Tag: China

Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Trump slaps additional 10% punitive tariff on US$ 300 billion of Chinese goods

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday he will hit China with punitive tariffs on another US$300 billion in goods, escalating the trade war after accusing Beijing of reneging on more promises.
Thursday, August 1st 2019 - 23:55 UTC
China, Colombia sign 12 new agreements to strengthen bilateral ties

Colombian President Ivan Duque and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping Wednesday agreed in Beijing to strengthen bilateral relations as they signed 12 bilateral accords in areas including judicial cooperation, trade, agriculture, education and customs.
Thursday, August 1st 2019 - 09:27 UTC
US/China “candid” trade talks, but no breakthrough; next meeting in September in Washington

U.S. and Chinese negotiators ended a brief round of trade talks on Wednesday with little sign of progress and agreed to meet again in September, prolonging an uneasy truce in a year-long trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
Tuesday, July 30th 2019 - 10:13 UTC
Brazil's efforts to improve ties with the US, “need not worry China, we never had a problem with China”

Brazil’s efforts to build better ties with the United States need not worry China, the South American economy top trade partner, because it had never had a problem with China, the Brazilian foreign minister stated. At issue in the past has been how previous Brazilian administrations handled relations with China, Ernesto Araujo said.
Tuesday, July 30th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Uruguay's Mujica blasts Malaysia as “a dictatorship where they kill 25 people every day”

Malaysia is a bloodthirsty dictatorship where they kill 25 people every day, according to Uruguay's ex president Jose Mujica. The Uruguayan leader speaking at a political rally put in the same bag, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, China as part of a poor defense of the regime of his good friend, the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro.
Monday, July 29th 2019 - 09:33 UTC
China/Brazil celebrate stable and mature relations on the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties

China-Brazil relations, which are already “stable and mature,” could be further strengthened in the future, experts said last Friday during a seminar marking the 45th anniversary of China-Brazil diplomatic ties.
Saturday, July 27th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Brazil and Beijing get along smoothly: “we never had an issue with China”

Brazilian foreign minister Ernesto Araujo batted away concerns about Brazil's relations with China, its biggest trade partner, during the BRICS summit hosted by Brazil. Many had feared ties could rupture under newly-elected President Jair Bolsonaro, whose previous criticisms of Beijing and fervent admiration of US President Donald Trump are shared by Araujo.
Friday, July 26th 2019 - 10:06 UTC
China/Brazil meeting: “pragmatism will prevail” anticipate Bolsonaro hard liners

Brazil's foreign minister has made clear that there is no love lost for Beijing on his part, but when he sits down with his Chinese opposite for the first time on Thursday analysts expect pragmatism to prevail.
Thursday, July 25th 2019 - 05:24 UTC
China opens dairy market to 24 Brazilian plants

The Brazilian farm ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that China has authorized 24 plants to export dairy products including powder milk and cheese to the Asian country.
Thursday, July 25th 2019 - 05:06 UTC
US to compensate a minimum US$ 15 per acre to farmers hurt by trade war with China

The U.S. government will pay a minimum of US$ 15 per acre to farmers hurt by President Donald Trump’s trade war with China under an aid package to be unveiled before the end of the week, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said.