Finance & Business Ties

The extra tariffs are set to hit China’s exports, a key pillar of the CCP’s ailing economy.

Xi Jinping embarked on a charm offensive ahead of Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, but political pressure on a Hong Kong company could derail those efforts.

Trump cited the Tesla CEO’s business ties with China that could have an influence on him.

The European Parliament earlier banned Huawei representatives from the Legislature’s buildings as a precaution.

The country ‘is currently at its worst economic situation in nearly 20 years,’ one expert said.

Despite Beijing’s efforts to woe back investors, China saw a record high of $168 billion in net foreign direct investment withdrawal in 2024.

Some Chinese electric vehicle makers saw a more than 50 percent sales drop.

A federal indictment alleged that John Rogers had been working with Chinese regime conspirators since at least 2018.

One analyst says the Russians and the Chinese appear to be staging a performance for the international community.

Chinese courts set worldwide royalty rates for EU standard essential patents but without patent owners’ consent.

An observer says Vietnam doesn’t share Beijing’s anti-America agenda despite that it is also a communist state.

Apple still ranked first in the global smartphone market in 2024 with a market share of 18.7 percent, followed closely by Samsung at 18 percent.

ByteDance’s platform was added while Tencent’s WeChat was dropped from the ‘Notorious Markets’ list.

The yuan is tightly controlled by the Chinese Communist Party via China’s central bank, and analysts predict the currency will continue to fall.

Analysts say the Chinese Communist Party’s tariff reduction on the key raw materials is aimed at increasing its military production and geopolitical influence.

China’s economic figures show weak consumer spending, highlighting vulnerabilities in its economy.

Beijing State-owned Assets Management has said it will auction off its 33 percent stake in UBS Securities.

Analysts told The Epoch Times this could fuel discontent with the regime and create catalysts for social unrest.

Beijing has offered to support a free meals programme for Indonesia’s poor.