China rejected Philippine maritime claims on Sunday, saying new legislation "severely infringes on" Beijing's territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea, and vowing to protect its own interests.

China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims

The EU does not want a trade war with Beijing but five years of talks have yielded no real progress, the bloc's ambassador to China said on Saturday, adding that concern was growing over Chinese market access for European medical devices.

Donald Trump is preparing to implement the most extensive tariffs in a century, and some of these tariffs are intended to serve as bargaining chips in trade negotiations, writes "The Washington Post." The newspaper adds that the introduction of a universal basic tariff is unlikely.

The outlook is grim for the world’s second largest economy, with growth slowing and the prospect of a new trade war following Donald Trump’s electoral victory.

Chinese authorities have done it again, unveiling details of a $1.4 trillion financial package meant to support the world’s second-largest economy, only to leave investors underwhelmed. China will essentially restructure some of the debt weighing down local governments,

Beijing is hoping its plan will help bolster its ailing economy as it braces itself for increased trade tensions with the US under a Trump presidency. View on euronews