A global supply chain shift away from China’s copper manufacturing industry would take “massive investments” in new plants, including US$85 billion for refining and smelting, analytics firm Wood Mackenzie said …
The declaration emphasised the importance of the success of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as a foundation for the trilateral FTA. The RCEP comprises 15 Asia-Pacific countries including China, …
Secondly, driven largely by electoral concerns, the latest US moves suggest Washington is returning to decoupling from Beijing, rather than merely “de-risking”. Such a strategy reveals a bipartisan consensus, with …
“The US’ pursuit of anti-globalisation, decoupling and disconnection has resulted in a mismatch of global resources, as well as supply and demand, which will inevitably impose further constraints on the …
Overall, exchanges between Macron and Xi were warm and cordial. Nevertheless, Europe’s relations with China have undergone a qualitative shift in recent years. There have been growing disagreements not only …
In her address to the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research titled “Geopolitics and its impact on global trade and the dollar” on May 7, Gopinath observed that global economic …
The Biden administration added 37 Chinese entities to a trade restriction list on Thursday, including some for allegedly supporting the “spy balloon” that flew over the United States last year, …
Washington’s efforts to divert international supply chains from China are already making enough of an impact to drive recommendations for a new game plan from analysts and manufacturers, in their …
Liu said, “Asia must be vigilant not to become testing grounds for parallel systems. If so, the long-established industrial supply chains in the region could be disrupted and Asia can …
Faced with accusations that Washington ignored Pyongyang’s legitimate interests, she said the Trump administration would be willing to meet North Korean officials to talk bilaterally, but not before “CVID”. However, …