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Fresh graduates have faced stiff competition in mainland China’s job market in recent years. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images
US-China trade war

‘I’m anxious’: US trade war fuels job uncertainty in China’s cross-border firms

Employees at companies reliant on the American market could face diminishing prospects, as firms restructure and threaten lay-offs.

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China’s private sector

China’s private firms given legal recourse with new law

US-China trade war

China says it is looking at American proposals to scale down tariff war

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China consumption

China’s Labour Day travel boom bodes well for spending, but box office fizzles

Visa-free entries and generous tax refunds for inbound travellers are helping to shore up tourism at a time when the economy needs a jolt.

A foreign tourist poses for a photo with a performer at the Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in Tianjin on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
A foreign tourist poses for a photo with a performer at the Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in Tianjin on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
US-China trade war

First blood? Trump’s trade war starts to bite as China’s cargo shipments slump

US tariffs are beginning to take a toll – but some analysts believe Beijing could still achieve 5 per cent GDP target.

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China travel

Chinese flight bookings to US in summer decline amid tariff war

Cancellations of flights from China to the US in June have been outnumbering new bookings, according to China Trading Desk CEO.

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US-China trade war

Chinese traders in world’s largest wholesale market adjust to fewer US buyers

A growing global base of customers is helping vendors in Yiwu city mitigate the fallout from a tariff war with the United States as uncertainties take toll.

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A vendor sleeps at the Yiwu International Trade Market in eastern China’s Zhejiang province while waiting for customers. Photo: Wency Chen
A vendor sleeps at the Yiwu International Trade Market in eastern China’s Zhejiang province while waiting for customers. Photo: Wency Chen
China’s private sector

China passes private sector law, addressing gripes of beleaguered businesses

The highly anticipated law aims to inject dynamism into China’s private sector amid a trade war with the United States.

US-China trade war

US, China seen cutting tariffs this year, but much damage already done: analysts

Unless tariff-related uncertainty is resolved quickly, a ‘sharp, synchronous slowdown’ is possible, Morgan Stanley warns.

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China trade

US farmers’ loss is Brazil’s gain as China diversifies soybean imports

With tariffs on US soybeans, most of China’s summer imports will come from Brazil, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s April outlook report.

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A worker handles soybeans in Campos Lindos, Brazil, during a February soy harvest. More of China’s soybean imports are coming from Brazil amid a tariff war with the United States. Photo: Reuters
China energy security

China amps up nuclear ambitions with 10 new reactor approvals

China’s third-generation Hualong One reactors will be among those built in some coastal provinces, and each can meet the energy demands of 1 million people.

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An aerial view of a nuclear power facility in China’s Fujian province earlier this year. The State Council has approved 10 more nuclear reactor projects in the country. Photo: Xinhua
An aerial view of a nuclear power facility in China’s Fujian province earlier this year. The State Council has approved 10 more nuclear reactor projects in the country. Photo: Xinhua
US-China trade war

China cancels largest US pork order in 5 years, dealing blow to American farmers

American farmers likely to face dire consequences in trade war as the mainland rolls out high tariffs, cancels orders: analysts.

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US-China trade war

At G20 in Washington, top China officials slam trade war as talks remain elusive

Central bank governor and finance minister address G20 ministers but conclude trip without official dialogue with US counterparts.

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US-China trade war

As US tariffs hit, China wants exporters to sell domestically – but can they?

Beijing has announced measures to support firms hurt by US tariffs, but businesses warn of challenges in domestic market.

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Employees work on an assembly line of lights at a factory of LED lighting manufacturer WOSEN in Zhongshan, in southern China’s Guangdong province on April 17, 2025. Photo: AFP
China's economic recovery

China puts onus on stability as Beijing vows domestic support amid US trade war

China’s Politburo says authorities will roll out specific plans to companies and individuals affected by the trade war.

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China’s Politburo has met and set the tone for the country’s economic work in the second quarter of the year. Photo: Robert Ng
China’s Politburo has met and set the tone for the country’s economic work in the second quarter of the year. Photo: Robert Ng
China trade

Japanese, German giants vow big China investments, bucking wait-and-see trend

A US$2 billion deal between Toyota and Shanghai shows how foreign direct investment is still finding its way to China despite trade war with the US.

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US-China trade war

Sky-high US tariffs to hit Boeing, Chinese airliners and China’s home-grown jets

As the trade war fallout continues to spread, full domestic sourcing of parts for China-made planes ‘is unlikely to happen before 2035’, analyst says.

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China’s economic stimulus

Explainer | How China is expanding and accelerating its ‘special bonds’ programme

Beijing is issuing more ultra-long-term government bonds as it strives to shore up the Chinese economy amid an intensifying US trade war.

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China plans to issue special government bonds worth more than US$170 billion this year, as it seeks to shore up the economy amid an intensifying trade war with the United States. Photo: AFP
China plans to issue special government bonds worth more than US$170 billion this year, as it seeks to shore up the economy amid an intensifying trade war with the United States. Photo: AFP
China manufacturing

‘Harder you work, less you gain’: China state media slams excessive competition

Economic Daily commentary says ‘neijuan’ – a self-defeating cycle of too much competition – is still prevalent and poses a threat to sustainable growth.

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US-China trade war

Survey finds 86% of German firms in China affected by tariff increases

While many are adopting a wait-and-see approach, 38% are stepping up localisation efforts in China.

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China GDP

Is Jiangsu province closing in on Guangdong’s economic crown?

Property sector woes have outsize impact on southern province that pioneered reform and opening up.

An LED light assembly line at a Wosen factory in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, on Thursday. Photo: AFP
China birth rate

How this corner of China is still embracing big families amid national decline

While the rest of China attempts to boost birth rates as the population ages, why has the southern province stayed relatively resilient?

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Most provinces in China have witnessed a precipitous drop in births in recent years. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images
Most provinces in China have witnessed a precipitous drop in births in recent years. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images
US-China trade war

China rolls out plan to promote its own payment system as US trade war simmers

The country aims to reduce its reliance on the dollar-based global financial system as it confronts Washington’s aggressive trade policies.

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China GDP

IMF slashes GDP growth estimates for China, US and world as trade tensions rise

Outlook for American economy this year took a hit during the first quarter, according to the latest World Economic Outlook report.

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US-China trade war

After a whirlwind month, how will China’s Politburo counter Trump’s tariffs?

The meeting of the decision-making body, expected to be held at the end of April, will need to account for rapid escalation of trade conflict.

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New tariffs from the US on Chinese goods have made the upcoming Politburo meeting even more closely watched than usual. Photo: Getty Images
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