China, Donald Trump and trade war
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China is reportedly cracking down on domestic firms doing business in the United States as the world’s two largest economies gear up for an escalation in their trade war.
The Financial Times |
Donald Trump launched a new assault on the global trading order on Wednesday, imposing a barrage of new tariffs including on all US imports in a move that sent Wall Street stock futures tumbling.
BBC |
Trump's tariffs, which he imposed via executive order, are expected to send economic shockwaves around the world.
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China concludes 2-day war games around Taiwan
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Taiwan has denounced the drills as an “irrational provocation” and accused China of being a “troublemaker.”
Yahoo |
China's military on Wednesday launched military exercises code-named "Strait Thunder-2025A" in the middle and southern areas of the Taiwan Strait, continuing drills begun the previous day.
Yahoo |
House Republican leaders on Tuesday canceled votes for the rest of the week after a band of GOP lawmakers staged a rebellion on the floor, bringing legislative action to a screeching halt.
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Orlando Pride's Barbra Banda is one of four Zambian players who will miss the games due to “additional travel measures" introduced in the US
TAIPEI: China’s military said it practised hitting key ports and energy sites during “live-fire” drills Wednesday as part of exercises aimed at Taiwan, the island that belongs to China. The surprise manoeuvres were criticised by Washington as “intimidation tactics” and come after Taiwan President Lai Ching-te called China a “foreign hostile force”.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that closes a trade loophole known as "de minimus" that has allowed low-value packages from China and Hong Kong to enter the United States free of duties.
The six individuals targeted by the sanctions include Hong Kong's police chief and a senior justice secretary.
Chinese antitrust regulators are investigating a US consortium's deal for two ports in the Panama Canal zone, reportedly delaying the deal's closing that was originally set for next week.
China has taken measures to limit its companies from making investments in the United States in an effort to gain more leverage in potential trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration,