Tag: Xi Jinping

Monday, February 25th 2019 - 08:58 UTC
US/China trade talks make “substantial progress”; Trump delays deadline for more tariffs

The United States is delaying a planned increase of tariffs on more than US$200 billion in Chinese exports after “substantial progress” made in trade talks, President Donald Trump said on Sunday. Trump also said he planned to hold a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Florida estate Mar-a-Lago to ink a deal.
Saturday, February 16th 2019 - 11:30 UTC
China/US trade talks break down; Washington warns “very difficult issues” remain unresolved

Trade talks between the US and China have broken up without a deal, with the US warning that “very difficult issues” remain unresolved. The talks in China this week were aimed at securing a new deal before further US tariffs are imposed on 1 March. China said negotiations would now continue in the US next week.
Friday, February 8th 2019 - 10:10 UTC
Trade deal: Trump said no meeting with Xi before the March first deadline

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not plan to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline set by the two countries to achieve a trade deal.
Friday, February 1st 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Summit with Xi, “soon”, should seal “the biggest deal ever made” forecasts Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping soon to try to seal a comprehensive trade deal as Trump and his top trade negotiator both cited substantial progress in two days of high-level talks.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
China/US technical trade talks end with “understanding of each others' concern”

Trade talks between China and the United States this week were extensive, and helped establish a foundation for the resolution of each others' concerns, China's commerce ministry said on Thursday, but gave no details on the issues at stake.
Saturday, January 5th 2019 - 08:42 UTC
US delegation to hold trade talks in China on January 7/8, revealed Beijing

A US delegation will visit China next week for talks aimed at defusing the trade war between the world's two largest economies. The closely watched meeting follows a dismal week for US markets, with losses fuelled partly by trade fears.
Thursday, December 27th 2018 - 21:59 UTC
Peru's GDP forecast to go up in 2019 thanks to private investment, domestic consumption

Peru's gross domestic product (GDP) is set to expand 3.7% this year and the next, boosted by the good performance of private investment and consumption, according to The Economist.
Wednesday, December 19th 2018 - 09:54 UTC
Xi Jinping recalls the forty years that have made China a super power

Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed that his country will not develop at the expense of other nations, in a speech marking 40 years since China introduced major economic reforms. However, he also said that the global superpower would not be told what to do by anyone.
Monday, December 10th 2018 - 05:51 UTC
US/China trade negotiations have a deadline: March first, says Lighthizer

U.S.-China trade negotiations need to reach a successful end by March 1 or new tariffs will be imposed, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Sunday, clarifying there is a “hard deadline” after a week of seeming confusion among President Donald Trump and his advisers.
Monday, December 10th 2018 - 05:30 UTC
Ecuador expects to renegotiate debt with China; president off to Beijing

Ecuador plans to renegotiate the terms of its debt to China, President Lenin Moreno said ahead of a trip to Beijing, adding that a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for additional financing was possible.