Xi Jinping

WASHINGTON (Dec 3): The trade-war ceasefire between the United States and China leaves many booby traps for investors.

SINGAPORE (Nov 26): UOB KayHian is maintaining its “overweight” on the Singapore banking sector on expectations the United States will pursue a win-win trade deal with China.

SINGAPORE (Aug 30): New Economy Forum, a conference of global business and political leaders in Beijing has been relocated to Singapore due to the fallout from the trade war between the United States and China, reported the New York Times.

WASHINGTON (July 12): High-level trade talks between the US and China have ground to a halt as the Trump administration threatens to escalate a trade war that shows little sign of abating, according to five people familiar with the matter.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): Malaysia wants to strengthen its “good relations” with Beijing, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the South China Morning Post (SCMP) in an interview, but he said Chinese companies investing in the country should refr

HONG KONG (June 20): China doesn’t import enough from the US to match Donald Trump’s tariffs dollar for dollar, but President Xi Jinping can still squeeze American companies in other ways in retaliation.

BEIJING (June 18): The first punches in a trade fight that China doesn’t want have been thrown, and now Xi Jinping is poised to match Donald Trump blow for blow.

(Apr 10): Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to open sectors from banking to auto manufacturing, in a speech that also warned against returning to a “Cold War mentality” amid his trade disputes with US counterpart Donald Trump.

SINGAPORE (Mar 29): Concerns about trade tensions seemed to ease early this week on news that China and US officials are negotiating ways to reduce trade imbalances. But investors should not break out the champagne just yet.

BEIJING (Jan 25): Just as the US throws up new barriers to cross-border commerce, its largest trading partner China is redoubling its efforts to seal free-trade agreements.