US-China trade: Donald Trump likelier than Kamala Harris to threaten tariffs, analysts say

US-China trade: Donald Trump likelier than Kamala Harris to threaten tariffs, analysts say

Both major US presidential candidates fundamentally agree on international trade objectives, former American trade officials said on Thursday, but look for more threats, posturing and volatile tariff barriers under a Donald Trump 2.0 administration, particularly against China. Since then, campaigning has cast international trade in decidedly domestic terms, with Trump threatening to impose up to…

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Vietnam Deputy PM highlights multilateralism, priorities for cooperation in Belt and Road Summit

Vietnam Deputy PM highlights multilateralism, priorities for cooperation in Belt and Road Summit

September 12, 2024 HANOI – Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Hòa Bình emphasised Việt Nam’s open economy and consistent stance on multilateralism as he leads the Vietnamese delegation to attend the Belt and Road Summit 2024 in Hong Kong SAR (China). Việt Nam supports compliance with international laws and actively participates in various cooperation and…

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Zambia, Tanzania, and China Presidents at Forum

China Puts $1 Billion Backing Behind African Railway

China, Tanzania, and Zambia signed an initial agreement to revitalize the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority on September 4, in an attempt to improve rail-sea transportation in East Africa, according to a report from Reuters. China proposed spending $1 billion to revamp the decades-old 1,156-mile-long railway in February via a public-private partnership model, according to the specialist…

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