
China’s restrictions on rare earths sends tariff war with Trump back to square one
The US president has threatened 100% additional duties, while Beijing says it is not afraid of a trade clash

The US president has threatened 100% additional duties, while Beijing says it is not afraid of a trade clash

Defectors from the Pyongyang regime describe the growing repression and deterioration of human rights denounced by the UN

The agreement allows the social network, which was facing a congressional ban, to continue operating in the United States

The presence of the minor in Beijing underlines her importance as a possible successor

‘Today, humanity once again faces the choice between peace and war,’ Xi Jinping warned during an event commemorating Japan’s surrender in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the end of World War II

The measure, which carries no penalties for noncompliance, is aimed at preventing ‘excessive use of devices that cause physical and mental health problems’

Pensioners from the Chinese megacity defy loneliness with a weekly meeting in the Swedish multinational’s cafeteria

Wang Huning, the fourth-ranking member of the Communist Party, traveled to the United States in 1988 and compiled his reflections in a prophetic book titled ‘America Against America’

Amid the trade war with the US, Beijing’s regime is prioritizing technology as a key driver of economic and political power

‘There should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth product,’ said the Republican, who described the call as a ‘positive conclusion’ for both countries

Beijing maintains official silence on the bloody 1989 crackdown, while victims’ families and activists demand justice and the truth

The former World Bank chief economist doubts that the partial truce marks a new beginning in the trade relationship between Washington and Beijing

Washington will lower tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, while Beijing will reduce its tariffs on US imports from 125% to 10%

EL PAÍS visits the hermetic Chinese rocket launch base in the Gobi desert as the race to put people back on the Moon ramps up

The capital of Guangdong province in the south of the country is a major manufacturing center; many of its factories have suspended shipments to the US

EL PAÍS travels to the autonomous region of China, where governments and NGOs denounce the violation of rights and Beijing claims it has implemented a successful development model

‘There are no winners in a tariff war,’ argues President Xi Jinping in his first remarks following the escalation of the trade war

Countermeasures are beginning to take effect as taxes on imports from the Asian giant hit 125% while the trade war with the rest of the globe gets paused. The EU has also halted its counter-tariffs but warns they will go into effect if negotiations fail

Beijing insists it does not want a trade war, but warns Washington that it will not stand idly by

Beijing experts sense a transatlantic rift and believe it’s possible that Chinese troops could be sent to Ukraine following a ceasefire, provided the UN supports the move

The artificial intelligence company emerged from the so-called ‘Chinese Silicon Valley,’ a city where technological giants and cutting-edge start-ups have flourished

The deputies of the NPC, the highest organ of power in the Chinese state, were evasive about the American president in their only annual meeting with the press

The state of the economy leaves Beijing with little room for maneuver, but recent technological tours de force such as DeepSeek have given it more bargaining power

Beijing announces levies of up to 15% on imports of US products, such as oil and large cars, an investigation into Google and restrictions on exports of critical minerals

Prompted by this reporter, the artificial intelligence model says it must uphold ‘core values of socialism,’ rejects compromising questions about Xi Jinping and Tiananmen Square, and apparently doesn’t know who its founder Liang Wenfeng is

In 2024, the revenue of this industry, which boasts over 500 million users in the country, surpassed box office earnings for the first time

The Chinese city registered the first cases of the infection and implemented the first lockdown of the population to curb contagion