The US has “brought disgrace upon itself” and made the world aware of its “despicable and shameless behaviour” after imposing tariffs and sanctions on Hong Kong, according to an article published by Beijing’s top office overseeing the city’s affairs. In the commentary posted on Tuesday and titled “Too much evil will lead to self-destruction: the…
The United States has “brought disgrace upon itself” and made the world aware of its “despicable and shameless behaviour” after imposing tariffs and sanctions on Hong Kong, according to an article published by Beijing’s top office overseeing city affairs. In the commentary reposted on Tuesday and titled “Too much evil will lead to self-destruction: the…
China will impose sanctions on members of the United States Congress, officials and heads of non-governmental organisations “who have behaved badly” on Hong Kong-related issues. “The United States has imposed unlawful, unilateral and indiscriminate sanctions against the offices of the Central Government of China in Hong Kong and six officials of the Government of the…
BEIJING (AP) — China appointed a new top international trade negotiator on Wednesday amid tariff tensions with the U.S. The government said that Li Chenggang has been appointed to replace Wang Shouwen, who participated in the trade negotiations for the 2020 trade deal between the China and the U.S. The world’s two largest economies have…
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s post office will stop shipping small parcels to the United States after Washington announced plans to charge tariffs on small-value parcels from the southern Chinese city, the government said Wednesday. The U.S. government earlier announced that it would end a customs exception allowing small-value parcels from Hong Kong to…
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, wants information from the Commerce Department about how Elon Musk could be leveraging his work on streamlining the federal government to enrich himself. President Donald Trump tapped the tech billionaire and CEO of Tesla to lead the administration’s Department of Government Efficiency effort, which has included cutting staffing…