Washington has its eyes on the Netherlands, a small country that could hold the key to China’s future in manufacturing cutting-edge semiconductors.
Manufacturing orders from China and trade bound for the U.S. have plunged as a demand collapse is expected to continue into 2023, according to global shippers.
The United States has stepped up its heavy rhetoric against China, and wants Europe to follow suit. But the bloc can’t quite afford to do the same.
A trickle of changes around China’s Covid controls in the last day is raising hopes that broader relaxation is on the way.
Foxconn is offering big bonuses to entice workers back to its Zhengzhou, China factory after labor unrest over a pay dispute saw employees walk out.
The eruption over the weekend of mass protests in China could mark the start of a “more authoritarian” era in President Xi Jinping’s premiership.
Rare protests broke out across China over the weekend as groups of people vented their frustration over the zero-Covid policy.