Take the notion of competition. It’s true that the Portuguese benefited from competition but it was not competition in trade that gave the Portuguese an edge in the fifteenth-century Indian Ocean ...

The situation in the world, or rather in its northern part, increasingly resembles a spring that is being squeezed and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Chinese went all in — jacking up their tariffs, selling Treasuries, probably threatening to pull back from today’s regularly scheduled auction of new Treasuries. And Donald Trump blinked. US ...

The US-China tariff war has significantly slowed fresh orders to Chinese manufacturers as global supply chains are reset following reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US, with the highest on China at ...

In a major development, US President Donald Trump announced on April 9 a 90-day 'pause' on reciprocal tariffs for all but China. "Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s ...

The number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people in China has reached 14 by the end of last year, achieving the expected target of the national 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) ahead of ...

China US Trade Retaliation: China will raise tariffs on a wide range of US goods to 84 per cent starting Thursday, a sharp escalation from the previously announced 34 per cent, the country’s finance ...

These were arrows outfitted with gunpowder-powered attachments that propelled them further than a person could otherwise fire them. The Chinese also invented fireworks rockets, which many people enjoy ...

President Donald Trump is set to impose an astounding 104% in levies across all Chinese imports on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday. This comes on top ...