Xi welcomes Putin to China as both leaders seek to bolster ties

Xi welcomes Putin to China as both leaders seek to bolster ties

China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attend the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2023.  Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing … Read more

China is engaged in ‘deliberate’ efforts to undermine the U.S. and Europe, says EU envoy Gitenstein

China is engaged in ‘deliberate’ efforts to undermine the U.S. and Europe, says EU envoy Gitenstein

Mark Gitenstein, the U.S. ambassador to the EU, said China is deliberately distorting markets with a glut of cheap goods. Speaking to CNBC’s Silvia Amaro on Tuesday, Gitenstein said China was “engaged in a deliberate effort to undermine economic sectors in both Europe and the United States.” The Chinese Embassy in London did not immediately … Read more

Biden raises China tariffs on EVs, solar panels, batteries

Biden raises China tariffs on EVs, solar panels, batteries

U.S. President Joe Biden meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G-20 leaders’ summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 14, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Biden administration announced stiff new tariff rates Tuesday on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports. The White House said the tariff hikes were necessary to protect … Read more

U.S. and China trade bloc divisions threaten a ‘reversal’ for global economy

U.S. and China trade bloc divisions threaten a ‘reversal’ for global economy

China’s President Xi Jinping speaks at an event held by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2023. Carlos Barria | Afp | Getty Images Differences between U.S.-led Western and China-aligned economic blocs … Read more

Trump could drive inflation higher with his second-term economic agenda, analysts say

Trump could drive inflation higher with his second-term economic agenda, analysts say

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to guests during a rally at Clinton Middle School on January 06, 2024 in Clinton, Iowa.  Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump is building a second-term economic agenda that analysts say could reheat the very inflation that he has slammed … Read more

China faces ‘fork in the road,’ IMF chief Georgieva says at CDF forum

China faces ‘fork in the road,’ IMF chief Georgieva says at CDF forum

Kristalina Georgieva, Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks during the China Development Forum 2024 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 24, 2024 in Beijing, China.  China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images China has two choices right now: return to its old economic policies, or choose reforms to spur … Read more

The economy has a plan for second Trump presidency China trade war

The economy has a plan for second Trump presidency China trade war

Global logistics companies tell CNBC they have started the planning for a potential Trump win in November and the strategies that will be needed to mitigate any additional tariffs, with Mexico a key import gateway for any escalation in the trade war against China begun under Trump and continued during the Biden presidency. The planning … Read more

India inks ‘watershed’ $100 billion free trade deal with four non-EU nations

India inks ‘watershed’ 0 billion free trade deal with four non-EU nations

India flag, stock market, exchange economy and Trade, oil production, container ship in export and import business and logistics. Texbr | Istock | Getty Images India will lift most tariffs on four nations in Europe in a “watershed” deal that is expected to yield $100 billion worth of investment over 15 years and one billion … Read more

China still top trading partner for many countries, says ADB

China still top trading partner for many countries, says ADB

View of Shanghai skyline from a container station. Yaorusheng | Moment | Getty Images China is still a critical trading partner for many countries across the world, and the often-used narrative of the superpower being delinked from the global economy is overdone, says the Manila-headquartered Asian Development Bank.  “China’s still probably the number one trading … Read more

EU considering sanctions on Chinese firms supporting Russia’s war machine

EU considering sanctions on Chinese firms supporting Russia’s war machine

This pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik shows Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) and China’s President Xi Jinping heading to a group photo session during the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2023. Grigory Sysoyev | AFP | … Read more