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China’s secret weapon in the trade war
A s China’s export machine sputters under the weight of 145% tariffs, jobs are at risk. Some 16m workers are involved in the ...
Why Gauging the Impact of Tariffs on China Might Be Difficult
In recent years, Chinese officials have stopped publishing hundreds of data points once used by researchers and investors, ...
Chinese official reportedly seeking talks with Trump on fentanyl ingredients amid trade war
A Chinese official is reportedly inquiring about what the Trump administration wants China to do about the ingredients used ...
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Shipping’s Mission Impossible? Boost rates as China exports plunge
An analyst says moves by shippers to redirect China exports and by carriers to blank sailings will only shore up container rates in the short term.
In a trade-war whirlwind, shoemaker Skechers is sold for $9 billion to become a private company
The shoe company Skechers is being acquired for more than $9 billion to be taken private by the investment firm by 3G Capital ...
The clock is ticking down to zero, and Trump needs a trade deal — badly
President Donald Trump, the dealmaker-in-chief, has said for weeks that at least one trade deal is imminent with one of the dozens of countries in active negotiations with the United States to avoid ...
Hit by Trade War, China’s Garment Industry Refuses to Stop Hustling
Guangzhou is the world’s hub for cheap clothing. But as tariffs threaten trade between the United States and China, workers ...
‘An embargo on American goods’: Mass. manufacturers fret as tariffs thwart exports to China
While China is best known as the largest supplier of products imported into the US, it's also an important two-way goods ...