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Chinese economy

July 2024

  • a temu logo and smartphone screenshot of its online marketplace

    EU plan to impose import duty on cheap goods could dent Shein and Temu

    Brussels move to end tax loophole exploited by China-linked marketplaces could also hit Shein’s planned London listing

June 2024

  • Residential construction in Nanjing

    China new home prices drop at fastest rate in nearly a decade

  • An electric SUV being assembled at a car plant in China

    How will new EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles work?

  • Buildings under construction in Yuexi County, Anqing, China

    China’s glut of idle property causes headache for the government

  • BYD electric cars waiting to be shipped for export at Yantai port in China

    EU expected to impose import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

May 2024

  • Elon Musk speaks during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024

    Tesla boss Elon Musk criticises US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

    Billionaire makes U-turn over levies, telling Paris tech conference they distort the market and inhibit trade
  • Flanked by US labour union representatives, Joe Biden signs off tariff increases on Chinese imports in the Rose Garden at the White House on 14 May.

    The Guardian view on free trade: an idea whose time has gone

    Editorial: Joe Biden and Donald Trump agree on tariffs against China. The world has lost its biggest cheerleader for globalisation
    • Economics viewpoint
      US approach to China’s rapid growth has lessons for us all

      Larry Elliott
    • Biden announces 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles

    • Biden White House to expand tariffs on Chinese trade

April 2024

  • Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk, left, dressed in dark suit and white shirt and tie, sits at a table with besuited Chinese Premier Li Qiang (right) in Beijing

    ‘Watershed moment’ for Tesla as Elon Musk’s visit to China reaps quick reward

    Deal to use mapping data from web search giant Baidu is a big step towards launching driver assistance tech in world’s biggest car market
  • visitors pore over an orange MG 4 EV electric sports car on display at the Beijing Auto Show.

    Tesla among electric carmakers forced to cut prices as market stalls

    EV sales have plateaued across the world but the newfound glut of vehicles may just be temporary
    • Chinese students in US tell of ‘chilling’ interrogations and deportations

    • Apple loses mantle as world’s biggest phone seller to Samsung as China sales drop

    • Ratings agency downgrades China debt outlook over economic uncertainty

March 2024

  • A customer outside a Huawei store in Beijing.

    Huawei shrugs off US sanctions with fastest growth in four years

    Revenue at Chinese telecom rose 10% as net profit more than doubles
  • A worker at Longi, which makes wafer components for solar panels, checks a module at its plant in Xian, Shaanxi, central China.

    World’s largest solar manufacturer to cut one-third of workforce

    China’s Longi looks to slash costs as renewable energy sector faces tough headwinds from inflation
    • Economics viewpoint
      Talk of a soft landing for the global economy is premature – many dark scenarios are lurking

      Larry Elliott
    • Honda and Nissan join forces on electric car technology to chase Chinese rivals

    • China may be facing too many economic obstacles to hit its ambitious growth target for 2024

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