China, dubbed ‘the workshop of the world’ for its sprawling supply chains and huge export capacity, is hoping to manufacture something new this week at a huge trade fair in Shanghai: import orders.

A common theme this earnings season: U.S. business executives are ready to relocate their supply chains if the cost of importing Chinese goods becomes prohibitive.

China might be closing its wallet to some high-profile U.S. exports as part of the ongoing trade war, but it's wide open to others.

Though farmers can receive part of the $12bn bailout, those who transport their goods are out of luck.

China is banking on its dominance of global supply chains to help it ride out the pain from Donald Trump’s trade war.

A third of today’s workforce is hired contractually on an 'as-needed' basis. By 2020, that number is expected to reach almost 50 percent.