Trade
China passes tariff law as tensions with trading partners simmer
Legislation likened to 'nuclear' deterrent amid criticism of Chinese industrial capacity
Trade war
Supply Chain
Nokia cuts orders with China-listed supplier as U.S. pushes 'clean network'
Telecom sector's supply shift escalates as companies avoid even Chinese capital
Materials
China steelmakers show overcapacity strain as U.S. battens import hatches
Worsening earnings push manufacturers to seek new export markets
Opinion
U.S.-China fight over manufacturing subsidies just getting started
Yellen's attempts to persuade Beijing to change course fell on deaf ears
US-China tensions
Yellen meets China's Premier Li amid 'tough conversations' on industry
Chinese leader tells U.S. Treasury chief that nations should be 'partners not adversaries'
US-China tensions
Yellen calls on China to offer level playing field for U.S. companies
Treasury secretary says ending 'coercive actions' would improve business climate
Supply Chain
Taiwan's Advantech aims to turn Malaysia into Southeast Asia hub
World's largest industrial computer maker to replicate model in Mexico and Turkey
Opinion
Trump's China tariff plan would be the death of the WTO
Republican presidential candidate would turn 'MFN' principle on its head
Supply Chain
U.S. to finance $500m in green exports to Vietnam
Clean energy, infrastructure and climate projects may get Exim Bank loans
Supply Chain
Google plans to begin Pixel phone production in India in Q2
Search engine giant joins Apple, Samsung in tapping big South Asian market
Trade war
Trump likely to raise tariffs on China in two steps, former official says
Japan and Europe would also be in the trade line of fire if ex-president reelected
Supply Chain
Taiwan's PSA aims to tap server demand boom via Southeast Asia
Supplier's new Malaysian plant to begin shipping in mid-2024
Comment
Japan should remain a bastion protecting free trade
Tokyo should fight back against protectionism if Trump is reelected
Supply Chain
Taiwan's Acer and Asustek double down on 'Make in India'
Move comes as New Delhi weighs tighter import restrictions
U.S. elections 2024
Trump says U.S. must impose more tariffs on China, possibly over 60%
Republican presidential candidate denies he would start new trade war with Beijing
Companies
ByteDance, Shein sharply boost spending on lobbying in U.S.
Chinese firms seek to minimize effects of alarm over bilateral tensions
Trade
China set to lose crown as top U.S. exporter after 17 years
Mexico to take lead as 'friendshoring' brings in manufacturing
Semiconductors
U.S. nervous about 'flood' of older-generation chips from China
Committee urges immediate trade barriers to undermine Beijing's leverage
Supply Chain
Japanese toolmakers scramble to combat dual-use export risk
Fanuc dedicates large staff to task, DMG Mori tracks machines
Supply Chain
Nikkei Film: China's nuclear program siphons sanctioned machine tools
How should companies deal with this issue as West increasingly encircles China?
Supply Chain
China's nuclear program skirts Western machine tool sanctions
Nikkei probe finds Japanese and German 'mother machines' where they shouldn't be
Trade
China's graphite curbs send South Korea searching for alternatives
Stricter controls by Beijing spark familiar lament of Seoul's vulnerability
Trade war
Global trade divides deepen amid push for friendshoring
Political and economic security worries lead to concentration of partners
Business Spotlight
How China's tech ambitions slip through the U.S. export control net
Experts reveal weak points and strengths of America's clampdown
Trade war
EU struggles to limit China's involvement in sensitive tech areas
Heavy reliance on Chinese trade and investment hinders 'de-risking' efforts