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Trump criticised China as the top abuser of the US, saying tariffs are bringing in billions weekly despite China's 34% hike after decades of trade imbalance
Taiwan will have a 'special channel' meet with the United States administration amid Trump tariffs and growing tensions between China and US, as well as China and Taiwan
Simplified is seeking a court order declaring the tariffs unconstitutional and finding that they were adopted in violation of the federal Administrative Procedure Act
China on Thursday said it would resolutely adopt countermeasures after President Donald Trump imposed 34 per cent tariffs on its over USD 438 billion imports to America, but put off any immediate retaliatory action leaving room for a negotiated deal. Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on Chinese imports on Wednesday as part of sweeping measures aimed at reshaping American trade policy. The Chinese Commerce Ministry hit out hard on Trump's tariffs on its exports to the US, third largest after ASEAN and EU, However, its spokesperson skirted questions about an immediate action by China. To questions about the prospect of future trade talks with the US following the latest tariff measures, the ministry said China and the US had been in communications on their trade concerns, and would resolve their concerns through equal dialogues, the Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reported. Separately, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said the US has imposed tariffs on China
The decision would reinstate US President Donald Trump's decision in February to end duty-free entry for cheap Chinese goods entering the US
China's latest military exercises, involving its army, navy, and air force, simulate a blockade and assault on Taiwan, days after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vows to counter China's aggression
This move is in response to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) long-standing refusal to allow US diplomats, journalists, and international observers into Tibet
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan on Sunday an "indispensable partner" in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the U.S. military command in Japan to a new "war-fighting headquarters." Hegseth, who is on his first Asia trip with Japan as his second stop, also stressed the need for both countries to do more to accelerate the strengthening of their military capability as the region faces China's assertive military actions and a possible Taiwan emergency. Japan is our indispensable partner in deterring Communist Chinese military aggression, Hegseth said at the beginning of his talks with Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in Tokyo. "The US is moving fast, as you know, to reestablish deterrence in this region and around the world." His comments come as an assurance at a time when Japan has been worried about how US engagement in the region may change under President Donald Trump's America First policy, Japanese defense officials ..
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against threats from the communist Chinese and ensure freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea. Hegseth spoke during a meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Philippines, his first stop in his first trip to Asia to reaffirm Washington's ironclad commitment to the region under Trump. Ahead of the visit, China called the United States a predator and an unreliable ally. Trump's America First foreign policy thrust has triggered concerns in Asia about the scale and depth of US commitment to the region. Hegseth's decision to make the Philippines his first stop in Asia, followed by Japan both US treaty allies facing territorial disputes with China was the strongest assurance yet by the US under Trump to maintain a security presence in the region. Deterrence is necessary around the world but specifically in this regio
ByteDance has an April 5 deadline to find a non-Chinese buyer for TikTok or face a US ban on national security grounds
Trump administration on Monday effectively canceled $20 million in funding for the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security
n a social media post late Thursday, Trump said the report was "ridiculous" and "completely untrue"
The deal will see BlackRock take control of Hong Kong's CK Hutchison's 43 container ports across 23 countries, including the key Balboa and Cristobal docks of the Panama Canal
Trump's embrace of Russia has been seen by some analysts as an attempt to split Moscow from Beijing, in a so-called reverse Nixon
Trump has ramped up a trade fight with China, raising tariffs on imports from the country to 20 per cent
US Representative Riley Moore has raised alarm over what he considers the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) exploitation of the US visa program meant for studying in the US
The US, where fentanyl abuse has been a major cause of death, has pushed China for deeper law enforcement cooperation, including tackling illicit finance, arrests of rogue chemists and raids of labs
In one of the first answers of the press conference, Wang said China-Russia relations are a "constant in a turbulent world, not a variable in geopolitical games"
Their words came just an hour apart this week two major speeches by two of the world's most powerful leaders, delivered on opposite sides of the planet. Together, they illustrate the very different approaches the world's 21st-century powers are taking to achieve their respective national ambitions. For China, it was a call for unity to overcome obstacles through innovation and opening up a time-honoured phrase in Chinese politics to eventually accomplish national rejuvenation. It came from Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing as he delivered an annual work report to the National People's Congress, nearly 3,000 representatives from a nation of 1.4 billion people. Seven thousand miles away and an hour later, at 9 p.m. in Washington, President Donald Trump addressed both chambers of the U.S. Congress, more than 500 lawmakers representing a nation of 340 million, as he vowed to levy tariffs on imports and defeat inflation to "make America great again" an equally resonant phrase for ..