Soybeans were down more than 2% Tuesday. China promised to retaliate if the Trump administration imposed additional tariffs on the country. Follow soybeans in real time here. Soybeans tumbled Tuesday after President Donald Trump threatened…
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China blasts new U.S. tariff threat, warns it will retaliate
BEIJING — China on Tuesday threatened “comprehensive measures” in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff hike, raising the possibility Beijing might target operations of American companies. Trump’s announcement fueled fears that economic ……
China accuses U.S. of ‘blackmailing’ as Trump targets $200B in tariffs
It was retaliation, he said, for China’s decision to raise tariffs on $50 billion in U.S. goods, which came after Trump announced similar tariffs on Chinese goods on Friday. “After the legal process is complete,…
North Korea’s Kim visits Beijing, as South Korea, U.S. halt military drill
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, where he will likely brief Chinese President Xi Jinping on his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump last week, as Washington and Seoul agreed to…
Trump threatens China with new tariffs on $200B in goods
The news sent global stock markets lower and pulled down both the dollar and the Chinese yuan in the offshore market. China’s commerce ministry said Beijing will fight back firmly with “qualitative” and “quantitative” measures…
China says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Beijing
BEIJING — Chinese state media say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a two-day state visit starting Tuesday. Kim’s trip follows his groundbreaking summit with President Donald Trump in Singapore last week that…
Beijing subway to get ‘bio-ID’ tracking systems: China Daily
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Chinese capital, Beijing, is looking at introducing “bio-recognition technology”, including palm scanners and facial recognition cameras, to speed up passenger flow through subway stations at peak times, state media reported on…
Beijing Wants to Rewrite the Rules of the Internet
It’s never been a worse time to be a Chinese telecom company in America. This evening, the Senate is set to vote on whether to restore a ban on U.S. company sales to prominent Chinese…
China tariffs could halt surging US crude oil exports to a huge growth market
The escalating trade war between China and the United States threatens to halt surging U.S. crude oil exports to China, which has become the biggest Asian market for American drillers over the last 2½ years.…
Trump sets $50 billion in China tariffs with Beijing ready to strike back
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday as Beijing threatened to respond in kind, in a move that looks set to ignite a trade…
Trump sets tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods; Beijing strikes back
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…
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…
