President Donald Trump delayed ending the trade loophole that allows low-value packages to arrive duty-free from China on Friday, meaning the products can continue to enter the U.S. without tariffs—for now. The move is the latest in a series of tariff announcements and delays this week. Earlier this week, Trump’s executive orders for tariffs on…
Shoppers awaiting packages from popular retailers like Shein and Temu can still expect their packages after the U.S. Postal Service reversed its quick pause on packages from China and Hong Kong Wednesday. President Donald Trump signed executive orders Saturday implementing tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. Part of those orders was to halt “de minimis,”…
The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday it will continue accepting all inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong, quickly reversing the suspension that went into effect Tuesday. “The USPS and Customs and Border Protection are working closely together to implement an efficient collection mechanism for the new China tariffs to ensure the least disruption…
The U.S. and some of its closest trade partners have gone back and forth on trade polices in recent days after President Donald Trump announced tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China. Capping off his second week back in office, Trump announced tariffs of up to 25% on goods from Mexico and Canada and…
BEIJING — China’s government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10% tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the door open for talks with the U.S. that could avoid a deepening conflict. Beijing will challenge President Donald Trump’s tariff at the World Trade Organization — a symbolic gesture — and take unspecified “countermeasures” in response to…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says he’s looking at slapping an additional 10% tariff on China, as he upped the ante on the U.S. competitor and pushed Beijing to crack down on the production and distribution of fentanyl. On his first full day in office, Trump said he was also eying Feb. 1 for the…
President-elect Donald Trump said Friday morning that he discussed TikTok in a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping hours before the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a controversial ban on the popular video app. TikTok must divest from its China-based parent company ByteDance or else American users will be cut off from access. Trump has said…
WASHINGTON − The State Department’s Global Engagement Center, the highly touted nerve center for coordinating U.S. efforts to counter foreign disinformation – especially by Russia and China – shut down this week after becoming a lightning rod for conservative criticism. The mission of the GEC, as it is commonly known, was to “direct, lead, synchronize,…
A whole floor of a building in New York City was once functioning as an “illegal police station” for the government of the People’s Republic of China, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. New York City resident Chen Jinping, 60, on Wednesday pleaded guilty in connection with the secret police station in Lower Manhattan’s…
WASHINGTON – Chinese President Xi Jinping is not expected to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration in January after the American president-elect had personally offered an invite to the ceremony, according to news reports. CBS News first reported on Thursday that the Chinese ambassador to the U.S. and his wife will attend the swearing-in ceremony and that…