Nahendra Khadka November 8, 2025
Introduction In the new era, China’s agricultural sector has registered extraordinary progress; yet, it continues to confront numerous and evolving challenges. Against this backdrop, the strategic mission to build China into an agricultural powerhouse stands as far more than a conventional policy initiative; it represents the Communist Party...more
The 50-percent tariff hike imposed by the Trump administration on Brazilian products signals more than a trade dispute: It exposes the erosion of US hegemony and accelerates the consolidation of a multipolar world. By trying to isolate and punish strategic partners in the Global South, the US achieves...more
The recent fluctuations in South Korea's currency serve as a reminder of the effects of US tariff policies on global financial stability. The latest example is a report by the Yonhap News Agency on Sunday, which attributed the volatility of South Korea's won against the US dollar to...more
During this year's May Day holiday, China's consumer market unleashed renewed and robust vitality. Data from the Ministry of Transport shows that, from May 1 to 5, the total cross-regional passenger traffic nationwide is expected to reach 1.467 billion trips, averaging 293 million trips per day - an...more
On April 2, the day when the US administration announced its so-called "reciprocal tariffs" affecting more than 180 countries and regions around the world, a merchant surnamed Xiong from Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, felt perplexed. "It is hard to tell how the tariffs will impact our business...more
CNN reported on Saturday that the US' 145 percent tariff on China "could crush American small businesses." John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, said that US small businesses will have to raise prices, cut staff, delay growth plans or shut down entirely just to keep...more
China's financial markets are attracting international investors amid growing global economic uncertainty, with multiple foreign financial institutions including Neuberger Berman and DBS Bank maintaining an overweight position on China. "We are maintaining an overweight stance on China," said Raheel Siddiqui, senior analyst of global equity research at New...more
Recently, multiple media outlets have reported that the US government plans to use ongoing tariff negotiations to pressure its trade partners, demanding that they limit trade with China in exchange for tariff exemptions. On Monday, in response to a reporter's question, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce...more
China's private sector showed strong resilience in the first quarter of 2025, with new business registrations rising steadily, according to a report released by the State Administration for Market Regulation on Monday. In the first quarter, 1.979 million new private enterprises were registered, up 7.1 percent year-on-year and...more
The substantial losses incurred by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's (TSMC) factory in the US state of Arizona illustrate both the consequences of ignoring market logic and the deep-seated difficulties the US faces in its attempt to forcibly restructure global semiconductor supply chains through political intervention. TSMC's Arizona facility...more
A recent CNBC article spotlighted growing concern among investors regarding a potential exodus from US assets, as both US Treasury debt and the dollar experience a downturn. The April sell-off in financial markets has been wider and more volatile than typical pullbacks, fueling concern that the aggressive and...more
"Though we are unaware of how bad it could get, we are holding our breath for what could come from it." In the heart of Muscatine, Iowa, 21-year-old Katharina Scholze, a full-time nanny, captures the growing unease that has gripped American consumers. "The price of eggs, seafood, sugar,...more
In recent days, the fallout from the US so-called "reciprocal tariff" policy has continued to intensify: The global financial market has fluctuated, panic buying and hoarding have taken hold among American consumers, and the international community has voiced strong condemnation. All of this once again underscores the unpopularity...more
On Thursday, China's countermeasures against the US took effect. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, and other departments once again issued a series of statements reiterating China's firm stance that, while China does not want to fight these tariff and trade wars, it is not scared...more
In the face of the US bullying behavior by using tariffs as a weapon to exert "maximum pressure" on all trading partners, China has firmly upheld the rules-based multilateral trading system by taking countermeasures, demonstrating its commitment as a responsible major country in maintaining fairness and justice in...more