China’s top leaders are signaling they are on alert for a potential flareup of tensions in global commerce as they draw up economic plans for next year, after amassing a record trade surplus despite the tariff war with the US.

China’s widening trade surpluses and soft home demand are now front and center in the IMF’s latest warning. The message landed after a ten‑day Article IV mission to Beijing and Shanghai from December 1 to 10.

China's systematic intellectual property theft campaign poses unprecedented threats to American national security and technological leadership.

Japan will likely lean more heavily on the US and its allies if China escalates economic pressure, as Tokyo seeks to navigate the fallout from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks linking Taiwan’s security to its own.

The probability of changing educational class was 52-53% in China compared to 45-46% in Russia, but roughly 68-81% of China's mobility and 57-68% of Russia's came from structural change rather than exchange mobility. At the steady state, Russia shows greater educational mobility, at about 42%, than China, which tracked at 19-27%.

Markets plunged after Trump announced a 100% tariff on all Chinese goods, with the NASDAQ suffering its largest drop since April. China's new export controls on rare earths threaten global supply chains, as the country dominates refining and production.

TAIPEI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - China's economy is in a bad way and President Xi Jinping should focus on improving the lives of his people and not "territorial expansion", Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said in an interview with the New York Times.

Germany’s October trade data shows slight stabilisation amid China rivalry, weaker US demand, and ongoing structural pressures.