WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pushing ahead with hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday, and the smoldering trade war between the world’s two largest economies showed…
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China, U.S. lurch closer to trade war as Trump sets $50 billion in tariffs and Beijing vows to strike back
WASHINGTON/BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on US$50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday as Beijing threatened to respond in kind, in a move that looks set to ignite a trade war…
Kim Jong-un’s Air China summit charter is proof Beijing is wind beneath his wings
Kim may have chosen the Chinese jumbo jet for safety and practical reasons. His own personal jet is a Soviet-era Ilyushin II, a long-range jet that was discontinued in 1995. Besides, Chinese pilots are more…
Beijing fires back in trade war with US
BEIJING: China fired back on Saturday in a spiralling trade dispute with US President Donald Trump by raising import duties on a $34-billion list of American goods including soybeans, electric cars and whiskey. The government…
Beijing looks for clues on US-Taiwan ties as Washington set to name new ‘ambassador’ to Taipei
Beijing will be looking for clues to any possible changes in Washington’s policy on Taiwan – one of the most sensitive issues in their bilateral relationship – when the US appoints a new head of…
When it comes to North Korea, no one puts Beijing in a corner
China may not have been at the table for Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s historic summit, but it still scored a strategic victory and sent out a clear message: no one puts Beijing in…
Beijing 2022 big air venue expected to be completed by end of 2019
Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games have said they expect the big air snowboarding venue to be complete by the end of next year. It was confirmed by the International Olympic Committee last…
China’s Official News Media Sharply Criticize Trump
SHANGHAI — The newspaper that serves as the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party had four words to describe the Trump administration on Saturday: rude, unreasonable, selfish and headstrong. While the topic of a looming…
China responds to Trump tariffs, hikes import duties on American goods
China has fired back in a spiraling trade dispute with President Donald Trump by raising import duties on a $34 billion list of American goods including soybeans, electric cars and whiskey. The government said Saturday…
U.S. and China Expand Trade War as Beijing Matches Trump’s Tariffs
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday escalated a trade war between the world’s two largest economies, moving ahead with tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese goods and provoking an immediate tit-for-tat response from Beijing.…
Beijing responds to US B-52 bombers flying over South China Sea with anti-aircraft drill
Beijing has carried out anti-aircraft drills with missiles fired against drone targets over the South China Sea after the US challenged it by flying B-52 bombers across the region. China’s drills were intended to simulate…
U.S. and China Expand Trade War as Beijing Vows to Match Trump’s Tariffs
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said on Friday that it would move ahead with imposing tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese products, drawing a vow of retaliation from Beijing and escalating a trade war between…
Trump administration slaps tariffs on $50B US of China imports
China has said that it will retaliate with $50 billion US in tariffs in response, rattling financial markets. Trump has vowed to fulfil his campaign pledge to crack down on what he contends are China’s…
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