The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

US President Donald Trump has launched an investigation into critical minerals, signalling further tariffs in the natural resources sector. The move follows Beijing’s announcement of export restrictions on rare earths, marking an escalation in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

"The ball is in China's court. China needs to make a deal with us. We don't have to make a deal with them," said a statement from Trump read out by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. "There's no difference between China and any other country except they are much larger," she…

Once a collection of sleepy fishing villages, vast Chinese investments have transformed Cambodia's Sihanoukville into a half-finished gambling resort with signs everywhere in Mandarin.

China on Wednesday said its economy grew a forecast-beating 5.4 percent in the first quarter as exporters rushed to get goods out of factory gates ahead of swingeing new US tariffs.