Trade War: Trump Says China Talking “Productively”; Beijing is talking about retaliation
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that US and Chinese negotiators were having "productive" trade talks and expected to meet in September despite US tariffs on Chinese imports valued at over $ 125 billion on September 1 came into force. "The negotiations are not over in September, but I think more important [...]
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An amazing turn
by Heidi Gmür, Sydney When China tightened its export restrictions for rare earths, prices exploded and western countries panic. Now Beijing is bowing to the verdict of the World Trade Organization and lifting it - and what happens? Nothing. The defense of Beijing looked original at best. After the USA entered the World Trade Organization (WTO) [...]
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