He confuses the way he thinks he is treated with the well-being of the country.
Once a dedicated Communist, Mr. Rittenberg became disillusioned after 16 years in prison in China and returned to the United States to forge a lucrative career helping companies do business in China.
The country offers irresistible convenience and a huge domestic market. Still, slowly but surely, some companies are cutting ties.
The president cited a national security law from 1977 that has never before been used to cut economic ties with a major power in a trade dispute.
The employee, Simon Cheng, was missing for days before the Chinese government confirmed his detention.
But where are the solutions?
Mr. Trump’s wild pronouncements on Friday renewed questions about his stewardship of the world’s largest economy even as he escalated a trade war with China before heading to France for the G7 summit.
La escalada de la guerra comercial entre Estados Unidos y China preocupa a los expertos y podría afectar, entre otros, a sectores de consumo como juguetes, teléfonos inteligentes y ropa.
Stocks fell to a fourth-straight weekly loss after Beijing vowed new tariffs on the U.S. and President Trump demanded that companies leave China.
The president said he would raise tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports to 30 percent and would start the next $300 billion at a rate of 15 percent.
China is putting pressure on businesses to denounce the demonstrations. “They are trying to silence everyone,” an accountant said.
Jimmy Lai, alone among the territory’s elite, supports the protests and refuses to pay even token obeisance to Beijing, which calls him a “black hand” and a C.I.A. agent.
Days after Facebook and Twitter cracked down on China-backed accounts that were spreading such disinformation, YouTube did the same.
In recent days, American officials have warned Beijing that a peaceful resolution of the pro-democracy protests may be necessary to allow negotiations to continue.
Las redes sociales retiraron cuentas que atribuyeron al aparato estatal chino, tras detectar que estaban promviendo información falsa sobre las protestas en Hong Kong.
The Chinese e-commerce giant delayed plans to sell potentially billions of dollars worth of shares in the market, which has fallen as tensions have worsened.
China’s top officials still come to Mao’s favorite beach to make fateful decisions, but now, the general public also tries to squeeze into a spot on the sand, even if many avoid sunbathing.
Side by side, peaceniks and radicals are revving up for the next big move.
The U.S. produces more garbage than any other nation in the world per capita. Here’s how scrappers are turning that waste into a $32 billion business.
The detention of a trade officer has raised fears that the police in mainland China are arresting people to dampen support for protests in Hong Kong.
Volkswagen, Siemens and more are making money in Xinjiang, where minorities are being herded into detention camps.
As the administration tries to keep growth going, its trade war weakens it.
A reader with relatives in China does not think that the protesters will succeed in loosening Beijing’s grip.
Beijing wants greater sway over global public opinion. Instead, its propaganda outlets make Chinese leaders look like bullies.
Ante la disparidad demográfica, muchos hombres chinos han recurrido a “importar” de países vecinos a mujeres con quienes casarse, en ocasiones a la fuerza.
Many Republicans and Democrats agree: Governments should intervene to help the industries and technologies of the future.
A new book takes a looser definition of “restaurant” to explore global roots.
The trade officer’s disappearance raised fears that Chinese authorities might be targeting travelers suspected of supporting the protest movement.
Britain said it was “extremely concerned” by reports that the 28-year-old trade officer had been detained after crossing into the mainland.
For more than two months, antigovernment protests have gripped Hong Kong, with anger rising over China’s growing influence. Here are tactics the Chinese government is using to frame the narrative.
The social media companies removed accounts and said they were sowing divisive messages about the Hong Kong protests.
A million ethnic minority Uighurs have been detained in “re-education camps.” Here, three young people recall how their parents vanished.
A million ethnic minority Uighurs have been detained in “re-education camps.” Here, three young people recall how their parents vanished overnight.
An exercise by the People’s Armed Police on Hong Kong’s border signaled Beijing’s willingness to intervene to end any serious threat to sovereignty.
An exercise by the People’s Armed Police on Hong Kong’s border signaled Beijing’s willingness to intervene to end any serious threat to sovereignty.
The president has accused his own Federal Reserve chair, other nations and the news media of working against him to derail the economy.
Beating highly-regarded Spain in an exhibition game helps diminish pessimism over a lack of all-stars on the team.
Beijing wants global companies to back its power over the city, even as their workers join protests calling for greater say in the fate of their home.
The problem goes much deeper than Trump or tariffs.
El movimiento de protestas en contra del control de Pekín no tiene líderes oficiales, pero con su llamado a ‘recuperar Hong Kong’, Edward Leung ha abierto el debate sobre la identidad hongkonesa.
The freeze-up in business confidence, caused in part by the trade war, could wind up affecting consumer confidence.
With women far outnumbered by men in China, some Chinese men are importing wives from neighboring countries, and using force to do so.
The terms of his plea deal could force Serikzhan Bilash, a Kazakh who campaigned for Muslims being held in Chinese indoctrination camps, to stop his work.
A face-off between demonstrators and the police ended without violence on Saturday, days after concerns were raised about spiraling mayhem.
Memories of the 1989 crackdown in Beijing loom large. That’s understandable, but misleading.
Mines are closing, and middlemen are being squeezed. But don’t expect bargains at the jewelry counter.
Trump torched America’s foreign policy infrastructure. The results are becoming clear.
The departure of the executive, Rupert Hogg, illustrates Beijing’s influence over global companies whose bottom lines depend upon access to the mainland.
The start of morning trading was pushed back one hour and 40 minutes as the stock exchange tried to determine the cause.
White House advisers discount warnings of a possible recession. But the president may be gambling that the Federal Reserve can ward off that prospect.
Hay desaceleración en China, una contracción en la economía de Alemania y el mercado de valores estadounidense ha tenido fuertes caídas.
They took the best growth picture in a decade and put us in danger of recession.
Though growth has slowed, the e-commerce giant’s results signal that the country’s consumers still feel comfortable enough to open their wallets.
The searches are raising concerns that Beijing is trying to identify travelers sympathetic to the territory’s protest movement and further control what its people see about the unrest.
The searches are raising concerns that Beijing is trying to identify travelers sympathetic to the territory’s protest movement and further control what its people see about the unrest.
Beijing continues to mislead the world on its mass internment of one of the country’s ethnic minorities, Uighur Muslims.
Toymakers are already looking ahead to next year’s holiday season, and fretting about the crippling uncertainty that the president’s trade policy has created for them.
President Trump made his most extensive comments yet on Hong Kong’s protest movement, and suggested that its fate be tied to a trade deal.
President Trump made his most extensive comments yet on Hong Kong’s protest movement, and suggested that its fate be tied to a trade deal.
For perhaps the first time, America seems to be outmaneuvering Team North Korea.
The protesters, for the most part, are not radicals. But they are a threat to his monopoly on power.
Shares on Wall Street fell sharply after reports showed a slowdown in China and a contraction in Germany, partly reflecting the U.S. trade war’s impact.
President Trump has stated that China is paying for all or most of the tariffs on Chinese imports. On Tuesday, the Trump administration said it would delay the tariffs until after this year’s holiday spending.
President Trump insists China is paying the full cost of his tariffs. But his decision to push some of them off until December is an admission of their impact on American consumers.
President Trump insists China is paying the full cost of his tariffs. But his decision to push some of them off until December is an admission of their impact on American consumers.
Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed government is struggling not only for control of the streets but over what the city means as a place and political entity.
Beijing doesn’t want to intervene. But its own propaganda efforts may force Xi Jinping’s hand.
Beijing doesn’t want to intervene. But its own propaganda efforts may force Xi Jinping’s hand.
Clashes at one of the world’s busiest transportation hubs could cast further doubt on the city’s future as a business capital on China’s doorstep.
The German economy shrank in the second quarter and may be headed toward recession. Growth of Chinese factories was the slowest in 17 years.
Protesters want a government that looks out for their interests, not just Beijing’s. To make their point, they crippled a symbol of the city’s economic prominence.
President Trump delayed new levies on Chinese goods, but there’s little evidence that Washington or Beijing will soon make the concessions required to strike a deal.
After violent scenes on Tuesday, demonstrators promised to do better. “We apologize for our behavior but we are just too scared,” one social post read.
Critics and allies said President Trump’s relative disinterest in human rights and focus on economics have kept him from taking sides between China and the protesters.
How Beijing is weaponizing social media in its fight to crush the Hong Kong protests.
Both men have overplayed their hand and are desperate to be seen as the winner in their trade war.
The Trump administration has taken a hands-off approach to conflicts — from Kashmir to Hong Kong to the rivalry between Japan and South Korea — as Asian officials escalate the battles.
Hong Kong Airport, the site of two straight days of protests, is more than just a transit hub. It’s at the center of the city’s identity.
Hong Kong riot police officers confronted antigovernment protesters occupying the city’s airport on Tuesday, the second straight day of demonstrations.
Para muchas parejas asiáticas, la isla de Santorini se ha convertido en un destino de lujo para hacerse fotos antes de la boda.
In recent days, China has unleashed a barrage of manipulated news meant to undermine the demonstrators and stir up nationalist sentiment.
President Trump pushed off imposing a new 10 percent tariff on cellphones, laptop computers, toys and other goods until Dec. 15. Some other items were excluded altogether.
Tax cuts and tariffs have not caused a significant return of factory activity, data from the government and other sources show.
Tax cuts and tariffs have not caused a significant return of factory activity, data from the government and other sources show.
Protesters stopped some travelers from reaching their departure gates, hours after the city’s leader pleaded for order amid escalating unrest.
Protesters stopped some travelers from reaching their departure gates, hours after the city’s leader pleaded for order amid escalating unrest.
The grand political experiment to marry Beijing’s brand of authoritarianism with a bastion of civil liberties appears to be facing a moment of reckoning.
The luxury brands are the latest businesses to come under pressure from Chinese internet users for appearing to flout Beijing’s territorial claims.
Pekín está invitando al presidente estadounidense a reconsiderar sus acciones en medio de la guerra comercial, pero él no parece entender nada.
Japan and South Korea stir up an old, odd rivalry.
More than 150 flights were canceled at Hong Kong’s airport on Monday and check-ins were suspended for a second day on Tuesday after thousands of demonstrators filled the arrivals and departures hall.
Congress has the authority to limit the president’s reckless endangerment of the economy.
The airline agreed to bar employees who support or join protests from working on flights to mainland China, though it didn’t say how they would be identified.
Nearly five million people in Zhejiang Province have been affected by the storm, the strongest to pass through China in years.
The authorities accused protesters of attacking officers with bricks and gasoline bombs, as the protests continued for 10 consecutive weekends.
Libraries are having a moment. In the past few years dozens have opened across the world, resembling nothing like the book-depot versions from the past.
A day of protest began with a “family friendly” rally but ended with fires on a busy shopping street, tear gas and a tunnel under the harbor blocked.
Seven days of reporting in the Xinjiang region undermine the government’s claim that it’s winding down its network of indoctrination centers. ‘Graduates’ are still being churned out.
Representatives Nita M. Lowey and Rosa DeLauro say their bill is a necessary step for funding. Also: Trump and China.
The wide variety of options open to Beijing for retaliation in the latest wave of trade and currency tensions have begun to emerge.
America goes after Huawei, and Chinese consumers rally to buy from the company.
The fast-growing Chinese company, blocked by the Trump administration from working with Google, announced plans for its own mobile operating system.
Hundreds of flights have been canceled in Taiwan and China because of Typhoon Lekima, and officials on the mainland are worried about torrential flooding.
Typhoon Lekima also destroyed at least 200 homes on Saturday as it moved north toward Shanghai, state media reported.
The annualized rate of 1.8 percent was down from the previous quarter but still higher than expected. Trade wars, uncertain global prospects and a new consumption tax remain on the horizon.
But he doesn’t seem to be learning.
The Fed and Congress have given President Trump the most growth-friendly climate in decades. But the trade war may test its limits.
This harrowing documentary looks at the history — and brutal costs — of China’s one-child policy.
Beijing’s signals suggest it is ready to retaliate should the White House follow through on its new tariff threat, with potentially disruptive results.
With the I.N.F. treaty gone, doubts about the New START accord and talk of American missile deployments in Asia, a new arms race seems inevitable.
Her novels offered more than an education in literature. They showed me how language protects history.
The country’s central bank guided the renminbi past another key point, suggesting Beijing could weaponize it if Trump imposes more tariffs.
The warning said that most demonstrations in the city have been peaceful, “but some have turned confrontational or resulted in violent clashes.”
The Chinese government is acting as though it would come unmoored if it made any concession to the protesters.
The prohibition was mandated by Congress as part of a broader defense bill signed into law last year.
Central banks in India, Thailand and New Zealand cut interest rates in what one analyst called “defensive action” amid fears of worsening U.S.-China tensions.
Its economy struggling, China may try to inflict maximum political damage, even hoping that a prolonged trade war could derail President Trump’s re-election campaign.
“The violence is getting more and more intense” in Hong Kong, the mainland official said just days after protests and a citywide strike resulted in clashes with the police.
It could wind up undermining the central role the United States has played in the international financial system.
The Trump administration continues to escalate its confrontation with China, but there is no clear goal — and no end in sight.
President Trump has made no secret of his frustration that the United States dollar has strengthened against other currencies.
The move is mainly symbolic but will escalate tensions with Beijing.
The trade war is heading in a dangerous direction for the whole world.
A Chinese arms control official said Beijing would “not stand idly by” if the U.S. deployed missiles in the Asia-Pacific region, but did not specify what countermeasures it planned.
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, wants to appear strong in the face of President Trump, even if it means enduring the economic fallout.
As the trade war escalates, Beijing needs private companies to pull China’s economy out of its rut. But for some, ready money can be hard to find.
Wall Street recovered some of its losses as Monday’s panic over an escalating trade war eased.
At a Beijing news conference, an official said China would “never allow any violent attempt to push Hong Kong into a dangerous situation.”
For many Asian couples, the Greek island of Santorini has become the ultimate destination for pre-wedding photographs.
What the heck is going on?
A weaker renminbi blunts President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese-made goods. But the strategy carries risks beyond worsening relations with the United States.
The city’s top official, Carrie Lam, warned of “very precarious circumstances” and accused protesters of challenging Chinese sovereignty over Hong Kong.
Tensions between the China and the United States, the world’s largest economies, ratcheted higher, adding to concerns about the global economy.
Beijing’s willingness to let the renminbi weaken could signal a new phase in the U.S.-China trade war that might ripple through the global financial system.
The trade war intensified Monday, as Beijing allowed its currency to weaken and the Treasury Department labeled China a currency manipulator.
With Putin and Trump having torn up a Cold War pact that lowered the risk of nuclear war, America should build more conventional missiles to catch up with Russia and China.
The renminbi fell past the key point of 7 to the U.S. dollar, in a signal that Beijing may be willing to use devaluation as a trade war weapon.
The second consecutive day of large-scale actions was intended to increase pressure on the government, culminating in a citywide strike on Monday.
President Xi Jinping has pushed “cultural self-confidence” as a signature policy, and one of the beneficiaries has been the former home of emperors, neglected no longer.
Police officers fired tear gas at antigovernment demonstrators who had occupied a shopping district in Hong Kong for hours. The protests have continued for nearly two months and have thrown Hong Kong into its worst political crisis since 1997.
He just keeps escalating as his strategy fails.
The police fired tear gas after violence erupted, a sign that the authorities are taking an increasingly hard line against democracy activists.
The U.S. has been unable to halt Iranian oil exports.
The S&P 500 recorded its worst week this year as investors were rattled by renewed trade tensions that threatened to undermine the global economy.
In a rare interview after a spectacular fall from grace that tarnished China’s film industry, Ms. Fan talks about her comeback plans at a time when the country is cracking down on creative expression.
Beijing’s leaders have increasingly focused on rekindling growth as the trade war drags on and negotiations prove difficult to control or predict.
Beijing’s leaders have increasingly focused on rekindling growth as the trade war drags on and negotiations prove difficult to control or predict.
Chinese officials and news outlets are blaming the United States as the economy slows and unrest continues in Hong Kong.
Now the gloves are off, with American and Chinese negotiators making little progress at talks in Shanghai this week.
Wall Street’s slide continued as a clash between the world’s biggest economies cast a chill on markets.