China has reported its exports rose nearly 22% in the first two months of the year, while trade with the United States contracted.

China's Foreign Ministry criticized the Trump administration's trade investigation as a "pretext" for tariffs. Meanwhile, China is moving ahead with a five-year plan that may rankle trade partners.

By David Lawder and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Wednesday it was launching two trade investigations into excess industrial capacity in 16 major trading partners and into forced labor,

Chen Zhuo is in a rush to get visas for his equipment technicians to fly from China to the United States, where one client is accelerating the expansion of a

The forced-labor probes follow Section 301 investigations launched on Wednesday, targeting excess industrial capacity across more than a dozen economies.

HANOI — The Philippines remains behind in adapting to the US-China trade tensions, which have redirected supply chains toward Southeast Asia, the DHL Group said.