China has waived the 125% tariff on ethane imports from the United States imposed earlier this month, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, among a group of products that have been…
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China caved on one of its major 125% tariffs against ethane imports from the U.S. on Tuesday, having initially imposed the tariff last month.
Beijing lodges serious representations over Philippines’ moves
Beijing has lodged serious representations with the Philippines over its recent China-related negative moves, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
China waives tariffs on US ethane imports, sources say
China has waived the 125% tariff on ethane imports from the United States imposed earlier this month, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, among a group of products that have been…
US tariffs could cost China 5–10 million jobs, ‘onus’ on Beijing, Bessent says
The administration later walked back its initial proposal, and announced April 9 it would immediately hike tariffs on Chinese goods to 145%, but scale back reciprocal tariffs on other countries for 90 …
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Domestic travel in China has boomed since the end of the country’s pandemic-era restrictions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Bolshoi Ballet’s China tour to visit Shenzhen and Beijing but not Hong Kong
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Restaurant fire kills 22 in northeast China’s Liaoning
A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people on Tuesday, the official news agency Xinhua said, in the latest in a series of similar deadly incidents around the country.
China Spy Fears at Air Bases Lead to String of Tourist Detentions
Acting on a tip from U.S. military personnel, South Korean authorities detained two Chinese nationals on April 23 for using high-end cameras to photograph planes, on suspicion of violating Seoul’s …
