China had previously warned that it would target $60-billion in US goods if Trump made good on his threat to impose the new tariffs
Africa is happy to replace its former Western colonisers’ with China’s investments — but the ‘win-win’ mantra doesn’t always stand up to examination
A broken economy: China’s R370bn gift to Cyril. This and more in this week’s M&G
Not everyone believes a stimulus package will get the country out of its economic crisis
China is not always the largest lender and Chinese companies sometimes act in their own interests
Global growth has been surprisingly strong, but the surge in buybacks is limiting expenditure and could cause more political turmoil
The sides have been engaged in an escalating tit-for-tat trade fight for months
President Ramaphosa was in the hot seat in Parliament where he replied to MP’s questions on a variety of topics
Alibaba’s co-founder and chairman Jack Ma plans to retire from the Chinese e-commerce giant on Monday to devote his time to philanthropy
Xi Jinping opened his wallet again, but it’s hard to track where the money for Africa really goes
Trump doubled down on his suggestion that China was not helping to rein in its Cold War-era ally
Despite government denials, insiders say treasury made the suggestion in a Cabinet meeting
The two countries are expected to launch a new round of tit-for-tat tariffs on $16-billion worth of goods from each country on August 23
Xuecheng is one of the most prominent figures to face accusations in China’s growing #MeToo movement
China is the biggest market for ivory yet Chinese business people are funding the war on poaching
China’s former world number one doubles star had attempted to force her doubles partner to withdraw from Wimbledon in 2017
The futuristic restaurant concept is the latest initiative in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s push to modernise service
Google is crafting a search engine that would meet China’s draconian censorship rules
China’s increasing global links means the other Brics members need to draw in the rest of Africa
The Asian giant is aware of the risks of lending to South Africa’s ailing parastatals, so the question is: Why would it do so?
Former president Nelson Mandela did not make the decision to jettison Taiwan and recognise China. He adhered to a decision by the governing ANC
The young woman in the northern province of Shaanxi died eight days after being bitten by the many-banded krait
Economists should note that US protectionism will create some beneficiaries in other countries
The indictments are an important step in the effort to determine what happened during the 2016 US elections
The world’s two largest economies have squared off in a tit for tat trade war that threatens to disrupt international commerce
Liu Xia, one of China’s most prominent activists for democracy, has arrived in Germany after a protracted campaign for her release
Global prosperity requires that the multilateral free-trade system be maintained and strengthened
The market positivity that ushered South Africa into 2018 after the ascendance of President Cyril Ramaphosa now seems like a distant memory
Trump warned of "additional tariffs" should Beijing hit back with tit-for-tat measures
Activists and social movements feel left out in the cold by a process that doesn’t take them seriously
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Events in recent months highlight the mounting interest of China and Russia in the Central African Republic