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    China’s crude imports hit three-month high in July

    A Maersk container ship loaded with cargo containers sails out of port waters near the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals on March 19, 2026 in Hong Kong, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images China’s crude oil imports climbed to the highest level in three months in July, though the recovery may be…

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    Is China winning the AI race against the U.S.?

      Beijing launches its broadest trade retaliation since Busan truce

      BEIJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 11: The national flag of China flies in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Commerce on November 11, 2025, in Beijing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images China unleashed its broadest package of trade countermeasures since last October’s truce, pushing back against a string of…

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        Lawmakers probe growing use of Chinese AI models in U.S. companies

        U.S. lawmakers are considering how to curb the growing adoption of Chinese AI models by homegrown companies, as geopolitical tensions surrounding the rollout of artificial intelligence ramp up. AI has emerged as a key point of rivalry between the U.S. and China, with both nations vying for supremacy in the field. Chinese models are gaining…

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        China Shock 2.0: An EU-China trade war is unlikely despite friction being structural, says economist

          EU-China trade tensions collide with air-conditioner boom

          PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 24: Pedestrians use umbrellas to shield from the sun as record-breaking high temperatures continue in Paris on June 24, 2026 in Paris, France. Li Yang | China News Service | Getty Images Europe wants to narrow its record trade deficit with China by October, but the bloc’s worst-ever heat wave is…

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          China's AI advantage, and why the US strikes a balance in competition vs cooperation

            China regulator decries ‘tech hype’ speculation and AI stock-picking

            Wu Qing, chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), speaks at the Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China will crack down on technology themes designed to boost stock prices, the top securities regulator said, signaling Beijing’s growing unease with speculation on the artificial…

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