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Trump says China 'theft' of US jobs and wealth must end
Feb 06, 2019 (AFP)
In his annual State of the Union address, Trump also called on China to make the kind of far-reaching "structural" changes to industrial policy that analysts sa...
US, China committed to reaching trade deal by deadline: Mnuchin
Feb 06, 2019 (AFP)
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to a 90-day truce in the ongoing trade war, but US tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports are du...
China fears shake Berlin's economic principles
Feb 05, 2019 (AFP)
Aware he was making a rare break with conventional wisdom, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier took pains to set limits to his public investment scheme, one element...
US Treasury welcomes 'support' from Democrats on China
Feb 05, 2019 (AFP)
Mnuchin's remarks came in response to accusations from Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, that he had urged Trump to soften his stance in the trade ...
UN says EU could win big in US-China trade war
Feb 04, 2019 (AFP)
In a report, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) examined the repercussions of the tariff tit-for-tat already under way between the two trade gi...
Foreign businesses fret as China fast-tracks investment law
Feb 03, 2019 (AFP)
The law will eliminate the requirement for foreign enterprises to transfer proprietary technology to Chinese joint-venture partners. It also includes other step...
US, China hail major 'progress' in trade talks
Feb 01, 2019 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump hailed "tremendous progress" and welcomed a "beautiful" letter from his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, who said he hoped for further ...
Red ink alert: Hundreds of Chinese firms warn on profits
Jan 31, 2019 (AFP)
Companies across a range of sectors from livestock producers to airlines to securities firms have submitted updated guidance to the country's two stock exchange...
Trump hails 'tremendous' progress in US-China trade talks
Jan 31, 2019 (AFP)
Trump's comments were an upbeat conclusion to the latest round of talks but the White House emphasized the two sides still faced the "hard deadline" of March 1 ...
US, China resume trade talks with a chill in the air
Jan 30, 2019 (AFP)
The world's two largest economies are battling for nothing less than future dominance in critical high-tech industries, according to US Trade Representative Rob...
China eyes easing foreign investment rules ahead of US trade talks
Jan 29, 2019 (AFP)
Washington and other Western powers have been clamouring for better access to Chinese markets and complained about steep government subsidies to local companies...
China's top trade negotiator arrives in US for talks
Jan 29, 2019 (AFP)
The large delegation led by Vice Premier Liu He and including the head of the central bank arrived Monday as a US Justice Department indictment against top Chin...
WTO to probe Trump's China tariffs
Jan 28, 2019 (AFP)
The WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) has agreed to establish an expert panel to review US President Donald Trump's decision to hit China with tariffs on a qu...
Trump to meet Chinese vice premier in trade talks
Jan 28, 2019 (AFP)
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He is leading a delegation of 30 officials to Washington for talks Wednesday and Thursday as the pressure mounts on both sides to reach...
Businesses struggle as cracks appear in China's economy
Jan 27, 2019 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy is losing steam, hitting its slowest growth in almost three decades last year, and flagging further in recent months. While g...
US, China resume high-stakes poker in trade talks
Jan 27, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing's trade envoy, Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, will lead a 30-person delegation at the invitation of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Trade Represe...
Malaysia scraps multi-billion dollar China-backed project
Jan 26, 2019 (AFP)
Malaysia has in recent months suspended several major projects signed under the country's previous scandal-plagued regime, in a bid to cut the country's massive...
US, China 'miles and miles' from resolving trade conflict: US official
Jan 24, 2019 (AFP)
A high-level Chinese delegation is due in Washington next week for talks to resolve the dispute by March 1, when US duty rates on Chinese imports are due to ris...
China to pass US in retail sales this year: forecast
Jan 23, 2019 (AFP)
Retail sales in China are expected to hit $5.64 trillion, an increase of 7.5 percent over 2018, while Americans are likely to spend $5.53 trillion, a 3.3 percen...
At Davos, China and Germany tout openness as teenager plugs climate fight
Jan 23, 2019 (AFP)
Reactions against a longer-running style of populism also reared up at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), as Brazil and other regional countries joined the ...
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