Marius Zaharia

Shipping containers are stacked at a port in Shanghai on June 9, 2025. Chinese exports grew slower than expected in May, according to official data on June 9, as shipments to the United States tumbled amid global trade turmoil triggered by Donald Trump's tariff blitz. (Photo by AFP)

Industrial pruning won't pull China out of deflation as quickly as last time

[BEIJING] China’s hardened rhetoric against price wars among producers is raising expectations Beijing may be about to kick off industrial capacity cuts...