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Nissan Motor Co. is expanding its research ties with a leading Chinese university as it and other foreign car companies try to claw back market share in the important Chinese market.
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Alaska congressional delegation steps up efforts to shut down U.S. imports of Russian seafood processed in China
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China lifts import ban on three Australian beef plants
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China’s growing power over Latin America
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Automaker Nissan expands research ties in China as part of bid to regain market share
Nissan Motor Co. is expanding its research ties with a leading Chinese university as it and other foreign car companies try to claw back market share in the important Chinese market.
Warming U.S.-China business ties hearten insiders, observers
Not only did the number of U.S. exhibitors reach a new high at the sixth China International Import Expo in early November, but the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC), a voice of American companies …
China and North Korea pledge stronger cooperation in rare talks as Beijing shores up ties with neighbours
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