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Tag: China
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Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 08:17 UTC
Peru wants China to help finance a railway to the heart of South America
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra told news agency Reuters on Friday that China could partner with Bolivia and Peru on a massive intercontinental railway project that Peru once dismissed as too costly when pitched by China nearly three years ago.
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Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
China not interested in trade talks; Beijing rekindles nationalist resilience during Korean War
China may have no interest in continuing trade negotiations with the United States now, as it sees little “sincerity” in US President Donald Trump's recent approach, according to commentaries run by state media outlets on Friday.
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Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
World's leading modern architect IM Pei dies aged 102
IM Pei, whose modern designs and high-profile projects made him one of the best-known and most prolific architects of the 20th century, has died, the New York Times reported on Thursday. He was 102.
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Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Beijing cancels major pork order from the US; China a leading market for US hog industry
The same week United States President Donald Trump announced sweeping increases on tariffs against Chinese goods, Chinese buyers dropped orders for 3,247 metric tons of US pork - the biggest cancellation in more than a year, according to US Department of Agriculture data released on Thursday.
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Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:16 UTC
Trump's administration makes official Huawei's blacklisting further escalating trade dispute with China
The Trump administration on Thursday officially added China's Huawei Technologies to a trade blacklist, immediately enacting restrictions that will make it extremely difficult for the telecom giant to do business with U.S. companies.
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Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 09:41 UTC
Xi promises a far more open China to the world, despite the trade dispute with US
Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged that his country will be even more open to the world and debunked the notion of a “clash of civilization ”, even as his country remains mired in a trade war with the United States.
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Wednesday, May 15th 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Trump's “little squabble” with China pinching farmers' pockets and his electoral base
US farmers, who are major exporters of pork and soy, are caught in the middle of President Donald Trump's trade wars. And farmers along with the industries that support them, are also key voters.
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Wednesday, May 15th 2019 - 08:43 UTC
China reports weaker industrial output and retail sales during April: stimuli round the corner?
China on Wednesday reported surprisingly weaker growth in industrial output and retail sales for April, reinforcing expectations that Beijing needs to roll out more stimulus measures as the trade war with the United States escalates.
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Tuesday, May 14th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
China announces higher tariffs on US produce; Trump expects to meet Xi in June in G20 summit
United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would meet Chinese president Xi Jinping next month as the trade war between the world's two largest economies intensified, sending shivers through global markets.
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Tuesday, May 14th 2019 - 09:07 UTC
Venezuela receives 71 tons of medical supplies from China
A second airplane from China carrying medical supplies including medicine arrived in Venezuela on Monday as part of a “humanitarian technical” cooperation agreement between President Nicolas Maduro's government and the Asian powerhouse.
