China’s capital hunkered down on Saturday as rare typhoon-like gales swept northern regions, forcing the closure of historic sites and disrupting travel while bringing late snowfalls and hailstone …
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High winds and sandstorms prompt Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights and close parks
High winds and the threat of sandstorms have prompted China’s capital Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights and close public parks to avoid injuries.
Strong Winds Uproot Trees and Rattle Windows in Northern China
The city of Beijing advised residents to stay home as forecasters said the winds could be the city’s strongest in April in 70 years.
Trump’s historic China tariffs spread pain through U.S. and global economies
President Donald Trump’s rapid-fire trade war has set in motion a commercial rupture without precedent, which is rippling through the global economy in unpredictable and costly ways. The triple-digit taxes that the president has imposed…
Why Trump is scrambling for allies in his trade war with China
A unified North American trading powerhouse has long been seen as a potential bulwark against China. But Trump has repeatedly threatened to take over Canada and has targeted Mexico with some of his toughest tariffs.…
Tracking Trump: China escalates tariffs; officials defy a court order; the health department’s autism study; and more
Earlier this week: Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and astronaut and Trump’s NASA administrator pick testified at a confirmation hearing as the agency faces a fork in the road. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his…
Trump tariffs live updates: U.S.-China trade war escalates as Beijing raises retaliatory duties
China raised its total retaliatory tariff on U.S. imports to 125% today after the Trump administration clarified the previous day that U.S. duties on Beijing are now 145% because of earlier …
Trump tariffs live updates: U.S.-China trade war escalates as Beijing increases retaliatory duties
China raised its total retaliatory tariff on U.S. imports to 125% today after the Trump administration clarified the previous day that U.S. duties on Beijing are now 145% because of earlier fentanyl-related levies.
Why China Won’t Give In to Trump
President Donald Trump bragged that many foreign leaders were “kissing his ass” to avoid the steep tariffs he’d imposed on their countries. But China’s leader, Xi Jinping, was not one of them. “We are waiting…
Trump Showed His Pain Point in His Standoff With China
Xi Jinping, who rules with absolute authority, has shown he is willing to let the Chinese people endure hardship. President Trump revealed he has limits.
As U.S. Fights China, Europe Courts It
As the U.S. and China hits out at each other, Europeans are forming an orderly line to Beijing. On Friday, Chines
Why Trump’s attempt to pressure Beijing with ever-rising tariffs could backfire
Many U.S. trade partners have scrambled to offer concessions in exchange for lower U.S. tariffs, but ot China, which not only has not sought negotiations but has matched Trump tariff for tariff.
Trump optimistic on reaching deal with China, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump is optimistic about reaching a trade deal with China, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Friday, amid an escalating trade war between the two economic …
