China has retaliated by announcing tariffs on American soybeans, pork and other products. And the president has pointed to one reason for the tariffs – intellectual property. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: We…
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Trump proposes $100 billion more in new tariffs on China
He added that the U.S. Trade Representative had determined that China “has repeatedly engaged in practices to unfairly obtain America’s intellectual property.” U.S. stock index futures fell in reaction to Trump’s latest statement. Financial markets…
China applies its own maximum pressure policy on Pyongyang
TOKYO — As the U.S.-North Korea summit looms, President Donald Trump’s maximum pressure policy on North Korea may be working — thanks to China. Beijing appears to have gone well beyond U.N. sanctions on its…
China vows to fight back as Trump seeks tariffs on $100B of imports
China’s government vowed Friday to “counterattack with great strength” if President Donald Trump goes ahead with plans to raise U.S. tariffs on an additional $100 billion worth of Chinese goods and said negotiations were impossible…
In US-China trade dispute, what is intellectual property?
WASHINGTON: At the heart of the escalation of US-China trade tensions is President Donald Trump’s assertion of rampant “theft” of US intellectual property by China. In order to sell goods in China, foreign companies must…
China launches WTO complaint on U.S. tariffs linked to IP issues
China has sought consultations with the United States, the first step in a WTO dispute, over its announced tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports on grounds of alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property,…
Chinese sperm bank only wants donors who are loyal to Communism
BEIJING — A sperm bank in Beijing has set strict criteria for would-be donors, including a requirement that they are loyal to China’s ruling Communist Party. The state-run Peking University Third Hospital, according to a…
China’s new central bank governor will have to deal with debt and an ambitious economic agenda
The Chinese government has appointed a new head of its central bank. Yi Gang, currently the deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, will take over the leadership from Zhou Xiaochuan, who had been…
China reduces imports from North Korea
As the U.S.-North Korea summit looms, President Donald Trump’s maximum pressure policy on North Korea may be working — thanks to China. Beijing appears to have gone well beyond UN sanctions on its unruly neighbour,…
Trump threatens more China tariffs, Beijing ready to hit back
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China warned on Friday it was fully prepared to respond with a “fierce counter strike” of fresh trade measures if the United States follows through on President Donald Trump’s threat to slap…
US Tariffs Target China’s Intellectual Property Theft, but Solution Seems Far Off
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened tariffs on an additional $100 billion worth of Chinese goods, on top of the $50 billion in import taxes he already has proposed against Beijing. Though none of…
Beijing sperm bank donors must be party loyalists
BEIJING • One of the largest sperm banks in Beijing has set loyalty to the Communist Party as a prerequisite for donors, in a sign that China’s increasing emphasis on ideological training is being extended…
‘New world order’ could stem from US-China trade battle
“The signal must be there is a new order emerging, and how that new order emerges will depend upon the wisdom, the patience and the understanding of the top leaders,” Andrew Sheng, chief advisor at…
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