San Francisco swimmers raise money to keep China Beach open during government shutdown

Some local swimmers are coming together to raise money to keep San Francisco's China Beach open. The gate to access the beach ...
KALW

Beachgoers raise funds for China Beach operations during shutdown

A group of swimmers in San Francisco have raised enough money to reopen their favorite beach during the government shutdown.
The Economist

How a little Chinese island rose to global chemical dominance

But Changxing Island shows it is more realistic to expect another path—namely, that other countries will find it ever harder to displace China in global supply chains. This story could be told about ...

ASX slips; PLS climbs nearly 10pc

Shares dip; GPT inks Sydney tower stake; PLS revenue jumps; Nick Scali’s chairman retires; Whitehaven Coal burns cash; Mount ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Treasure Trove of Shipwrecks Along China’s Coast Reveals How East Met West on the Maritime Silk Road

Sunken finds in the South China Sea testify to rich trade networks used over hundreds of years. The sea routes brought porcelain, tea and other goods from Asia to Africa, the Middle East and Europe ...
The New York Times

Tariffs Are Reshaping China’s Trade. This Tanzanian Sees an Opportunity.

An interview with a 26-year-old entrepreneur, who has taken seven trips to China to buy handbags, clothes and jewelry. “China is the center of everything,” she said. By Alexandra Stevenson Reporting ...
Bloomberg L.P.

China’s Global Network of Shipping Ports Is Too Big for Trump to Unravel

Sitting on either end of the Panama Canal are two massive ports operated by the same Chinese company. Any disruption at the waterway—the conduit for roughly 40% of US container traffic—could cost ...
Forbes

China’s New Export Controls: Critical Implications For U.S. Businesses

SHENZHEN, CHINA - APRIL 12: A Chinese national flag is seen in the foreground with container ships, cranes, and stacked shipping containers at the Yantian International Container Terminal under cloudy ...
The Hill

China calls on Trump to withdraw latest tariff threat

China called on President Trump to withdraw his latest tariff threat, warning that Beijing is prepared to retaliate if the U.S. president follows through with 100 percent tariffs. In a press ...
CNN

Why rare earth minerals are central to Trump’s threats against China

The US trade war with China has a major sticking point: rare earth minerals. China increased its restrictions on its rare earth exports Thursday, leading US President Donald Trump to threaten economic ...
The Washington Post

China’s demographic crisis means it’s going to run out of workers

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The biggest challenge China faces right now isn’t the Trump ...
Fox Business

Trump threatens 'massive' tariff increase on China amid dispute over rare earth minerals

President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. is considering imposing a "massive" tariff hike on China in the latest move amid an ongoing trade dispute between the two countries. Trump wrote in a ...