• March 16 2026
  US-China relations

  Trump throws US-China reboot off course with threat to delay Xi summit

  President casts doubt on visit with Chinese leader as officials from both countries lay groundwork for improved relations

  
• March 16 2026
  Global Economy

  China’s economy rebounded ahead of Iran crisis

  Beijing warns of geopolitical risks even as key indicators show growth

  
• March 16 2026
  JD.com

  China’s answer to Amazon launches rival European ecommerce service

  JD.com will launch service under its Joybuy brand after previously trying to crack market in 2022

  
• March 13 2026
  Chinese politics & policy

  Iran war tests Xi’s plan to build China’s stockpiles

  Beijing has driven major increase in reserves of oil and other strategic commodities but their scale remains secret

  
• March 13 2026
  Renminbi

  Why China’s renminbi push matters even if it never rivals the dollar

  If renminbi settlement becomes cheaper and more trade migrates, firms will have less need to generate or hold US currency

  Diana Choyleva

  
• March 12 2026
  Chinese politics & policy

  China’s job worries cloud vision of tech supremacy

  Shortage of jobs a focus at rubber-stamp parliament even as government doubles down on high-tech sectors

  
• March 12 2026
  Donald Trump

  Trump’s choices are only pushing China and Russia closer together

  Beijing and Moscow look to one another for energy and economic security amid geopolitical turbulence

  Alexander Gabuev

  
• March 12 2026
  US-China trade dispute

  Trump’s Iran folly is handing Xi Jinping weapons in the trade war

  Despite China being a huge oil importer, US mismanagement will give Beijing the upper hand in upcoming talks

  Alan Beattie

  
• March 12 2026
  Global Economy

  Which chokepoint wins in a game of geoeconomic Top Trumps?

  It depends on its damage to the target, potential for blowback and durability

  Soumaya Keynes

  
• March 11 2026
  EU trade

  Europe needs to stop bickering to compete with China

  The fight over ‘Made in Europe’ versus ‘Made with Europe’ is a pointless one

  Shahin Vallée

  
• March 11 2026
  China-India relations

  India relaxes rules on Chinese investment

  Surging energy prices are putting Indian economy under pressure

  
• March 10 2026
  Middle East war

  China warns Maersk and MSC over high freight rates from Iran war

  Transport ministry summons executives to express concerns about supply chain disruptions

  
• March 10 2026
  Chinese trade

  China’s exports surge 21.8% in first 2 months of this year

  Trade surplus hits record ahead of crucial summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping

  
• March 9 2026
  Trump tariffs

  China’s growth target is a global problem

  Beijing’s export offensive could be more destabilising than Trump’s tariffs

  Ruchir Sharma

  
• March 9 2026
  Asia-Pacific economy

  China consumer prices buoyed by oil surge and lunar new year

  Deflationary pressures ease as AI-related spending rises and Beijing clamps down on overcapacity

  
• March 8 2026
  US-China relations

  China signals it wants a Trump visit despite Iran war

  Foreign minister Wang Yi says Beijing ‘positive and open’ on this month’s summit between US and Chinese presidents

  
• March 6 2026
  Middle East war

  Asia’s big economies brace for Iran war energy shock

  Some of the world’s biggest fuel importers rush to secure oil and gas supplies as Middle East conflict chokes flow

  
• March 5 2026
  Semiconductors

  Nvidia stops production of chips intended for China

  US group moves production away from H200s to latest Vera Rubin products

  
• March 5 2026
  Global Economy

  China cuts growth target to between 4.5 and 5%

  Figure revealed at annual meeting of parliament as Beijing prepares to release new five-year plan

  
• March 4 2026
  FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen

  Iran crisis sends European gas prices soaring

  The spiralling Middle East conflict sparked by US-Israeli strikes on Iran has roiled energy markets.

  
• March 4 2026
  Chinese trade

  China to lean on Russian oil as Iran crisis chokes supply

  Energy disruption set to force Xi Jinping closer to Vladimir Putin and to consider drawing on reserves

  
• March 1 2026
  The Week Ahead

  China’s National People’s Congress set for high-tech and low growth

  Plus, British chancellor Rachel Reeves likely to play it safe in her Spring Statement

  
• March 1 2026
  Foreign exchange

  Will US payrolls strengthen the case for rate cuts?

  Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  
• February 27 2026
  Currencies

  China’s central bank moves to slow renminbi’s advance

  PBoC makes it cheaper for traders to bet on weakening currency amid concerns about rapid appreciation

  
• February 25 2026
  EU-China relations

  Merz urges Xi to reset trade relations

  German chancellor calls on Beijing to appreciate currency, cut subsidies and reduce industrial ‘overcapacity’