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Trade war

Opinion & Features

Canada’s fight with the US has far bigger stakes than trade

2026-08-28T02:18:52.000Z
Since early 2025, Trump has repeatedly taunted Canada about becoming the 51st US state, an idea Canadian leaders have dismissed as ridiculous.
Global Enterprise

Trump renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ amid escalating trade war with Canada

2026-08-27T23:32:44.000Z
According to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Trump administration wants a say in Canada’s trade negotiations with other countries.
Opinion & Features

Will the US-Canada tariff war irrevocably damage bilateral ties?

2026-08-26T23:00:00.000Z
Companies are lured by Batam’s young workforce, tax incentives and close proximity to Singapore.
Asean Business

Trump trade war puts Indonesia’s Batam on global factory map

2026-08-06T01:20:26.000Z
Researchers have argued, with justification, that the EU can exploit a variety of Chinese dependencies on Europe.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

If Brussels starts a trade war, Beijing will finish it

2026-06-17T10:00:00.000Z
US President Donald Trump has not let up on his tariffs agenda, seeking to leverage other acts to achieve his signature economic policy.
Opinion & Features

Trump’s renewed tariffs will likely expedite Asean integration

2026-06-17T10:00:00.000Z
French President Emmanuel Macron calls on the EU to create measures that protect strategic industries, similar to ones that the US has and uses.
International

Europe is edging closer to a trade war with China. Here’s why.

2026-05-29T08:23:09.000Z
On May 2, Beijing ordered its companies not to comply with US sanctions on five Chinese refineries accused of buying Iranian oil, including Hengli Petrochemicals (above).
International

China uses for the first time new rules to counter ‘improper’ foreign jurisdiction over its firms

2026-05-25T02:22:30.000Z
US President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15.
Global Enterprise

US, China to set up trade and investment boards to address mutual concerns, says Beijing

2026-05-18T10:09:58.000Z
Instead of building a coalition to manage China’s rise, Trump (right) is busying himself with wrecking the very idea of Western partnership.
Opinion & Features

Why Trump is China’s most valuable asset

2026-05-10T22:45:00.000Z
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