Trump Delays Planned Tariff Increase in ‘Gesture of Good Will’ to China

President Trump said the United States would delay its next planned tariff hike on China by two weeks, potentially giving negotiators a window to avoid the increase. Read more »

Explainer: How important is Hong Kong to the rest of China?

Concerns over Hong Kong's political and economic future are growing as pro-democracy protests drag on and turn increasingly violent, and China makes clear that forceful intervention is possible. Read more »

China’s auto sales face more bumps ahead, industry body warns, after latest slump

China's auto sales could experience negative to low growth over the next three years, an official with the country's top industry association said, after sales fell for a 14th consecutive month in... Read more »

U.S.-China trade conflict could take years to resolve: Kudlow

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the United States wants "near term" results from U.S.-China trade talks in September and October but cautioned that the trade conflict could take... Read more »

South China Sea: China Targets Vietnam, Again

China is back to Vietnamese waters this week, with an eye on the country’s oil and gas. Read more »

China threatens military response if UK warships go near disputed islands

Naval chiefs say they have a right to sail to the area as Beijing tells the UK not to do a "dirty job for somebody else". Read more »

As China trade war escalates, 2020 U.S. Democrats scramble over their message

The growing economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s drawn-out trade war with China would appear to be a ready-made opportunity for Democratic presidential contenders seeking to blunt his central 2020 re-election pitch:... Read more »

After Fleeing North Korea, Women Get Trapped as Cybersex Slaves in China

A growing number of North Korean women are smuggled from their country and trafficked into the sex trade in China, and forced to perform sex acts online for clients. Read more »

China offers to make farm purchases as officials prepare for trade talks

Major U.S. companies and donors are also pressing the president to delay tariffs. Read more »

China Lifts Tariffs on Some U.S. Goods in Modest Olive Branch to Trump

The American imports spared by Beijing include lubricants, pesticides and cancer drugs but not the major agricultural products that Washington considers crucial to making a trade deal. Read more »