Tag: trade war
US, China negotiators resume trade war talks
BEIJING: Top US and Chinese negotiators held phone talks on Tuesday as the world's top two economies seek to resolve their trade war, more...
Expectations low for Trump-Xi talks, both sides unenthusiastic
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: With under three weeks to go before proposed talks between the Chinese and U.S. leaders, expectations for progress toward ending the trade war...
Trump threatens tariffs if China’s Xi doesn’t agree for a meeting
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says if Chinese President Xi Jinping doesn’t meet with him at the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan,...
China blames US for trade dispute, ‘unacceptable demands’
China issued a report Sunday blaming the United States for a trade dispute and said it won’t back down on “major issues of principle,”...
Huawei arrest a ‘despicable rogue’ action: Chinese media
BEIJING: Chinese state-run media on Friday condemned the arrest in Canada of a top executive of telecoms giant Huawei on a US extradition request...
No sign US will leave WTO, says Director General Azevedo
GENEVA: There is no sign that the United States is distancing itself from the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and negotiations are underway to avert...
US faces stiff criticism over protectionist policies at WTO meeting
GENEVA: US President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs met a barrage of criticism at a World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting on Friday, as...
China says ready to defend its interests in US trade spat
BEIJING: The United States has violated international trade rules with an inquiry into intellectual property and China is ready to defend its interests, Vice...
‘Not afraid’ of a potential trade war, warns China as Trump...
BEIJING: China urged the United States on Friday to “pull back from the brink” as President Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs on up to...
G20 sees need for ‘dialogue,’ fails to defuse trade war threat
BUENOS AIRES: The world’s financial leaders rejected protectionism on Tuesday and urged “further dialogue” on trade, but failed to defuse the threat of a...
G20 leaders endorse free trade as US adopts protectionist polcies
BUENOS AIRES: World financial leaders pleaded for an endorsement of free trade on Monday amid worries about US metals tariffs and looming trade sanctions on...
IMF chief warns ‘no winners’ in trade wars
BUENOS AIRES: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde cautioned the United States against putting up barriers to trade in an interview published Sunday.
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EU starts retaliation process against US tariffs
BRUSSELS: The European Commission called for industry views on Friday on a list of US products it will subject to import tariffs, the first...
Trump eyes tariffs on up to $60 billion Chinese goods
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is seeking to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of Chinese imports and will target the technology and telecommunications...
Protectionism is ‘wrong path’ for US, warns Germany
BERLIN: The German government warned Monday that a transatlantic trade war would harm both Europe and the US, urging Washington not to take a...
Trump declares won’t back down on tariffs, does not expect trade...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday said he would not back down from his planned new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, creating a...
Canada urged to walk away from NAFTA talks over US steel...
OTTAWA: The largest private sector union in Canada on Friday called on this country to walk away from continental trade talks in protest if...
