Why the US-China ‘Trade War’ remains a war of words

posted in: News, United States

Finished steel coils sit in a storage warehouse. President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on $50 billion worth of imports from China. CHRIS RATCLIFFE/BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES Recent days have presented a dizzying series of reversalsfollowed by reversals of reversals over whether, when, or … Read More

US, China still ‘very far apart’ on trade: ambassador Terry Branstad

US envoy Terry Branstad’s comments come as Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He arrives in Washington on Tuesday for more talks aimed at averting a trade war. The United States wants China to give a timetable on how it will open up … Read More

How Trump can beat China without a trade war: Make America a renewable energy superpower

Utility-scale solar installation in a field.(Photo: SunPower) If I were President Trump’s trusted adviser, this is what I would tell him. You can make America great again and beat China. It’s up to you. China is well on its way … Read More

Germany, China warn Trump tariff moves threaten global trade

posted in: Germany, News

BERLIN Germany denounced moves by President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on U.S. metal imports, saying Europe needed a united response to the threat and echoing criticism from China that it risked undermining the global trade system. Trump set import … Read More

China grumbles at Trump’s tariff moves but isn’t expected to start a trade war over them

BEIJING — China urged the United States on Friday to abide by multilateral trade rules and not do anything to damage the fragile global economic recovery, after President Trump announced his intention to impose import tariffs on steel and aluminum. China … Read More

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