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Trump, Xi to talk trade as economic titans jockey for edge

June 28, 2019 admin China, Donald Trump, Latest News Stories, trade war, US, World, Xi Jinping

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:48:32 +0000

A trade war between two economic titans will face a critical junction Saturday, when President Donald Trump meets China’s Xi Jinping at a moment when both sides are signaling a desire to de-escalate the year-long conflict, yet seem unwilling to compromise.

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China says list of ‘unreliable’ foreign firms coming soon

June 6, 2019 admin China, commerce ministry, Latest News Stories, trade blacklist, trade war, unreliable 'foreign' firms, World

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:03:33 +0000

China’s Commerce Ministry will release a list of “unreliable” foreign companies in the near future, a spokesman said Thursday.

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Chinese tourism to US drops for 1st time in 15 years

May 27, 2019 admin China, Latest News Stories, tariff, tourism us, Tourists, trade war, World

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 06:05:16 +0000

After more than a decade of rapid growth, Chinese travel to the U.S. is falling. And that has cities, malls and other tourist spots scrambling to reverse the trend.

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China says door open to trade talks, but slams tech controls

May 23, 2019 admin China, international news, Latest News Stories, trade talks, trade war, World, Xi Jinping

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 12:10:20 +0000

China held the door open to resuming talks in the tariff war with Washington on Thursday, but lashed out at limits on access to key technologies.

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China voices strength, pushes nationalism around trade war

May 15, 2019 admin China, chinese nationalism, international news, Latest News Stories, trade war, World

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 11:35:32 +0000

The ruling Communist Party takes a more aggressive approach to the trade war, projecting stability and stirring up nationalistic sentiment in the process.

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Trade dispute with US a political challenge for China’s Xi

May 9, 2019 admin China, Economy, Latest News Stories, tariff, trade war, trumo, US, World, World News, Xi Jinping

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 14:19:13 +0000

BEIJING – The tariff war between Washington and Beijing poses one of the biggest challenges yet for Chinese President Xi Jinping, potentially exposing his political vulnerabilities at a time when the Chinese economy is already slowing.

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Canada allows extradition case against Huawei CFO to proceed

March 1, 2019 admin Canada, cfo, China, Extradition, Huawei, Latest News Stories, meng wanzhou, trade war, u.s., World

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 00:38:34 +0000

TORONTO — Canada said Friday it will allow the U.S. extradition case against Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to proceed.

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Survey: American companies worry US-Chinese ties will worsen

February 25, 2019 admin american chamber of commerce, international news, Latest News Stories, trade war, us-china trade, World

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 06:27:53 +0000

American companies in China increasingly worry US-Chinese relations will deteriorate, a business group reported Tuesday.

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US, China seek deal to prevent trade-war escalation

February 14, 2019 admin China, deal, Diplomacy, Economy, Latest News Stories, Negotiations, talks, Trade, trade war, Trump, US, World, Xi

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 08:09:28 +0000

(From L) US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Chinese Vice Premier and lead trade negotiator Liu He and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talk before the opening session of trade negotiations at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on February 14, 2019. - US and Chinese negotiators kicked off two days of official trade talks in Beijing on February 14 as the world's top two economies try to patch up their festering economic dispute. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP)

BEIJING — US and Chinese negotiators on Thursday kicked off two days of high-level talks that President Donald Trump says could decide whether he escalates the bruising tariff battle between the world’s two biggest economies. Trump indicated this week he was open to extending a trade truce beyond March 1 depending on progress in Beijing. […]

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Wildfire victims among those stung by Trump’s trade war

August 11, 2018 admin Construction, Fire, Houses, Latest News Stories, lumber, rebuild, Rehabilitation, tariff, trade war, Trump, wildfire victims, World

In this Friday, August 10, 2018, photo the partially rebuilt home of Debbie and Rick Serdin in the Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa, Calif. The Trump administration's tariffs have raised the cost of imported lumber, drywall, nails and other key construction materials, squeezing homeowners who seek to rebuild quickly after losing their houses to natural disasters, such as the wildfires that destroyed Coffey Park. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)

The import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building homes. That especially squeezes homeowners who seek to rebuild quickly after losing their houses to natural disasters, such as the wildfires scorching parts of California.

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