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Businessman accused of US influence peddling has chequered, mysterious past
Lee, who has used multiple identities and faced accusations of business fraud, advertised an event that Zhang Yujing said she was at Trump’s resort to attend.
April 10, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post
Why is ‘the fruit not yet ripe’ in the US-China trade war?
‘Global Times’ editorial urges ‘patience is probably the most important thing’ after latest talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He.
April 9, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post
Donald Trump takes centre stage – as star of new Cantonese opera
A new work by Hong Kong feng shui master Edward Li Kui-ming uses traditional art form for satirical drama about US-China relations.
April 6, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post
Xi tells Trump strategic leadership is key to trade deal amid talk of 4-week countdown
Chinese president says healthy ties and potential trade deal rely on principle of mutual benefit, in letter delivered by Vice-Premier Liu He at his meeting with Trump, who praised ‘very rapid pace’ of progress.
April 4, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post
Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago ‘owns US$1.3 million home, BMW’
The FBI is investigating whether Zhang Yujing was working as a Chinese intelligence operative, sources say. In court, she said she works for Shanghai Zhirong Asset Management, a private-equity business.
April 4, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post
'New consensus' reached on US-China trade, says Chinese Vice Premier Liu He
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said a new consensus has been reached between China and the U.S. on the text of a trade agreement, according to official state media Xinhua.
April 4, 2019 Source: CNBC
As the US withdraws from Syria, China may boost its influence in the country
Beijing sees the situation in Syria as an opportunity to benefit economically, expand its influence in the Middle East and even boost its globe-spanning Belt and Road infrastructure investment initiative.
April 4, 2019 Source: CNBC
US-China tensions could ignite over Taiwan, former US officials warn
President Donald Trump has ‘no understanding’ of cross-strait sensitivities as US hardliners step up legislative and military support for self-ruled island.
April 1, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post
Europe brings down the barriers for Xi Jinping in Paris
European leaders strike united stand but also try to find common ground with Chinese president as the trading partners grapple with slowing growth.
March 28, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post
China pledges to expand opening its financial market as the US trade delegation arrives
China will sharply expand market access for foreign banks and securities and insurance companies, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday.
March 28, 2019 Source: CNBC
US-China soy trade war could destroy 13 million hectares of rainforest
Study suggests Brazil likely to rush to fill China’s sudden soy shortfall by boosting farming
March 27, 2019 Source: the Guardian
China's slowdown is 'self-inflicted,' not caused by Trump's tariffs: Yale's Stephen Roach
"There's downward pressure on the Chinese economy. A lot of it is self-inflicted due to the so-called deleveraging campaign and the tariffs imposed by the U.S. are ... by no means the major source of downward pressure," said Stephen Roach.
March 21, 2019 Source: CNBC
Trump wants China to 'double or triple' its offer to buy US goods in trade negotiations, sources say
U.S. officials seeking a China trade deal are focused on long-term changes to that nation's economy. But President Donald Trump is set on reducing the trade deficit, and is pushing his negotiators to get China to agree to purchase more goods, according to two people briefed on discussions.
March 21, 2019 Source: CNBC
Chinese influence group shuts down after report on Cindy Yang's ties
The Florida chapter of the Communist Party-linked Council for the Promotion of the Peaceful Reunification of China has dissolved.
March 20, 2019 Source: Mother Jones
Trump threatens to extend tariffs even if China trade deal is reached
As the trade war between the US and China continues, Trump says tariffs will be kept in place to ensure China ‘lives by the deal’.
March 20, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post
Trump-Xi meeting to end trade war ‘may be pushed back to June’
Hopes for an April deal appear to be fading, but the two sides could be able to reach agreement by the middle of the year.
March 15, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post
US president in no rush to complete trade war deal with Beijing
Schedule for Mar-a-Lago talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping remains unclear, and sources in Beijing say the talk of leaders’ meeting has been over-hyped by media.
March 14, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post
Former Trump economic adviser says US is ‘desperate’ for China trade deal
‘The president needs a win,’ says Gary Cohn, ex-director of the National Economic Council, but Trump insists he’s in no rush for a deal.
March 14, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post
Build new alliances to limit China’s ‘illicit practices’, US senators urged
Unilateral US action against China on trade will not be enough to change Beijing’s ongoing violation of international norms and institutions, two leading security experts warned US senators.
March 13, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post
Republican group dismisses Cindy Yang, alleged brothel spa founder
The National Committee of Asian American Republicans says it dismissed Yang after reports she was connected to a chain of spas that allegedly provide sexual services.
March 11, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post