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China's Luckin raises $561 mln as it hopes to topple Starbucks
May 17, 2019 (AFP)
The Chinese company, which will debut on the Nasdaq Friday, set its share price at $17, at the high end of the range it announced in May. It sold 33 million Ame...
China says 'no information' on US trade trip to Beijing
May 16, 2019 (AFP)
In Washington on Wednesday, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told the senate appropriations committee he would likely travel to Beijing in the near future t...
China's US Treasury holdings lowest since 2017
May 16, 2019 (AFP)
However, the modest decline came before this month's sudden crack-up in negotiations aimed at resolving the trade dispute. In March, China's Treasury holdings f...
Xi says 'no clash' of civilisations amid US trade war
May 15, 2019 (AFP)
His remarks came after a top-level US official last month described the rivalry between China and the US as "a fight with a really different civilisation and a ...
China's economy shows further weakness as retail sales struggle
May 15, 2019 (AFP)
Authorities have for years been attempting to transition the world's number two economy from being reliant on state investment and exports to a more stable one ...
US nears metal tariffs deal with Canada, Mexico: official
May 15, 2019 (AFP)
The steep US tariffs imposed last year on national security grounds have become a major stumbling block to ratifying a new North American trade pact negotiated ...
Trump tells farmers victory awaits in trade war ; Just a little squabble
May 14, 2019 (AFP)
And farmers along with the industries that support them, are also key voters. So with 18 months to go before the presidential election, Trump is hoping to put t...
China says 'no information' on Xi-Trump meeting
May 14, 2019 (AFP)
As trade tensions escalated between the two countries, Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that he expects to meet with the president of China and Russia next...
US-China trade battle knocks German investor confidence
May 14, 2019 (AFP)
Expectations for economic performance in the coming months dropped 5.2 points compared with April, to -2.1, according to the ZEW institute's regular sounding of...
China's state media hits back at US on trade
May 14, 2019 (AFP)
The spree of editorials and commentaries in China's state media Monday and Tuesday ramped up attacks on Washington and its trade tactics, with Beijing rolling o...
China fires back at US with tariff hike on goods worth $60 bn
May 13, 2019 (AFP)
The announcement came after the latest round of US-China trade negotiations ended Friday without a deal, and after Washington increased tariffs on $200 billion ...
China warns WTO facing 'existential crisis' amid US trade moves
May 13, 2019 (AFP)
In a document posted on the WTO website, China cautioned that a range of recent "unilateralist and protectionist practices" had "undermined the authority and ef...
Pompeo to visit Brussels as Europe meets on Iran
May 13, 2019 (AFP)
The EU reiterated its determination to save the 2015 agreement to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions in return for sanctions relief, as tensions between the US and...
China 'won't surrender' to pressure in US trade war
May 13, 2019 (AFP)
While American officials argue that they have the upper hand in the year-long clash, China struck back amid reports it could raise the temperature even higher b...
Trump defends tariffs after advisor says 'both sides' suffer
May 12, 2019 (AFP)
"We are right where we want to be with China," Trump said on Twitter. "Remember, they broke the deal with us & tried to renegotiate. We will be taking in Tens o...
Tense future for US-China ties, with or without trade deal
May 12, 2019 (AFP)
The United States faces a growing challenge to its lone superpower status from a Communist-ruled China whose global influence, military might and high-tech capa...
Trump to China: Trade deal now or it will be 'far worse' after 2020
May 11, 2019 (AFP)
Washington and Beijing are locked in a trade battle that has seen mounting tariffs, sparking fears the dispute will damage the global economy. Two days of talks...
Trump to US companies: make products at home
May 11, 2019 (AFP)
"Such an easy way to avoid Tariffs? Make or produce your goods and products in the good old USA. It's very simple!" he said Saturday on Twitter, echoing a simil...
Trump orders tariff hike on remaining Chinese imports
May 11, 2019 (AFP)
After tweeting that two days of trade talks in Washington had been "candid and constructive," the businessman-turned-politician changed tack and followed throug...
'Intelligent reformer': China's Liu He seeks a trade deal
May 10, 2019 (AFP)
President Xi Jinping's right-hand man on economic issues has managed months of tricky negotiations with US officials in an attempt to hammer out a pact. On his ...
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