Oil prices jumped on Thursday on news that China's exports unexpectedly rose last month, and on the back of U.S. output cuts and the slow return of some activity in Europe.

Three Senate Democrats are urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to crack down on airlines that are cutting employee hours, despite billions in federal coronavirus relief.

Chinese automakers face the greatest competition from their international rivals, says Janet Lewis, Head of Industrial Research, Asia at Macquarie.

Somshankar Sinha, Director, Asia ex-Japan Oil & Gas Research at Barclays, highlights the firm's lower capex spending as a key area to look out for in the year ahead.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati, COO & Managing Director at the World Bank, says China's attempt to shift its economic model will require many policy adjustments.

Alaistair Chan, Economist at Moody's Analytics, attributes the weak data to monetary tightening last year.

CNBC's Julia Wood and Adam Bakhtiar discuss the possibility of Beijing moving in on fresh stimulus measures to prop up its economy.

Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday, boosted by overnight gains on Wall Street and unveiling of China's official 2014 GDP growth target.

Australia has "no benefits at all" from focusing on its coronavirus-related geopolitics with China, one of its major trading and business partners. It should focus instead on people's health and economic recovery, says Mark Allison, CEO and managing director of Elders Limited.

The United States' prevailing goal will be seeing through its "phase one" trade deal with China despite rising geopolitical tensions over the latter's alleged coronavirus involvements, says Alex Wolf, head of investment strategy for Asia at JPMorgan Private Bank. He unpacks what this means for credit risk assets and hedge funds.

A new Cold War is emerging from the ongoing U.S.-China geopolitical tensions, says Clete Willems, an Akin Gump partner and former White House official. He cites the "growing frustration" with China's economic policies and resistance to investigations for its alleged coronavirus involvements.

Among the latest disputes between the U.S. and China is the origin of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 3 million people and killed over 250,000 globally, data by Johns Hopkins University showed.

It will be difficult for U.S. President Donald Trump to backtrack on the U.S.-China "phase one" trade deal after previously lauding it as "the best deal ever made", says Jeffrey Kleintop of Charles Schwab, adding that March trade data shows a pickup in U.S. exports to China.

Mitul Kotecha of TD Securities tells CNBC's Squawk Box Asia that the rising tensions between U.S. and China over COVID-19 could make it hard to uphold the Phase One trade deal, risking another trade war.

Phil Blancato, CEO of Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management, says "no one wants more economic pain" in this current environment, adding that he would be surprised if the current US China trade tensions escalate.

According to Mark Mccormick of TD Securities, there lacks a realistic alternative in the currencies markets, so even if China sells U.S. treasuries, demand from other sources will come in and keep the U.S. dollar elevated for the next couple of months.

China should still set a growth target this year for the authorities to design a "sensible" stimulus package, says Liu Li-gang, Citigroup's chief economist for China, who adds that the country's unemployment rate risks exceeding 10% without aggressive fiscal stimulus.

Initial optimism following the phase one trade deal has slipped a bit and the market is starting to price in "some greater concerns" about U.S.-China friction, over trade as well as the coronavirus crisis, says Timothy Moe, Goldman Sachs' co-head of macro research in Asia and chief Asia Pacific equity strategist.

Jian Chang of Barclays Asia Pacific says medical supplies are a key factor driving the increase in China's export numbers. Jian Chang also explores the worsening U.S.-China relationship in recent weeks amid the coronavirus crisis, with the trade agreement being a key focal point.

Currently, most regulations across various cities in China still require the presence of a safety driver in vehicles.

Jing Yang, director of corporate research at Fitch Ratings, expects electric vehicles to outperform an overall slump in China's car sales this year given strong policy support.

It's unclear why Tesla halted its operations at the plant that's normally operated six days a week. But the move means that Tesla isn't making any cars worldwide.

Cramer warned that the U.S. economy may be too weak to handle another trade spat with China and discouraged Trump from imposing new tariffs.

New York Times reporter Matt Apuzzo discusses his piece on how Beijing moved to tamp down criticism from the West over its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

During the Labor Day holiday that ran from May 1 to May 5 this year, China recorded tourism revenue of 47.56 billion yuan ($6.79 billion), down nearly 60% from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

CNBC's Eunice Yoon reports Chinese regulators have suspended market circuit breakers, according to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

CNBC Beijing Bureau Chief Eunice Yoon reflects, as both a reporter and a Beijing resident, on what daily life has been like during the COVID-19 outbreak in China.

Accounting woes at Luckin Coffee led to a 75% decline in the Chinese company's stock on Thursday.

The United States Oil Fund, which invests in oil futures contracts, was guaranteed to be a losing bet over time, but retail investors piled into the exchange-traded fund, perhaps believing it was a bet on the spot price of oil.

"Our death toll curve is now worse than when China was at the same stage," Haven CEO Dr. Atul Gawande tells CNBC.

Trade with China is the 'big unknown' for the Federal Reserve as it decides how best to support the U.S. economy, says Council on Foreign Relations Director of International Economies Benn Steil.

CNBC's Eamon Javers on a report that Chinese and Iranian hackers have tried to hit U.S. vaccine manufacturers and researchers. CNBC contributor and former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon weighs in on the report.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer maker, forecast a "materially worse" second quarter as coronavirus restrictions curb drinking across the globe, while noting some improvement in China.

Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation Arancha Gonzalez discusses the coronavirus crisis.

Salman Ahmed, chief investment strategist at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, discusses trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

Morgan Ortagus, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, discusses the relationship between America and China. She says the U.S. "has really woken up to the threat" that the Communist Party of China poses to "our allies and our interests and our friends."

The Trump Administration has attacked China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Vasu Menon of OCBC warns tensions between Washington and Beijing could pick up even further, heading into the 2020 election.

China's exports could weaken in May, possibly also in June, as some of its largest export markets in the West have been under lockdown due to the pandemic, says Ray Farris, Credit Suisse's chief investment officer for South Asia.

Covid-19 has revealed more clearly than ever before the nature and relentlessness of the ruling Chinese Communist Party's ambition to place itself at the center of global power and influence.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer spoke to Chinese Vice Premier Liu He late Thursday Eastern time.

Chinese internet giant Tencent has been surveilling content posted by foreign users on its wildly popular messaging service WeChat in order to help it refine censorship on its platform at home, according to a new report.

The United States issued a new rule on Friday tightening visa guidelines for Chinese journalists — a shift that comes amid tensions between the two nations over the coronavirus global pandemic.

Asked if he was "breaking up" the Phase 1 trade deal, Trump said: "I'm very — I'm very torn as to — I have not decided yet, if you want to know the truth."

China is likely to use the crisis as an opportunity to raise its profile and expand its influence particularly over countries hard-hit by the pandemic, analysts say.

Mike Khouw finds options traders are preparing for the worst ahead of tomorrow's phase 1 trade deal signing with China.

Jin Xing began dancing in the People's Liberation Army. Now she runs China's biggest private dance company. Here she discusses her life long obsession with dance.

At its height, Jin Xing's talk show was attractbring audiences of 100 million people a week. Here she reveals the secret behind her phenomenal success.

Dancer and TV star Jin Xing talks to CNBC's Tania Bryer after she was presented with a Crystal Award at the 2020 World Economic Forum.

Ian Bremmer, founder of Eurasia Group, says China is getting more powerful and not aligning with the West. This will lead to separate systems like two separate Internets.

Helen Zhu, head of China Equities at Blackrock, weighs in on the release Monday of China's fourth quarter economic data.