China’s legislature has removed 19 lawmakers, including nine military officers, as President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive shows no sign of letting up.

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - China on Saturday sharply reduced its tariff rate on Canadian canola in the final ruling of a 17-month anti-dumping investigation, following a thaw in relations between Beijing and Ottawa.

China’s play for U.S. allies has a problem: As Germany’s leader showed, Europe’s grievances with Beijing may run deeper than its frustration with Trump. China’s leader, Xi Jinping, tried to sell Germany on a future less tied to the United States and anchored instead in Chinese markets and technology.

Supreme Court's decision to invalidate Trump's tariffs has strengthened China's hand ahead of the leaders summit in April, at a time when Beijing seeks U.S. concessions on Taiwan.

Almost a year after China expanded rare-earth export controls ostensibly aimed at preventing their use by foreign militaries, exporters are still asking a basic question:

One of the greatest advantages the United States has over China has been its soft power—the ability to persuade other countries, particularly allies and partners, to go along with its wants without having to resort to coercion.

During his first official visit to Beijing, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that a yawning trade imbalance between his country and China is "not healthy". Imports into Germany from China were more than double the value of those exported back last year, according to federal statistics.

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