If only US officials had hit upon the ingenious idea of meeting their Chinese counterparts in person before Liberation Day, much global economic turmoil could have been avoided

China has been quietly working to rewrite the rules of global trade and finds itself in a strong position in the current trade war launched by Washington. A look around the world shows why.

In response to US President Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs in early April, which have since imposed levies on China of up to 245%, Beijing imposed export controls on seven key…

Smartphones and other tech devices are now exempted from tariffs after their stocks took a hit. Trump may now realise the US doesn't have the infrastructure and workforce needed to reshore production.

Trump thinks that lifting sanctions and reintegrating Russia will weaken Moscow's alliance with Beijing. That is short-sighted. The world Henry Kissinger exploited in 1970 is no longer.

The two states are deeply engaged in developing a trade route that would help China avoid a naval blockade. Now they are looking to move beyond trade

When a start-up using 2,000 old Nvidia chips produced a ChatGPT rival for $6mn, investors took around $1tn out of the big US tech firms. Donald Trump called it 'a wake-up call'. Never a truer word.

The success of cheap Chinese models threatens America's technological lead

As the world braces for the return of a president who sees Beijing as Washington's main rival, Trump's second act may look different this time around