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Colum Murphy

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Reporter at Bloomberg News

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  • 1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Colum Murphy |Lucille Liu |Martin Ritchie

    David Perdue, the new US Ambassador to China, arrived in Beijing to take up his post as the world’s two largest economies navigate a delicate trade truce. Perdue, a former Republican Senator for Georgia, landed in the Chinese capital on Thursday, according to a post on his official X account.

  • 1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Colum Murphy |Yujing Liu |Fran Wang |Rebecca Choong Wilkins |Josh Xiao

    Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. Sign up here. President Xi Jinping ’s government provided a jolt to China’s economy ahead of landmark trade talks with the US, with officials unveiling a range of policies designed to strengthen Beijing’s hand in negotiations.

  • 2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Colum Murphy

    China’s top official on Hong Kong affairs has lashed out at President Donald Trump, saying his tariff war is less about money and more about attacking the well-being of Chinese people. “The US isn’t after our tariffs — it is after our very survival,” Xia Baolong, who heads the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office and is based in Beijing, said on Tuesday. “Anyone who tries to bring us back to poverty and weakness is our enemy.”

  • 2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Charlie Zhu |Wenshan Luo |Colum Murphy

    Volodymyr Zelenskiy(Bloomberg) -- China hit back at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy after he said Kyiv’s intelligence services identified at least 155 Chinese nationals fighting alongside Moscow’s troops, escalating a dispute over the issue. “We advise relevant parties to have a correct and clear understanding of China’s role and not to make irresponsible remarks,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said Thursday at a regular press briefing in Beijing.

  • 2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Colum Murphy

    President Xi Jinping’s decision to quickly retaliate against Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs sent the world a clear message: If the US wants a trade war, China is ready to fight. After weeks of responding with only targeted measures and calling for dialogue, China signaled a tougher approach on Friday by answering Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs with blanket duties of its own and more export controls.

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Colum Murphy
Colum Murphy @Colum_M
12 Jun 25

While Trump touts quick trade wins, Xi Jinping secures a slower-moving strategy that gives China time, eases tensions, and builds a long-term framework to manage US pressure https://t.co/Pr0fFsE4R2

Colum Murphy
Colum Murphy @Colum_M
11 Jun 25

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani traveled to China last week to meet industrial equipment manufacturers, marking what appears to be his first overseas trip since the US unveiled criminal and civil cases against him in November https://t.co/gk9G5C8yLV

Colum Murphy
Colum Murphy @Colum_M
6 Jun 25

RT @business: After a mix of uncertainty and anticipation, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a call earlier t…