6 h. ago In human rights talks, EU warns of ‘deterioration’ of basic freedoms in China

During thorny human rights talks with China on Friday, the European Union voiced concerns about what it called a “deterioration of fundamental freedoms” in the country. The EU cited “government interference” in the succession plan for the Dalai Lama, an ongoing crackdown in Hong Kong, and jailed Uygur and Tibetan activists as examples in its statement on the 40th edition of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue in Brussels. The bloc accused China of “persistent restrictions on freedom of...

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31 h. ago China calls on Niger to tackle disputes with energy firms through dialogue

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Niger’s junta government to resolve disputes with Chinese energy companies operating in the West African nation through dialogue. Wang made the remarks during talks with his Nigerien counterpart Bakary Yaou Sangaré in the central Chinese city of Changsha on Wednesday. “The two sides should properly handle the differences and problems encountered in cooperation through dialogue,” Wang said, according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout of the meeting, which...

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65 h. ago U.S., China reach trade truce after two days of talks, Trump says

U.S., China reach trade truce after two days of talks, Trump says  The Globe and Mail

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2 d. ago Live updates: Elon Musk says posts about Trump went 'too far'; Trade talks continue

Live updates: Elon Musk says posts about Trump went 'too far'; Trade talks continue  NBC News

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3 d. ago Trump hails limited trade deal with China after talks in London

Trump hails limited trade deal with China after talks in London  The Washington Post

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3 d. ago U.S. tariffs on China won't change again, Lutnick says after trade talks

U.S. tariffs on China won't change again, Lutnick says after trade talks  CNBC

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3 d. ago 'Deal with China is done': Trump announces trade pact with Beijing after 2

'Deal with China is done': Trump announces trade pact with Beijing after 2-day London talks  Firstpost

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3 d. ago Trade Talks Latest: Trump Says China Deal Done, Court Says Tariffs Can Stay for Now

Trade Talks Latest: Trump Says China Deal Done, Court Says Tariffs Can Stay for Now  Barron's

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3 d. ago Why US defence chief’s attack on China won’t find favour in Southeast Asia

After listening to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s all-out attack on “communist China” at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, some might have wondered what the Chinese people would make of it. But as a Chinese delegate listening to him live, I was wondering what Hegseth’s boss, US President Donald Trump, would think. In February, Trump called US Vice-President J.D. Vance’s speech in Munich bashing European allies “brilliant”. This time, we haven’t had his thoughts. I wondered, not only...

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3 d. ago US stock futures dip on lack of details from China trade talk, CPI in focus

US stock futures dip on lack of details from China trade talk, CPI in focus  Yahoo Finance

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3 d. ago China Walks a Line in U.S. Trade Talks, Trying Not to Overplay Its Hand

China Walks a Line in U.S. Trade Talks, Trying Not to Overplay Its Hand  The New York Times

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3 d. ago Stock futures slip as U.S. and China agree to framework for future trade talks: Live updates

Stock futures slip as U.S. and China agree to framework for future trade talks: Live updates  CNBC

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3 d. ago Chinese Trade: Beijing, Washington held professional, candid trade talks

Chinese Trade: Beijing, Washington held professional, candid trade talks  وكالة سبأ

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3 d. ago US and China agree on plan to ease export controls after trade talks in London

US and China agree on plan to ease export controls after trade talks in London  CNN

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3 d. ago Chinese surrender! Beijing bigwigs chowed on US fast food at London trade talks: ‘total cultural victory’

Chinese surrender! Beijing bigwigs chowed on US fast food at London trade talks: ‘total cultural victory’  New York Post

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3 d. ago Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq have records back in sight as stocks gain amid US

Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq have records back in sight as stocks gain amid US-China trade talks  Yahoo Finance

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3 d. ago China, US officials agree to ‘framework’ that will need approvals by Xi, Trump

China and the United States wrapped up two days of high-level trade talks in London with an agreement “in principle to a framework” that each side will bring home for review by their top leaders. “The two sides agreed in principle a framework for implementing the consensus” that Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump reached in their phone call last week, and the consensus of high-level bilateral negotiations in Geneva last month, China’s top trade negotiator Li Chenggang...

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3 d. ago Stock Market News Today: Dow, Nasdaq Climb; Investors Eye U.S.

Stock Market News Today: Dow, Nasdaq Climb; Investors Eye U.S.-China Trade Talks — Live Updates  WSJ

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4 d. ago Wall Street Live: Stocks gain as investors await outcome of US

Wall Street Live: Stocks gain as investors await outcome of US-China trade talks  Mint

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4 d. ago Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq edge higher in wait for clues on US

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq edge higher in wait for clues on US-China trade talks  Yahoo Finance

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