US, China negotiators resume trade war talks
BEIJING: Top US and Chinese negotiators held phone talks on Tuesday as the world’s top two economies seek to resolve their trade war, more than a week after they declared a truce.…
Expectations low for Trump-Xi talks, both sides unenthusiastic
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: With under three weeks to go before proposed talks between the Chinese and U.S. leaders, expectations for progress toward ending the trade war are low and sources say there has been…
Trump threatens tariffs if China’s Xi doesn’t agree for a meeting
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says if Chinese President Xi Jinping doesn’t meet with him at the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, this month, additional tariffs will go into effect.…
China blames US for trade dispute, ‘unacceptable demands’
China issued a report Sunday blaming the United States for a trade dispute and said it won’t back down on “major issues of principle,” but offered no clarification about what additional steps…
Huawei arrest a ‘despicable rogue’ action: Chinese media
BEIJING: Chinese state-run media on Friday condemned the arrest in Canada of a top executive of telecoms giant Huawei on a US extradition request as a “despicable rogue’s approach” to contain Chinese…
No sign US will leave WTO, says Director General Azevedo
GENEVA: There is no sign that the United States is distancing itself from the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and negotiations are underway to avert a global trade war, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo…
US faces stiff criticism over protectionist policies at WTO meeting
GENEVA: US President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs met a barrage of criticism at a World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting on Friday, as the European Union, Japan, Australia and others joined…
China says ready to defend its interests in US trade spat
BEIJING: The United States has violated international trade rules with an inquiry into intellectual property and China is ready to defend its interests, Vice Premier Liu He told US Treasury Secretary Steven…
‘Not afraid’ of a potential trade war, warns China as Trump prepares to enforce tariffs
BEIJING: China urged the United States on Friday to “pull back from the brink” as President Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs on up to $60 billion in Chinese goods brought the world’s…
G20 sees need for ‘dialogue,’ fails to defuse trade war threat
BUENOS AIRES: The world’s financial leaders rejected protectionism on Tuesday and urged “further dialogue” on trade, but failed to defuse the threat of a trade war days before US metals tariffs take…
G20 leaders endorse free trade as US adopts protectionist polcies
BUENOS AIRES: World financial leaders pleaded for an endorsement of free trade on Monday amid worries about US metals tariffs and looming trade sanctions on China, but Trump administration officials said they would…
IMF chief warns ‘no winners’ in trade wars
BUENOS AIRES: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde cautioned the United States against putting up barriers to trade in an interview published Sunday. “Trade wars leave no winners,” she said in the…
EU starts retaliation process against US tariffs
BRUSSELS: The European Commission called for industry views on Friday on a list of US products it will subject to import tariffs, the first step towards measures to counter planned US taxes on…
Trump eyes tariffs on up to $60 billion Chinese goods
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is seeking to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of Chinese imports and will target the technology and telecommunications sectors, two people who had discussed the issue…
Protectionism is ‘wrong path’ for US, warns Germany
BERLIN: The German government warned Monday that a transatlantic trade war would harm both Europe and the US, urging Washington not to take a “wrong path” after a weekend of aggressive rhetoric.…
Trump declares won’t back down on tariffs, does not expect trade war
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday said he would not back down from his planned new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, creating a possible standoff with top lawmakers from his own…
Canada urged to walk away from NAFTA talks over US steel tariffs
OTTAWA: The largest private sector union in Canada on Friday called on this country to walk away from continental trade talks in protest if Washington slaps tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.…
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