Washington and Brussels are set to disregard repeated ‘warnings’ and appeals from Beijing to reverse course on their planned steep tariff hikes on China-made electric vehicles

Worsening geopolitical ties between Beijing and the West, along with the spiralling economic conditions in China have been the biggest drivers of the drop in business sentiment

Beijing spy chiefs have cautioned students that they could be targeted by attractive operatives working for foreign entities

European manufacturers of electrolysers have warned they cannot compete with cheaper Chinese producers

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said China was 'not playing by the same rules' as the rest of the world. He is also considering similar levies on imports of chips and solar cells

The claim comes at a time when China is in the midst of a tense tech and trade war with the West, with both sides lobbing spying accusations at each other

The European Commission said it conducted an investigation, including sending a team to Tesla facilities in China, to verify what subsidies the firm had received

China accounts for 80% of solar module production capacity after years of subsidies that have triggered a collapse in global prices

A bloc of developing countries has accused wealthy nations of a lack of transparency in their approach to climate financing while seeking to "dilute their legal obligations" to help poorer economies

Chinese chipmakers have escalated their purchases of ASML's machines used to make older generations of chips widely used in cars and smartphones

Two billion parcels with a declared value of less than 150 euros arrived in the EU from outside countries in 2023

Chinese firms have reported a decline in sales and a hit to brand image as a result of the EU's recently concluded anti-subsidy probe