And the president-elect seems to be gearing up for a trade war he no longer needs to fight. Eight years on from the first Trump shock, the global picture is quite different. There’s no longer envy of China, nor the belief in some secret sauce that made ...

Donald Trump’s return to power has raised the chances of another trade war between the US and China, making Beijing’s potential negotiators some of the most important people in Xi Jinping’s government. Here’s a look at the key figures who could be ...

If Trump's proposed 60% tariff against China is enacted and the country responds aggressively, it could pressure some of America's largest companies.

The Chinese economy is more dependent on exports, making tariffs more potent, yet it’s less reliant on American markets and increasingly bent on self-sufficiency.

In South American copper giant Peru, the incoming Donald Trump White House will find itself already on the losing side in a trade battle with China, part of a bigger power realignment around the resource-rich region in Washington's backyard.

The containment policy set in the first Trump administration and continued under President Biden will get a harder edge, former officials say.