The world is entering an era of protectionism” as the U.S. turns to aggressive tariffs, warns one China expert. How nasty will it get?

Chinese leader Xi has responded by hitting the gas on manufacturing, pushing Chinese companies to pump out a surfeit of goods that are pouring into foreign markets and propping up the economy at home.

If President-elect Donald Trump is serious about hitting all Chinese goods with tariffs of 60 percent or higher, experts warn it could lead to all-out economic warfare that would be particularly damaging to two key swing states that Trump flipped in 2024.

Beijing has enacted sweeping laws since US president-elect’s first term that would allow it to retaliate if threatened

The containment policy set in the first Trump administration and continued under President Biden will get a harder edge, former officials say.

As China attempts to move towards a consumption-based economy, the Politburo is trying to eliminate economic drags before President-elect Donald Trump imposes tariffs. While the markets are pessimistic,

China must be careful not to engage in another round of tit-for-tat tariffs when Donald Trump returns to the White House, a highly regarded Beijing-based analyst has urged. "We need to be very careful not to fall into the tit-for-tat trap,