BEIJING — U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, a strong supporter of President Donald Trump, is visiting Beijing as the U.S. and China swap tariff threats and harsh words over each others’ handling of the illegal trade in fentanyl. Daines, a Republican […]
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HONG KONG — Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s business empire is in the crosshairs after CK Hutchison Holdings chose to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a consortium that includes U.S. investment firm BlackRock Inc., apparently angering Beijing. Over
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HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader has waded into a controversy over a prominent conglomerate’s decision to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a consortium including American investment bank BlackRock Inc., a deal that has angered Beijing and highlights
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — An unusually large number of Chinese military ships, planes and drones entered airspace and waters surrounding Taiwan between Sunday and Monday, the self-governing island republic’s Defense Ministry said. China said the drills were a response to recent
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BEIJING — The Chinese economy showed signs of improvement in the first two months of the year, though housing market weakness remained a drag on growth, government data showed Monday. Retail sales were up 4% in January and February compared
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BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump threw a curve ball at China by linking the fentanyl issue to his tariffs on imports. The Chinese government is swinging back. First it issued a report detailing its efforts to control the illegal
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Along with fulminating against the United States, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi reasserted China’s South China Sea claims, blasted Japan for its past aggression and covered a wide range of other issues during his annual meeting with
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China will not yield to bullying and its economy can weather higher tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and other challenges, the Chinese commerce minister said Thursday, though he added that there are “no winners in a trade war.”
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The stock market surged on Wednesday afternoon after the Trump administration granted automakers a one-month exemption from tariffs imposed a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed about 550 points, or 1.3%; while the S&P 500 jumped 1.25%. The
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BEIJING — Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and shoring up the economy are among the issues expected to top the agenda when China’s legislature meets Wednesday in Beijing. Almost 2,900 delegates have arrived in Beijing for the annual session
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