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Friction with the west has prompted Beijing to build its own alternative system focused on developing nations
Our understanding of comparative advantage is confused and damaging
Anwar Ibrahim says rivalry squeezes smaller countries as he courts investment for semiconductor supply chain
Beijing is adjusting to a more parsimonious future — but are its people?
Expect more emphasis on global trade deficits, more dramatic intervention and bigger problems for Europe
Developed and developing countries alike face an array of challenges on trade
With investor confidence in China weak as its economy slows, VW and BASF are more willing to brave a political backlash
A WTO meeting next week will discuss the bizarre idea of trying to put border tariffs on data flows
Weak enforcement has come at the expense of — perhaps — a faster end to the war
Post-Brexit requirement will put up costs for British manufacturers, says Food and Drink Federation
Curbs on almost 200 entities aim to ‘degrade’ Moscow’s capability to attack Ukraine
Move includes billions of dollars to replace container cranes amid concerns hackers could disrupt supply chains
Ukraine president says protest ‘increases the threat to the supply of weapons to our warriors’
Data highlight difficulties in cutting Chinese exporters out of American supply chains
Latest spat for business secretary as Ottawa’s diplomat in London writes to MPs saying no negotiations happening
Demand for air travel is booming in south and south-east Asia, which are less sensitive to US-China tensions
Chief executive says company is hiring thousands of new staff for autonomous driving and AI
Western governments fear Beijing may try to ease domestic overcapacity with cheap exports
Industry says it can help lower costs and enable faster development of electric vehicles in the US and Europe
A subsidiary of CRRC is accused of undercutting its European rivals for an electric train contract in Bulgaria
Longi executive says costs would double, job opportunities would be lost and green targets missed
Thousands of cars impounded after supplier discovers subcomponent from ‘western China’
Also in this newsletter: Trump ahead of Biden on economy, UK jobs data still unreliable, ‘quiet hiring’
Curbs aimed at hitting Moscow’s war machine would be first time bloc has targeted entities in two big trading partners
Prospects for the upcoming Abu Dhabi ministerial gathering don’t look great
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