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Column: Chinese go-slow on Australian coal imports may be starting to show
China's unofficial go-slow on clearing Australian coal through customs didn't show up in the first two months of this year, but it may now be starting to have an impact.
U.S. Campaign to Ban Huawei Overseas Stumbles as Allies Resist (Published 2019)
The Trump administration’s effort to ban Huawei from overseas wireless networks has suffered from questions over whether the Chinese telecom company poses a threat.
BMW, Mercedes-Benz lower prices in China after VAT drop
BMW AG and Mercedes-Benz said on Saturday they will lower their prices in China, after the government announced it will reduce the country's value-added tax (VAT) starting on April 1.
China’s Ant Financial, thwarted in the US, is expanding rapidly in Europe
A key question is whether the company will pursue Western consumers, and not just Chinese tourists.
Italy's drive to join China's Belt and Road hits potholes
The ancient Silk Road was a network of trading routes that stretched from China to Italy, transporting goods, skills and ideas half way around the world.
Don’t Let China Trade Deal Kill the U.S. Campaign Against Huawei
The U.S. shouldn’t be so desperate for an agreement that it gives China a worldwide advantage in surveillance.
China, U.S. Said to Delay Trump-Xi Meeting to at Least April
A meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping to sign an agreement to end their trade war won’t occur this month and is more likely to happen in April at the earliest, three people familiar with the matter said.
China foils bid to blacklist Kashmir attacker; U.S., India vow to keep pushing
China prevented a U.N. Security Council committee on Wednesday from blacklisting the head of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which said it attacked an Indian paramilitary convoy in disputed Kashmir.
U.S. says China's treatment of Muslim minority worst abuses 'since the 1930s'
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday slammed human rights violations in China, saying the sort of abuses it had inflicted on its Muslim minorities had not been seen "since the 1930s."
China Threat to Telecoms Cited in EU Parliament Draft Resolution
The European Parliament plans to add its voice to growing concerns in the Western world about alleged security threats posed by Chinese telecommunications companies such as Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp.
EU Urges Trump to Lift Tariffs So Allies Can Cooperate on China
The European Union’s chief trade negotiator urged President Donald Trump to stop imposing tariffs on the bloc if he wants a partner to help the U.S. pressure China to abide by rules governing the global economy.
Long before Trump’s trade war with China, Huawei’s activities were secretly tracked
The surprise arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer in December quickly turned the executive, Meng Wanzhou, into a central figure in a trade war between two economic superpowers.
U.S., China 'on the cusp' of possible end to trade war: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he thought the United States and China were "on the cusp" of a deal to end their trade war, adding to positive signs about negotiations from both sides of the Pacific.
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally as U.S., China inch closer to trade deal
Asian shares started the week on the front foot on signs the United States and China were close to striking a tariff deal to end their protracted trade war while the dollar eased as traders wagered Federal Reserve policy would remain accommodative.
Berlin: We've had no recent talks with Beijing on cybersecurity
The German government has not held talks with Beijing about cybersecurity issues in recent weeks, a spokesman said when asked about a report that Chancellor Angela Merkel was seeking a no-spying deal with China over the Huawei issue.
China's envoy says Turkish Uighur criticism could hit economic ties
Turkey risks jeopardizing economic ties with China if it keeps criticizing Beijing's treatment of Uighur Muslims, China's envoy to Ankara warned, just as Chinese firms are looking to invest in Turkish energy and infrastructure mega-projects.
China to import first U.S. oil cargo in 3 months: sources, Refinitiv
An oil tanker carrying U.S. crude oil is offloading its cargo at a Chinese port on Friday, marking China's first import from the United States since late November, according to trade sources and Refinitiv data.
Global shares rise on trade optimism, tame inflation
World equity markets rose on Friday as optimism around trade and benign U.S. inflation boosted investor sentiment, while crude oil retreated on news of weaker U.S. factory activity.
USTR to suspend China tariff hike 'until further notice'
The U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Wednesday it would move to formally suspend a scheduled tariff increase on Chinese goods "until further notice" following President Donald Trump's decision to delay his Friday deadline for a U.S.-China trade deal amid progress...
U.S. business lobby says most firms favor tariffs while China trade talks underway
A top U.S. business lobby in China said on Tuesday that a majority of its member companies favored the United States retaining tariffs on Chinese goods while Washington and Beijing try to hammer out a deal to end a months-long trade war.