Trade war with US triggers wave of factory ‘holidays’ in China’s export hubs
As the U.S.-China trade war heats up, businesses in major export hubs in southeastern China are announcing factory “holidays” – halting production and slashing employee...
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Chinese rights lawyer Lu Siwei sentenced to 11 months in prison
Prominent Chinese rights lawyer Lu Siwei, who was arrested and deported from Laos in 2023, was sentenced behind closed doors in China to 11 months...
Trump says tariff deal with China likely within 3-4 weeks
TAIPEI, Taiwan – U.S. President Donald Trump said that Washington and Beijing were in talks on tariffs, expressing confidence that the world’s two largest economies...
China appoints new trade negotiator as US tariff tensions mount
TAIPEI, Taiwan – China appointed Li Chenggang as a new trade negotiator on Wednesday, a key figure in talks to resolve the escalating tariff war...
Pro-democracy banners unfurled at an overpass in China
In a rare sign of public dissent, three pro-democracy banners hung on an overpass in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu early Tuesday morning, according to...
Amnesty International opens Hong Kong section ‘in exile’
Human rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday it is opening a new Hong Kong section overseas, three years after closing its office in the territory...
‘Russia lied to us’: Chinese fighters captured by Ukraine tell their story
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Two Chinese nationals captured while fighting for Russia in Ukraine said they were tricked by false promises and online recruitment ads into...
China’s Xi hikes US tariffs, seeks to bolster relations with Southeast Asian nations
Updated April 11, 2025, 08:55 a.m. ET. BANGKOK – China’s president is heading on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia after his government hiked tariffs...
EXPLAINED: Four key questions about the US-China tariff war
BANGKOK — President Donald Trump has seized on tariffs as the weapon to bend other countries, and particularly China, to his will as he tries...
Shipments from Chinese ports slow as US tariffs bite
Major ports and foreign trade provinces in China are showing the first signs of disruption from the ongoing tariff war between the world’s two largest...
