21 h. ago Trump: Tariffs on Chinese goods set at 55 percent, US to get rare earth minerals in deal

Trump: Tariffs on Chinese goods set at 55 percent, US to get rare earth minerals in deal  The Hill

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3 d. ago Trump's 21st week back in office set to include China trade talks, LA riot control, sweeping travel ban

Trump's 21st week back in office set to include China trade talks, LA riot control, sweeping travel ban  Fox News

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3 d. ago China and U.S. set to continue trade talks as Trump touts 'good reports' from London

China and U.S. set to continue trade talks as Trump touts 'good reports' from London  CNBC

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5 d. ago Trump tariffs live updates: US, China set for next round of talks after Trump

Trump tariffs live updates: US, China set for next round of talks after Trump-Xi call  Yahoo Finance

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7 d. ago Beijing Unveils Dynamite Strategy to Surge Inbound Tourism: A New Game

Beijing Unveils Dynamite Strategy to Surge Inbound Tourism: A New Game-Changer for Global Travelers in China’s Capital  Travel And Tour World

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8 d. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Trump pushes for trade deals with steel, aluminum duties set to double

Trump tariffs live updates: Trump pushes for trade deals with steel, aluminum duties set to double  Yahoo Finance

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9 d. ago Trump set out to change global trade, but succeeded only in killing it

On the cusp of invading Greece with his army, the Persian Emperor Xerxes was confronted by his chief counsel, Artabanus, who cautioned against unforeseen threats and logistical difficulties in his campaign. However, Xerxes shunned any operational hand-wringing, according to historian John Lewis Gaddis’ book On Grand Strategy, arguing that “big things are won by big dangers”. More than 2,000 years after Xerxes’ ill-fated campaign, which helped to unify once-disparate Greek city states into a...

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1 week ago US tariffs to stay in place, China graduate jobs dwindle: 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. US appeal court allows Donald Trump’s tariffs to stay in effect A US federal appeal court has temporarily halted a lower-court ruling against President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs, as well as a separate set of fentanyl-related levies on China, Mexico and Canada, the latest in a string of twists that leave the state of global trade...

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1 week ago Wall St set for lower open as Trump says China violated tariff terms

Wall St set for lower open as Trump says China violated tariff terms  Reuters

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1 week ago Changing mindsets: global legal body set up in Hong Kong – as it happened

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended a signing ceremony in Hong Kong on Friday morning to mark the establishment of the world’s first intergovernmental legal body focused on mediation. Police deployed about 100 officers, including some from their counterterrorism unit, for the event....

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1 week ago US appeal court allows Donald Trump’s tariffs to stay in effect

A US federal appeal court has temporarily halted a lower-court ruling against President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs, as well as a separate set of fentanyl-related levies on China, Mexico, and Canada. “The request for an immediate administrative stay is granted to the extent that the judgments and the permanent injunctions entered by the Court of International Trade in these cases are temporarily stayed until further notice while this court considers the motions papers,”...

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1 week ago Future battlefield robots, China upgrades destroyer: 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. US appeal court allows Donald Trump’s tariffs to stay in effect A US federal appeals court has temporarily halted a lower-court ruling against President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs, as well as a separate set of fentanyl-related levies on China, Mexico, and Canada. 2. US to start ‘aggressively’ revoking visas for Chinese students,...

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2 w. ago Trump changed Biden’s AI chip rules. What now, will it affect China trade talks?

In battle for tech supremacy, new US restrictions undo Biden-era rule, prompting warning that controls over Chinese chips could make their ecosystem stronger.

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3 w. ago Melania Trump statue missing in her native Slovenia after last one set on fire

The life-size bronze sculpture – unveiled in 2020 near the US first lady’s birthplace – was reportedly sawed off at the ankles and removed.

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3 w. ago Trump Suggests He’ll Set New Tariff Rates Without Making Deals—Latest Big Tariff Flip

Trump Suggests He’ll Set New Tariff Rates Without Making Deals—Latest Big Tariff Flip-Flop Since ‘Liberation Day’  Forbes

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3 w. ago US to set tariff rates ‘in weeks’, says Trump, with letters to be sent out

The president said his government lacks the capacity to negotiate deals with all trading partners and did not say how many or which of them would receive letters.

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4 w. ago Amid Trump turmoil, is China looking to set up a market stabilisation fund?

Amid Trump turmoil, is China looking to set up a market stabilisation fund?  South China Morning Post

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last month Trump set to arrive in Saudi Arabia in major Middle East trip after hailing China relations ‘reset’: Live updates

Trump set to arrive in Saudi Arabia in major Middle East trip after hailing China relations ‘reset’: Live updates  The Independent

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