China does not want a trade war with the US – there is no winner in a trade war,” Li said, adding that the two sides would have to find a solution to the dispute.…
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China files WTO challenge to US $200B tariff plan
BEIJING — China announced it filed a World Trade Organization challenge Monday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for a tariff hike on $200 billion of Chinese goods, reacting swiftly amid deep… ( read original…
EU pushes China on trade, saying it could open up if it wanted
At a joint news briefing with Li and Tusk in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, Juncker said that move showed “if China wishes to open up it can do so. It knows how to…
China’s economic growth cools amid trade tensions
BEIJING — China’s economic growth slowed in the quarter ending in June, adding to challenges for Beijing amid a mounting tariff battle with Washington. The world’s second-largest economy expanded by 6 … ( read original…
Asian shares fall as China data points to slowing growth
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian shares were lower on Monday after data from China showed the world’s second-largest economy slowed slightly in the second quarter, and as investors remain cautious over the … ( read original…
China’s ZTE shares soar after U.S. lifts supplier ban
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of China’s ZTE Corp surged more than 12 percent in Hong Kong on Monday after the United States lifted a ban on American companies selling parts to the telecommunications e……
Don’t mention the trade war: what China doesn’t want people to know in its dispute with the US
China’s censors are scrambling to control the narrative about … State media outlets with a higher political ranking are allowed to publish news and editorials about the trade war, while local media … ( read…
Officials say vaping co-pilot caused Air China flight to drop 21,000 feet
“In the preliminary investigation, the co-pilot was found to be smoking an e-cigarette,” China News reported of the Civil Aviation Administration of China’s findings, citing a news conference. Accordi… ( read original story …)
China chemical plant blast kills 19
A major explosion at a chemical plant in southwestern China has killed 19 people and injured 12 … “I heard seven explosions in ten minutes,” an eyewitness told domestic news agency Beijing News. “It ……
China’s record trade surplus with U.S. risks further inflaming trade tensions
China’s foreign trade faces risks of slowing in the second half of the year, General Administration of Customs spokesman Huang Songping told a news conference, though he said Beijing was capable of ha… ( read…
China’s June trade with North Korea falls by more than half
China’s imports from North Korea plunged 92.6 percent in June … a customs agency spokesman, Huang Songping, said at a news conference. He gave no financial totals. The trade curbs have remained in p… (…
In Beijing, Doors Shut on a Bastion of Independent Ideas
BEIJING — An independent think tank that was one of China’s few remaining bastions for liberal-democratic ideas was shut out of its Beijing offices on Wednesday, throwing its survival into doubt. Some … ( read…
BEIJING | China sentences veteran rights activist to 13 years’ prison
BEIJING — China on Wednesday sentenced a veteran pro-democracy campaigner to 13 years in prison on vaguely defined subversion charges, one day after releasing the widow of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate … ( read…
