12 h. ago China tariffs leave Kentucky toy store struggling to stock up

China tariffs leave Kentucky toy store struggling to stock up  Spectrum News

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4 d. ago China skirts U.S. sanctions as top buyer of Iranian oil — here's how, and why that's unlikely to change soon

China skirts U.S. sanctions as top buyer of Iranian oil — here's how, and why that's unlikely to change soon  NBC Los Angeles

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6 d. ago Xi may skip Brics, Li Qiang’s speech at ‘Summer Davos’: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. In a first, Xi will miss Brics in Rio as Li leads China delegation: sources Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend next week’s Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro, marking his first-ever absence from the gathering of leading emerging economies, the Post learned from multiple sources. 2. White House clarifies Trump’s comment on China buying Iranian oil US...

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6 d. ago Beijing will take 'reasonable energy security measures' after Trump said China can buy Iranian oil

Beijing will take 'reasonable energy security measures' after Trump said China can buy Iranian oil  AWANI International

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6 d. ago Trump says China can buy Iranian oil, but urges it to purchase US crude

Trump says China can buy Iranian oil, but urges it to purchase US crude  Reuters

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6 d. ago Trump says China can buy Iranian oil, urges it to buy US crude

Trump says China can buy Iranian oil, urges it to buy US crude  Reuters

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7 d. ago Global Oil Prices Plummet 5% After Trump Authorizes Iranian Exports to China

Global Oil Prices Plummet 5% After Trump Authorizes Iranian Exports to China  kurdistan24.net

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7 d. ago Trump signals shift in policy, allows China to buy Iranian oil

Trump signals shift in policy, allows China to buy Iranian oil  Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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7 d. ago White House clarifies Trump’s comment on China buying Iranian oil

US President Donald Trump’s declaration on Tuesday that China “can now continue” to buy Iranian oil did not signal a change in Washington’s policy on banning such trade, the White House said. Trump’s earlier comments about China-Iran oil trade were made to highlight the continuation of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz - a critical shipping lane that appeared threatened by the escalation of conflict in the Middle East following the US military’s air strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according...

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7 d. ago Trump declares China can purchase Iranian oil as market signals cautious optimism

Trump declares China can purchase Iranian oil as market signals cautious optimism  Fox Business

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8 d. ago Teapots Pull Back: Iranian Oil Stocks Build as Discounts Deepen in China

Teapots Pull Back: Iranian Oil Stocks Build as Discounts Deepen in China  Pipeline and Gas Journal

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9 d. ago The net tightens: how China squeezes Filipino fishers at Scarborough Shoal

From the decks of battered fishing boats, the struggle over Scarborough Shoal has entered a new, precarious phase. As China steps up its patrols, Filipino fishers say they are being forced to abandon seas their families have plied for generations – raising fears that what’s unfolding at the reef could become the playbook for Beijing’s wider South China Sea ambitions. The Chinese coastguard’s intensified enforcement of a controversial anti-trespassing law is the latest move in China’s campaign to...

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1 week ago How does Trump’s lack of trade deals strengthen Beijing’s hand?

The United States failed this week to reach a tariff deal with Japan, a key Pacific Rim ally, and has threatened to notify multiple countries of new duty rates on imports after talks with only one, the United Kingdom, have shown any results. Those developments, which made the US look weak in the short term, should prompt China to take a harder line with Washington on reaching a deal, analysts said. China, the world’s second-largest economy, was hit especially hard by US President Donald Trump on...

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1 week ago Discounts deepen on Iranian oil in China as struggling teapots slow buying

Discounts deepen on Iranian oil in China as struggling teapots slow buying  Reuters

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1 week ago China’s bet on Iranian oil and Middle East influence turns sour

China’s bet on Iranian oil and Middle East influence turns sour  Financial Times

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