China's transport ministry announced last week that it would slap the new port fees as a countermeasure to U.S. port fees on China-linked ships starting the same day. (Reporting by Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom;

Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Wednesday, breaking ranks with Wall Street's declines after U.S. and China exchanged blows in a renewed trade feud.

W HEN HE FIRES his trade weapons at China, President Donald Trump often appears to shoot from the hip. Officials in Beijing, by contrast, are said to deliberate much more, convening high-level meetings among ministries and regulators to determine their country’s next steps.

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The announcement of new curbs signaled Beijing's willingness to leverage this advantage in the global supply of critical minerals.

Arkansas Republican introduces legislation to require precautionary measure for researchers partnering with Chinese military-linked institutions.

BEIJING — Police in China detained dozens of pastors of one of its largest underground churches over the weekend, a church spokesperson and relatives said, in the biggest crackdown on Christians since 2018.

China has reported its exports to the United States fell 27% in September from the year before, even though growth in its global exports hit a six-month high.

Both the Tories and Liberal Democrats are calling on government to publish evidence it submitted in the now-collapsed case.