Trump, Xi speak by phone, vow improved ties despite threats
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday, days before the incoming US ...
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US trade envoy finds China’s shipbuilding policies warrant ‘urgent action’
Washington (AFP) - The US Trade Representative said Thursday that its probe into China's practices in the shipbuilding, maritime and ...
Chinese economic growth among slowest in decades
Beijing (AFP) - China posted one of its slowest rates of economic growth in decades Friday, as leaders nervously eye ...
US trade envoy finds China shipbuilding policies ‘actionable’
Washington (AFP) - The US Trade Representative said Thursday that its probe into China's practices in the shipbuilding, maritime and ...
China set to post sluggish growth as doldrums deepen
Beijing (AFP) - China is set on Friday to post some of its weakest growth in decades, as leaders grapple ...
European carmakers warn against EU-US trade war
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Europe's biggest automakers called on the European Union Thursday to avoid a "trade conflict" with the ...
China to probe US chips over dumping, subsidies
Beijing (AFP) - China said Thursday it would launch a probe into US exports of chips used in everything from ...
Renewed US trade war threatens China’s ‘lifeline’
Beijing (AFP) - China might not be able to rely on trade to steer it out of trouble as blistering ...
Renewed US trade war threatens China’s ‘lifeline’
Beijing (AFP) - China might not be able to rely on trade to steer it out of trouble as blistering ...
China ‘discriminating’ against European medical devices in tenders: EU
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU accused China on Tuesday of discriminating against European medical device producers in public contracts ...
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