S EVEN YEARS ago, when America’s trade war with China was just getting started, the Chinese science and technology ministry did something unusual. Its official newspaper, which usually confines itself to puff pieces about China’s accomplishments,

Trump's Asia summit tour includes meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other regional leaders as trade tensions with Beijing escalate.

U.S. officials are launching an investigation into whether China lived up to its commitments under a 2020 trade pact that President Donald Trump described at the time as “an incredible breakthrough.’’ The announcement Friday by U.

A week-long swing through Asia could cement Trump’s image as master dealmaker — or trigger the economic crisis he’s long vowed to prevent.

Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies jumped Friday as trade developments between the U.S. and China supported risky assets. Investors will be closely watching CPI inflation data later in the day.

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng is set to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer from Friday, as the world's two largest economies try to ease an unexpected flare-up in tension ahead of a key leaders' summit.

President Xi Jinping’s stranglehold on rare earths will give China unprecedented leverage to win concessions from the US during talks this weekend in Kuala Lumpur. Sitting in Beijing’s reserve is control over an even more vital supply chain: medicine.

China's leaders are vowing to reduce its reliance on foreign advanced technology and spur stronger domestic demand as it weathers “high winds” amid elevated trade tensions with the U.S. An outline of the ruling Communist Party's blueprint for the next five years was laid out in a 5,