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US imposes duties on some steel products from China and Mexico | CNN
The United States is calling for new duties on some steel products from Mexico and China, saying exporters in those countries received unfair subsidies.
U.S., China to relaunch talks with little changed since deal fell apart
The United States and China are set to relaunch trade talks this week after a two-month hiatus, but a year after their trade war began there is little sign their differences have narrowed.
China says existing U.S. tariffs must be removed for a trade deal
Existing U.S. tariffs will have to be removed if there is to be a trade deal between Beijing and Washington, China's commerce ministry said on Thursday.
This company is America's best chance to loosen China's grip on rare earths | CNN
The only rare earths mine in America is in Mountain Pass, California, where MP Materials is trying to break a hold that China has on the precious commodity.
Kazakhstan to divert some oil flows from Europe to China
Kazakhstan plans to increase oil exports to China to 6-7 million tonnes a year from just 1 million tonnes at the expense of shipments to Europe, starting from the second half of 2020, Deputy Energy Minister Aset Magauov told Reuters.
China services sector growth slows in June as export orders shrink - Caixin PMI
Growth in China's services sector slowed to a four-month low in June as new orders from overseas customers fell, a private survey showed on Wednesday, adding to signs of strain on the economy as the U.S.-Sino trade war drags on.
Canada 'confident' U.S. raised issue of detained citizens with China
Canada's prime minister said on Tuesday he is confident U.S. President Donald Trump made good on his promise to raise the cases of two detained Canadians during recent discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Pentagon says China missile test in South China Sea 'disturbing'
The Pentagon said on Tuesday a recent Chinese missile launch in the disputed South China Sea was "disturbing" and contrary to Chinese pledges that it would not militarize the disputed waterway.
Walmart is investing $1.2 billion in China | CNN Business
Walmart plans to invest $1.2 billion in China over the next 10 to 20 years to boost its logistics supply chain. It comes as the US retailing giant faces fierce competition in China from domestic players and e-commerce platforms amid a changing retail landscape.
Swine fever toll in China may be twice as high as reported, industry insiders say
As many as half of China's breeding pigs have either died from African swine fever or been slaughtered because of the spreading disease, twice as many as officially acknowledged, according to the estimates of four people who supply large farms.
Chinese envoy says Syngenta takeover was a bad deal: report
Beijing's ambassador to Switzerland said ChemChina's $43 billion takeover of seed and agrochemicals firm Syngenta was a mistake, adding he would have tried to stop the 2017 deal had he been in Bern at the time, a newspaper reported in an interview on Saturday.
Senate backs massive defense bill, targets China, sets Iran vote
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a $750-billion defense policy bill with provisions that target China on issues from technology transfers to the sale of synthetic opioids, pushing to counter growing Chinese influence around the world.
Chinese farmers gear up for armyworm as government says situation severe
China's agriculture ministry said on Wednesday it had now found fall armyworm in 19 provinces, across 5 million mu or about 333,000 hectares of crops.
Brazil's Bolsonaro to meet China's Xi for first time at G20
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who criticized China last year for "buying" up his country, will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time on the sidelines of this week's G20 meeting in Japan, his office said on Monday.
China's DJI plans to build drones in California amid U.S. security concern
Chinese manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd, the world's largest producer of consumer drones, said on Monday it plans to use a company warehouse in California to assemble them, a move that follows security concerns raised by some U.S. lawmakers.
Beijing says it won't allow Hong Kong to be brought up at G20 | CNN
A top Chinese Foreign Ministry official said Beijing would "not allow" the Hong Kong protests to be brought up at the G20 meeting in Osaka beginning on Thursday.
FedEx sues U.S. government over 'impossible' task of policing exports to China
U.S. parcel delivery firm FedEx Corp on Monday sued the U.S. government, saying it should not be held liable if it inadvertently shipped products that violated a Trump administration ban on exports to some Chinese companies.
Pence puts off China speech sequel ahead of Trump-Xi talks
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday called off a planned China speech that had been cast as a sequel to a blistering broadside he delivered in October to avoid exacerbating tensions with Beijing before summit talks next week, a White House official said.
China's Huawei to start talks with Russia on using Avrora OS: RIA
Chinese technology giant Huawei will start talks with officials at Russia's communications ministry this summer on the possibility of using Russia's Avrova operating system, the RIA news agency on Friday cited a Russian deputy communications minister as saying.
Don't open 'Pandora's Box' in Middle East, China warns
The Chinese government's top diplomat warned on Tuesday that the world should not open a "Pandora's Box" in the Middle East, as he denounced U.S. pressure on Iran and called on it not to drop out of a landmark nuclear deal.