Finance deals made through smaller Chinese banks would help ‘resolve the threat of secondary sanctions’, according to fresh findings by a Renmin University institute.

Premier Li Qiang tells a State Council meeting that ‘digital, smart and green’ development of the sector would help make the economy more efficient.

DHL Express expects its Asia-Pacific business to be strong driven by shifts in supply chain businesses moving out of China amid geopolitical tensions.

Weapons sales, security cooperation ‘destined to increase’, experts say, as China opens ‘new chapter’ in Serbian ties.

The Chinese president upgraded relations with Serbia and Hungary, but in France made few if any concessions to reduce the flood of Chinese imports into the EU.

The US will impose new, elevated tariffs that focus on key industries including electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells, according to Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal.

More multinationals are undergoing a ‘decoupling’ with their China-based operations, a new business survey finds as foreign direct investment sinks and analysts say expatriate staff are harder to come by.

European firms have been revising expectations for the Chinese market while planning for a projected economic slowdown, further adding to China’s challenges and ‘setting a negative cycle in motion’.

China’s exports returned to positive growth in April amid a recovery of global demand, but analysts said the focus should still be on sustaining momentum in domestic demand.

German authorities last month arrested suspect only named as Thomas R over spying for Beijing, with information trail suggesting man is Thomas Reichenbach.

Success of the US$17 billion Iraq Development Road depends on Iraq-Turkey ties, which have been fraught over oil exports and militant issues, analysts say.

The concerns come as a US delegation in Kuala Lumpur holds talks with officials over Tehran’s alleged underhanded selling of oil through service providers.

China’s exports and imports returned to growth in April, but analysts said that domestic demand will still be the key driver for economic growth this year.

On Tuesday, the US revoked licenses allowing Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications giant blacklisted by the US, to buy semiconductors from Intel and rival Qualcomm Inc.

A US law to safeguard its market from products linked to forced labour has not necessarily been effective, a new study using isotope testing suggests.

Relaxed mountain setting chosen so Chinese leader Xi Jinping and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron can speak frankly on myriad mutual grievances and grounds for cooperation.

French President welcomes Beijing’s commitment to ‘refrain from selling any weapons or aid’ to Russia, but commerce official reinforces the need to enhance bilateral trade.

Entourage features senior Chinese diplomats and officials who oversee the country’s economic and trade affairs.

The US Treasury’s top sanctions official said Washington saw Iranian oil being transferred near Singapore and throughout the wider region.

Xi says China and Europe can contribute to world peace, ahead of meeting with President Emmanuel Macron and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.

Lula pushed the visiting leader to buy Brazilian beef, saying ‘our meat is cheaper and of better quality than the meat you buy’.

After Beijing’s recent lifting of crippling wine tariffs that had been in effect since early in the pandemic, Chinese customers will need to be convinced to buy new stocks of Australian wine.

President Xi Jinping’s European trip comes amid barrage of EU trade and competition tools largely targeting Chinese firms, including dramatic raids in the Netherlands and Poland.

The stricter rules are not surprising since Australia has to protect critical assets, but collaboration with Beijing especially in sectors such as green energy would be unavoidable.

Diana Mondino’s delegation was the first official visit to China since the country’s Western-leaning government took office last year.