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China 'won't surrender' to pressure in US trade war
May 13, 2019 (AFP)
While American officials argue that they have the upper hand in the year-long clash, China struck back amid reports it could raise the temperature even higher b...
China fires back at US with tariff hike on goods worth $60 bn
May 13, 2019 (AFP)
The announcement came after the latest round of US-China trade negotiations ended Friday without a deal, and after Washington increased tariffs on $200 billion ...
China warns WTO facing 'existential crisis' amid US trade moves
May 13, 2019 (AFP)
In a document posted on the WTO website, China cautioned that a range of recent "unilateralist and protectionist practices" had "undermined the authority and ef...
Tense future for US-China ties, with or without trade deal
May 12, 2019 (AFP)
The United States faces a growing challenge to its lone superpower status from a Communist-ruled China whose global influence, military might and high-tech capa...
Trump defends tariffs after advisor says 'both sides' suffer
May 12, 2019 (AFP)
"We are right where we want to be with China," Trump said on Twitter. "Remember, they broke the deal with us & tried to renegotiate. We will be taking in Tens o...
Trump orders tariff hike on remaining Chinese imports
May 11, 2019 (AFP)
After tweeting that two days of trade talks in Washington had been "candid and constructive," the businessman-turned-politician changed tack and followed throug...
Trump to China: Trade deal now or it will be 'far worse' after 2020
May 11, 2019 (AFP)
Washington and Beijing are locked in a trade battle that has seen mounting tariffs, sparking fears the dispute will damage the global economy. Two days of talks...
Trump to US companies: make products at home
May 11, 2019 (AFP)
"Such an easy way to avoid Tariffs? Make or produce your goods and products in the good old USA. It's very simple!" he said Saturday on Twitter, echoing a simil...
US hits China with higher tariffs, raising stakes in trade talks
May 10, 2019 (AFP)
President Donald Trump got a briefing from his trade negotiators after the first day of talks with the Chinese side on Thursday, but made no move to hold off on...
White House says talks with China to continue on Friday
May 10, 2019 (AFP)
President Donald Trump met with the US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin following the first day of talks with the Ch...
'Intelligent reformer': China's Liu He seeks a trade deal
May 10, 2019 (AFP)
President Xi Jinping's right-hand man on economic issues has managed months of tricky negotiations with US officials in an attempt to hammer out a pact. On his ...
It's everyday Americans who pay Trump's tariffs
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Trump plans to ratchet up tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25 percent on Friday, and said the US will be fine without a trade deal since it is ...
US trade deficit with China shrinks on dip in imports
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Goods imports from China fell to their lowest level in almost three years, with a notable drop in purchases of mobile phones and other household goods, accordin...
As trade truce collapses, US, China scramble to revive a deal
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Rather than sealing a deal this week -- as officials in both countries had previously hinted was possible -- Chinese trade envoy Liu He instead returns to the b...
China's exporters fret over Trump tariffs
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Companies shipping a range of products from seafood to furniture are among those in the firing line as the economic superpowers try to resolve a trade war that ...
China consumer and producer inflation rise
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing has struggled to get prices to rise in recent months, with both measures staying stubbornly low as global growth cools leading to weak demand and a trad...
US-China trade talks resume, Trump says deal still 'possible'
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
The Chinese delegation, including Vice Premier Liu He, was greeted by US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. With puni...
China warns it 'won't capitulate' as US trade talks loom
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
After months of seemingly collegial talks, Chinese trade envoy Liu He returns to the bargaining table in the US capital under a tense atmosphere after US negoti...
China's exports fall ahead of crucial trade talks
May 08, 2019 (AFP)
The world's two leading economies face a possible make-or-break moment when top negotiators meet in Washington this week following months of fraught talks. US P...
Trade dispute a 'big headwind' but US manufacturing sees solid growth
May 08, 2019 (AFP)
The world's two leading economies face a possible make-or-break moment when top negotiators meet in Washington this week following months of fraught talks under...
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