Beijing is using a mix of carrots and sticks to try to prevent other countries from siding with the United States in isolating China.

China's first quarter economic growth data is due as a tit-for-tat trade war with US President Donald Trump escalates Chinese imports to the US now face 145% levies, compared to 125% for US goods entering China China,

The trade war between the world’s two largest economies amounts to a battle of wills in which each stands poised to draw on economic advantages and political pressure points, analysts said. An assessment of each side’s leverage,