3 h. ago Trump in Asia updates: US president optimistic about China deal

Trump in Asia updates: US president optimistic about China deal  Al Jazeera

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17 h. ago Trump Administration Live Updates: President to Start Asia Visit With Tariffs and China on Agenda

Trump Administration Live Updates: President to Start Asia Visit With Tariffs and China on Agenda  The New York Times

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18 h. ago Trump to travel to Asia to meet with world leaders, including China's president

Trump to travel to Asia to meet with world leaders, including China's president  CBS News

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24 h. ago Trump wants to beat China to the moon. Will he still be president when we get there?

Trump wants to beat China to the moon. Will he still be president when we get there?  The Hill

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25 h. ago President Trump heads to Asia looking for trade deal with China

President Trump heads to Asia looking for trade deal with China  USA Today

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48 h. ago US launches probe into China’s compliance with Trump’s 2020 trade deal

The US Trade Representative (USTR) on Friday announced the start of an investigation into China’s implementation of a trade deal signed during President Donald Trump’s first term. “The initiation of this investigation underscores the Trump administration’s resolve to hold China to its phase one agreement commitments, protect American farmers, ranchers, workers and innovators, and establish a more reciprocal trade relationship with China for the benefit of the American people,” USTR Jamieson...

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53 h. ago China must stay focused on ‘own work’ despite external challenges, Xi says

During the preparatory period for China’s next five-year plan, President Xi Jinping stressed the country needed to stick to its strategy of “focusing on doing its own work” and seizing the initiative amid an uncertain external environment, according to a report by the state-run news agency Xinhua. The comments, which Xi originally made during a symposium in August, were published on Friday, the day after the conclusion of the fourth plenum of the Communist Party’s Central Committee, where...

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56 h. ago From ‘hell’ to Asean: East Timor’s president talks growth, China and the future

In East Timor’s presidential palace in the capital Dili, President Jose Ramos-Horta leans back in his chair, radiating a calm demeanour ahead of a momentous occasion in his country’s young history. “We are in the last few hours before joining Asean,” he told This Week in Asia. “Looking back, it has been a 23-year journey since independence was proclaimed and when I look at where we were then compared to now, it is like heaven and hell.” On Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, East Timor is set to formally...

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63 h. ago How strategic planning is powering China’s green energy transition

Recently, some major Western media outlets have focused on China’s embrace of clean energy technologies. Between the lines of the rhetoric on China becoming an “electrostate”, there is palpable anxiety about US President Donald Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” approach and the partisan political landscape. The New York Times highlighted one of China’s longest ultra-high-voltage power lines, stretching from the far northwest remote desert to the populous southeast, noting that these power lines are...

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65 h. ago Trump to meet Xi in South Korea next Thursday as part of key Asia trip

US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on October 30 in South Korea, the White House confirmed. “On Thursday morning local time, President Trump will participate in a bilateral meeting with President Xi of the People’s Republic of China,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a briefing on Thursday. The meeting between the two leaders will take place at the end of a trip by the US president to Asia, which will begin in Malaysia, continue to Japan and...

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67 h. ago China’s rare earth export control regime is blowback from US policy

To justify his threat of a 100 per cent tariff on imports from China, US President Donald Trump framed China’s tightening of its export controls on rare earths as “hostile”. However, Beijing’s expanded rules are a direct and reasonable response to the Trump administration’s relentless campaign of ratcheting up restrictions on Chinese companies and exports. On September 12, just two days before US-China trade talks in Madrid, Spain, the US blacklisted 23 Chinese institutions. On September 25,...

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3 d. ago Hilton to launch new brands in China as it seeks to expand presence to more than 300 cities

Global hotel chain operator Hilton plans to introduce new brands to mainland China, aiming to meet evolving lifestyle demands amid its rapid expansion in the world’s second-largest economy. Qian Jin, president of Hilton Greater China and Mongolia, said in an interview this week that the US hospitality group remained bullish on the mainland’s market, where Gen Z consumers and millennials’ pursuit of cultural and personal enrichment created a new growth engine for international hotel brands. “From...

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3 d. ago Hilton to launch new brands in China, eyes presence in 320 cities

Global hotel chain operator Hilton plans to introduce new brands to mainland China, aiming to meet evolving lifestyle demands amid its rapid expansion in the world’s second-largest economy. Qian Jin, president of Hilton Greater China and Mongolia, said in an interview this week that the US hospitality group remained bullish on the mainland’s market, where Gen Z consumers and millennials’ pursuit of cultural and personal enrichment created a new growth engine for international hotel brands. “From...

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3 d. ago Hilton to prioritise luxury in China, eyes presence in 320 destinations

Global hotel chain operator Hilton plans to double down on brands that can meet evolving lifestyle demands and offer luxury experiences in mainland China, reinforcing its rapid expansion in the world’s second-largest economy. Qian Jin, president of Hilton Greater China and Mongolia, said in an interview this week that the US hospitality group remained bullish on the mainland’s market, where Gen Z consumers and millennials’ pursuit of cultural and personal enrichment created a new growth engine...

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4 d. ago China's vice president calls for 'partnership' with US ahead of possible Xi

China's vice president calls for 'partnership' with US ahead of possible Xi-Trump meeting  TRT World

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4 d. ago Ghana's Ambassador to China shines in Beijing as President Mahama leads state visit

Ghana's Ambassador to China shines in Beijing as President Mahama leads state visit  GhanaWeb

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6 d. ago GM's president says Western automakers have one big lesson to learn from China's EV giants

GM's president says Western automakers have one big lesson to learn from China's EV giants  businessinsider.com

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6 d. ago Is China President Xi Jinping picking his successor? Key Beijing meet holds key

Is China President Xi Jinping picking his successor? Key Beijing meet holds key  The Economic Times

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6 d. ago President Trump defends approach to China during Fox News interview

President Trump defends approach to China during Fox News interview  Straight Arrow News

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9 d. ago Trump confirms Xi meeting, retreats on 100% tariffs: ‘not sustainable’

In a turnaround from the tough stance he took a week ago, US President Donald Trump said Friday that he planned to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea in two weeks and suggested that imposing an additional 100 per cent tariff on all Chinese goods appeared unworkable. But he also blamed China for the latest stand-off in trade talks. The mercurial president called into question his planned sit-down with Xi seven days ago and threatened the draconian tariff increase in addition to...

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