But this also prompted tariffs in the United States, Europe, Turkey and elsewhere. China may be able to boost external sales in areas where its economy is extremely competitive, but has little control on external demand. How China will position itself ...

Now that the US presidential election has been called for Donald Trump, the sweeping tariffs regime that Trump promised on the campaign trail seems imminent. For the tech industry, already burdened by the impact of tariffs on their supply chains, it has likely become a matter of "when" not "if" companies will start spiking prices on popular tech.

U.S. farmers want something from President-elect Donald Trump that his trade policies mean he is unlikely to deliver: increased access to the market of top soy-importer China. Trump's Republican party enjoys wide support across the U.