Brussels plans additional levy for electric vehicles made at the US carmaker’s Chinese factories
Deng-Carter pact risks unravelling, with co-ordination limited to specific areas of research
Lawrence Wong says ‘intensifying rivalry’ between Beijing and Washington is his nation’s biggest concern
Some say Beijing groups are needed to hit emissions targets while others accuse them of benefiting from unfair subsidies
Secretary-general of International Chamber of Shipping says threat is now at its highest level since second world war
Beijing says EU trade measures undermine global co-operation on climate
The South American country had slapped tariffs on its largest trading partner in order to save the plant run by CAP
Analysts warn that devaluing the currency would be shortlived
Kamala Harris won’t have much room to shift from industrial intervention and import tariffs
It is not just high-end equipment manufacturers such as ASML that will be hurt by US-China trade tensions
Trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds will remain ‘vigilant’ but is not planning to follow Brussels’ lead
Washington has to keep acting to maintain its trade and tech barriers against Beijing
Falling imports drive record trade surplus in June as Beijing leans on manufacturing to support economy
Move comes as Joe Biden tries to shore up support in rust-belt heartlands ahead of November election
Factory deflation eases but Beijing’s reliance on exports and industrial output is stoking trade tensions
For whom the cell tolls
Premier seeks to win over sceptical foreign investors despite tension over trade
Biden has not targeted the former president’s trade policy but it would be disastrous for the US
Presidential rivals’ protectionist plans will also pile pressure on struggling logistics sector
Premier Li Qiang says soaring output of electric cars and lithium batteries is ‘enriching global supply’
Mainland groups shift production to south-east Asia in order to export to America
Also in this newsletter: UK inflation back to target, ECB debt warning, jumping robots
Many auto groups are well hedged, while Beijing turns its attention to European pig farmers
A transformed trade relationship has left Europe’s farmers vulnerable to retaliation
‘Steel wars’ with China show how difficult it is to contain global tariffs
