WASHINGTON (TNND) — The world has been watching anxiously as the new U.S.-China trade war, triggered by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, has frozen the largest trade partnership in the world. The biggest question at the moment is, are the two sides even talking to each other? When Trump was asked this on Wednesday night, he…
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he thinks his administration will have a “very good relationship” with China and all he wants regarding trade issues with the Asian power is “fairness.” Trump also said in virtual remarks to business executives attending this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that he wants to hold nuclear…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state on Wednesday warned China not to further destabilize the Indo-Pacific region, including areas around Taiwan and the Philippines, so that Washington and Beijing can keep cooperating to avoid conflict. In a confirmation hearing for the post, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who is almost sure to become…
China has announced it is banning exports of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials to the United States, citing their potential use in military technology. The move comes a day after the U.S. announced it would expand the list of Chinese companies subject to export controls on advanced technology. (AP) Our Take China’s…
The United States and its allies should form a coalition that can be a sort of NATO to counter China’s economic coercion with a unified stance, Washington’s envoy to Japan said in an opinion piece published Wednesday. U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said in an article for The Wall Street Journal that the administration…