. China Trade Deal

• Trump signs 1st phase of China trade deal aimed at easing tensions

  Trump said during a White House ceremony that the deal is "righting the wrongs of the past.''

  World

  Jan 15, 2020
  
• China accuses U.S. of having ‘extravagant expectations’ for potential trade deal

  China accused the United States on Monday of harboring "extravagant expectations" for a trade deal, underlining the gulf between the two sides as U.S. action against China's technology giant Huawei began hitting the global tech sector.

  Economy

  May 20, 2019
  
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• Trade talks between U.S., China break down after Trump boosts tariffs

  U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff hike on Chinese goods took effect Friday and Beijing said it would retaliate, escalating a battle over China’s technology ambitions and other trade tensions.

  World

  May 10, 2019
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• U.S. to raise tariffs on China to 25% on $200B worth of imports

  The United States will raise tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports effective Friday

  Politics

  May 8, 2019
• Donald Trump says he’ll increase tariffs on imports from China

  Trump's announcement comes ahead of another round of talks between U.S. and Chinese officials in Washington scheduled for this week.

  Politics

  May 5, 2019
• Trump says trade deal with China could be reached in four weeks

  U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who is leading the talks for the Trump administration, said there were still some "major, major issues" to resolve and praised Liu's commitment to reform in China.

  Economy

  Apr 4, 2019
• Trump extends deadline to increase tariffs on imports from China

  Trump tweeted that there had been "productive talks," adding that "I will be delaying the U.S. increase in tariffs now scheduled for March 1."

  Politics

  Feb 24, 2019
• Donald Trump to meet Xi Jinping to hammer out a trade deal, U.S. president says

  Trump said that the U.S. and China could reach the "biggest deal ever made."

  Politics

  Jan 31, 2019
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• China hoping to secure free-trade agreement with Canada amid rising tensions with U.S.

  U.S. President Donald Trump slapped 25 per cent tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports in July. Taxes on an additional $16 billion are set to kick in this week and China is counter-punching with tariffs of its own.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2018