China’s Xinhua News Agency wrote: “The right decision would be for Lotte to defer or reject the deal… Lotte stands to lose Chinese customers and the Chinese market. That would be a very large slice…
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China urges 'restraint' after U.S. airstrike on Syrian airfield
Trump also accepted an invitation from Xi to visit China, China’s official New China News Agency reported Friday. There are “a thousand reasons to make China-U.S. relationship work, no reason to break it,” Xi told…
China on its 3rd Phase – Stewards of culture, or sleight of hand?
Also read: China matters, and founders should take note and stop pretending otherwise None of this is really news to you, I know, and neither is it news to China — old news maybe. What…
Trump hails 'tremendous' progress in talks with China's Xi
The two men and their staff sat face to face for talks at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida. Last year Mr Trump said China had “raped the US” and vowed to brand the superpower…
Activists Criticize China’s Human Rights Record Ahead of Trump-Xi Jinping Meeting
Chinese authorities were holding Lee Ming-cheh, a manager at a community college in Taipei, on charges of “endangering national security,” according to the government-owned China News Service. Lee has supported civil society organizations in China…
Trump lauds ‘outstanding’ relationship with China’s Xi after talks
However, Xi apparently got something out of dinner. Chinese state media reported late Thursday that Trump has accepted Xi’s invitation to visit China this year. The official Xinhua News Agency said Trump will travel to…
China's Xi arrives for Trump summit, talks expected on N. Korea
While Trump for years has railed against China’s monetary and trade policies as hurting American workers, North Korea could rise to the top of their summit agenda. He told Fox News’ Pete Hegseth that “we…
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump welcomes China’s Xi for high-stakes inaugural summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping touched down in Florida for a high-stakes summit at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. ( read original story …)
South China Sea: Philippines' Duterte sends troops to unoccupied islands
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered troops to occupy uninhabited islands and reefs in the disputed South China Sea. “The unoccupied, which are ours, let’s live on it,” Mr Duterte told reporters during a visit…
Great news for the loonie and TSX: The global driver of commodity demand has re-emerged
The current spike in China’s imports is great news for Canadian equities and the loonie. Most investors are aware that the Chinese economy is the world’s largest driver of commodity demand but the sheer scale…
Trump's constant trashing of China over its currency could backfire
President Trump risks an embarrassing blunder if he doesn’t tone down his rhetoric on China’s currency when he comes face to face with President Xi Jinping. The first meeting between the leaders of the world’s…
Trump presses China on NKorea; another bluff could hurt him
But if he’s bluffing, and Xi calls him on it, that might prove damaging in future negotiations with China or in building a united front against North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs. The two-day meeting…
Southern Ontario pushes back against China's steel dumping
“They’re not working on the same playing field that any of us are,” he told CBC News. Zekelman echoed the Chamber, saying shoddy practices in China threaten the steel industry in Canada and the thousands…