Beijing’s aggressive investments in domestic production have strained trade relations with western partners. But can the world learn from it?
Beijing’s emphasis on manufacturing has widened imbalances and drawn complaints from foreign companies
Businesses fear agreement between Washington and Beijing to slash levies offers only temporary reprieve
Trade tensions with Trump administration cast cloud over economy
The administration wants the iPhone to be manufactured in America. The components that power it show why that is highly impractical
Owners say American customers have cancelled or suspended orders
Manufacturers struggle to attract young workers for physically demanding roles with long hours and low pay
Buyers and sellers at Canton trade fair search for ways to evade levies as goods pile up in warehouses
Trump’s tariff plans threaten clothing industry vital to South Asian nation’s economy
Trump administration’s moves put ‘China plus one’ manufacturing strategy at risk
Labour-intensive manufacturing is vanishing and millions of jobs could be lost, with repercussions for stability and growth
Innovation by world’s biggest suppliers potentially smooths path for self-driving vehicles
Tax exemption that provides crucial lifeline to thousands of businesses set to disappear
Shifts to avoid trade war have increased Hanoi’s vulnerability as surplus with US has grown
The poor urban neighbourhoods that powered a manufacturing boom are once again on the front lines of Beijing’s plans
Faced with weak demand at home and the threat of tariffs abroad, Beijing is under pressure to rethink its export-driven model
Factory machinery is evolving fast. Can the workers who will use it keep up?
Director at Japan’s Icom stresses company discontinued devices 10 years ago
Trade restrictions may start a new trend of automakers assembling EVs overseas
Planned assembly plant in the country would mark carmaker’s first venture into south Asia as it expands globally
Labour MP calls for UK government to ban imported products made by forced labour in Chinese region of Xinjiang
Factory workers are deserting the garment industry as the population ages
Clothing, toy and furniture factories hit by anaemic orders, trade restrictions and growing competition
Curfew and communications blackout raises shipping costs and shakes confidence in major global exporter
Investment increases in countries that offer alternative supply chain route to US
