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    Joe Leahy

    Asia News Editor

    Joe Leahy is the FT’s Beijing Bureau Chief. Previously, he was Asia News Editor, Brazil Bureau Chief, Mumbai Bureau Chief, Asia Companies Editor and Hong Kong Correspondent. He has also worked in Indonesia. He won “Journalist of the Year” in the Society of Publishers in Asia awards in 2009.
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    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      US-China relations
      US and China to launch economy and finance working groups to stabilise ties

      Move to increase engagement follows Treasury secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to Beijing in July

      Janet Yellen and He Lifeng shake hands in front of US and Chinese flags
    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      EU-China relations
      EU trade commissioner to seek relief from export barriers during China visit

      Valdis Dombrovskis will face resistance over EV anti-subsidy probe as he pushes to rebalance €400bn deficit

      EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      EU-China relations
      EU envoy decries ‘highest deficit in history’ ahead of China trade talks

      Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis’ visit comes as Brussels opens anti-subsidy probe into electric vehicles

      BYD electric cars wait to be be loaded on to a container ship at Suzhou port in China’s eastern Jiangsu province
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Chinese politics & policy
      China welcomes Syrian president Assad for summit

      First visit since start of civil war as Beijing expands its influence in Middle East

      Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad, centre, and his wife Asma arrive in Hangzhou, China on Thursday
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      EU-China relations
      EU companies warn China on EV overcapacity

      Business group says concerns Europe’s automotive sector could be swamped are ‘understandable’

      A worker at a battery plant in China’s Anhui province
    • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      Then there were two: disappearance of second Chinese minister sparks speculation

      Li Shangfu has vanished less than two months after foreign minister went missing

    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Electric vehicles
      China attacks EU’s ‘naked protectionist act’ on electric cars

      Beijing warns anti-subsidies investigation will have negative impact on relations

      A showroom for Nio electric cars in Shanghai
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Apple Inc
      China warns over reports of iPhone-related ‘security incidents’

      Beijing says foreign phones not banned but producers should ‘strictly adhere’ to domestic laws

      Customers try iPhones at an Apple store
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Xi Jinping
      Xi’s G20 snub sparks concern of retreat from international diplomacy

      Chinese leader sent Premier Li Qiang in his place following deepening tensions with India

      China’s president Xi Jinping attends the China-Africa Leaders’ Roundtable Dialogue at the Brics summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Political espionage
      Senior UK minister says ‘strong case’ for new action against China

      Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden confirms that government is considering tougher controls on Beijing

      The Houses of Parliament in London
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Renminbi
      China issues strong warning against bets on renminbi depreciation

      Currency rebounds from 16-year low as Beijing releases positive lending data earlier than usual

      Dollar banknotes with a 100 renminbi note
    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      Belt and Road Initiative
      Meloni calls for ‘mutually beneficial’ China trade as Belt & Road decision looms

      Italy seeks to extricate itself from Beijing’s flagship foreign policy initiative without provoking its wrath

      Giorgia Meloni during a news conference on Sunday in New Delhi after attending the G20 summit
    • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
      G20
      G20 statement drops reference to Russia aggression ‘against’ Ukraine

      Joint language does not condemn Moscow’s invasion after China refused to repeat critical wording

    • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
      Chinese economy
      China’s deflation pressures ease as consumer prices rise

      August CPI edges into positive territory but producer index continues to fall

      A couple carries shopping bags on West Nanjing Road in Shanghai
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      News in-depthG20
      ‘This is our soft power’: Modi hopes G20 summit will mark India’s ascent

      National crowning risks being overshadowed by discord over Ukraine war and absence of Putin and Xi

      Municipal workers clean a sidewalk near a billboard featuring Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Apple Inc
      China workers reveal extent of iPhone curbs

      ‘We were told not to bring any Apple products’: US tech group loses $200bn in share value this week

      An Apple store in Beijing
    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      Chinese trade
      China’s renminbi hits 16-year low after exports tumble in August

      Beijing under pressure for more economic support as manufacturing sector struggles to pick up

      Container ships dock at cranes in Nanjing port in China’s eastern Jiangsu province
    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      News in-depthChinese economy
      China stirs hope in property market with latest stimulus plan

      Beijing seeks to rekindle growth in economically crucial sector but investors remain cautious

      An aerial photograph shows a residential complex in Zhengzhou, Henna province, China
    • Monday, 4 September, 2023
      US-China relations
      China’s spy agency blasts US for ‘engagement and containment’ approach

      Beijing’s state security ministry hints possible meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden in November is at risk

      He Lifeng gestures while standing with Gina Raimondo in front of national flags in Beijing
    • Sunday, 3 September, 2023
      The Big Read
      The looming succession battle over the Dalai Lama

      The passing of Tibet’s spiritual leader could spark one of the most extraordinary stand-offs in global politics

    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      G20
      Xi Jinping’s absence challenges G20 status as global leadership forum

      China’s president will send his deputy to next week’s summit in New Delhi

    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Chinese business & finance
      China boosts housing market and renminbi support

      Cheaper mortgages offered in biggest cities while central bank eases foreign exchange reserve requirements

      Hundred yuan note on a pile of US dollars
    • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
      G20
      Xi to skip G20 summit in India, western officials say

      Chinese president’s absence viewed as setback for divided forum and for host Narendra Modi

      Xi Jinping waves as he walks in front of a row of national flags
    • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
      US-China relations
      US commerce secretary hails ‘new approach’ to China business frictions

      Gina Raimondo pledges to make planned working group function better than past mechanisms

      Gina Raimondo at a press conference in Shanghai
    • Tuesday, 29 August, 2023
      US-China relations
      US companies see China as ‘uninvestable’, warns Raimondo

      Commerce secretary hails reopened communication channels but tells Beijing to reduce risk to businesses

      US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo, with Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Tuesday
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