Tag: China

• Saturday, January 18th 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  US will screen travelers from Chinese city of Wuhan for symptoms of new respiratory virus

  

  The United States will begin screening efforts at three U.S. airports to detect travelers from the central Chinese city of Wuhan who may have symptoms of a new respiratory virus that so far has killed two people and infected 45 more, public health officials said on Friday (Jan 17).

• Friday, January 17th 2020 - 17:34 UTC

  Chinese media warned not to “nitpick” the US/Beijing Phase 1 trade deal

  

  Chinese state media on Thursday warned against any “nitpicking” as Beijing portrayed the Phase 1 trade deal with United States and its new commitments to massive purchases of US goods as a boon for China's economy.

• Friday, January 17th 2020 - 10:29 UTC

  Wall Street stocks at fresh records after approval of North American trade pact

  

  Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records on Thursday after the US Senate approved a new North American trade pact, adding to the momentum from the US-China trade deal. All three major indices finished at all-time highs, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 267.42 points (0.92%) at 29,297.64.

• Thursday, January 16th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  World stocks at record high after US and China sign a deal to defuse the trade war

  

  World stocks inched to a record high on Thursday after the United States and China signed a deal to defuse their 18-month trade war, which has weighed on global economic growth and hampered investments.

• Wednesday, January 15th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  US-China sign Phase One of trade deal, but some tariffs to remain until completion of Phase Two

  

  The United States will maintain tariffs on Chinese goods until the completion of a second phase of a United States-China trade agreement, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday, a day before the two sides are to sign an interim deal.

• Wednesday, January 15th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Leading Chinese auto makers planning to produce vehicles in Mexico

  

  At least three Chinese automakers are preparing to produce vehicles in Mexico or expand existing operations, the Mexican ambassador to China earlier this week, in what would be a boost to one of the Latin American country’s top export industries.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Money markets react to US decision reversing China as a currency manipulator

  

  The Yen plumbed an eight-month low while the Yuan climbed to its highest level since July on Tuesday after the U.S. Treasury Department reversed its decision in August to designate China as a currency manipulator.

• Monday, January 13th 2020 - 09:07 UTC

  Beijing will not change its position despite Taiwan's president landslide election victory; threats from Xinhua news agency

  

  China will not change its position that Taiwan belongs to it, Beijing said on Sunday, after President Tsai Ing-wen won re-election and said she would not submit to China’s threats, as state media warned she was courting disaster.

• Monday, January 13th 2020 - 08:42 UTC

  All ready to sign US/China Phase 1 trade deal, following lengthy translation process

  

  China's commitments in the Phase 1 trade deal with the United States were not changed during a lengthy translation process and will be released this week as the document is signed in Washington, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday.

• Saturday, January 11th 2020 - 09:31 UTC

  Hong Kong troubles ensure election victory for Taiwan's incumbent candidate

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – “Over the past few years, China’s diplomatic offensives, military coercion, interference and infiltration have continued unabated,” said Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on New Year’s Day, as the Jan. 11 elections neared. “China’s objective is clear: to force Taiwan to compromise our sovereignty.” But every leader of her Democratic People’s Party (DPP) has always said that.