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
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 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
Behind-the-Scenes Diplomacy: Trump’s ‘Great Deal’ With China May Soon Take Shape
Donald Trump’s statement of a possible “great deal” between Washington and Beijing that came out of the blue on October 30 may come true after months of tensions over a US-China tariff spat. Speaking to Sputnik, CCTV editor Tom McGregor … Read More
First tariffs, and now a move to isolate China in global trade. Can the US succeed?
George Magnus says America’s new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada contains two provisions – limiting currency manipulation and trade with a ‘non-market economy’ – drafted with China in mind, and could be used as a template for future accords. … Read More
China tells US to stop criticism, says relations suffering
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Pompeo said Monday that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong … Read More
Russia, China warn U.S. of ‘consequences’ of ‘playing with fire’
Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers arrive to perform honor guard duties for a visiting head of state in Beijing on July 9, 2018. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI Sept. 21 (UPI) — China and Russia reacted strongly Friday to another round … Read More
China strikes back with tariffs on $60 billion of US goods
A truck carries a shipping container from China Shipping at the Port of Oakland on June 20, 2018 in Oakland, California. Photo by Justin Sullivan China has fired back at the United States after President Donald Trump ramped up the … Read More
Dollar edges higher on trade tensions, Swedish crown rises after vote
The Swedish crown strengthened after an election in the country on Sunday that saw support for the nationalist Sweden Democrats surge. An emerging market currency index dipped more than 0.4 percent on Monday after booking its biggest weekly loss in … Read More