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Germany urges fair business environment for its carmakers in China
BONN, Germany Germany wants China to create a fairer business environment for foreign companies, especially German carmakers seeking to tap into Beijing’s drive for greener cars, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel told his Chinese counterpart Wang…
Meet Mr. ‘Death by China,’ Trump’s inside man on trade
Navarro, a 67-year-old professor in the University of California at Irvine’s business school who is the head of the new White House National Trade Council. His task: to help rewrite the rules of global trade,…
3 Chinese warships have wrapped up a week of training exercises in the South China Sea
Exercises by the Chinese ships, in particular the aircraft carrier Liaoning, in recent months have unnerved its neighbors, especially given long-running territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The training included sudden attack drills and…
US biz in China warms to trade shake-up
“Reciprocity” has become the new buzzword in the US business community in China, with some industry leaders saying they would welcome a tougher approach from the Trump administration in opening up the markets of the…
China solar tariffs in EU get 18-month extension
European Union member states have cleared an 18-month extension of import tariffs on solar panels from China, a compromise position after initial opposition, sources said on Friday. Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties have been in place…
China jails former business regulator for 18 years for graft
BEIJING: A court in China jailed a former senior official at one of the country’s business regulators for 18 years on Friday for corruption, state news agency Xinhua said. Sun Hongzhi was a deputy head…
Video: 6 Issues Defining US-China Relations
President Donald Trump inherited a US-China relationship that many analysts see as deteriorating amid nationalistic rhetoric on both sides and contentious disagreements over trade, territory, and a host of other issues. Over a year and…
China sees chance of six-party talks with North Korea
MUNICH China has not given up hope for a new round of diplomacy with … test-fired a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile. State-run KCNA news agency said leader Kim Jong Un supervised…
China closes live poultry markets amid deadly flu outbreak
China has gained extensive experience in dealing with such crises … freshly-slaughtered poultry complicates the government’s efforts to eradicate such diseases. The official Xinhua News Agency said the market closures this time have “greatly reduced…
China starts new crackdown on plastics scrap imports
China’s Xinhua news agency said the General Administration of Customs announced the campaign 7 February and that it would target “industrial waste, electronic scrap and plastics” as well as “gangs and well-organised operations acting illegally.”…
Hobart International Airport boss to meet China’s main airlines
HOBART Airport boss Rod Parry will travel to China next week with Federal Tourism Minister Steven Ciobo to meet with China’s main airlines. Mr Parry said demand for Tasmania as a tourism destination and potential…
Britain, China pledge to promote free trade
SHANGHAI China and Britain have pledged to promote free trade and cooperate on building a open world economy, fanning efforts to shore up what the two governments have called a “golden era” in their relationship,…
