BEIJING: The US government has imposed a sweeping ban prohibiting American diplomats, their families and security-cleared contractors in China from engaging in romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens,

The policy was put into effect by departing U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns in January shortly before he left China.

The directive expands on a more limited policy put in place last summer that barred relationships between U.S. personnel and Chinese support staff such as guards. The broadened ru

By Ellen Zhang and Casey Hall DONGGUAN, China (Reuters) -Chinese outdoor furniture maker Jin Chaofeng set up a factory in Vietnam last July to escape higher U.S. tariffs. Now he is looking to close it,

Tensions between Beijing and Washington could worsen this week, when a new set of Trump’s tariffs is set to take effect in a potentially broad limit on trade.

Donald Trump’s latest tariff attack on China could imperil any possible “grand bargain” between Washington and Beijing and drive a hard decoupling between the world’s two largest economies, analysts said.

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a 10% baseline tariffs on most imported goods from global trading partners.

China has urged the United States to immediately cancel unilateral tariff measures and properly resolve differences with trading partners through equal dialogue, the commerce ministry said on Thursday.

China firmly opposes the additional 34% tariffs imposed by the US on imports from China. Beijing is urging Americans to immediately retract them, threatening retaliation in response. What do you need to know?