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US-China trade war
New Huawei phone raises questions about US quest to curb China’s chip sector
Decoupling Huawei’s new phone highlights the Biden administration’s challenge
October 19, 2023
Geopolitics
Biden expects to speak with China's Xi within next 10 days
Biden’s administration is trying desperately to curb fast-rising US prices ahead of November’s midterm elections.
July 21, 2022
Global Economy
Biden says he and China's Xi to talk 'soon,' weighing tariffs
“I’m in the process of making up my mind.”
June 19, 2022
US-China trade war
WTO finds Washington broke trade rules by putting tariffs on China; ruling angers US
The WTO has found that the US breached global trading rules by imposing multibillion-dollar tariffs in its trade war with China.
September 16, 2020
US-China trade war
China to halve tariffs on US goods
This Valentine’s Day, China will be extending an olive branch and lowering its punitive tariffs on American goods
February 06, 2020
US-China trade war
China and US sign initial trade pact, but doubts and tariffs linger
The deal will still leave in place 25% tariffs on a US$250-billion array of Chinese industrial goods and components used by U.S. manufacturers, and China’s retaliatory tariffs on over US$100 billion in U.S. goods.
January 17, 2020
Company in the news
Global Invacom relocates China operations to the Philippines amid rising costs, warns of net loss for FY19
As one of the MNCs affected by US-China trade war tariffs, Global Invacom will completely cease operations in China and relocate to the Philippines by June.
January 15, 2020
US-China trade war
Trump approves US-China trade deal to halt Dec 15 tariffs
(Dec 13): President Donald Trump signed off on a phase-one trade deal with China, averting the Dec. 15 introduction of a new wave of U.S. tariffs on about US$160 billion ($216.3 billion) of consumer goods from the Asian nation, according to people familia
December 13, 2019
US-China trade war
Xi Says China will focus on imports, further lower tariffs
(Nov 5): President Xi Jinping said China would focus more on imports and further lower tariffs in his first opportunity to address global investors since the world’s two largest economies resumed trade talks in September.
November 05, 2019