China’s leadership have just concluded a closed-door conclave focused on drawing up the country’s next five-year economic blueprint – a sweeping plan covering everything from accelerating tech innovation to streamlining how Chinese farms grow food.

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he would be imposing a 100% tariff on China, “over and above any Tariff they are currently paying.” The tariff will go into effect on November 1 and will target rare-earth exports from China.

The director of public prosecutions said the failure to describe China as an active threat to national security was ‘fatal’ to the case

The Wharton finance professor said if the levies are lifted, the market is likely to pass new milestones.

A globally networked system is not only more secure than dependence on a single country but also more innovative, more resilient and more stable.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is convening a key political meeting this week where he will push forward his next five-year strategy to strengthen the world’s second-largest economy in the face of mounting friction with the United States.

Higher business uncertainty in the U.S. is also pushing gold prices up,” according to Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok.

October 25 marks the 80th anniversary of Taiwan’s restoration to China. In 1895, the Qing government was forced to cede Taiwan island to Japan under the unequal Treaty of Shimonoseki, following its defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War.

Countries worldwide are buying more than ever from China, but domestic consumption is lagging and government stimulus efforts aren’t working.

BEIJING -- An amendment to China's Cybersecurity Law was approved Tuesday by the country's top legislature. It was approved at the 18th session of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee and will take effect on Jan 1, 2026.