Despite mounting financial pressure, China says it won’t negotiate until the Trump administration shows “sincerity” by canceling tariffs on its goods.
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As investors become increasingly anxious about US government bonds, Chinese officials are looking for ways to reduce their exposure
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Beijing is “evaluating” an offer from Washington to hold talks over U.S. President Donald Trump’s crippling tariffs, China’s Commerce Ministry said on Friday, signalling a potential de-escalation in …
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Asian stock markets and U.S. futures rose on Friday as signs of possible trade talks between the U.S. and China lifted risk sentiment after lacklustre earnings from tech bellwethers Apple and Amazon …
US blacklist on China is riddled with errors, outdated details
Doris Au, a seller of door locks and hardware in Hong Kong for 25 years, received a letter from her bank, DBS Group, last June stating that her business account would be closed. The bank…
China says it’s evaluating US overtures for trade talks, but tariffs remain an obstacle
China’s Commerce Ministry said Friday that Beijing is evaluating multiple approaches by the Trump administration for trade talks. However, in a ministry statement it said one-sided tariffs of up to …
Exclusive: Taiwan to mark World War Two end in history narrative battle with China
President Lai Ching-te will next week mark for the first time in Taiwan the end of World War Two in Europe and underscore that aggression must be defeated, sources told Reuters, at a time the…
Apple’s China Sales Decline Overshadows Solid Results
Apple’s declining China sales take the shine off otherwise solid results. Golf star Rory McIlroy teams up with TPG to launch a sports fund. And your Xbox just leveled up—in price. Listen to the day’s…
China says US eager to negotiate on tariffs, Beijing’s door is ‘open’
China’s commerce ministry said on Friday the United States has repeatedly expressed its willingness to negotiate on tariffs and that Beijng’s door is open for talks.
Former Harvard professor convicted over China ties joins Tsinghua University
Chemist and nanoscientist Charles Lieber says he aims to ‘realise more scientific dreams in the vibrant and innovative city of Shenzhen’.
Dave Chappelle’s New Donald Trump Roast After Viral China Jobs Clip
Dave Chappelle roasted Donald Trump for taking over as chairman of the Kennedy Center—weeks after a past joke about the president went newly viral on social media.
The Download: China’s energy throwback, and choosing between love and immortality
China has once again beat everyone else to a clean energy milestone—its new nuclear reactor is reportedly one of the first to use thorium instead of uranium as a fuel and the fi
China Continues To Contradict Trump’s Trade Talks Claim
This contradicts U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s claim that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, reached out to him in a phone call. Meanwhile, state-affiliated media has alleged it is Washington that …
