by Henrique Viacelli Falco, MU Extension Reuters’ Ella Cao and Naveen Thukral reported that “China’s state-owned COFCO bought three U.S. soybean cargoes, two trade sources said, the country’s first purchases from this year’s U.S. harvest, shortly before a summit of leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.” “As the two nations battle over trade tariffs, the…
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive to hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images De-escalation in tensions between China and the U.S. after their leaders met in South Korea last…
US President Donald Trump hailed his high-stakes meeting on Thursday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a “great success”, marked by progress on thorny trade issues. Trump agreed to reduce America’s fentanyl-related tariffs on China by 10 percentage points and cut the overall tariff rate on Chinese imports from 57 per cent to 47 per…
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘Amazing’ Xi-Trump summit, as it happened – deals struck as trade war thaws Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his American counterpart Donald Trump, their first in-person…
Once the scrappy entrepreneur who helped make smartphones affordable, Zhang Xuezheng now finds his semiconductor empire under siege. The Dutch takeover of Nexperia marks a dramatic turn in his high-tech odyssey amid global power rivalries. Was the move justified? Lianhe Zaobao’s China Desk looks into the company and its founder. Source link
U.S. President Donald Trump poses for a photo with China’s President Xi Jinping before their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The mere prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal is enough to send global markets higher. On Monday stateside, the S&P 500, Dow Jones…
Good news could be ahead for shoe companies. American President Donald Trump’s backing down on imposing a 100 percent tariff rate on Chinese imports beginning Nov. 1 — now that it appears China is willing to negotiate fairly at the bargaining table. A framework on trade talks over rare earth minerals and fentanyl, plus an…
Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy reports on President Donald Trump meeting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takahashi in Tokyo, the second stop on his Asia trip aimed at countering China’s influence and advancing trade talks. Source link
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…
People shop for food at a supermarket in Monterey Park, California on September 9, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images A tamer-than-expected U.S. inflation report for September injected optimism into markets. Traders are now betting that the Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut rates at its October meeting — scheduled for later…