Tag: US-China trade war

Chinese tariffs on US goods take effect at start of July...

BEIJING: China’s threatened tariffs on $34 billion of US goods will take effect from the beginning of the day on July 6, a person...

China agrees to import more from US, no sign of $200...

WASHINGTON: China has agreed to significantly increase its purchases of US goods and services, the two countries said on Saturday, but made no mention...

US trade officials to visit China soon, Trump says

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that top US trade officials would soon travel to China as Washington and Beijing seek to resolve a...

IMF chief optimistic on growth, but warns against trade protectionism

HONG KONG: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is optimistic on the outlook for global growth but warned darker clouds are looming due to fading...

China promises to open economy and cut tarrifs this year

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday promised to open the country’s economy further and lower import tariffs on products including cars, in a speech...

Pressurise Beijing but avoid focus on tariffs, says US tech trade...

WASHINGTON: A trade group representing top technology companies on Monday told US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that it opposes the Trump administration’s focus on...

Chinese media urges US industry to rally against Trump tariff threat

BEIJING: Chinese media on Sunday called on industrial and commercial sectors in the United States to rally against President Donald Trump’s plans for an...

Will fight back ‘at any cost’ against US trade tariffs, says...

BEIJING: China warned it would fight back “at any cost” with fresh measures to safeguard its interests if the United States sticks to its...

US-China trade war escalates as Trump threatens additional $100 billion tariffs

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Thursday directed US trade officials to identify tariffs on $100 billion more Chinese imports, upping the ante in an...

China announces plans to retaliate against latest US tariffs

BEIJING: China on Wednesday announced plans to hit the United States with new tariffs of 25 percent on soybeans, aircraft, cars and other imports...

US escalates China trade showdown with tariffs on $50 billion in...

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Tuesday raised the stakes in a growing trade showdown with China, targeting 25 percent tariffs on some 1,300 industrial...

Trump to unveil China tariff list this week, targeting tech goods

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration this week will unveil a list of advanced technology Chinese imports targeted for US tariffs to punish Beijing over technology...

China ready for proportionate response to US tariffs: envoy

BEIJING: China will take counter-measures of the “same proportion” and scale if the United States imposes further tariffs on Chinese goods, China’s ambassador to...

Trump to unveil China tariff list this week, targeting tech goods

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration this week will unveil the list of Chinese imports targeted for US tariffs to punish Beijing over technology transfer policies,...

China slaps tariffs on US products raising fears of a trade...

BEIJING: China has increased tariffs by up to 25 percent on 128 US products including frozen pork, wine and certain fruits and nuts, escalating...

‘Stop economic intimidation’, China urges US

BEIJING: China on Monday lashed out at US "economic intimidation" following President Donald Trump's announcement of new import tariffs, but said it was open...

Trump not afraid of trade war, Mnuchin tells Fox news

WASHINGTON: Despite threats of retaliation from China over US plans to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion in Chinese goods, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin...