World Business Report Episodes Episode guide
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China hits back in trade war with US
China will impose new tariffs on some US imports from 1 June, extending the trade war.
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China Hits Back at US Tariff Plans
The world's top two economies appear to be locked in an escalating trade dispute.
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China Growth Stable
China Growth Stable but Worries Remain
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China growth expected to slow
The days of double digit growth are over.
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China faces extreme flooding
Following several extreme weather events we ask if businesses can adapt to climate change.
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China faces electricity shortages
There have been widespread power outages across China as the country lacks coal.
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China Dominates Self-Made Women Rich List
China has once again dominated a list of global self-made female billionaires.
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China delays release of GDP figures
China delays economic figures as congress continues
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China Defiant at South China Sea Ruling
An international tribunal has dismissed China's claim to much of the South China Sea.
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China cuts off factories as drought worsens
There's desperation to save energy in China as temperatures rise and river levels fall.
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China Cuts Interest Rates to Stop Market Slide
Our economic commentator Roger Bootle offers his assessment.
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China cries foul over sports players comments
The issues in Hong Kong and China are having spill-over effects for companies too.
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China coronavirus 'spreads before symptoms show'
Number of deaths keeps rising.
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China Communist Party plenum begins in Beijing
China’s ruling Communist Party is meeting to create an economic blueprint for the country
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China approves new Hong Kong security law
China's parliament has approved a controversial new national security law for Hong Kong
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China announces Shanghai lockdown
China's Shanghai financial hub will be locked down in two phases amid rising Covid cases
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China announces first Covid-19 deaths since 2020
China has acknowledged its first coronavirus deaths for more than two years
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China and US to agree trade deal 'phase one'
The two countries will restart twice-a-year talks to resolve economic disputes.
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China and US Introduce New Tariffs
China says it and the US are engaged in the "largest-scale trade war in economic history"
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China and US agree to boost climate co-operation
The two countries released a joint declaration promising action
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China and the US agree to end trade war
The two countries agree to end the dispute, which has lasted 18 months.
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China allows couples to have three children
China has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children.
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China Aims to Avert Trade War
Chinese premier Li Keqiang aims to make it easier for US firms to do business in China
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China 'unwelcoming' to foreign business?
China 'unwelcoming' to foreign business?
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China 'Shocked' by US Trade Actions
Beijing describes Washington's latest tariff threat on $200bn of goods as "unacceptable".
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China - Australia Tensions Accelerate
Australia's prime minister says his country will not be 'intimidated' by China
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Chile rocked by protests
At least eleven people have died in protests in Chile sparked by a rise in metro fares.
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Chilcot Report: UK's Involvement in 2003 Iraq War Criticised
We look at the state of Iraq's economy 13 years on from the conflict.
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ChemChina in $43 billion Syngenta takeover bid
ChemChina has offered to buy the Swiss pesticide giant Syngenta.
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Checking in with the UK economy
A look at what the UK economy may look like post-Covid.