White House Economic Adviser Says Trump Open To Trade Deal With China
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Study: China Engaging in Wide Campaign to Influence American Life
FILE – An American flag is flown next to the Chinese national emblem. A new study by longtime China experts in the U.S. has concluded that Beijing is engaging in an increasingly aggressive campaign to influence and shape perceptions about … Read More
Trump talks tough to China before G20 meeting
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Getty Images US President Donald Trump says he is likely to go ahead with an increase on tariffs currently imposed on Chinese goods at the start of 2019. The comments to the Wall Street Journal come as he is expected … Read More
China and EU agree to work together to tackle Trump’s higher tariffs
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Two sides confirm importance of conducting trade under WTO rules. European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He shake hands in Beijing on June 25 © Reuters BEIJING (Kyodo) — China and the European Union agreed … Read More
What Will China Do About the Middle East?
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The Middle East is set to become the major test for China as a global power. The region is characterized by war, political tensions and economic stagnation. China is ramping up its role, not least with its Belt and Road … Read More
China Considers Currency Changes as Pressures Mount
A Benjamin Franklin US 100-dollar banknote and a Chinese 100-yuan banknote depicting late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong are seen in a photo illustration, Jan. 21, 2016. ~Reuters Under pressure from a slowing economy, rising tariffs and skittish investors, China’s government … Read More
Pence takes the new U.S. Asia strategy on the road
Vice President Pence in Kalispell, Mont., on Nov. 5. (Justin Franz/Flathead Beacon/AP) More than a dozen Pacific nations will convene in the capital of Papua New Guinea next week, where Vice President Pence will lay out the next phase of … Read More
As Talks Between Washington And Pyongyang Stall, Fears Over The Breakdown Of North Korea’s Denuclearization Process Rise
This past week, North Korean official Kim Yong-chol abruptly cancelled a planned meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for this Thursday. As both countries seek to reconcile their differences and pursue détente, the latest developments in the bilateral … Read More
France’s Macron pushes for ‘true European army’
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France’s Macron pushes for ‘true European army’
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President Macron is visiting a series of monuments this week to mark the centenary of the World War One Armistice – Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Europeans cannot be protected without a “true, European army”, as … Read More