The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative held a hearing this week on the Phase One Trade Agreement with China, negotiated during President Trump’s first term. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom said the initial trade agreement delivered tremendous benefits for the U.S. beef industry. He added American beef exports to China…
China’s “mega embassy” planned for London could act as Beijing’s “interference hub” for the whole of Europe, a group opposing the plan has told Newsweek. The proposed mission would consolidate seven Chinese diplomatic sites around London, and while the embassy has faced delays and not yet been approved, it could get the green light in January, it has been reported The Inter Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) executive director, Luke de Pulford, told Newsweek on Thursday that the site “poses unacceptable risks” regarding security and espionage. …
Germany’s finance minister said Thursday Beijing had made a “clear” commitment on ensuring rare earth supplies, following the first visit to China by a minister from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government. Germany and China have long had deep economic ties, but those have frayed in recent times over issues ranging from claims of unfair trade practices to…
Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov held a one-off phone call with British national security adviser Jonathan Powell early this year, the Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday. Earlier, the Financial Times reported that Powell had called Ushakov in January in an attempt to open a confidential line of communication with Moscow, but the conversation “did not go…
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping met South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung on Saturday, after taking centre stage at an Asian summit in the wake of US leader Donald Trump’s departure. The talks on the sidelines of the APEC gathering came the final day of Xi’s first trip to South Korea in over a decade, and…
Wall Street’s major indices pushed higher on Tuesday, a day after striking record highs on optimism over a reduction in US-China trade tensions. “Record highs yesterday for the major indices weren’t enough,” said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O’Hare. “The market is coming back for more this morning, heartened by recent earnings reports, visions of a rate…
Japan’s first female Prime Minister only stepped into her role last week and she’s already facing a major political test. On Tuesday, Sanae Takaichi met face-to-face with a man who has rattled leaders around the world, including her Japanese predecessors, on both security and economic fronts. But experts say Takaichi, both for her personality and…
After a five-year hiatus, direct flights between Kolkata and China’s Guangzhou have resumed, signalling renewed India-China connectivity. Chinese Deputy Consul General Qin Yong called it a ‘very important day’ for bilateral relations, marking normalisation and progress in diplomatic ties. Speaking at a brief ceremony in Kolkata, Qin highlighted the flight’s resumption as a positive step…
IT IS THE start of the most important week of diplomacy for Donald Trump since he returned to office. A meeting between the American president and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, is planned for October 30th and comes after Mr Trump’s whistlestop tour of many of his country’s most important Asian allies. It will be…