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US announces tariffs on $18 billion of China imports, including 100% on electric vehicles
This was part of a series of tariff rises on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports that the White House announced on Tuesday.
US To Raise Tariffs On $18 Bn Of China Imports Including Chips
The United States is hiking tariffs on $18 billion worth of imports from China, targeting strategic sectors like electric vehicles, batteries, steel and critical minerals, the White House said Tuesday …
Biden announces new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, including electric vehicles
President Biden is keeping the tariffs on Chinese imports put in place by his predecessor and 2024 opponent, former President Donald Trump. And he’s adding new ones for things like electric vehicles.
The End of TikTok Is a Propaganda Win for Beijing
When President Biden signed a bill requiring that TikTok be divested from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, members of Congress hailed the law as a blow to Beijing. They shouldn’t be so quick to celebrate.
Actors from Yushu of NW China’s Qinghai perform in Beijing
Actors from Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China’s Qinghai Province perform in Beijing, capital of China on May 13, 2024. Thirty actors, all of them career farmers and herders, presented 10 shows, including dance,…
How China Rose to Lead the World in Cars and Solar Panels
Heavy subsidies for industry, together with weak sales in China, have set the stage for an export boom, raising fears of factory job losses elsewhere.
Biden to increase tariffs on $18 billion in Chinese imports in a new warning to Beijing
“China’s simply too big to play by its own rules.” Biden’s predecessor, former President Donald Trump, enacted a sweeping tariff program on $300 billion in Chinese imports during his administration, …
US and China at odds over corn import ideas after soy divergence
Two months ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture stopped using Chinese customs data to estimate China’s soybean imports since supplier data indicated much larger volumes, creating a large gap …
President Biden unveils a historic wave of tariffs on ‘strategic’ Chinese imports
President Joe Biden ramps up pressure on China with new targeted tariffs on a range of goods as his rival Donald Trump weighs even more draconian measures should the Republican win in November.
New COVID-19 sub-variant unlikely to cause infection peak in China: experts
BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — The KP.2 sub-variant of COVID-19, which has become increasingly prevalent on a global scale, is unlikely to cause a new infection peak in China in the near future, the National…
Putin to visit Beijing, meet Xi this week
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China this week and meet with leader Xi Jinping, the two countries announced Tuesday.
Beijing slams UK after manager of Hong Kong trade office in London, 2 others hit with spying charges
British authorities have charged three men with assisting Hong Kong in spying activities, with one of them sharing the same name as the office manager of the city’s economic and trade office in London.
