Industry has warned the move will significantly disrupt trade.

China's "vast espionage machine" is surging but more and more operatives are being arrested.

European Union leaders sought to strike a balance between addressing deepening trade imbalances with China while not provoking a damaging conflict with the world’s No. 2 economy.

June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has told ASML that Washington is concerned that one of its top chipmaking machines may have found its way to China in violation of U.S.-led export restrictions,

Open-source military aviation estimates suggest that the PLAAF has around 110 to 130 fighter formations, with a total fleet of roughly 2,000 to 2,500 combat aircraft.

Hong Kong is set to launch China government bond futures amid Beijing’s efforts to promote global yuan usage and attract foreign capital.

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) - European Union leaders will debate new and tougher measures on Thursday that could be needed to curb the bloc's growing trade deficit with China and its heavy reliance on the world's second-largest economy for rare earths and other critical supplies.

What was most concerning, said prosecutors, was that some companies did not report the extortion to the police, even though the information that the men threatened to publish was not true. Instead they just paid up to avoid disruptions to the listing process.

The unexpected decline in retail sales underscored China’s growing reliance on exports to sustain economic growth as domestic demand continues to falter.

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