‘Back on track’: Trump, Xi seal trade war truce

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:10:08 +0000

China's President Xi Jinping (R) greets US President Donald Trump before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

US President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed trade talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as “far better than expected” and vowed to hold off on further tariffs as negotiations continue.

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Trump says he’ll talk trade with Xi next week in Japan

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 23:20:15 +0000

Trump says he'll talk trade with Xi next week in Japan

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said he’ll hold trade talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week at a summit of nations in Japan.

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G-20 talks trade, finance as Japan readies for Osaka summit

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 05:25:49 +0000

G-20 talks trade, finance as Japan readies for Osaka summit

FUKUOKA, Japan – Trade and economy ministers of the Group of 20 major economies met Sunday in Japan to discuss ways to reorder trade rules and finances in an era of technological change and protectionism.

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Japan, China agree to boost relations ahead of Xi visit

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 11:25:03 +0000

Japan, China agree to boost relations ahead of Xi visit

TOKYO – Japan and China have agreed to boost their relations ahead of a planned visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Japan in June, his first since coming to power in 2013.

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China confirms economy czar going to Washington for talks

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 07:47:43 +0000

China confirms economy czar going to Washington for talks

BEIJING – China confirmed Tuesday its economy czar will go to Washington for trade talks despite fears he might cancel after President Donald Trump threatened to escalate a tariff war over Beijing’s technology ambitions.

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Transparency demanded in Philippines-China deals on WPS projects

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 21:32:47 +0000

Transparency demanded in Philippines-China deals on WPS projects

Any deal on joint development in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should respect the country’s sovereignty over these waters

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‘Xi cult’ app is China’s red hot hit

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 06:55:22 +0000

This photo illustratration taken on February 20, 2019 shows a phone app called "Xuexi Qiangguo" or "Study to make China strong" with an image of China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing. - A propaganda app that puts China's powerful President Xi Jinping in anyone's pockets has become a hit in the country -- with a helpful nudge from Communist Party officials. Xi, who could rule indefinitely after parliament lifted presidential term limits last year, has enjoyed a level of officially stoked adulation unseen since Communist China's founder Mao. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP) / TO GO WITH China-politics-internet, FOCUS by Poornima WEERASEKARA

A propaganda app that puts China’s powerful President Xi Jinping in anyone’s pockets has become a hit in the country — with a helpful nudge from Communist Party officials.

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US, China seek deal to prevent trade-war escalation

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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