How Volkswagen Lost Its Way in China A brutal price war, sudden shifts in consumer demand and human rights issues in Xinjiang have left VW stumbling in a market it led for 40 years.

Robert Lighthizer: Trump’s China Trade Warrior and ‘Food Fight’ Referee If Donald J. Trump regains the presidency, his former U.S. trade representative could lead his quest to slap punishing tariffs on foreign trading partners.

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Europe Imposes Higher Tariffs on Electric Vehicles Made in China The tariffs, some as high as 45 percent, are intended to to protect Europe’s automotive sector, but they could escalate a trade war with China.

New Vehicles, Face Paint and a 1,200-Foot Fall: The U.S. Army Prepares for War With China The big and cumbersome Army is trying to transform itself to deploy quickly to Asia, if needed. It is an inherently dangerous business.

iPhone Exports From India Surge 33% as Apple Reduces China Reliance Apple’s iPhone exports from India reached nearly $6 billion in the six months through September, representing a 33% increase compared to the same period last year, according to Bloomberg. The growth puts Apple on track to exceed its fiscal 2024 export target of $10 billion from the region. The increase in exports is a result of Apple’s expandin…

How Russia, China and Iran Are Interfering in the Presidential Election Eight years after Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, foreign influence with American voters has grown more sophisticated. That could have outsize consequences in the 2024 race.

China Airlines Refund Anyone help me regarding this matter. We booked a ticket from CHINA AIRLINES (Taiwan-MNL) but we need to cancel it (within 24hrs) and booked another ticket as we are not aware that we need to input the middle name in the same text box on where the first name must be. And base on the previous ticket we are eligible for 4,500twd (see the attachmen…

Traveling from Luang Prubang (Laos) to Kuming (China) and onwards to Lao Cai/Sapa (Vietnam) by train Hello, I am interested in doing this train journey solo in December/January from Laos into China and then onwards into northern Vietnam all by train. Has anyone done it before? I have not yet travelled to China before, but I am very interested in doing so. I have an Armenian passport (visa-free) and an American passport (also visa free now for s…

China Deports Volkswagen Exec For Having Too Much Fun On Vacation In Thailand Despite recent push here in the U.S. to legalize it, using the marijuana plant as a recreational or even medicinal substance is still very much illegal around the world. One Volkswagen exec recently found that out the hard way when he was detained and later deported from China for failing a drug test, Reuters reports. Read more…

Why It’s Getting Harder to Fly to China European carriers are enduring higher costs because they have to avoid Russian airspace, while a sluggish economy and geopolitical tensions are hurting business travel to China.

China May Chafe as North Korea Sends Soldiers to Fight Ukraine North Korea’s decision to dispatch troops to help Russia subdue Ukraine may put another Kremlin ally, China, in a tough spot diplomatically.

A Modi-Xi Meeting Could Signal a Thaw Between India and China A meeting between the two leaders comes just two days after they settled a tense border dispute in the Himalayas.

Only China or China/Japan I’m trying to decide whether I should fit a short trip to Tokyo into my upcoming itinerary. Here’s the situation: I’m flying into Shanghai, and I originally planned to stay there for about six days, exploring the city and maybe a bit of the surrounding area. But I’m now considering shortening my time in Shanghai to around three or four days, so …

Question to ecom business owners in India who are exports goods from China I want to start a business I have even decided the product and manufacturers now i want to place the sample order to check the product quality and test it myself, but using alibaba logistics the shipping duration shows more than a month also there are various documents that i will need according to google ICE GST SCS Custom Duty, etc As I am jus…

India and China Reach Border Deal That Could Ease Hostilities Four years ago, several soldiers from both sides were killed in a bloody melee. Any thaw between the countries could have global implications.

U.S. proposals to curb AI, semiconductor investment into China under final review The proposals are part of the Joe Biden administration’s efforts to restrict the flow of U.S. capital, technology and expertise into China.

China Turns Up the Heat on Taiwan With Live-Fire Drills The drills were the latest show of force by China, which claims Taiwan as its territory and has protested Western support for the island.

Blinken and a Top Chinese Official in Talks on U.S.-China Tensions The U.S. secretary of state pressed China’s top foreign policy official on Beijing’s support for Russia’s efforts to rebuild its military industries during the Ukraine war.

Lufthansa claimed I needed a visa to transit in China when travling to Taiwan Hi everyone. I’m a Vietnamese living in Taiwan, holding a resident permit. I’m traveling from Frankfurt to Taipei, transiting in Shanghai. I was stopped at the boarding gate on the plane to Shanghai because I didn’t have a visa to transit in China. When I pointed them to https://www.visaforchina.cn/BER2_EN/generalinformation/news/283420.shtml sh…