Steep port fees imposed on Chinese vessels docking in the US are not expected to immediately affect Hong Kong’s shipping sector as the industry is good at working around disruptions and may benefit from the move, veteran shippers have said. Shipping industry players gathered on Tuesday to address how Hong Kong’s maritime community will face…
Hong Kong authorities have condemned the US’ imposition of port fees on Chinese vessels docking in the country, calling the actions “blatantly discriminatory” and “deliberately dividing the international maritime community”. The government on Friday night hit out at new port fees announced by US President Donald Trump administration’s on vessels owned, operated or constructed by…
Hong Kong authorities have condemned the US’ imposition of port fees on Chinese vessels docking in the country, calling the actions “blatantly discriminatory” and “deliberately dividing the international maritime community”. The government on Friday night hit out at new port fees announced by US President Donald Trump administration’s on vessels owned, operated or constructed by…
The Trump administration told Mexican officials that they should put their own duties on Chinese imports as part of their efforts to avoid tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was among US officials who conveyed that message at a meeting Thursday in Washington with…
Five days into the new administration, the White House announced on Friday that it was conducting a “compliance review” of what it termed the “Economic and Trade Agreement” between China and the United States. A statement by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) said the intent was to determine if China is “acting…
The White House announced a trade investigation into “legacy” semiconductors made by China on Monday, less than a month before the new administration of president-elect Donald Trump takes power, that could impose additional tariffs on Chinese-made everyday US consumer goods from cars to coffee makers. The inquiry falls under Section 301, a tool named after…
Brazil has decided against joining China’s Belt and Road Initiative, instead seeking alternative ways to collaborate with Chinese investors, a top government adviser said on Monday. Celso Amorim, special presidential adviser for international affairs, told Brazilian newspaper O Globo that Brazil wants to “take the relationship with China to a new level, without having to…