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China Has Sent Over 800 Flights Toward Taiwan Since Friday in Show of Force
The tactic from China is known as gray zone warfare, or any type of military action short of direct combat. Experts do not think it will lead to war.
Ag, China Trade and Biden’s Agenda
While China has moved aggressively to meet its agricultural import goals under former President Donald Trump’s phase-one trade agreement, the current U.S. trade ambassador on Monday said the Biden …
Biden is keeping key parts of Trump’s China trade policy. Here’s why
President Biden has made a clean break with the policies of his predecessor in many areas. But not when it comes to trade with China. The Biden …
Trump’s China trade deal is ‘starting point’ for Biden
The Biden administration wants to reshape former President Donald Trump’s historic phase one trade deal with China but acknowledged the former president laid the groundwork.
U.S. trade chief Tai seeks talks with China, won’t rule out new tariff actions
Top U.S. trade negotiator Katherine Tai on Monday pledged to exclude some Chinese imports from tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump while pressing Beijing in “frank” talks over its failure …
China PCR test orders soared before first reported COVID case
Purchases of PCR tests in China’s Hubei Province surged months before the first official reports of a novel coronavirus case there, according to a report from researchers in the U.S., the U.K. and …
U.S. will use all steps necessary to defend its economic interests against China, top trade official says
Tai confirmed a CNBC report last week saying that the Biden administration believed that Beijing has not complied with the phase one trade deal.
Empty Buildings in China’s Provincial Cities Testify to Evergrande Debacle
The property giant borrowed heavily to develop in out-of-the-way places like Lu’an. Left behind: buyers of unfinished apartments, Pegasus statues guarding “Fairyland.” …
World Bank, IMF face long-term damage after data rigging scandal
WASHINGTON: Regardless of whether IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva was to blame for changes to World Bank data in 2017 that benefited China, the scandal has dented the research reputations of both …
Volvo Cars Announces Plans for an IPO, Aims to Raise $2.9 Billion
Sweden-based automaker Volvo Cars, which is owned by Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. (“Geely”), on Monday announced its intention to launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and to …
While Ag Benefits From Phase-One Deal, More Market Reforms Needed in China
U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai on Monday laid out the Biden administration’s view of China trade, indicating the array of tariffs placed on more than $350 billion of Chinese imports would remain.
China’s Zhejiang province imports first thermal coal from Kazakhstan -state media
China’s Zhejiang province has brought in its first shipment of thermal coal from Kazakhstan, state media reported on Monday, as the east-China manufacturing hub scouts for new sources of supply amid a …
