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Firefighters were struggling to bring the blaze under control in a densely populated complex in the city’s northern Tai Po district hours after it started.

Huge Fire Engulfs Apartment Buildings in Hong Kong

Firefighters tried to douse the blaze at an apartment complex in the city’s northern Tai Po district, which reports say killed at least four people.

China and Japan, With Trump in the Middle, Stoke an Existential Showdown

With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone to try…

China Suspends Export Controls on More Critical Minerals

The changes would make it easier for American firms to obtain key minerals, delivering on what the White House said the two countries had agreed…

China Suspends Some Export Controls on Critical Minerals but Retains Others

The Chinese government followed through on promises it made publicly after a recent summit, but has not yet taken other actions sought by the White…

China’s Exports Unexpectedly Falter as Prices Keep Falling

Exports of cars, solar panels and batteries remain strong, but prices are falling because of factory overcapacity in China.

China Started Separating Its Economy From the West Years Ago

Two decades of sustained effort to build national self-reliance and minimize imports have antagonized trade partners but fortified what a senior adviser called Beijing’s “bulwark”…

China’s Pause on Rare Earth Controls: What to Know

China has suspended export controls announced this month, but was conspicuously silent about rules imposed earlier, which are snarling global supply chains.

Step by Step, How China Seized Control of Critical Minerals

China’s far-reaching rules already affect manufacturers of semiconductors, cars and many other products. They will soon become much broader.

Chinese and U.S. Officials Reach Framework of a Trade Deal

Negotiators announced on Sunday they have preliminarily agreed on several issues ahead of an expected meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping this week.