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Scoop: Trump open to U.S. embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea
“It would all depend what he gets in return... Denuclearization would have to be happening.”
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s Nuclear Summit and the Bid for History
In Kim’s attempt to unleash the economy and hold on to his dictatorship, he seems to be taking a lesson from China’s Communist Party: change, or die.
Trump alienating allies US needs to confront China on trade, panel warns
A US advisory commission urges a united front against Chinese policies, not unilateral action.
Trump Is Saving China's ZTE for Some Reason and Congress Can't Do Jack Shit About It
Chinese telecom ZTE faced almost certain death after the Department of Commerce slapped it with a seven-year ban on purchasing or using parts from US manufacturers earlier this year amid allegations it violated sanctions on North Korea and Iran. In May, the company ceased business operations—only to soon be brought…
China says trade deals are off if US raises tariffs
BEIJING (AP) — China has balked at stepping up its purchases of American products, raising the odds of a trade war, if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to tax billions of dollars' worth of Chinese imports. The warning from Beijing came after delegations led by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and China's top economic official, Vice Premier Liu He, wrapped up talks on Beijing's pledge to narrow its trade surplus. White House advisers were insisting on fundamental changes in ties between the world's two biggest economic powers.
ZTE hired Trump’s ex-campaign staff as lobbyist; 2 weeks later a deal came
ZTE hired Trump campaign veteran one day after US president said he might help the company out; two weeks later, a deal was announced
Unprotected and alone: US alienates allies ahead of Beijing trade talks
‘This is really the US going it alone,’ said a former adviser to George W Bush. ‘By assaulting all our allies, we leave ourselves standing unprotected and by ourselves in a way we really never have been.’
Beijing is upping the pressure on Taiwan: 'Expectation of reunification is certainly increasing'
Tensions in the Taiwan Strait have risen considerably in the recent months, but Chinese President Xi Jinping's increased assertiveness could ultimately backfire for Beijing.
Trump to hit US$50 billion of Chinese imports with 25pc tariffs
The move, which aims to halt the transfer of ‘industrially significant’ technologies to China, drew a rebuke from Beijing over the ‘contradiction’ of the consensus reached in Washington
Germany Needs China to Save the Global Order from Trump
The U.S. president’s attacks on multilateralism may push Chancellor Merkel into an unlikely alliance with Beijing. Germany and the EU have to test ways to work with China in the absence of
Construction Bank offers a dinner date with Trump for US$150,000
Trump’s re-election campaign has complained to the US Department of Justice about the Chinese bank’s offer
China quietly installed missile systems on strategic Spratly Islands in hotly contested South China Sea
By all accounts, the new coastal defense systems are a significant addition to Beijing's military portfolio in one of the most contested regions in the world.
Bolton bombshell: the clashes to come
The foreign policy Trump wants — particularly on Iran and North Korea.
Someone tell Trump the trade war is over. China won
Beijing knows its trade practices are unfair and tilted towards protecting its domestic industries. The surprise is only that it has been able to get away with it for so long
China Fires Warning Shot at U.S. Over Tariffs
China unveiled plans for tariffs against $3 billion in American goods and said it is readying more actions against the U.S., after the Trump administration moved to impose punitive measures on Chinese exports.
Former top aide says Trump won’t stop until US trade gap closes
US President Donald Trump is mulling a so-called reciprocal tax on imports to help America narrow its US$375 billion trade deficit with China, and he won’t back off until the imbalance “moves in the right direction,” his former chief of staff told the South China Morning Post .
Southeast Asia is increasingly turning to India instead of the US or China
Some Southeast Asian nations are now "seeking to diversify their strategic partnerships, beyond a binary choice between Beijing and Washington," a think tank said.
China could target US soybeans in a trade dispute, but Beijing is holding off for now
Beijing could target soybeans in a trade dispute with the U.S., but it's unlikely to do that just to counter heavy tariffs on steel and aluminum.
China will retaliate against Trump's tariffs, says former US ambassador
Beijing will retaliate against heavy steel and aluminum tariffs from the U.S., a former ambassador to China said.
Trump’s Tariff Folly
His tax on aluminum and steel will hurt the economy and his voters.
