4 h. ago China Hawks Grow Queasy Over Trump’s Push for Deals With Beijing

President Donald Trump rewrote Washington’s rules for dealing with China in his first presidency, embracing confrontation, launching a trade war and upending decades of policy. In his second term, China hawks in Washington fear that Trump is going soft.

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4 d. ago Australian prime minister urges China to resume iron ore imports after reported trade disruption

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called on China to import Australian iron ore without hindrance after reports on Wednesday that a state-run Chinese iron ore buyer had told steelmakers and traders to temporarily stop buying shipments from global mining giant BHP. China Mineral Resources Group Co.’s move against the world’s biggest […]

Economics

1 week ago Canada and Indonesia sign ‘historic’ trade deal as both look to expand global economic ties

The pact forms part of Canada’s larger strategy to strengthen trade ties with Asian countries outside of China

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1 week ago France Wants Steel Protection as Condition for EU Emissions Goal

France wants the European Union to commit to strengthening trade protection for the steel industry and to revising its carbon levy before backing the bloc’s proposal to speed emissions cuts to 90% by 2040.

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1 week ago China sanctions 6 U.S. companies as trade frictions continue

BEIJING (AP) — China announced sanctions on six U.S. companies on Thursday as frictions continue to escalate in the countries’ trade relations despite a highly anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Three U.S. companies have been added to China’s “unreliable entity list,” effectively banning them from trade with China, […]

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1 week ago A US lawmaker in China says there’s ‘a lot of work to do’ to resolve trade conflict

SHANGHAI (AP) — The head of a U.S. congressional delegation visiting China said Thursday that much need to be done to resolve the U.S.-China trade conflict, which he said is creating difficulties for companies on both sides of the Pacific. His biggest takeaway was that a lot of business is going on between the two […]

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1 week ago B.C. MP Jenny Kwan urges caution as Canada moves to mend trade relationship with China

Jenny Kwan said she is an "evergreen target" of interference from Beijing and noted the Chinese government has tried to threaten and intimidate other Canadians.

Economics

1 week ago China Played It Safe With First Pledge to Cut Greenhouse Emissions

Other nations have achieved larger declines after reaching peak climate pollution — and the world’s biggest emitter has exceeded its own goals

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1 week ago NDP MP urges caution as Canada moves to mend trade relationship with China

OTTAWA — A member of Parliament who has been a target of Chinese foreign interference says Canada should proceed with caution as it tries to mend its trading relationship with Beijing. NDP MP Jenny Kwan says that while the government needs to expand its trade ties, it must also protect Canada’s sovereignty and democracy. Prime […]

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1 week ago John Ivison: Canada will have to dance with China, but at what cost to the auto industry?

All the signs point to Ottawa offering the Chinese some form of relief on EV tariffs, in exchange for lifting levies on canola, pork and seafood

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1 week ago China Vows to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 7% to 10% by 2035

China, the world’s largest polluter, set a target to cut economywide net greenhouse gas emissions 7% to 10% over the next decade, a strategy that’s seen as too modest to put the nation on a path to net zero and galvanize global climate action.

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1 week ago China’s Surging Crude Imports from Indonesia Point to Iran Trade

China has recorded a surge in Indonesian crude imports over the past two months, highlighting an unlikely route that suggests new workarounds could be emerging for Iran’s oil exports — even in the face of US pressure.

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1 week ago Carney Touts Trade Opportunities With China, Aims to Meet With Xi

Canada must ‘ensure we have a bilateral relationship with significant economic powers in the Indo-Pacific,’ Anita Anand said

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1 week ago Kazakhstan Plans up to $2 Billion Yuan Bonds to Grow China Ties

Kazakhstan plans to raise as much as $2 billion in renminbi debt this year to fund growing trade and investment ties with China, the deputy prime minister in charge of economic development said.

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2 w. ago China Seeks Trade Edge by Shunning US Soy in First Since 1990s

For the first time since at least the 1990s, China hasn’t bought any US soybeans at the start of the export season, a sign that Beijing is once again using agriculture as leverage in its trade fight with Washington.

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2 w. ago Australia targets at least 62% emissions cut in the next decade

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia on Thursday set a new target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 62% and 70% below 2005 levels by 2035. The new target adds to Australia’s ambition of a 43% cut by the end of this decade and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, leader […]

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2 w. ago Moe, Carney hold meeting on Chinese canola tariffs, broader trade issues

OTTAWA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, back from China amid a major trade dispute on canola, met Tuesday with Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss ways to mend fences with both China and the United States. “We had a good meeting,” Moe told reporters after the meeting in Carney’s office. “This is another step in […]

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2 w. ago Premier Scott Moe returns from China trip with optimism about trade

Premier Scott Moe returns from his trip to China with optimism that the Chinese government is willing to move forward and work to rebuild its trade relationship with Canada.

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2 w. ago U.S. says a deal has been reached on TikTok, but details are sparse

A framework deal has been reached for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after weekend trade talks between the U.S. and China in Spain.  Bessent said in a press conference after the latest round of trade talks between the worlds top two economies concluded in Madrid that […]

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2 w. ago EU Grapples With How to Navigate Trump’s Demands on Russian Oil

The European Union is weighing sanctions on companies in India and China that are enabling Russia’s oil trade as part of an upcoming package of fresh restrictions, according to people familiar with the matter.

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