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US and China announce ‘phase one’ trade agreement
Dec 14, 2019 03:36The United States and China have announced a “Phase one” trade agreement that reduces some US tariffs in exchange for what US officials said would be a large increase in Chinese purchases of American farm products and other goods.
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High time for NATO’s end for the sake of global peace
Dec 13, 2019 10:45"NATO is the cause of the new arms race with Russia, including upgrading of nuclear arsenals. Therefore, the sooner it is disbanded the better for world peace and stability, since a relic of the cold war shouldn’t be reconfigured to prolong the US domination of Europe, or to pick up fights with Russia, China, and the Resistant Front of the Muslim World, or to launch suicidal space wars."
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US 'seriously damaged' trust between Washington, Beijing: China's FM
Dec 13, 2019 09:39A senior Chinese diplomat says the United States’ recent “bullying” over Hong Kong and the western Xinjiang Province has “seriously damaged” mutual trust between Washington and Beijing.
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US tests ballistic missile over Pacific after INF treaty exit
Dec 13, 2019 04:59The US Defense Department has tested a medium-range ballistic missile, the second test in four months of an offensive missile that would have been banned under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) that Washington exited in August.
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China to buy $50b in US farm products in return for tariff concessions: US sources
Dec 13, 2019 04:48China will increase purchases of US farm products in 2020 after Washington has agreed to suspend some tariffs on Chinese goods and reduce others, sources say.
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China says UN sanctions relief for North Korea ‘imperative,’ as deadline nears
Dec 12, 2019 09:13China says it is “imperative” for the United Nations (UN) to ease sanctions on North Korea in order for demilitarization talks between the North and the United States to resume.
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Commander: Iranian Navy ready to cross Atlantic Ocean
Dec 12, 2019 03:55A senior Iranian commander expressed the Navy’s preparedness to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.
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China says Taiwan intimidating people, inciting hostility
Dec 11, 2019 08:38China says a proposed bill in Taiwan purportedly aimed at combating Chinese influence is spreading alarm among the Taiwanese business community in China and inciting hostility.
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Iran-China trade at $20bn in 8 months despite US sanctions: Envoy
Dec 11, 2019 03:17China’s ambassador to Iran says American sanctions have failed to affect economic cooperation between the two countries, adding that the value of bilateral trade has reached almost $20 billion between late March and late November this year.
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Too many risks for emerging markets to get lift from China data
Dec 10, 2019 16:28Markets are waiting for China’s response after US President Donald Trump signed a bill backing Hong Kong’s protesters, a move that could complicate the signing of the phase one trade deal. China’s foreign ministry recently reiterated a threat of retaliation.