US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington and Beijing were talking and expressed confidence that a deal on tariffs would be reached soon but declined to say if he had spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping, as a brewing trade war threatens to roil the global economy. “We are confident that we will…
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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: A US intelligence report has named India and China as “sources of precursors and equipment for drug traffickers” and the primary source country for illicit fentanyl precursor chemicals and pill pressing equipment.” The ‘2025 Annual Threat Assessment (ATA)’, released on Tuesday, is the Intelligence Community’s (IC) official, coordinated evaluation of an array of…
Economic and trade connections were fundamental to China-US ties, Li emphasised. According to state news agency Xinhua, Li told the Republican lawmaker that China-US relations had reached a “new and significant juncture”, as he urged the US to abide by the “principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence” and cooperation. Li, China’s No 2 official, also…
China firmly opposes the “weaponisation” of economic and trade issues, and is open to “candid dialogue” with the United States as equals, according to Vice-Premier He Lifeng, who met pro-Trump US Senator Steve Daines in Beijing on Saturday. He also informed Daines that Chinese Premier Li Qiang would meet him on Sunday, according to a…
The US government, despite opposition from all sides, has slapped tariffs indiscriminately on countries around the world. Citing China’s alleged failure to take sufficient measures to address the fentanyl issue, the United States announced an additional 20 per cent tariff on Chinese products exported to the US, including those from Hong Kong. It should be…
The former Canadian law-enforcement official said he wants to halt the opioid’s flow not only to address U.S. concerns but to end a deadly domestic scourge. “Getting the number to zero is in fact a goal, and should be our goal,” Brosseau said while visiting a busy Ontario border crossing during his first day on…
As fentanyl-related overdoses claim more than 70,000 American lives each year, US regulators have struggled to keep pace with the synthetic opioids. But across the Pacific, Chinese scientists have now developed AI-powered technology capable of identifying a quadrillion potential fentanyl compounds – an achievement that could redefine global drug control negotiations. A study from scientists…
Cases of fentanyl poisoning in children across the U.S. has been steadily increasing for most of the past decade, according to a new study published Friday. Researchers looked at over 3,000 incidents of nonfatal fentanyl exposure in children up to 19 years old that were reported to poison centers, and found a 1,194.2% increase between…