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In response to a tariff war waged by President Donald Trump during his first term, China imposed tariffs on American farm products of up to 25%. It suffered little, finding other sellers instead. Mr Trump eventually agreed to a deal that involved China pledging to buy more American goods,
The deals are a fresh blow for U.S. farmers, who are missing out on billions of dollars of soybean sales to China halfway through their prime marketing season as unresolved trade talks freeze exports and rival South American suppliers led by Brazil step in to fill the gap,
The episode was a reminder of how the tense state of play between America and China challenges the NBA. The fact that Mr James was on such a tour at all, promoting the NBA ’s return, suggests that relations have recovered from their low in 2019.
A unit of China’s sovereign wealth fund has reaped paper gains of more than $50 billion buying local exchange-traded funds, highlighting the scale of government support for the country’s stock market,
A U.S. lawmaker leading a bipartisan congressional delegation visiting Beijing says the United States and China are “talking past each other” on key issues.
In 1990, an ancient human skull was unearthed in China's Hubei Province that was so badly deformed during fossilization that it was hard to gauge its significance. A new analysis now indicates that the skull belongs to an early branch of a sister lineage to our species in a finding that may shake up the understanding of how human evolution unfolded over the past million years or so.
Protesters demanding statehood for Ladakh, a strategically important Himalayan region, clashed with the police.
BEIJING (AP) — China announced sanctions on six U.S. companies on Thursday as frictions continue to escalate in the countries’ trade relations despite a highly anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.