‘Extreme stress’: how the trade war caught one of China’s richest provinces off guard

For figures involved in all aspects of China’s trade - from exporters to government officials - the past 40 days have been a roller-coaster ride.

The ups and downs of the country’s tariff war with the United States – the rapid escalation of import duties in April only matched by Monday’s 90-day rollback of most levies – have ended with a temporary ceasefire, but not all regions have emerged unscathed.