News from Around the World
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China invited US negotiators to Beijing for another round of trade talks, report saysChina’s top trade official has invited U.S. negotiators to take part in a fresh round of face-to-face talks, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. |
Thu, Nov 21, 2019 |
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China Loses Market-Economy Trade Case in Win for EU and U.S.
The World Trade Organization decided that China didn’t automatically qualify for market-economy status in 2016 as Beijing has asserted, according to two people with knowledge of the case, handing a major victory to the European Union and U.S. |
Fri, Apr 19, 2019 | |
China Posts Weakest Growth in Nearly a Decade, Scrambles to Soothe InvestorsBEIJING—China’s economic expansion slowed to its weakest pace since the financial crisis, as top financial regulators launched an extraordinary coordinated effort to calm jittery investors. |
Fri, Oct 19, 2018 |
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China Prepares Policy to Increase Access for Foreign CompaniesChina plans to replace an industrial policy savaged by the Trump administration as protectionist with a new program promising greater access for foreign companies, according to people briefed on the matter, in a move to resolve trade tensions with the U.S. |
Wed, Dec 12, 2018 |
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China presses Trump to remove more tariffs in ‘phase one’ trade dealChina is pushing U.S. President Donald Trump to remove more tariffs imposed in September as part of a “phase one” U.S.-China trade deal, people familiar with the negotiations said on Monday. The deal, which may be signed later this month by Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a yet-to-be determined location, is widely expected to include a U.S. pledge to scrap tariffs scheduled for Dec. 15 on about $156 billion worth of Chinese imports, including cell phones, laptop computers and toys. |
Wed, Nov 6, 2019 |
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China Retaliates Against the U.S. With Its Own Higher TariffsBEIJING — China moved to retaliate against the United States, announcing plans on Monday to raise tariffs on a wide range of American goods. |
Mon, May 13, 2019 |
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China says it’s still preparing for US trade talks — but won’t give details after new Trump threatsChina said Monday its negotiators are still preparing to travel to the U.S. for trade talks this week despite President Donald Trump threatening Beijing with increased tariffs. |
Sun, May 5, 2019 |
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China ‘rebalances’ overseas lending on debt burden concernsChina is “rebalancing” its overseas lending practices in the face of mounting concerns over the debt burdens of developing countries, the head of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank told the Financial Times on Tuesday. Infrastructure investment in Asia’s largest developing countries fell in 2017 and 2018, amid a deleveraging campaign in China and deepening concern over the fiscal impact of Chinese-backed mega projects on their host countries. |
Tue, Jan 29, 2019 |
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China, U.S. to Hold Trade Talks in October as Mistrust RemainsChina and the U.S. announced that face-to-face negotiations aimed at ending their tariff war will be held in Washington in the coming weeks, amid skepticism on both sides that any substantive progress can be made. |
Wed, Sep 4, 2019 | |
China’s Economy Slows Sharply, in Challenge for Xi JinpingDONGGUAN, China — China’s consumers and businesses are losing confidence. Car sales have plunged. The housing market is stumbling. Some factories are letting workers off for the big Lunar New Year holiday two months early. |
Fri, Dec 14, 2018 |