In a speech to military leaders from the region, To Lam said that distrust and a lack of respect for established rules had created a culture of “the big fish swallowing the small fish.”

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As cheap goods pour in, threatening the continent’s manufacturing sector, a search for solutions is becoming increasingly urgent.

As cheap goods pour in, threatening the continent’s manufacturing sector, a search for solutions is becoming increasingly urgent.

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Before becoming U.S. commerce secretary, Mr. Lutnick controlled 818 companies. A review of their dealings sheds light on his freewheeling first year in government.

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The surprising demand to appear at a hearing suggested new concern about the Trump administration’s efforts to repay the full $166 billion owed from illegally imposed tariffs.

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The agreement is important for both nations, as Canada seeks new markets away from the United States and Germany tries to diversify its energy supply.

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Elon Musk and other powerful executives who accompanied President Trump to China are hoping to clear roadblocks put up by Beijing.

The chip maker said its profit in its most recent quarter jumped 211 percent from a year earlier thanks to extreme demand from other big technology companies.

Beijing’s acknowledgment on Wednesday that tariffs were discussed in talks with President Trump signals it was prepared to push back if the U.S. revives duties.

For this to happen, however, both men would need personality transplants.

For this to happen, however, both men would need personality transplants.

China’s Ministry of Commerce said Saturday that the countries had struck a preliminary agreement to reduce some tariffs, seemingly contradicting statements by President Trump

As a senator, Marco Rubio even hinted at the need for regime change in China. Now he talks about cooperation.

President Trump is returning home from Beijing after a two-day summit that achieved a few deals but left investors and analysts underwhelmed.

Residents in four Chinese cities described a mixture of amusement and anger, blaming U.S. tensions for a slowing economy and rising fuel prices.

Chinese state media is depicting the summit as an opportunity for the United States to accept that the “right way” for the two powers to engage is as equals.

Mr. Musk is part of a delegation of business leaders to China, where his interests include Tesla’s electric vehicle factory and solar panels.

Beijing approved export licenses for hundreds of American slaughterhouses to resume beef shipments, ending a 15-month ban.

In Beijing this week, Mr. Trump should not hand China more victories.

Electric vehicle sales have soared in Europe and much of the rest of the world, but Americans are still hesitant.

The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world. Here’s why he’s had to scale them back.

The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world. Here’s why he’s had to scale them back.

A central question hanging over the summit this week is whether China will agree to extend a temporary postponement of even tougher rare-earth export controls.

As President Trump prepares to meet with Xi Jinping, a trade war that once threatened to freeze commerce between the two countries has given way to an uneasy truce.

The war in Iran has cast a shadow of uncertainty on both superpowers, dimming early hopes that they could begin to address the larger issues that have frayed their relationship.

Before this week’s U.S.-Chinese summit, Beijing reached a milestone in its quest for technological self-sufficiency.

How the economic shock waves of Trump’s Iran war will be felt globally.

The country’s exports surged and its trade surplus with the United States widened ahead of President Trump’s scheduled visit next week to Beijing.

The war in Iran, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to be on the agenda. But expectations are modest.