

Keith Bradsher
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Why China Is Worried About Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico
China’s exports to developing markets have soared, opening indirect routes to the U.S. market that officials in Beijing worry may be closed under pressure from...

China Hits Canada With Tariffs in Indirect Riposte to Trump
Beijing, which set steep duties on canola, peas and pork, wants Canada and Mexico to resist U.S. pressure to raise tariffs on Chinese goods.

China Retaliates Against Trump, Imposing Tariffs and Blacklisting U.S. Companies
Beijing imposed broad tariffs on imports of American food and said that 15 U.S. companies could no longer buy from China without special permission.

What Happens to Global Trade If ‘the W.T.O. Is Toast’?
President Trump, who disabled the World Trade Organization during his first term, is going after international free trade rules in place since the 1940s.

Where China’s Exports Begin: Inside the Vast Markets of Guangzhou
Along the Pearl River in southern China, a fast-growing industry is churning out cheap clothes and toys that are flooding the world duty-free.

China Is at Heart of Trump Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
Existing American tariffs already restrict steel and aluminum shipments from China, which is now flooding other markets with its exports instead.

How US Tariffs Challenge China
China chose swift retaliation for trade measures in the first Trump administration, but that led to an upward spiral of trade measures and much broader...

China Says Economy Grew 5% Last Year, Driven by Exports
Analysts say they see signs of malaise in China’s domestic economy, but those problems were offset mainly by robust exports and a $1 trillion trade...

China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus: What to Know as Trump Takes Office
Only a third of China’s trade surplus was with the United States, and only a third of the U.S. deficit was with China. That makes...

China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion
China’s vast exports in 2024 exceeded its imports on a scale seldom seen anywhere except during or immediately after the two world wars.