8 h. ago China’s He Lifeng holds ‘constructive’ call with US officials Bessent, Greer

Top Chinese and US officials held a call on Friday to discuss trade, including ongoing efforts to implement an agreement to de-escalate their countries’ trade war. Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng had an “in-depth and constructive” video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported. Both sides agreed to promote the stable development of bilateral trade and economic ties, and “expand the list for cooperation...

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8 h. ago China’s VP has ‘constructive’ call with Trump officials Bessent and Greer

Beijing and Washington held a call on Friday to discuss bilateral trade and economic ties, as a variety of practical issues – from soybean orders to computer chips – remain problematic despite the trade truce in October. Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng’s video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was part of a bilateral negotiation mechanism started this year to address issues between the world’s two largest economies. The two sides had...

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1 week ago EU ministers court Trump on joint China policy, even as public scepticism grows

As they look to keep the United States engaged in Ukraine and push for lower trade tariffs, EU ministers lobbied their US counterparts for joint policies on China on Monday – even as new public opinion polling shows a waning appetite for such a partnership. The China carrot was dangled by successive ministers ahead of and after a meeting of the bloc’s trade council in Brussels, which was attended by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. This is despite...

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1 week ago Hong Kong’s Paul Chan to lead delegation to Italy to showcase tech, boost trade

Hong Kong’s finance chief will lead an 80-strong delegation to Italy this week to showcase the city’s technological breakthroughs and forge closer business ties, with a robotic start-up saying it has already secured orders from European counterparts. The Science Park told the Post it would invite eight of its start-up companies from industries, ranging from artificial intelligence and robotics to digital health and green mobility, to attend the Trade Development Council’s flagship event, “Think...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong PolyU’s top AI expert Yang Hongxia eyes ‘last mile of generative AI’

Chinese artificial intelligence scientist Yang Hongxia, a professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), is seeking to democratise large language models (LLMs) by empowering hospitals and various enterprises to train their own AI systems. Yang, who previously worked on AI models at ByteDance and Alibaba Group Holding’s Damo Academy, said in a recent interview with the South China Morning Post that her newly formed start-up, InfiX.ai, envisioned a world in which various businesses could...

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2 w. ago US Treasury Secretary Bessent Eyes Thanksgiving for China Trade Deal — Could Bitcoin Feel the Heat?

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2 w. ago In ‘soybean diplomacy’ with the US, China now holds the remote control

After US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands in Busan last month, the headlines highlighted smiles and tariff rollbacks. Washington hailed it as a “massive victory”, saying China had pledged to buy 12 million tonnes of American soybeans by January and at least 25 million tonnes annually for the next three years. Futures on the Chicago Board of Trade surged and farmers in the US Midwest cheered. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared that “our great soybean...

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last month Steuben County man convicted for stealing trade secrets to start business in China

Steuben County man convicted for stealing trade secrets to start business in China  WHEC.com

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