Tag: China

• Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

  Trump again threatens China with higher tariffs if no deal is reached

  

  The United States would raise tariffs on Chinese imports if no deal is reached with Beijing to end a trade war, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, threatening an escalation of the spat that has damaged economic growth worldwide.

• Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 08:49 UTC

  FBI regrets not having acted more swiftly in the intellectual property dispute with Beijing

  

  The FBI wished it had taken swifter action as Beijing recruited US-based researchers to transfer intellectual property from American laboratories, a senior official at the agency said on Tuesday during Senate testimony.

• Monday, November 18th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Beijing sends naval force with a carrier to intimidate Taiwan's presidential election

  

  China has sailed a carrier group into the sensitive Taiwan Strait led by its first domestically built aircraft carrier as election campaigning kicked into high gear on the self-ruled island on Sunday. Taiwan's foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said they would not be intimidated.

• Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

  Brazil discussing a trade deal with Beijing; Chinese company planning US$ 1bn investment in port

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro and Economy Minister Paulo Guedes want to strengthen trade relations with China. Guedes said the creation of a free trade area between the two countries is under negotiation.

• Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  Tusk forecasts UK will become “a second-rate player” after it leaves the EU

  

  Britain will lose influence in international affairs and become a “second-rate player” after it leaves the European Union, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  Bolsonaro hosts BRICS summit: his heart with Trump but Brazil's economy in need of Beijing

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro will walk a diplomatic tightrope on Wednesday when he hosts his Chinese counterpart, as he seeks to boost ties with Beijing and avoid upsetting key ally Donald Trump.

• Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 08:37 UTC

  Some 1.5 million jobs threatened by US/China trade war, warns port of Los Angeles

  

  President Donald Trump on Tuesday took credit for an American economic renaissance but was greeted by another salvo from US industries that blame his trade wars for jeopardizing employment, wounding business and burdening consumers with higher costs.

• Friday, November 8th 2019 - 08:52 UTC

  China and US agree to roll back tariffs in phases, both sides confirmed

  

  China and the United States have agreed to roll back tariffs on each others' goods as part of the first phase of a trade deal, officials from both sides said on Thursday offering a new sign of progress despite ongoing divisions about the months-long dispute.

• Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 09:02 UTC

  Three years of bonanza for meat exporters because of China's pig disease

  

  Global meat shippers have three years to make the most of the outbreak of fatal pig disease in China before Chinese pork imports peak, according to a report released by the U.S. pork industry, which is competing for sales against Europe and South America.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  US and China trying to agree where to sign “phase one” of trade deal

  

  The United States and China are working to narrow their differences enough to sign a “phase one” trade deal as early as this month, but suggestions for a signing venue range from Alaska to Greece.