Economist Jiao Wang talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the way China has diversified its export markets away from the west.

Trade investigations targeting forced labor and excess capacity could lead to higher tariffs, with EU and other partners seeking clarity on strategy. Byrna Technologies CEO Bryan Ganz moved manufacturing from South Africa to Indiana before President Donald Trump's tariffs, saying the company "correctly surmised" onshoring benefits.

By Tito Correa RUMICHACA BRIDGE, Colombia/Ecuador, May 1 (Reuters) - The flow of goods between Colombia and Ecuador is drying up, industry groups on the South American countries' border say, as high tariffs resulting from an intensifying trade dispute came into full force this week.

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he intends to hike tariffs on European Union cars and trucks to 25% starting next week. The decision marks a significant escalation in trade tensions and comes at a precarious time for a global economy already struggling with the fallout of the ongoing conflict in Iran.

Data were released just days ahead of a planned meeting next week between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing

A delay in signing a trade deal with the U.S. would be expensive for India, as it could be exposed to the risk of higher tariffs under the Section 301 probe.

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is a trade treaty designed to boost member nations’ economies. Its organizational functions were absorbed by the WTO.