Germany urged to stop admiring Beijing and wake up to ‘China Shock 2.0’ | International trade

Germany must stop admiring China’s success in the EU or it will sleepwalk into the kind of deindustrialisation the US experienced 25 years ago, a leading Brussels thinktank has said. With China’s... Read more »

Sinosure Claims: Why Foreign Buyers Need More Than a Quick Consultation

Why Sinosure Matters Are Different A Sinosure claim is not just an unpaid invoice. By the time most companies contact us, they have usually already lost ground they cannot easily recover. The... Read more »

Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing for state visit hot on heels of Trump | China

Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for a state visit, four days after Donald Trump left China. The Russian leader’s visit to China – his 25th, according to Chinese state media –... Read more »

From sanctioned cars to beauty clinics, Russian rubles have flowed into China’s border towns since Ukraine war | China

Suited and booted in a navy twinset tracksuit and colourful high-top trainers, Wang Runguo is hustling. Darting across the gleaming floors of his cavernous car showroom, the 45-year-old from one of China’s... Read more »

Fears of new China shock as EU industry’s reliance on imports grows | International trade

Europe is facing a fresh China shock that threatens to cannibalise local factories, leading to job losses and de facto colonisation of industry by Beijing, trade analysts and representatives have said. They... Read more »

Trump’s shifting remarks on Taiwan are perfect for China to exploit | Taiwan

It has been an unsettling few days for Taiwan’s government. When Donald Trump met Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, many feared the unpredictable US leader could upend Washington’s longstanding support for... Read more »

The Guardian view on India’s Iran shock: Asia’s neoliberal era starts to fracture | Editorial

The Indian prime minister’s call for sacrifice last week marks a fundamental shift. He urged the country’s 1.4 billion people to consume less fuel and fertiliser, buy less gold and curb foreign travel... Read more »

A California mayor pleaded guilty to acting as an agent for China. Foreign policy experts aren’t surprised | California

Foreign policy experts say they are not surprised at China’s efforts to exert its influence over local US communities after the mayor of a southern California city resigned this week and said... Read more »

Xi Jinping prepares to welcome Vladimir Putin to China, four days after hosting Donald Trump | China

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin exchanged “congratulatory letters” on Sunday ahead of the Russian president’s visit to Beijing this week, four days since Donald Trump left China after a high-stakes summit. Xi,... Read more »

EU carmakers pave way for Chinese rivals as balance in market shifts | Automotive industry

The Chinese carmaker Xpeng is on the hunt for a factory in Europe. Volkswagen is aiming to reduce the number of its factories. It seems like it should have been the perfect... Read more »