

Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China’s coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a “bait and switch.”

A video shared by the Chinese Embassy in Washington takes aim at American fears over trade and tariffs, highlighting Beijing’s pushback against rising economic tensions.

It’s been celebrated at home and criticized abroad. But there’s an important caveat to the record-breaking data.

BEIJING, Dec 30 (Reuters) - China is allocating 62.5 billion ‌yuan ($8.94 ​billion) from ultra-long special treasury bond ‌funds initially this year for its scheme that offers consumers subsidies ​to replace domestic appliances, state news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday.

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A surge in imports from China pushed Thailand’s trade balance to the biggest deficit since early 2023, a sign of how President Donald Trump’s tariffs have warped trade patterns in Asia.

China on Saturday passed revisions to a key piece of legislation aimed at strengthening Beijing's ability to wage trade war, curb outbound shipments from strategic minerals to sex dolls, and further open its $19 trillion economy.

Irish PM Micheál Martin arrived in Beijing for a five-day visit focused on strengthening trade and diplomatic relations with China. The trip, his first to China since 2012, comes as Ireland prepares t