The world’s two biggest economies are facing considerable trade tensions, with implications for the global economy, supply chains, and trading system.

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The war in Iran has left China’s neighbors appealing for help, handing Beijing the kind of sway it has long sought.

Based on the pre-war base date of Feb 27 till May 5, the China A50 stock index managed to recover and recorded a gain of 7% making it one of the top-performing global benchmark stock indices

As China and the United States wrapped up their sixth and most recent round of trade talks in Paris this March, a minor mishap briefly stole the spotlight. A sudden gust of wind toppled two American flags in the background, where journalists were waiting ...

By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING, April 27 (Reuters) - China has used its trade truce with the United States to broaden its legal leverage, supply chain and critical technology controls, and expand its toolkit of retaliatory economic measures ahead of a summit between the nations next month.

China’s factory activity expanded for a second straight month in April, according to an official survey on Thursday, as its economy remained resilient despite higher energy prices due to the Iran war.

An American fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the U.S. military's blockade of Iran's ports, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post.