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Iran war jolts China's well-oiled manufacturing hub

Iran war jolts China's well-oiled manufacturing hub

Vacuum cleaners and vapes could get more expensive if the Iran war drags on for much longer, Chinese factory owners and traders warn, as the world's manufacturing hub reels from "crazy" costs. Weeks of US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the effective closure of the Strait

China tightens Japanese trade restrictions as spat worsens

China tightens Japanese trade restrictions as spat worsens

China imposed export restrictions on dozens of Japanese firms on Tuesday that it said were involved in building up Tokyo's military, escalating a months-long row. The spat between Asia's top two economies was sparked by comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in November that Japan