11 h. ago Can Scott Bessent see China’s trade counterstrike with clear eyes?

After a video call last Saturday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng are expected to meet in Malaysia this week to hopefully ease tensions before US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping potentially meet on the sidelines of this year’s Apec summit. The meeting was in doubt when Trump threatened to impose an additional 100 per cent tariff on China, despite later relenting that it might not be sustainable. Washington blamed Beijing for the escalation,...

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26 h. ago Trump says he expects fair deal with China as Beijing removes top negotiator from WTO post

Trump says he expects fair deal with China as Beijing removes top negotiator from WTO post  The Indian Express

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27 h. ago Trump says he expects fair deal with China, vows speedy deliver of subs to Australia

Trump says he expects fair deal with China, vows speedy deliver of subs to Australia  Reuters

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41 h. ago 'Can lower tariffs on China but ': Trump expects ‘things in return’ from Beijing | World News

'Can lower tariffs on China but ': Trump expects ‘things in return’ from Beijing | World News  Hindustan Times

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3 d. ago Bessent, Chinese vice premier to meet to try to defuse US tariff hike

Bessent, Chinese vice premier to meet to try to defuse US tariff hike  CNBC

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4 d. ago Watch Bessent Says He’ll Likely Meet With China’s He Next Week

Watch Bessent Says He’ll Likely Meet With China’s He Next Week  Bloomberg.com

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4 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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4 d. ago Americans Are Increasingly Open To Chinese Cars, Despite Geopolitical Tensions

Americans Are Increasingly Open To Chinese Cars, Despite Geopolitical Tensions  InsideEVs

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4 d. ago Carney walks fine line between Washington, Beijing as Ottawa weighs EV tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday said he expects to meet senior Chinese leaders in the “coming month or so” as part of a broad re-engagement with Beijing, but declined to say whether Ottawa will lift tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. “We are in the process of having those discussions on a much broader range of issues than single sectors and single trades,” Carney said at a press conference. “And when we look at the auto sector, we take into account the dynamics with the United...

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4 d. ago Tim Cook Pledges Increased Apple Investments in China Amid Tensions

Tim Cook Pledges Increased Apple Investments in China Amid Tensions  WebProNews

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5 d. ago Global CEOs Meet Chinese Trade Negotiator as Tensions Linger

Global CEOs Meet Chinese Trade Negotiator as Tensions Linger  Yahoo Finance

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5 d. ago After India, US tells Japan to stop importing Russian energy

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that he told Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato that the Trump administration expects Japan to stop importing Russian energy. “Minister Kato and I also discussed important issues pertaining to the US-Japan economic relationship and the Administration’s expectation that Japan stop importing Russian energy,” Bessent said on social media after the two met on Wednesday. Bessent and Kato met on the sidelines of the annual International...

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6 d. ago WATCH: Bessent says Trump still expects to meet Chinese leader as trade tensions increase

WATCH: Bessent says Trump still expects to meet Chinese leader as trade tensions increase  PBS

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6 d. ago Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges increased investment in China in meeting with MIIT

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday committed the US tech company to increased investment in China, even as trade tensions intensify between the world’s two largest economies. Cook made the pledge in a meeting with Li Lecheng, who heads the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), in Beijing after the US executive spent two days in Shanghai during his second visit to China this year. The two sides “exchanged views on the development of Apple’s business in China and strengthening...

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8 d. ago Top analyst warns that 'larger than expected correction is likely' if Trump and China don't kiss and make up

Top analyst warns that 'larger than expected correction is likely' if Trump and China don't kiss and make up  Fortune

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1 week ago Markets expect Trump's latest China tariffs will backfire as gold jumps and the dollar 'is not looking looking healthy'

Markets expect Trump's latest China tariffs will backfire as gold jumps and the dollar 'is not looking looking healthy'  Fortune

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1 week ago Markets expect Trump's latest China tariffs will backfire as gold jumps and the dollar 'is not looking healthy'

Markets expect Trump's latest China tariffs will backfire as gold jumps and the dollar 'is not looking healthy'  Fortune

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1 week ago Trump says weighing 'massive increase' in tariffs on Chinese imports, no reason to meet with Xi

Trump says weighing 'massive increase' in tariffs on Chinese imports, no reason to meet with Xi  Reuters

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1 week ago Trump keeps door open to Xi meeting, even after new 100% China tariff bomb

US President Donald Trump on Friday signalled he may still meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this month on the sidelines of a multilateral forum in South Korea, even as he announced an additional tariff of 100 per cent on all Chinese imports, on top of levies already in place – doubling down on his tough trade stance. “I haven’t cancelled, but I don’t know that we’re going to have it, but I’m going to be there regardless. So I would assume we might have it,” Trump told reporters in the...

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1 week ago Trump to head to Middle East, says hostages to be freed Monday or Tuesday

US President Donald Trump said he expected to travel to the Middle East on Sunday to celebrate the first phase of the Gaza peace deal and be there for the release of hostages by Hamas. Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Trump said the agreement between Israel and the Palestinian armed group had “ended the war in Gaza”. The US leader added that “nobody’s going to be forced to leave” the Palestinian territory under his 20-point peace plan, which formed the basis for indirect negotiations...

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