With China dominating global supply chains and holding a lion's share of rare earth elements, Beijing would have leverage in a trade war with Trump. | ITV National News

A flurry of activity reveals how Beijing is prepared to act swiftly and forcefully in an intensified diplomatic and trade standoff with Trump, analysts said.

As president-elect Donald Trump prepares to move into the White House, the relationship between his new buddy Elon Musk and the leadership of China's Communist Party is in sharp focus.

For years, the US government has urged China to show "restraint" in pushing its claim on Taiwan and to drop military threats to bring the democratically governed island under its control. Now — some Chinese commentators say — the power of that long-held US message has been undermined by the threats by US President-elect Donald Trump

Donald Trump has two ways he communicates through the media, on television, mostly on Fox News, and via social media — mostly in capital letters.

China's stock exchanges and central bank scurried to defend a tumbling yuan and falling stock markets on Monday, trying to soothe investors concerned about Donald Trump's return to the White House and Beijing's ability to revive the economy.

Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, which imports more than two-fifths of the products it sells in the United States, is aiming to boost production in America amid the threat of tariffs under incoming President Donald Trump.

As president-elect Donald Trump prepares to move into the White House, the relationship between his new buddy Elon Musk and the leadership of China's Communist Party is in sharp focus. Shanghai ...