Category: China

Doing Business in China Is Getting Harder, but Its Exports Are Hard to Resist

European companies operating in China say the market has become increasingly challenging because of weak economic demand and opaque government rules on business.
Trump’s China Tariffs Are Having a ‘Massive Impact’ on Small Business

A small Vermont business that sells water bottles used by cyclists and others is struggling to adapt to President Trump’s tariffs even after they were temporarily lowered.
Trump’s Plan to Revive US Shipbuilding Would Take Billions and Many Years

President Trump and members of Congress want to revive U.S. shipbuilding with subsidies and penalties against Chinese-built ships. But there are obstacles.
China’s Soft Spot in Trade War With Trump: Risk of Huge Job Loss

A chronic housing slowdown and high youth unemployment rate have made China more vulnerable than it was in President Trump’s first term.
Trump’s Tariffs and Tax Bill May Derail U.S. Battery Industry

Domestic factories that make batteries to store power to meet America’s rising energy demand depend on Chinese components and federal subsidies.
How China Stands in the Way of a U.S.-Vietnam Trade Deal

Among dozens of countries that were hit with steep tariffs, Vietnam was among the most publicly willing to meet the demands of the Trump administration. But China is a sticking point.
Trump Takes on Apple — and Harvard, BlackRock and the E.U.

The president escalated battles with prominent American companies and institutions, as well as a key trading partner. The damage could be extensive.
The Republican Tax Bill Could Sharply Slow E.V. Sales

The measure, passed by the House, would roll back incentives for people to buy electric vehicles and for automakers to make them in the U.S.
Freddy Lim, Frontman of Chthonic, Is Taiwan’s New Envoy to Finland

Freddy Lim, the founder and lead singer of Chthonic, is well known in Finland, a heavy metal capital of the world.
G7 Officials Gather Amid Headwinds From Trump’s Trade War

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet his international counterparts at a G7 finance ministers meeting in Canada.
Chinese Battery Giant Surges in Hong Kong Market Debut

Shares of the company, CATL, surged in their first day of trading. Onshore U.S. investors were blocked from buying its stock as a “decoupling” of finance continued.
G.M. Stops Exporting Cars to China

The decision affects relatively few vehicles because the vast majority that General Motors sells there are made in that country.