China appoints a new trade negotiator during tariff fight with the US

China appointed a new trade negotiator yesterday in the midst of its tariff fight with the U.S. The government said Li Chenggang replaces Wang Shouwen,

Xi says there are no winners in a trade war as he visits Southeast Asia

China’s leader Xi Jinping said no one wins in a trade war as he kicked off a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia yesterday, reiterating China’s commitment to

Chinese businesses ponder the future

When the first two rounds of 10% tariffs hit, Zou Guoqing, a Chinese exporter, groaned but didn’t find the barriers insurmountable. He gave up some of his

EU pauses tariff retaliation for 90 days to match Trump move, holding out hope for talks

The European Union’s executive commission said yesterday it will put retaliation measures on hold for 90 days to match President Donald Trump’s pause on his sweeping new tariffs

Americans are missing out on ‘China Chic’

Who said products made in China have no design? Just as Chinese brands are coming into their own, US President Donald Trump is building a steep tariff wall.

Another U-Turn: Trump reverses tariffs that caused market meltdown, but companies remain bewildered

President Donald Trump delivered another jarring reversal in American trade policy today (Macau time), suspending for 90 days import taxes he'd imposed barely 13 hours earlier on dozens of countries

China raises its retaliatory tariff on the US to 84% as it vows to ‘fight to the end’

China again vowed to “fight to the end” yesterday in an escalating trade war with the U.S. as it announced it would raise tariffs on American goods

China will ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens with more tariffs

China said yesterday it would “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an

Countries brainstorm over how to deal with tariff hikes

U.S. President Donald Trump and China sparred over tariff hikes and other retaliatory moves yesterday, as governments elsewhere were brainstorming strategies to cope with the trade war

China accuses US of unilateralism, protectionism and ‘bullying’ with tariffs

China yesterday accused the U.S. of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs, while calling on representatives of American companies including Tesla, to “take concrete actions” to

Sweeping Trump tariffs draw dismay, calls for talks from countries around the globe

Sweeping new tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and urgent calls for talks to find ways to rescind the stiff new

Copper prices soared as US threatens tariffs and China boosts its economy

Copper prices have hit record highs as an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners threatens to squeeze supplies of the

China is taking issue with Trump’s move to link tariffs to fentanyl

US President Donald Trump threw a curve ball at China by linking the fentanyl issue to his tariffs on imports. The Chinese government is swinging back.

Albanese won’t retaliate against ‘unjustified’ US tariffs on steel and aluminum

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday that U.S. tariffs on Australian steel and aluminum were unjustified, but his government would not retaliate with its own tariffs.

Beijing strikes back at Trump tariffs with 15% levies targeting US farmers

China retaliated against President Donald Trump’s tariffs with an additional 15% tax on key American farm products, including chicken, pork, soybeans and beef. The escalating

China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canadian farm and food products

China on Saturday announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian farm and food imports, after Canada imposed duties in October on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminum

China slaps extra tariffs of up to 15% on imports of major US farm exports

China announced yesterday it will impose additional tariffs of up to 15% on imports of key U.S. farm products, including chicken, pork, soy and beef, and also

China eyeing US farm exports for retaliation, report says, as importers rush to beat tariffs

Chinese manufacturers reported an uptick in orders in February as importers rushed to beat higher U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, as a Chinese

Iran loosens import restrictions on foreign cars and iPhones, trying to mask its economic woes

All architecture student Amirhossein Azizi wanted for his 19th birthday was the latest iPhone — and for Iran’s cash-strapped theocracy, it was just the gift they needed as

Trump pauses tariffs on millions of low-value packages from China

President Donald Trump has paused imposing tariffs on small-value packages arriving from China, apparently to give federal agencies time to sort out how to process millions

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