Associated Press Russia has always been a military powerhouse, and remains a top cyber, electronic warfare, nuclear, and conventional threat, but it’s no longer the top one. US defense documents now list China as the US’s main threat, and with good reason. China has produced truly innovative weapons systems and has the capacity and economy…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States signaled on Thursday it is set to push ahead on trade talks with Canada and Mexico after agreeing to suspend hostilities over tariffs with Europe in a fragile deal that may clear the way for renewed pressure on China. A surprise deal struck on Wednesday will see Washington suspend…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of “vicious” tactics on trade as he prepared for tough negotiations with European leaders in an escalating trade battle among world powers. Trump tweeted that China was specifically targeting U.S. farmers with retaliatory tariffs because “they know I love & respect” them. His defense came…
OMAHA, Neb. – On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced his administration is providing a $12 billion dollar emergency aid to relieve farmers affected by the escalating trade disputes with China. Farmers in the heartland said years of hard work are ruined and long-term problems are on the horizon US Senator Ben Sasse, R-Neb., has been…
China said it filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization on Monday challenging President Donald Trump’s plan for tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. The announcement, from the Ministry of Commerce, came less than a week after the U.S. Trade Representative proposed a second possible tariff hike following a measure targeting $34 billion of goods. The Chinese…
After the turmoil of Trump in Brussels, EU leaders are in China and Japan today (16 July) and tomorrow for two important summits, a sign that Europe is looking to Asia, writes Fraser Cameron. Fraser Cameron is the director of the EU-Asia Centre and a senior advisor with Cambre Associates. In Beijing, Tusk and Juncker will…
At a time of heightened uncertainty in the global economic environment, leaders of Europe and China are meeting to ponder ways to counter the fallout from US President Trump’s “America First” policies. US President Donald Trump’s attacks on the international trading system, by imposing tariffs and engaging in virulent anti-trade rhetoric, have left America’s commercial…
Government wants to position itself as a champion of free trade and defender of globalisation, says source close to Beijing. As Washington escalates trade tensions with threats of tariffs on another US$200 billion worth of goods, China’s leadership is positioning itself as a defender of the world trade order and, in the words of a…
Government consultations between Germany and China in Berlin on Monday aim to send a signal of closer bilateral cooperation in light of a worsened trade spat with the US. But some hurdles have yet to be overcome. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang held talks on closer economic cooperation in Berlin on…
FILE – In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Trump’s trade battle with China will exacerbate relations with Beijing that are already fraying on several fronts as the U.S. takes a…