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China signals, ever so obliquely, that it’s more open to trade talks
After three months of bluster and huge tariffs on both sides, Beijing and the Trump administration are softening their ...
Xi says China's economy should adapt to external changes
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Wednesday for action to adjust to changes in the international environment as the ...
China rejects Trump’s claim that Xi has called him by phone
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has not spoken to US President Donald Trump on the phone recently, Beijing said Monday, reiterating ...
Bessent Demurs on Trump’s Claim of Trade Talks With China’s Xi
The Treasury secretary said that the President Trump and Xi Jinping of China have a good relationship but that he was not ...
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Why East Asia Is a Target of Trump’s Tariff War, in Six Charts
President Donald Trump’s proposed “reciprocal” tariff plan places some of the highest tariff levels on East Asian ...
China rejects Trump claims of Xi Jinping tariff phone call
China and US ‘have not engaged in consultations or negotiations regarding tariff issues’, foreign ministry says, as Beijing ...
How Trump’s tariff chaos is bringing China’s ‘trade circle of friends’ closer
Washington's hardline approach is likely to boost Beijing's ties with Brazil and Latin America in general, according to ...
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How China Armed Itself for the Trade War
The view that the Chinese leadership was desperate to negotiate a trade deal, to avoid economic pain that could destabilize ...