Commercial buildings are pictured in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, on Sept 15, 2026. (ANDY CHONG/CHINA DAILY) Strong global demand for artificial intelligence-related and other high-tech electronics is expected to continue supporting Hong Kong’s trade performance, economists and trade-sector representatives said, even as geopolitical uncertainties and the potential for higher shipping costs cloud the outlook. Their…
Containers carrying goods for export are seen in Qingdao Port, East China”s Shandong province. [Photo/VCG] Editor’s note: China on Wednesday unveiled a package of countermeasures in response to a series of recent US measures targeting Chinese companies. The measures include suspending the authorization for US-based bodies to conduct follow-up factory inspections under the China Compulsory…
Nieuwsuur Mitchell van de Klundert redacteur Nieuwsuur Mark Schrader verslaggever Nieuwsuur Mitchell van de Klundert redacteur Nieuwsuur Mark Schrader verslaggever Nieuwsuur Last year, ASML sold an essential chip machine part to a military research institute of CETC, one of China’s key defence companies. A Chinese quantum institute was also a customer. This has become clear…
China agreed to purchase US soybeans and other agricultural products as part of an agreement reached by the countries’ leaders on Oct. 30. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China will start by purchasing 12 million metric tons (mmt) of soybeans from the U.S. between now and January, then purchase 25 mmt of US soybeans annually…
by Henrique Viacelli Falco, MU Extension Reuters’ Ella Cao and Naveen Thukral reported that “China’s state-owned COFCO bought three U.S. soybean cargoes, two trade sources said, the country’s first purchases from this year’s U.S. harvest, shortly before a summit of leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.” “As the two nations battle over trade tariffs, the…
Vice President JD Vance called on Beijing to “choose the path of reason” in the latest spiraling trade fight between the US and China, claiming that President Donald Trump has more leverage. “It’s going to be a delicate dance, and a lot of it is going to depend on how the Chinese respond,” Vance said…