China presses for stronger economic, trade ties
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A meeting Thursday between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is set to be one of the key diplomatic events of the year, with the US-China economic relationship at stake following multiple rounds of escalating tensions and temporary truces.
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The real cost of America’s overreliance on trade with China
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China needs a bolder spending package to mend the finances of households and companies, according to a central bank adviser, as signs of resilience in the economy mask the damage wrought by the trade war with the US.
US and Chinese officials have reached a framework agreement, averting a potentially ruinous 157% tariff on Chinese goods while paving the way for a potential trade deal to be discussed between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this week.
China's ruling Communist Party says it will focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology in the coming five years.
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Taiwan wary China's new economic plan could include sensitive frontline islands, sources say
Taiwan is warily watching whether China could seek to try and exert economic control over sensitive frontline Taiwanese islands in a key development plan being discussed in Beijing this week, officials familiar with the matter said.
A further increase in China’s trade surplus failed to fully offset the effects of a worsening housing market, which has left consumers wary.
The July-September data, the weakest pace of growth since the third quarter of 2024, compares with a 5.2% pace of growth in the previous quarter, officials said.
Bessent said during the taping of an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" program that the framework reached in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will allow President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss further trade cooperation next week.