In talks with Medtronic and Abbott on relocating units
The legislation will prevent companies with ties to China from owning more than 51 per cent of shares in the critical infrastructure
The sharper rhetoric against China coincides with administration critics saying the government's response to the virus was inadequate and slow
Market players said fresh tensions between the US and China triggered risk-off bets among global investors
The US is considering coronavirus scanning of air travellers from countries hit hard by the virus, says President Trump
After the US, Europe has been the worst hit by the virus. In India, mainly because of the early and aggressive preventive measures, the fatalities have remained low at 886 and infections at 28,000
According to Trump, when highly-developed healthcare systems of the UK, France, Belgium, Italy and Spain had high fatality rates, it was 0.33 in China
The move marked the biggest crackdown on the foreign press in China in recent decades
President Xi took a phone call from President Trump, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement
Senior Chinese officials have also spread conspiracy theories about the virus' origin
The foreign ministry said in a statement the measure was in retaliation for Washington's decision to cut the number of Chinese nationals allowed to work for Chinese state-run media on American soil
US crackdown on economic espionage could hurt research and innovation
The Trump administration's crackdown has already prompted foreign firms to shun American components and technology over concerns that access to parts they need could be abruptly cut off.
Growing participation by foreign investors could relieve pressure on the mainly state-owned firms that so far have been the front-line in dealing with the bad debt problem
The China accord doesn't eliminate the negative impact of the trade dispute because Trump is continuing his existing tariffs covering $360 billion a year worth of Chinese goods
Describing it as a "historic transaction", Mnuchin said further talks would be held for the remaining phases
The negotiations will be announced on Jan. 15 as part of the signing of a Phase 1 trade deal between the US and China
The Trump administration will have to wait for a new phase of negotiations to try to achieve its goal of bringing structural reforms in China's economic and trade policies
The remote collection of 18 small islands, which sit between Iceland and Norway, is known for a robust puffin population and periodic whale hunts
The two leaders spoke a week after their envoys sealed a "Phase 1" agreement aimed at ending an 18-month trade war that has rattled markets and raised tensions.