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China ready to fight US on trade but door open for talks: defence minister
Jun 02, 2019 (AFP)
"On the trade friction started by the US: if the US wants to talk, we will keep the door open. If they want to fight, we are ready," General Wei Fenghe told an ...
China says trade war 'has not made America great again'
Jun 02, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing's broadside is the latest act in a bruising conflict between the world's top two economies that has spooked markets and sparked fears about the global e...
China to investigate FedEx: state media
Jun 01, 2019 (AFP)
FedEx earlier this week apologised for misrouting some Huawei parcels after the Chinese telecom giant said it was reviewing its ties with the package service ov...
China raises tariffs on US goods amid esclating tensions
Jun 01, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing's move hits $60 billion worth of US goods with new punitive tariffs ranging from five to 25 percent, and comes in retaliation for Washington raising dut...
China factory activity contracts in May
May 31, 2019 (AFP)
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a gauge of factory conditions, came in at 49.4 for the month, down from 50.1 in April, according to the National Bureau of...
Trump says China suffering from trade conflict
May 30, 2019 (AFP)
And after talks broke down earlier this month, he said his tough strategy is working. "I think we're doing very well with China," Trump told reporters at the Wh...
China accuses US of 'naked economic terrorism'
May 30, 2019 (AFP)
The world's top two economies are at loggerheads as trade talks have apparently stalled, with US President Donald Trump hiking tariffs on $200 billion in Chines...
Manufacturing migration: Trade spat shifts business from 'Factory of the World'
May 29, 2019 (AFP)
Business has fanned out from China, often referred to as the 'Factory of the World', into Vietnam, Cambodia, India and Indonesia for years. But the shift has ac...
Trade war threatens US access to rare earths: China state media
May 28, 2019 (AFP)
The commentary follows President Xi Jinping's visit last week to a Chinese rare earths company -- a move widely read as a threat, after President Donald Trump b...
Sri Lanka enters port deal with Japan, India
May 28, 2019 (AFP)
The state-run Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) had been signed between the three countries to develop what is known as th...
Touch wood: US trade war leaves China importers struggling
May 28, 2019 (AFP)
Then the China-US trade war started. Since Beijing began to impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods last year, Xu has halted imports, his profits have plummeted,...
China digs in for protracted trade fight with US
May 26, 2019 (AFP)
The trade spat has turned into a war of words since President Donald Trump blacklisted Huawei last week over concerns the telecom giant's equipment could be use...
Chinese regulators take over small lender
May 24, 2019 (AFP)
The rare takeover of a domestic lender -- announced by the People's Bank of China and the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission in a joint statement...
China slams US 'bullying' as firms step away from Huawei
May 23, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing also warned that Washington must show "sincerity" for trade talks to resume after President Donald Trump's moves against Huawei stoked tensions between ...
IMF warns US-China trade war will 'jeopardize' 2019 global growth
May 23, 2019 (AFP)
Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist, directly refuted President Donald Trump's claim that tariffs are paid by China and provide a w...
US, China dig in heels on Huawei as tech war intensifies
May 23, 2019 (AFP)
The world's top two economies stepped up their rhetoric following President Donald Trump's decision to blacklist the smartphone and telecom firm over worries th...
US firms rethink China presence because of trade war
May 22, 2019 (AFP)
The recent poll by the American Chamber of Commerce in China and its sister organisation in Shanghai paints a gloomy picture of the business environment for Ame...
US official acknowledges consumers will pay some tariff costs
May 22, 2019 (AFP)
Mnuchin's remarks were at odds with the message hammered by President Donald Trump, who claims China pays for the tariffs, creating a windfall for the US govern...
Portugal to issue 'panda bonds' in eurozone first
May 22, 2019 (AFP)
One of the European countries most open to Chinese investment, Portugal plans to place two billion renminbi, or yuan, of three-year bonds, according to a financ...
Dutch issue first 'green bond'
May 21, 2019 (AFP)
It is aiming to raise between four and six billion euros ($4.5 billion to $6.7 billion) up to July 2040, according to HSBC, one of the banks handling the operat...
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