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Jun 02 2019
Headline Roundup
China Says U.S. is to Blame for Trade War
China on Sunday released a policy paper that blamed the United States for the trade war. They did hint at their willingness to resume negotiations with Washington while rejecting any attempt to force concessions from Beijing.
Fox News (Online News) Wall Street Journal (News) PoliticoMar 31 2020
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Coronavirus pandemic triggers ideological showdown between US and China as world watches
American and Chinese officials are engaged in an ideological “battle” occasioned by the novel coronavirus pandemic that could shape global perceptions of free societies and authoritarian regimes, according to U.S. officials.
“There is a real question that I don't think has been resolved yet about which one of the multiple competing narratives prevails here,” a senior U.S. official who
Washington ExaminerMar 27 2020
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Boris Johnson Tests Positive as Global Virus Cases Surpass 500,000
Governments stepped up enforcement of measures to quell the spread of the novel coronavirus as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive for the virus and the number of people infected world-wide climbed above half a million.
Mr. Johnson, 55, went into isolation after experiencing mild symptoms of illness, his office said Friday. Mr. Johnson will continue to lead Britain’s
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 28 2023
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US, China Agree to 'Increase Transparency' on Export Controls
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo began a four-day visit to China on Monday. She met with her Chinese counterpart, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, where the two agreed to exchange information on U.S. export controls and increase communication on other commercial issues.
Details: An economic downturn in the Chinese economy, paired with increased restrictions placed by the Biden
Newsweek The Epoch Times Associated PressNov 16 2019
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How Trump’s Trade War Went From Method to Madness
It started with a carefully calibrated trade weapon, an algorithm that spat out a list of targets for an assault on China ordered up by a U.S. president determined to rebalance the relationship between the world’s two biggest economies. The goal: building leverage for negotiations aimed at forcing wholesale changes in China’s economic architecture while limiting the pain to businesses and
BloombergNov 07 2019
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China says tariffs will come down if trade deal reached with U.S.
Beijing and Washington have agreed to reduce some punitive tariffs on each other's goods as talks on ending their trade war progress, a Chinese spokesman said Thursday, removing a possible stumbling block to a settlement.
The agreement came during talks aimed at working out details of a "Phase 1" deal announced Oct. 12. Financial markets were rattled by reports China was pushing for
CBS News (Online)Feb 25 2020
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Drop in New Coronavirus Cases in China Offers Hope That Its Outbreak Is Ebbing
With pace of new cases slowing, several Chinese provinces lower their health-alert levels.
BEIJING—The number of daily coronavirus infections in China outside of Hubei province, the epicenter of the epidemic, dropped to just nine new cases, authorities said Tuesday, offering fresh hope that the worst has passed in China even as the pathogen raises new alarms in other parts of the world
Wall Street Journal (News)May 13 2019
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China to impose tariffs on U.S. goods despite Trump warning
China said on Monday it would impose higher tariffs on a range of U.S. goods, striking back in its trade war with Washington shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump warned it not to retaliate.
China’s finance ministry said it plans to set import tariffs ranging from 5 percent to 25 percent on 5,140 U.S. products on a target list worth about $60 billion. It said the tariffs will take
ReutersAug 06 2019
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US officially labels China a 'currency manipulator'
The US has officially named China as a "currency manipulator", a statement which will intensify tensions between the world's two largest economies.
The announcement by the US Treasury follows a sharp fall in the value of the Chinese yuan against the dollar.
The drop caught markets off-guard as Beijing usually supports the currency.
Last week, China pledged to retaliate
BBC NewsAug 28 2014
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China Warns U.S. Over Surveillance Flights
Beijing has rejected U.S. claims that one of its fighter jets acted recklessly in intercepting a U.S. Navy maritime patrol plane in the South China Sea last week, warning Washington to curtail or discontinue "close surveillance" flights near Chinese territory.
"According to different situations we will adopt different measures to make sure we safeguard our air and sea security of the
NPR (Online News)