Wall Street ended higher in final trading session, but damage had already been done

Trump’s impossible demands on China and tit-for-tat tariffs cloak wider frictions

Shadow banking crackdown and trade war wipe more than $2tn off Chinese equities

Beijing ‘stands ready’ to secure deal after Trump-Xi phone conversation

Experts see geopolitical overtones as court finds that 15-year sentence was too light

Policy shift means trash processed for recycling still ends up in landfill

Regulators approve 80 titles but internet giant Tencent not included

Revamped relationship with the continent could mean more investment and less aid

As new risks loom, global co-operation needs to be revived in 2019

Commemoration of Mao’s birthday halted by officials wary of political organising

Country’s equipment makers turn focus abroad as domestic construction market slows

The factors driving the wild swings in the US stock market

Banning Chinese company’s 5G will be like an NBA ‘without star players’, says chairman

Brazil’s incoming president has been taunting Beijing to curry favour with Donald Trump

Don’t expect 2018 to be an aberration — the good times are on hold until further notice

Move comes as authorities tighten control of economic news as slowdown and tariffs bite

Scale of problem underestimated as investors keep losses under wraps

Analysis of investor relations events shows how the year’s hot topics have shifted