The Chinese economy is more dependent on exports, making tariffs more potent, yet it’s less reliant on American markets and increasingly bent on self-sufficiency.

Since the U.S. and China imposed tit-for-tat tariffs in their trade war during Donald Trump's first presidential term, Beijing has taken steps to reduce its reliance on American farm goods in a wider effort to bolster its food security.

Huw McKay expects Donald Trump’s re-election to have implications for commodities, global trade patterns and Australia, writes John Kehoe.

Despite their concerns, some farm operators still support the former president and prefer his overall economic plan.

Rising protectionism globally and a deeper trade war with the US may give China the much-needed push to bolster domestic consumption, said Weijian Shan, who chairs one of Asia’s largest alternative asset managers.

Uncertainty increased for U.S. soybean exporters this week with Donald Trump's election win, since shipments to top customer China were severely curbed when a trade war began during Trump’s first presidency.

As a year-old trade dispute with Beijing reaches its climax, Brussels girds for another showdown with Donald Trump.

Donald Trump's first White House term saw a bruising trade war with China that left a lingering impact on farmers -- and many are bracing for further fallout as the President-elect threatens higher levies on Beijing.

China is trying to tackle tens of billions of dollars of debt currently saddling local governments to prevent it from slowing the country's overall growth.