China

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Washington D.C. this week for a summit with President Trump. Here are some of the big issues they’re likely to discuss.

Tariffs have come down, but they’re still higher than they were under the Biden administration.

A $2.5 billion factory in Georgia now produces solar panels from raw wafer to finished product, a milestone for U.S. manufacturing in an industry China has dominated for over a decade.

The Mexican government has launched its own line of electric vehicles, with technology from China under the hood.

China’s consumers are spending less. A slowdown could be on the horizon.

China and Russia have come together for a new shipping route between Ningbo, China, and Felixstowe, in the U.K. The new path could cut shipping times in half.

Evan Osnos, staff writer at The New Yorker, spent 10 days in Beijing to report on China’s rapid progress and what it means for U.S. standing in the world economic order.

After the Strait of Hormuz closed, China slashed its oil imports, seemingly without reducing energy demand or tapping into reserves. How China is doing it — and why — remains a mystery.

Marketplace takes its job series to Zigong, China

China controls most of the world’s supply of tungsten, which is used to weld and cut other types of metal.