Micah McCartney

Russia denied key technology by China

China has restricted the export of mid-tier precision machine tools to Russia, industry insiders say, in an apparent success for U.S. secondary sanctions aimed at weakening Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine. Why It Matters Chinese trade with Russia—particularly oil and gas—has helped buoy Russia’s sanctioned-strapped economy since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in…

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Trump's aggressive trade policies and resulting fallout have weighed on US farmers, including hitting export markets like China

Trump says to push China’s Xi on soybeans as US farmers struggle

Trump’s aggressive trade policies and resulting fallout have weighed on US farmers, including hitting export markets like China – Copyright AFP/File ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS, SUO TAKEKUMA President Donald Trump signaled Wednesday that he plans to push Chinese leader Xi Jinping on US soybean purchases when they meet, as American farmers grapple with fallout from his trade…

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