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If the U.S. economy gets sick, other countries could catch 'pneumonia'
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jul 23, 2020
The U.S. health crisis isn't just depressing the national economy. The global economy could feel it, too.
It sounded like the U.S.-China trade deal was "over." Trump says it's still on.
by
David Brancaccio
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
Jun 23, 2020
White House adviser Peter Navarro has walked back his comments from Monday night that suggested the deal was "over."
Why China is cutting tariffs on everybody
Dec 23, 2019
It's thanks to something known as "most-favored-nation" status under international trade agreements.
Furious, China summons US ambassador over Hong Kong bills
Nov 28, 2019
The U.S. laws mandate sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials who carry out human rights abuses in Hong Kong.
The lucky migrant workers who get to retire in Beijing
by
Jennifer Pak
Oct 4, 2019
While many people move away from the countryside for work, few of them are able to officially register in the cities.
The children of Chinese factory workers
by
Jennifer Pak
Oct 2, 2019
As part of a series on Communist China’s 70th anniversary, Marketplace’s China correspondent Jennifer Pak and Shanghai bureau news assistant, Charles Zhang, spoke to people in the country’s shoe industry – the world’s biggest – about their achievements and challenges over the last few decades. You can read more stories from the China 70 series here. China’s […]
Canadian farmers caught in the middle of U.S.-China disputes
by
Emma Jacobs
Sep 30, 2019
Since Canada detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou late last year, Chinese imports of several agricultural crops have slowed or stopped altogether.
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How tariffs leave businesses stuck in the middle
by
Andie Corban
and Kai Ryssdal
Sep 9, 2019
"It's a very helpless feeling," said auto parts executive Kevin Feig, on being subject to tariffs.
China's new tariff retaliation hits U.S. auto and parts sectors
by
Scott Tong
Aug 23, 2019
China is the No. 2 export market for U.S. vehicles, notably the BMW X5 sport utility vehicle assembled in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
China threatens retaliation if U.S. tariff hikes go ahead
Aug 15, 2019
Beijing will take unspecified “necessary countermeasures,” the Cabinet said in a one-sentence statement.